Adams County’s emergency management office will seek nearly $1 million in grants in the coming year to benefit the Mississippi county’s fire coverage. If all of the grants were awarded, the county would have to put up less than a …
“There are scary figures on this one,” Commissioner Jerry McCarson said as the DeSoto Emergency 911 District Commission considered the district’s spending report for November. It totaled $690,700 – almost all of that a one-time payment for a new public …
A Chevron Corp worker was killed in a fire that broke out early Friday morning at a cracking unit at the U.S. oil company’s 330,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Pascagoula, Miss. Tonya Graddy, an “operator” with 5 years of service, was killed …
A federal judge has dismissed Waveland, Miss., and its police department after the city settled a 12th lawsuit over the use of stun guns by officers. The Sun Herald reports that records show U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. Guirola …
Mississippi lawmakers in 2014 could debate whether to require seatbelts in school buses, but it could be a tough fight. The state budget is already stretched, and many lawmakers say they don’t want to push more expenses onto local school …
The Adams County Board of Supervisors has delayed a decision about funding the construction of the FEMA 361 shelter. The Natchez Democrat reports bids for the shelter – which has been five years in the planning – came in higher …
Federal authorities are investigating the emergency landing of a medical helicopter. The MedStat EMS Inc. helicopter was damaged while landing east of Canton, Miss., Thursday night, reports WJTV-TV. The pilot injured his back in the crash and was transported by …
At least four tornadoes were part of a rainy system that moved across Mississippi Friday night and Saturday morning. Officials reported tornadoes in Adams, Rankin, Simpson and Smith counties. Weather Service officials said they know of no injuries from any …
A former code enforcement officer in Natchez, Miss., has been sentenced to two years’ probation for insurance fraud. The Natchez Democrat reports that 58-year-old Willie B. Jones was sentenced this past week by Circuit Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders. Sanders also …
Eight years after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, Mississippi still hasn’t spent almost $1 billion in federal money dedicated to recovery from the storm. The remaining $872 million is part of $5.5 billion Congress gave the state to rebound …