George County sheriff’s deputies said a surveillance camera at a scrap yard helped them nab the man they believe stole a fence from Fairley Cemetery in the Benndale community southwest of Lucedal, Miss. WLOX TV reports 32-year-old John Havard was …
Members of Mississippi’s wind pool board are in London this week to seek low reinsurance rates – a key factor in the cost of policyholders’ premiums. The Mississippi Press reports that they left Saturday and are expected to return Friday. …
They’re called ugly, expensive and unnecessary. The Federal Highway Administration and the Roadway Safety Foundation believe those miles of cable barriers on Mississippi highway medians reduce collisions and save lives. The Mississippi Department of Transportation has been awarded the 2011 …
Three people suspected of stealing equipment and trucks from Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery, in Mississippi, were in custody, a fourth was still being sought. Sheriff Mike Byrd told the Sun Herald the investigation was launched Jan. 3 after reports of thefts …
A lot of people who have heard the story over the years still don’t believe it, Wallace Goza says of his surviving a fall from the top of an electrical pole 48 years ago. Now an unlikely epilogue has been …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard for 50 safety violations and has proposed penalties of $176,444. OSHA officials say in a news release that the penalties against Huntington Ingalls Industries and five subcontractors come …
More people along the Mississippi and Louisiana areas were killed on state highways in 2011. Fatal crashes have actually seen a one-third decline since 2005, but the Mississippi Highway Patrol is predicting the state will see 655 fatal crashes by …
DeSoto County schools are seeing an expensive side effect of rapid enrollment growth in recent years. The Commercial Appeal reports the district spent $1.26 million for lawyers’ work between 2009 and 2011. DeSoto County has the largest school district in …
The Tupelo City Council, in Miss., is trying to come up with a law to better protect citizens from dangerous dogs. WTVA TV reports veterinarian Stephen King expressed concern Tuesday about any new law that would target specific breeds. Being …
A lack of proper insurance proof may force Metcalfe, Miss., to cut ties with its long-time trash collection provider. Griffin Waste Services has serviced the town since 1998, but Mayor Corey Holmes says during that time period, Curtis Griffin Jr. …