by Associated Press Published: April 28,2010
Tags: 16th Section, courts, theft, timber
SAUCIER — A Saucier man has been charged with three counts of stealing timber from school-owned lands in Pearl River County. Authorities say 54-year-old Harold Edwin Simmons is accused of stealing $375,000 in timber from three 16th Section land sites. Two of the parcels belong to the Poplarville school district and the third is the [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 23,2010
Tags: 16th Section, education, hunting and fishing, leasing, Secretary of State's Office
JACKSON — The Secretary of State’s Office has unveiled a new feature to the agency’s website designed to allow citizens to obtain information easily regarding 16th Section hunting and fishing leases. “This is truly an amazing new product,” said Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. “Mississippians interested in leasing hunting and fishing land from the state [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: August 10,2009
Tags: 16th Section, JACKSON, Secretary of State
JACKSON — In just one year, the Secretary of State’s Office reports that 16th Section land revenues have skyrocketed 42 percent and put $22.8 million additional into the hands of Mississippi’s school children. “These numbers show our new system of posting the leases on the secretary of state’s website, arming our school boards with current [...] [...]
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