April 2008

Changes under a new law are aimed at improving Mississippi's One Call Network. The program allows consumers to dial 811 and have underground utilities marked to prevent damage during digging or construction. MPB's Stephen Koranda reports.

The State Department of Transportation along with railway companies that operate in Mississippi are conducting safety blitzes at rail crossings throughout the state. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.

Hurricane season officially begins June first. And if you want to have national flood insurance coverage in place by that date, you need to get the policy now. MPB's Gary Michiels reports.

Operation “Hur- Rex 08” was conducted on the Gulf Coast over the weekend. It is a training tool for the response of the Mississippi National Guard to catastrophic events. MPB's Gary Michiels reports.

Officials at Mississippi's Seven Universities are adding another tool to the sports security arsenal. Now staff members like ushers and ticket takers will become the first responders of the game. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.

Governor Haley Barbour has requested a Presidential Federal Disaster Declaration for flooding in four Mississippi counties. MPB's Gary Michiels reports.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi is holding a series of public meetings throughout Madison County, to collect information about alleged racial profiling there. Yesterday the first meeting was held in Flora. MPB's Stephen Koranda reports.

From markets, to food banks, to the family dinner table, everyone is feeling the pinch of soaring food prices. MPB's Lawayne Childrey has more.

Everyday in Mississippi, hundreds of people save a life by donating blood. Unfortunately, others will die waiting for an organ or tissue donation. MPB's Patty Davis reports, the rules for organ donations in Mississippi may soon change.