All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 24 2014 // Tupelo, Misissippi has received money for architectural design and engineering of domed storm shelters able to hold a total of 2,300 people in two city parks.The domes are designed to withstand winds up to 250 mph, The...
Dec 22 2014 // Mississippians aren’t the only ones bustling about this time of year.It’s a common sight to see herds of deer standing alongside — and even crossing — busy highways and roads. During December and...
Dec 11 2014 // The city of Louisville and Winston County in Mississippi are being given $3.9 million in federal funds to assist with removal of debris from an April tornado.The money has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management...
Dec 11 2014 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney recommends that everyone decorate for the holidays with fire safety in mind.“More than any other time of year, this is when people need to be the...
Dec 10 2014 // Three Mississippi organizations will share in $99,000 housing preservation program funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., announced the grants on Dec. 3. Thompson says the Warren...
Nov 24 2014 // Residents living along Mississippi Highway 30 and on several county roads extending off the highway may soon see a reduction in their homeowners insurance after the area was included in the Lafayette County Fire...
Nov 13 2014 // Officials in McComb, Mississippi have hired a consultant to review its damage claims from a 2013 hail storm.City Administrator Quordiniah Lockley and City Clerk Jeannette Butler told The Enterprise-Journal that the...
Nov 13 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by two Shelby, Mississippi, police officers who said they were fired for refusing to ignore an alderman’s criminal activity.The ruling...
Nov 12 2014 // A South Mississippi man faces trial in a federal fraud case alleging he lied about his past employment to get $25,800 in oil spill recovery money.Court records showed Shawn Albert Townsel received the money after claiming...
Nov 11 2014 // The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against a Starkville apartment complex over a beating death which took place six years ago.Authorities said Bob Batiste killed his roommate Andreas...
Nov 5 2014 // With the arrival of this season’s first cold front, now is the time to make sure to be smart about heating safety when trying to stay warm, says Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike...
Nov 3 2014 // Employers in Mississippi could be paying less for workers’ compensation insurance as early as next March, pending approval of a rate filing at the Mississippi Insurance Department. The National Council on...
Nov 3 2014 // The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors has voted to opt out of state building codes and instead draw up their own.The board said it will hold a public hearing on Nov. 17 to gather input from the community. A law that...
Oct 31 2014 // The Leflore County Board of Supervisors has adopted the 2012 International Building Code, which means new construction will have to adhere to a set of uniform standards.Under a new state law, Mississippi counties have a...
Oct 30 2014 // State transportation officials are investigating where faulty guardrails have been installed along Mississippi roadways.Trinity Industries Inc. stopped shipments of its ET-Plus guardrails after Texas jury ordered to pay at...
Oct 30 2014 // Officials in Oxford, Mississippi are trying to stop the ridesharing company Uber from operating in the city.Uber Technologies Inc. provides a smartphone app that allows people to order rides in privately driven cars...
Oct 29 2014 // Six months after a devastating tornado, Winston County’s hospital is still operating out of tents and shipping containers, home rebuilding is sputtering along and it may be another year before a new plywood mill...
Oct 27 2014 // The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors has voted to opt out of state building codes and instead draw up their own.The board will hold a public hearing on Nov. 17 to gather input from the community. A law that took...
Oct 24 2014 // Officials in Adams County, Mississippi are expecting an insurance policy to cover the $165,000 allegedly embezzled from its juvenile justice center.Board of Supervisors Attorney Scott Slover tells The Natchez Democrat the...
Oct 20 2014 // Employers in Mississippi could be paying less for workers’ compensation insurance as early as next March, pending approval of a rate filing at the Mississippi Insurance Department. The National Council on...