by Associated Press Published: April 18,2013
Tags: board of supervisors, county government, economic development, grant, incentive, job, loan, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, supervisor, work
COLUMBUS — Lowndes County will apply for $6.6 million in grants and loans to support the location a facility for a building material manufacturer. Golden Triangle Development Link CEO Joe Max Higgins said CalStar Products would create at least 58 jobs and possibly up to 100 within the next three years. CalStar opened a plant [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 16,2013
Tags: administrator, appeal, bench, bribe, county government, court, health, health care, hospital, judge, judicial, justice, kickback, medical, medicine, sentence, trial
BATESVILLE — Former Panola County administrator David Chandler has asked a judge to give him more time to appeal his guilty plea to charges in an alleged kickback scheme at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville. However, the deadline for Chandler to file an appeal passed two weeks ago. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Chandler’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 9,2013
Tags: board of supervisors, connector, county government, infrastructure, interstate, land, public safety, right of way, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, state agency, state government, street, supervisors, transportation, travel
JACKSON COUNTY — Jackson County and the state will begin buying right of way before the end of the year for a new road that will parallel Interstate 10 and connect a popular shopping area in Harrison County with West Jackson County. The Sun Herald reports the Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted for Neel-Schaffer [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 9,2013
Tags: Business, city government, cleanup, Commercial Real Estate, county government, damage, debris, destruction, disaster recovery, home, house, residence, residential real estate, tornado, Weather, wind
PINE BELT — Officials are nearing the end of the debris cleanup from the Feb. 10 tornado that struck northeastern Lamar County, Hattiesburg and Petal. The Hattiesburg American reports Petal wrapped up its debris cleanup efforts March 22. Mayor Hal Marx says the cleanup tab was approximately $100,000. In Hattiesburg, John Brown, assistant to the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 8,2013
Tags: ale, board of supervisors, Commercial Real Estate, county government, health, health care, hospital, inverstment, law, medical, medicine, real estate, sell, state government, supervisor
COLUMBUS — Lowndes County will have more flexibility to invest funds from the sale of a local hospital under a bill signed by Gov. Phil Bryant. The Commercial Dispatch reports the county had invested the $30 million it received from the 2001 sale of the county hospital in a certificate of deposit. The 5.2 percent [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 3,2013
Tags: arena, board of supervisors, bond, bonding, county government, entertainment, funding, funds, repayment, sports, supervisor
CORINTH — Alcorn County supervisors have accepted $34,678 from the bonding company for former Crossroads Arena manager Reggie Churchwell to replace missing funds found by state auditors. The Daily Corinthian reports the money will be paid by Travelers Casualty and Surety Company. The board of supervisors signed off on the amount Monday. In October of [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 25,2013
Tags: acquisition, bid, city government, county government, purchase, sale, sell, state agency, state government, tax, tax-forfeited property
MERIDIAN — The Secretary of State’s Office recently received 183 bids to purchase 103 parcels of tax-forfeited properties in Meridian and Lauderdale County, effectively returning more than $62,000 to local property tax coffers. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said, “Tax-forfeited properties are a blight on the community. Returning these properties to private taxpaying ownership also [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 25,2013
Tags: board of supervisors, bridge, construction, contract, county government, highway, infrastructure, road, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, supervisor, traffic, transportation, Weather
CHATAWA — Pike County supervisors have agreed to give the contractor more time to complete work on the replacement of a bridge in the Chatawa community. The Enterprise-Journal reports contractor T.L. Wallace will have until May 17. The original deadline was April 2 but officials said recent rains hampered work on the project. The supervisors [...] [...]
NATCHEZ — The Adams County hurricane super shelter is on its final step of approval. The Natchez Democrat reports the Natchez Planning Commission has approved the site plan for the $3.25-million FEMA 361 shelter that will be located near the Steckler Multi-purpose Building at Natchez High School. The plans will now be sent for approval [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 20,2013
Tags: audit, auditing, auditor, board of supervisors, chancery clerk, county government, misappropriation, state agency, state government, supervisor
IUKA — State Auditor Stacey Pickering has returned $92,583.71 to the Tishomingo County Board of Supervisors following an investigation into former Chancery Clerk Hayden Ables’ misappropriation of public funds. The Auditor’s Office found that Ables used his position as chancery clerk to obtain personal benefit for services he did not perform. Ables submitted false documentation [...] [...]
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