Mississippi lawmakers are trying to make it easier for truckers with only one good eye to earn a living. The House passed House Bill 441 on Monday. It says the state could issue a commercial driver’s license to a person …
Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. More than a dozen in the state were injured. Daylight also offered …
Authorities say a fire in a bathroom at Lafayette High School is being investigated as arson. Classes at the Mississippi school resumed Tuesday. Lafayette County School Superintendent Adam Pugh tells the Oxford Eagle that the fire was started in the …
Harrison County, Miss., supervisors have voted to allow American Medical Response to send a separate bill to patients when city and county fire departments respond to emergency medical calls. However, a representative from AMR says while Gulfport expressed an interest …
Court records say a woman has pleaded guilty to lying about her primary residence to receive federal disaster aid after tornados hit Mississippi in April 2011. Tamya H. Jones and Jevon O. Thomas were indicted last May on two counts …
Thousands of people have signed up for Olive Branch’s new telephone notification system, and officials expect more to use the feature as spring storms begin. The Commercial Appeal reports city officials bought in the CodeRED system in the fall. More …
With more than 50 vessels idled on the water for a fourth day Wednesday, authorities said they still do not know when they will be able to reopen a 16-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that has been closed due …
A recent fire in Meridian’s tallest structure has renewed talk about what should be done with the building. The Mississippi town’s mayor Cheri Barry tells WTOK TV that the fire on the 12th floor of the “Threefoot” building remains under …
Six Biloxi, Miss., residents have been indicted on charges alleging they filed fraudulent insurance claims from traffic accidents in Biloxi. The Sun Herald reports those arrested include Keshia Diane Sanders, Kenneth Darryl Anderson, Timothy Markris Jones, Krystal Latriece Williams, Rosheena …
More than eight years after a fraternity house fire killed three University of Mississippi students, only one of the state’s public colleges and universities has both installed a sprinkler system in every dormitory and required all fraternities and sororities to …