Fewer than 5,000 without water in Jackson, public works director says
Efforts to restore water pressure, service makes progress, Williams says Share Updated: 10:23 PM CST Mar 5, 2021
Efforts to restore water pressure, service makes progress, Williams says Share Updated: 10:23 PM CST Mar 5, 2021
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Show Transcript 16 WAPT S KEEGAN FOXX TELLS US WHICH AREAS ARE STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. CITY LEADERS SAY JACKSON S WATER SITUATION IS IMPROVING. BUT THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE CITY STILL HAVE NO WATER FOLLOWING THE WINTER STORM IN FEBRUARY. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DR. CHARLES WILLIAMS SAYS THE AREAS STILL SEEING ISSUES INCLUDE WOODY DRIVE, SHANNON HILL DRIVE, AND OTHER AREAS NEAR FOREST HILL ROAD. POSITIVE PROGRESS RIGHT A LOT BETTER THAN WHERE WE WERE ON MONDAY AND I BELIEVE GOING INTO NEXT WEEK IT WILL BE A LOT BETTER BUT I AM ALSO HAPPY ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS WE ARE HAVING ABOUT FUNDING SOURCES MOVING FORWARD A
Marshall city officials issue update on water system (Source: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) By Alex Onken | February 19, 2021 at 9:36 AM CST - Updated February 20 at 10:48 AM
MARSHALL, Texas (KSLA) - In a news release issued on Friday, Feb. 19 - Stormy Nickerson, the Communications Coordinator for the City of Marshall issued this information regarding the city’s water system: The Marshall Water Department reports the status of our water system is marginally better currently than 24 hours ago. Public Works crews are assembling to repair two leaks within the system on Friday, February 19, 2021, which we hope will help the overall situation. Citizens are urged to continue conservation of water throughout today. As temperatures rise this morning, citizens may elect to turn off dripping faucets.
Fla. and Okla. Courts Uphold Right to Assign Benefits
Appellate courts in Florida and Oklahoma this week upheld the right of policyholders to assign their right to collect benefits from an insurance claim to contractors, reversing trial court rulings in favor of insurers.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday reaffirmed a ruling it made in 1957: Contractual language that prohibits an insurance policy to be assigned to another does not bar a policyholder from assigning his or her right to collect from an insurance policy after a loss occurs.
The Florida 3rd District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that an insurer cannot get around a century of case law by placing the assignment-of-benefits prohibition in the application for insurance instead of the policy. The appellate panel held that the application is part of the policy under Florida law, and courts have held since 1917 that an insurance contract cannot take away a policyholder’s right to assign benefits after a loss.