Sumrall, Miss., officials have decided not to buy flood insurance despite flooding at City Hall during Tropical Storm Isaac on Aug. 30. Employees had to work out of the police station for more than two months while approximately $20,000 in …
Tom and Glenda Beard moved home to Vicksburg, Miss., and a 142-year-old house a little more than two years ago. On Friday, they wondered if they’d made the right decision. The Vicksburg Post reports their cast-iron mailbox, the pole it …
DeSoto County, Miss., school officials plan to build safe rooms at six schools that would serve as safe locations during a tornado. The Commercial Appeal reports school board members this week approved advertising for bids after being briefed on a …
Biloxi, Miss.’ ranking in FEMA’s Community Rating System has improved to a Class 5, which for those living in a flood zone means 25 percent lower flood insurance premiums. The Sun Herald reports the city learned last week its rate …
Authorities are trying to determine if there was water in the fuel of a plane that crashed in Mississippi on Nov. 13, killing three pilots, according a preliminary report on the investigation. The report says dirty water similar to that …
Moss Point, Miss., officials hope a city judge will set a court date in December to determine if 47 properties must comply with rules to elevate homes in flood plains. Andrew R. Beamon, who became director of the city’s building …
Mississippi Phosphates Corp. has been cited by the government for 40 safety and health violations following the deaths of two workers in separate incidents at the company’s Pascagoula facilities. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says in a news release Monday …
A Mississippi man is scheduled for trial Feb. 4 on Hurricane Katrina fraud charges. Anthony L. Bryan is charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $97,000 for a house he claimed was his primary residence when Katrina hit in 2005. He …
Residents in the Mississippi Delta town of Metcalfe are now able to buy coverage through the National Flood Insurance Program. Mayor Corey Holmes tells the Delta Democrat Times that the flood coverage should help improve the town’s fire protection rating. …
The city of Corinth, Miss., and the Kroger Company have asked a federal judge to dismiss them as defendants in a lawsuit over 2010 flooding at the Kmart in Corinth. Kmart Corporation is seeking compensation for flood damage at the …