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JACKSON — The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) has been made aware of contractors acting as unlicensed public adjusters by filing claims on behalf of insureds. This practice is illegal in Mississippi.
If you are aware of illegal activity or need other storm-related assistance, contact the MID Consumer Services Division by phone at 1-800-562-2957 or 601-359-2453.
You can also email consumer@mid.ms.gov.
Keep the following tips in mind when hiring contractors:
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1 month 2 weeks ago
I have always loved to read and study about the Amish peoples.
If I were not a true Southern Baptist, I believe I would convert to the Old Order Amish religion. I so appreciate their peaceful, calm tranquility in the ways of working and doing for others.
I believe we could all learn from these serene people. The work ethic is so ingrained into them that they rise in the early-morning hours to begin their workdays and end with the dark to stop the laboring.
By Peggy Sims on
1 month 2 weeks ago
I have always loved to read and study about the Amish peoples.
If I were not a true Southern Baptist, I believe I would convert to the Old Order Amish religion. I so appreciate their peaceful, calm tranquility in the ways of working and doing for others.
I believe we could all learn from these serene people. The work ethic is so ingrained into them that they rise in the early-morning hours to begin their workdays and end with the dark to stop the laboring.
By Peggy Sims on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
By Robert Wise on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The month of February is almost over and the March winds will begin.
I hope all of you ladies received lots of chocolates and you men received a nice bouquet of flowers.
Love and sympathy to the Janie Deck Macke family of Glenn Allen, Missouri. Jane was a first cousin to my husband, David.
Love and sympathy to the Kenny Carvan family of Enid. Kenny passed away Feb. 13. He had an awesome sense of humor and back when he was younger, he was full of fun. I haven’t seen Kenny in many years, but I’ll always remember his sweet smile and personality.
By PATCIE DECK on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The month of February is almost over and the March winds will begin.
I hope all of you ladies received lots of chocolates and you men received a nice bouquet of flowers.
Love and sympathy to the Janie Deck Macke family of Glenn Allen, Missouri. Jane was a first cousin to my husband, David.
Love and sympathy to the Kenny Carvan family of Enid. Kenny passed away Feb. 13. He had an awesome sense of humor and back when he was younger, he was full of fun. I haven’t seen Kenny in many years, but I’ll always remember his sweet smile and personality.
By PATCIE DECK on
1 month 2 weeks ago
During the fifth and sixth weeks of the 2026 legislative session, the Senate passed Senate Bill 2898 and Senate Bill 2924, companion measures that authorize the state treasurer and the state fiscal officer, to transfer $20 million from the Capital Expense Fund to the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund and appropriate those funds to Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). The funding will be used to help defray expenses related to disaster response and recovery efforts associated with the severe weather events that began on Jan. 24.
By Sarita Simmons - State Senator, District 13 on
1 month 2 weeks ago
During the fifth and sixth weeks of the 2026 legislative session, the Senate passed Senate Bill 2898 and Senate Bill 2924, companion measures that authorize the state treasurer and the state fiscal officer, to transfer $20 million from the Capital Expense Fund to the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund and appropriate those funds to Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). The funding will be used to help defray expenses related to disaster response and recovery efforts associated with the severe weather events that began on Jan. 24.
By Sarita Simmons - State Senator, District 13 on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
By Robert Wise on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
By Robert Wise on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Thursday February 19
Sign-up set for 4-H shooting sports
The Tallahatchie Sharp Shooters will have sign-up for this year’s Shooting Sports program on Thursday, Feb. 19, starting at 5:30 p.m., at the Extension office in Charleston.
Friday February 20
Chick-fil-A returns to CARE
On Friday, Feb. 20, the Chick-fil-A food truck will be in front of the CARE building in Charleston from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. to allow members of the community to purchase food. Chick-fil-A donates a portion of money from sales to CARE.
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When I was a student teacher, I had a conversation with a science teacher I worked with about natural selection. I asked if she thought this process of survival of the fittest was a good thing. “Oh yes,” she replied quickly, “natural selection helps weed out the weaker of a species and makes the species stronger, which serves the greater good of the group.” I then asked her a follow-up question I had been genuinely curious about for a while.
By Johnathan Kettler on
1 month 2 weeks ago
As Oakland continues to work toward “normal” again after the Fern Ice Storm of 2026, there are signs of spring in spite of the ice. The tiny yellow blossoms of the forsythia are pushing out, the birds seem extremely happy as they dart through the yards and the days have started warming up. Spring always seems to me a major promise. If Heaven has a season, I’m guessing it might look a lot like a full-blown Southern springtime, without the pollen!
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When I was a student teacher, I had a conversation with a science teacher I worked with about natural selection. I asked if she thought this process of survival of the fittest was a good thing. “Oh yes,” she replied quickly, “natural selection helps weed out the weaker of a species and makes the species stronger, which serves the greater good of the group.” I then asked her a follow-up question I had been genuinely curious about for a while.
By Johnathan Kettler on
1 month 2 weeks ago
When I was a student teacher, I had a conversation with a science teacher I worked with about natural selection. I asked if she thought this process of survival of the fittest was a good thing. “Oh yes,” she replied quickly, “natural selection helps weed out the weaker of a species and makes the species stronger, which serves the greater good of the group.” I then asked her a follow-up question I had been genuinely curious about for a while.
By Johnathan Kettler on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Every few years, it seems some folks wake up one morning and decide the real problem in Mississippi is that citizens know too much about what their government is doing.
This is one of those years.
The Mississippi Public Records and Open Meetings Acts are called our “Sunshine Laws” for good reason. They preserve the rights of citizens to know what their government is up to.
By Layne Bruce on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Every few years, it seems some folks wake up one morning and decide the real problem in Mississippi is that citizens know too much about what their government is doing.
This is one of those years.
The Mississippi Public Records and Open Meetings Acts are called our “Sunshine Laws” for good reason. They preserve the rights of citizens to know what their government is up to.
By Layne Bruce on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Every few years, it seems some folks wake up one morning and decide the real problem in Mississippi is that citizens know too much about what their government is doing.
This is one of those years.
The Mississippi Public Records and Open Meetings Acts are called our “Sunshine Laws” for good reason. They preserve the rights of citizens to know what their government is up to.
By Layne Bruce on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The boom in manufacturing jobs President Donald Trump forecast last April has yet to loom much yet boom. “Manufacturers shed workers in each of the eight months after Trump unveiled ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reported this month.
In April 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 12,847,000 manufacturing jobs. By October the number had fallen to 12,702,000 (seasonally adjusted), dropping to 12,692,000 in December (preliminary).
By Bill Crawford on
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