Transportation plans help seniors stay active, healthy
Safety concerns can put the brakes on driving for senior adults, but families with a transportation plan can help their loved ones maintain happy and healthy lifestyles.
Too old to drive?: Seniors giving up car keys often a thorny topic for families
By the time Bob had reached his 83rd birthday, he had made quite a few concessions to age, said his son Tom.
Government wants phone makers to lock out most apps for drivers
The government wants smartphone makers to lock out most apps when the phone is being used by someone driving a car.
Police losing battle to get drivers to put down their phones
State troopers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been known to patrol in a tractor-trailer so they can sit up high and spot drivers texting behind the wheel.
Ban on texting and driving begins today
A Mississippi law banning texting and driving goes into effect today.
Bryant signs bill banning texting while driving
Mississippi has become the 45th state to ban texting while driving.
Legislature passes texting-while-driving bill
A bill banning texting while driving now awaits Gov. Phil Bryant’s signature after lawmakers approved the measure Monday.
House resurrects texting-while-driving ban it killed in 2014
In 2014, a bill to ban texting, emailing and social media use died a messy death in Mississippi’s House of Representatives on the last night of the legislative session.
Legislature takes up texting-while-driving bills
A Golden Triangle state representative says laws against texting while driving are almost assured to pass this legislative term.
Survey finds people text and drive knowing dangers
Nearly everyone agrees that texting and driving is dangerous. Many people do it anyway.
Voice of the people: William Bell
Dangerous drivers Thanks to our illustrious representatives in Jackson, We don’t have a deterrent to texting and driving. I have seen drivers driving way below
Our view: Failure to pass ban on texting and driving is disappointing
If ever there was a “no-brainer,” this was it.
During the recently-ended 2014 Mississippi legislative session, Columbus Rep. Gary Chism proposed a bill that would make texting and driving illegal.
Texting-while-driving ban rejected by Miss. House
The state House says it’s OK, so Mississippi drivers can text away.
House members killed a texting-while-driving ban Wednesday night on a voice vote in the closing minutes of the 2014 Legislature.
Motorists criticize federal study of drunk driving
Orange cones and flashing police lights confronted Ricardo Nieves as he rounded a bend on the way to his mother’s house. Before he knew what was going on, Nieves said a man working for a government contractor stepped in front of his car and forced him to turn into a parking lot.
Statistics show Americans not that into driving anymore
WASHINGTON — Driving in America has stalled, leading researchers to ask: Is the national love affair with the automobile over? After rising for decades, total
MDOT begins removal of roadside memorials
Kirk Sudduth gets them himself. That way, he knows it is done right.
“I live here. I was born here. I was raised here,” said Sudduth, the superintendent for the Mississippi Department of Transportation in Lowndes County. “So I’m sympathetic to them.”
Cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting
The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s “It Can Wait” slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.
City workers scramble to fill potholes
The rain may finally have ended, but its costly residue remains.
After seven consecutive days of precipitation, the roadways have taken a major hit, in the form of potholes.
Weather-related accidents soar during winter storm
Thursday was a great day on the roads — if you owned a tow truck operation.
Otherwise, the nasty winter weather wreaked havoc on roads throughout the area.
Lawmakers to again mull texting while driving ban
State Sen. Billy Hudson again plans a proposal to ban texting while driving.