County administrator: Price hike hits insurance for Lee County sheriff's office [Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo]
The county's premiums for law enforcement liability insurance coverage are rising from an annual price of about $134,000 to an annual price of about $177,000. The increase in premiums would have been even higher had Benson not instead requested a higher deductible, which will double, from $25,000 to $50,000. Benson presented the new rates to the Lee County...