Mississippi Business Journal » burn http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Burn center will have to wait on payment after failed vote http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/13/burn-center-will-have-to-wait-on-payment-after-failed-vote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burn-center-will-have-to-wait-on-payment-after-failed-vote http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/13/burn-center-will-have-to-wait-on-payment-after-failed-vote/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:01:12 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71192 BRANDON — A bill designed to help Mississippi’s only burn center get paid ahead of others when patients win lawsuits has failed to pass in the Senate. Senate Bill 2780 would create a hierarchy for payment when a burn victim wins a lawsuit. First the burn center would get paid, then the attorney and finally [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/13/burn-center-will-have-to-wait-on-payment-after-failed-vote/feed/ 0 Authorities to lift burn ban issued back in June http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/07/authorities-to-life-burn-ban-issued-back-in-june/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=authorities-to-life-burn-ban-issued-back-in-june http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/07/authorities-to-life-burn-ban-issued-back-in-june/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:25:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=60810 HERNANDO — DeSoto County authorities have agreed to lift the county’s outdoor burn ban at the end of the week. Bobby Storey, county emergency management chief and fire marshal, told the Board of Supervisors the state Forestry Commission has recommended that the ban be lifted because recent rainfall, wind and humidity are enough to allow [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/07/authorities-to-life-burn-ban-issued-back-in-june/feed/ 0 Company raising money for documentary on rebuilding of The Shed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/12/company-raising-money-for-documentary-on-rebuilding-of-the-shed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=company-raising-money-for-documentary-on-rebuilding-of-the-shed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/12/company-raising-money-for-documentary-on-rebuilding-of-the-shed/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:59:11 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59539 OCEAN SPRINGS — A New Orleans-based production company has launched an online campaign to raise $80,000 for a documentary film on The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint in Ocean Springs and the rebuilding efforts following the fire that burned the restaurant to the ground. Elephant Quilt Productions owner Jason Rhein tells The Sun Herald the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/12/company-raising-money-for-documentary-on-rebuilding-of-the-shed/feed/ 0 Nearly two-dozen counties under burn bans; officials warn of fireworks http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/03/nearly-two-dozen-counties-under-burn-bans-officials-warn-of-fireworks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nearly-two-dozen-counties-under-burn-bans-officials-warn-of-fireworks http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/03/nearly-two-dozen-counties-under-burn-bans-officials-warn-of-fireworks/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:49:33 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59278 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Adams County is banning the shooting off of fireworks in the unincorporated parts but the prohibition will not affect the annual community fireworks display on the Mississippi River. The fireworks ban comes as Mississippi city and counties are dealing with the ongoing drought and high temperature. Twenty-three counties have some kind of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/03/nearly-two-dozen-counties-under-burn-bans-officials-warn-of-fireworks/feed/ 0 Out-of-control brush fires in Pine Belt prompt burn ban http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/09/out-of-control-brush-fires-in-pine-belt-prompt-burn-ban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=out-of-control-brush-fires-in-pine-belt-prompt-burn-ban http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/09/out-of-control-brush-fires-in-pine-belt-prompt-burn-ban/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:16:28 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58392 JONES COUNTY — Dry conditions, low humidity and high winds have led to a spike in out-of-control brush fires in Jones County. Fire coordinator Dan McKenna tells the Hattiesburg American the biggest problem areas have been south of the U.S. 84 East corridor and in the southwest part of the county. McKenna said yesterday he [...]

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