Allstate agrees to mass settlement of Katrina claims

The Associated Press 
GULFPORT, Miss. - Allstate Insurance Co. has agreed to a mass settlement of claims by a group of Mississippi policyholders who sued the insurer over damage to their homes from Hurricane Katrina, a company spokesman and a lawyer for the homeowners said Monday.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, and both sides refused to [...]

Bus accident in Kentucky …

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) – A bus carrying people home from a family reunion crashed on an interstate in southern Kentucky early Monday while passengers were asleep, killing one person and injuring 66 others, officials said.
Here is coverage from the Bowling Green Daily News …
Bus slams into bridge

California fires keep burning

California declares state of emergency for Lake Tahoe fire that destroyed 225 structures
By AARON C. DAVIS
Associated Press Writer
MEYERS, Calif. (AP) – California officials declared a state of emergency Monday in the area near Lake Tahoe where firefighters battled a raging forest fire that has destroyed 225 buildings and forced the evacuation of hundreds more.
The disaster [...]

Prentiss County school case update …

The Prentiss County school case is going on in Tupelo. Here’s an update from Lena Mitchell. Lena will covering the case and have a story in Tuesday’s Daily Journal.
Click here for Prentiss County school case update.

Ole Miss grad named Miss Arkansas

University of Mississippi graduate named Miss Arkansas
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A University of Mississippi graduate has been named Miss Arkansas.
Miss South Arkansas Katie Bailey, 24, of Conway was named Miss Arkansas on Saturday.
Bailey was born in Jonesboro and grew up in Conway. She graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2005 with a degree [...]

Lower gas prices?

Good morning!
Seems almost impossible in this day and age doesn’t it. Seriously, here is the latest from The Associated Press …
Nation’s gas prices drop 11 cents to average of $3 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – The average price of gasoline across the country dropped about 11 cents over the last two weeks, according to a [...]