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Mississippi County Looks to Add Storm Sirens

Lowndes County is hoping to install 10-15 new storm sirens in a project that is expected to cost between $250,000 and $300,000. The county currently has 25 tornado sirens. The city of Columbus has another five. Cindy Lawrence, director of …

Montana County Buying Cyber Insurance

Flathead County has purchased a cyber insurance policy to cover the county in the case of a data breach. The Daily Inter Lake reports the county’s new cyber insurance policy takes effect July 1. Western States Insurance agent Brad Salonen …

Small Earthquake Shakes and Rattles South Carolina County

Officials have reported a small earthquake in Kershaw County. The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday the 2.3-magnitude quake struck about 1:15 p.m. a few miles outside Camden. Kershaw County officials say a number of residents reported feeling the ground shake, …

Nebraska Man Jailed for Days Seeks Payment from County

A Nebraska man who says he lost his job after being wrongly jailed for three days is seeking $50,000 from Hall County. Heriberto Sanchez was jailed Jan. 1 after a Grand Island police officer suspected he was drunk and placed …