by Associated Press Published: May 8,2013
Tags: city, city government, elect, elected official, election, executive, mayor, municipal, municipality, politician, Politics, poll, primary, public official, runoff, vote, voter, Voting
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Several Mississippi cities are getting new mayors, after yesterday’s party primaries knocked some incumbents out of contention. Jackson voters opted for change, as Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. placed third in the Democratic primary. Businessman Jonathan Lee and attorney Chokwe Lumumba advanced to the May 21 runoff General elections are June 4, and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 8,2013
Tags: city, city government, elect, elected official, election, incumbent, mayor, municipal, municipality, political campaign, politician, Politics, poll, primary, public official, vote, voter, Voting
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Most Mississippi cities elect mayors this year, and party primaries yesterday narrowed the fields of candidates. Primary runoffs are May 21. The general election is June 4, with mayoral terms beginning July 1. A candidate must win 50 percent plus one to avoid a runoff, and otherwise the top two vote-getters advance. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 6,2013
Tags: city, city government, coutry music, municipal, municipality, Museum, music, musician, singer, song, state government, tourism, tourist, visitor
TREMONT — Officials in northeast Mississippi are hoping for some money from the state to help to finance construction of the Tammy Wynette Museum in Tremont. Wynette, a country music legend who died in 1998, is a native of the Tremont area in Itawamba County. She was married for six years to George Jones, who [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: May 6,2013
Tags: beautification, city, city government, community development, downtown, fund, funding, grant, lighting, municipal, municipality, retail, retailer, shop, shopper, shopping, sidewalk, state agency, traffic, transportation
GREENWOOD — Transportation funds will help the City of Greenwood continue its beautification of downtown. The city is planning new sidewalks and street lamps for Main Street to produce a cohesive look and feel among city blocks. Mayor Carolyn McAdams tells the Greenwood Commonwealth the city will get $1.12 million from the Mississippi Department of Transportation. [...] [...]
OXFORD — The city of Oxford’s investment of the proceeds from the sale of Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi has earned about $1.2 million its first year. The city hired Glenmede in 2012 to handle the investment of the money. The Oxford Eagle reports the market value as of March 31 was $32 million. It was $30 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 3,2013
Tags: city, city government, cleanup, county, county government, damage, debris, destruction, disaster, disaster recovery, municipal, municipality, natural disaster, severe weather, tornado, Weather, wind
HATTIESBURG — Nearly three months after a Feb. 10 tornado hit the Hattiesburg and Lamar County, the debris cleanup operations are winding down. Lamar County road manager Jake Sones tells The Hattiesburg American debris cleanup operations will end this week. Since the tornado, Lamar County crews have collected 25,293 cubic yards of vegetative debris, along [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2013
Tags: camapign donation, city council, city government, councilman, elected official, election, garbage, municipal, municipality, political campaign, politician, Politics, public official, vote, voter, Voting, waste management
TUPELO — A city councilman, who is running for re-election, says he will not return a $250 donation from Waste Management Inc. because there was nothing illegal about it. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Tupelo Councilman Mike Bryan accepted a $250 contribution in February from Waste Management, which currently picks up trash for the [...] [...]
VICKSBURG — A federal judge has agreed to reschedule Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield’s trial on a federal bribery charge. Winfield is charged with seeking $10,000 in cash in exchange for a city contract. He has pleaded not guilty. A judge this week granted a delay so Winfield’s lawyer has more time to review evidence in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2013
Tags: city, city government, license, municipal, municipality, orginance, privilege license, property, real estate, regulation, rent, rental, rental property, residential real estate
MCCOMB — The city of McComb will soon require some rental property owners to obtain a privilege license and have their properties inspected. The Enterprise-Journal reports Mayor Whitney Rawlings broke a tie vote this week to approve the ordinance. It will require all rental property owners with three or more properties purchase what will likely [...] [...]
D’IBERVILLE — The $3 million BP grant awarded to D’Iberville for Ocean Expo aquarium is still under review, giving the city an additional 90 days to repay $1.4 million in disputed expenses. The Sun Herald reports the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has extended the stop-work order while the agency continues to review documents. The [...] [...]
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