A fire department in Corinth, Miss., plans a four-hour training session focusing on farming accidents. The Daily Corinthian reports the free program for first responders will be held Thursday at the Alcorn Farm Machinery-Home and Outdoor Show. The session will …
Robert Redden was on his way home to Utica about a week ago after a long day in the woods when his truck met up with the broad side of a deer. “I was going down (Highway) 27 at Charlie …
Greenwood city employee has died of injuries suffered in December fall, says Mayor Carolyn McAdams. McAdams tells the Greenwood Commonwealth that 52-year-old Johnny Holt died this past week in a Jackson, Miss., hospital. McAdams says Holt, employed in the public …
The Forrest County Board of Supervisors has approved the expansion of the Rawls Springs Fire District to include properties previously left out of any county fire protection districts. Typically, Rawls Springs residents are automatically entered into the fire district simply …
U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo says he voted against funding to pay the Hurricane Sandy flood insurance claims because of the deficit, but as the chief financial officer for the Biloxi Public Housing Authority in 2005, Palazzo asked for federal relief …
A federal judge has denied requests from the Mississippi city of Corinth and the Kroger Company to be dismissed as defendants in a lawsuit over 2010 flooding at the Kmart in Corinth. Kmart Corporation is seeking compensation for flood damage …
Officials say at least 10 people died and more than two dozen were injured on Mississippi roads over the extended New Year’s holiday. Only two on the fatalities occurred on roads patrolled by state troopers. Among the fatalities was 29-year-old …
An improved flood prone rating means Pearl River County residents will see a 10 percent reduction in monthly insurance premiums. The Picayune Item reports that county planner Ed Pinero Jr. says the Mississippi county has moved from an insurance rating …
The City of Olive Branch is planning to require all firefighters to take physical fitness tests. The Commercial Appeal reports that, until now, only new employees had to reach a fitness standard. Fire chief Johnny Eason said he soon will …
Warren County and Vicksburg, Miss., want to decide before the end of 2012 on how to spend a remaining $1.75 million in Hurricane Katrina recovery money. The Vicksburg Post reports that the money runs out in 2013. The county got …