by Associated Press Published: May 2,2013
Tags: classroom, county, education, learning, overcrowding, public education, school, school district, student, teach, teacher
HERNANDO — DeSoto County school officials will not move students around the district this fall but will find some way to use existing buildings to deal with a growing enrollment. With more than 30,000 students in more than 40 schools across the county, DeSoto County Schools is Mississippi’s largest public district. Crowding has been a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 29,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, bankrupt, bankruptcy, board of supervisors, buy, county, county government, distribution, port, sale, sell, supervisor, warehouse
NATCHEZ — Adams County has agreed to buy a 450,000-square-foot warehouse at the Natchez-Adams County Port. County board of supervisors President Darryl Grennell says the warehouse will help economic development in the area. The warehouse on the Mississippi River houses products loaded on and unloaded off barges. The port has operated the warehouse for Valley [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, board of supervisors, buy, county, county government, health, health care, hospital, medical, medicine, purchase, supervisor
NATCHEZ — Less than five years after Adams County failed to find a buyer for county-owned Natchez Regional Medical Center, at least one interested buyer recently emerged. The Natchez Democrat reports the potential buyer approached several Adams County supervisors. Supervisor Mike Lazarus says it’s too early to tell what will come from the inquiry, but [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2013
Tags: Automotive, county, economic development, employee, employer, employment, incentive, job, job creation, layoff, legislation, legislative, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, tire, work, worker
CLAY COUNTY — Lawmakers are meeting in special session today to consider incentives to bring a Japanese tire manufacturer to Clay County. Yokohama Tire Corp. would make industrial tires for trucks and tractors. In a House committee meeting today, lawmakers were told the state would borrow $70 million to buy land, build infrastructure and train [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 23,2013
Tags: board of supervisors, county, county government, crude oil, ecosystem, energy, environment, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, supervisor, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — Harrison County supervisors approved a resolution that reiterates their opposition to oil and gas drilling in the Mississippi Sound and within 12 miles south of the barrier islands. The Sun Herald reports the board has passed similar resolutions over the years, and yesterday voted to again oppose the idea. Supervisor Marlin [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 15,2013
Tags: county, elect, election, election day, Politics, poll, report, state agency, vote, voter, Voting
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Despite a high number of last-minute voter registrations, the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office found counties statewide were well prepared for one of the highest levels of voter turnout in Mississippi history. This is according to a report from Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s office. “The number of voters in this Presidential [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 4,2013
Tags: attempted murder, attorney, county, court, divorce, health care, judge, justice, law, lawyer, legal, medical, medicine, murder-for-hire, oncologist, oncology, physician, sting
GREENWOOD — A judge has dismissed a charge of capital murder against Greenwood Dr. Arnold Smith, who is charged in arranging an attack on a local attorney. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports Circuit Judge Breland Hilburn decided that prosecutors’ indictment of Smith does not support a capital murder charge. Hilburn ruled prosecutors can pursue the lesser [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — In Mississippi’s healthiest county, many residents have easy access to bicycle paths and walking trails. In the least healthy county, there are few places to exercise and people on limited budgets might have to drive long distances to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. New rankings from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 26,2013
Tags: bench, county, court, decision, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, ruling, sand, sand-drying, trial
POPLARVILLE — A Pearl River County judge has ruled against a group of residents who sought to block development of five acres near the construction site of a sand drying plant in Pearl River County. The Alliance Consulting Group is locating the plant on 30 acres between Nicholson and Picayune. The $30-million plant will service [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 14,2013
Tags: city, convention, county, culture, Heritage, meeting, sign, tourism, tourist, trail, vacation, visitor
TUPELO — New markers are planned in Tupelo to point out special places in the city’s history. WTVA-TV in Tupelo reports the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau is creating heritage trails featuring Chickasaw Indian, civil rights and Civil War sites in Tupelo and Lee County. CVB director Neal McCoy says the first marker could go [...] [...]
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