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Deep Freeze Breaking of Pipes in Deep South Threatens Water Systems

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Days of freezing temperatures in Deep South areas that usually freeze for only hours are threatening dozens of water systems as burst pipes leak millions of gallons of water. The problems were happening Monday in large, …

Jackson Businesses Lost Water and Customers But Insurance Probably Won’t Cover

As they learned with the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, establishments that lost water service in troubled Jackson, Mississippi, this month are finding that their business interruption insurance policies won’t always help pay for lost customers and lost revenue. “Most coverage is …