October 2007

The final link that re-connects the Gulf Coast will be put in place tomorrow when part of the new Biloxi Bay Bridge opens between Ocean Springs and Biloxi. The finishing touches on the first part of this three hundred and thirty-eight million dollar project are being put in place today. MPB.s Gary Michiels has this report from the Coast.

Thousands of poor Mississippians can't afford legal services. Yesterday the State Supreme Court handed out more than 193 thousand dollars to programs that help low income individuals get access to the justice they need. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.

An alarming increase in an infectious disease along the Mississippi Gulf Coast is being tracked by the State Health Department. There is a simple way to stop the illness, if people remember to use it. MPB.s Coast Reporter Gary Michiels has more.

Mississippi residents are talking about Insurance again. But this time it's sparked by the property losses in California. MPB's Patty Davis reports.

Some may say that the Mayor of Mississippi's Capitol City is unorthodox in his methods. Others might say that his actions are downright illegal. No matter who's doing the talking there seems to always be something to say about Jackson Mayor Frank Melton, Here's what he had to say to MPB about his two years in office in what has been a turbulent term so far.

Mississippi's insurance commissioner helps regulate key industries like manufactured homes, butane gas, fire protection, and many of the states financial markets. But on yesterdays campaign trail the two men vying for the job debated if the position should be an elected one or appointed by the legislature. MPB's Lawayne Childrey has more.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina people on the Coast interact differently with each other . That is one of the findings of a two year research program on coping after Katrina. MPB.s Gary Michiels Reports.

One of only two U.S. Armed Forces Retirement homes has been reduced to rubble. MPB's Patty Davis has more.

Retired Mississippi judge Leslie Southwick was confirmed by the US Senate yesterday for a seat on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. MPB.s Scott Phillips has this report.