by MBJ Staff Published: March 1,2013
Tags: assessment, federal agency, federal; govewrnment, fish, fish stock, food, lawmaker, legislative, letter, seafood
GULF OF MEXICO — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have joined a request for a study of how well the federal government conducts its assessment of fish stocks in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. The Mississippi Senators signed a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 11,2012
Tags: assessment, county, government, home, house, housing, low income, property, real estate, tax, value
COLUMBUS — Lowndes County is changing how it determines the value of Section 42 low-income house for tax purposes. Tax collector/assessor Greg Andrews tells the Commercial Dispatch the county will start using a “cost” approach. “The cost approach means I measure a house and price it by the square footage and we note whether the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 7,2012
Tags: agency, assessment, damage, disaster recovery, emergency, federal government, flood, flooding, hurricane, natural disaster, rain, state government, storm, surge, tropical, Weather, wind
GULFPORT — After meeting with local officials in coastal Mississippi counties, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) said he is encouraged by the willingness of federal agencies to work with Mississippi to resolve early issues arising from Hurricane Isaac recovery efforts. Cochran, along with Gov. Phil Bryant, met in Gulfport with local and county officials from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 24,2012
Tags: assessment, education, educator, elementary school, evaluation, high school, junior high school, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, Legislature, public education, public school, rating, school school district, score, secondary school, state government, teacher, teaching
JACKSON — Even before school and district report cards graded “A” to “F” are rolled out for the first time, it’s clear that lawmakers and education officials have a strong appetite for further changes to how schools are graded. In a hearing yesterday, Mississippi Department of Education officials told lawmakers they expect to examine new [...] [...]
NATCHEZ — Adams County’s assessed tax value is projected to increase approximately $3.8 million this year. And even if residents didn’t get a notice this year that their property had been reappraised, the process isn’t over. The Natchez Democrat reports the Adams County Board of Supervisors voted to receive approved tax rolls from County Tax [...] [...]
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