by Associated Press Published: January 8,2013
Tags: court, crime, developer, development, home, house, judicial, justice, law, legal, mayor, plea, real estate, residence, residential
SOUTHAVEN — Federal court records show developer Charles “Chuck” Roberts III will waive an indictment and enter a plea to Jan. 31 in Oxford to an undisclosed charge. Roberts is a longtime developer in DeSoto County and a close friend of Southaven Mayor Greg Davis. Roberts is also the public address announcer for Tigers’ basketball [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 19,2012
Tags: board of supervisors, construction, county, development, government, home, house, infrastructure, land, law, ordinance, property, public hearing, real estate, regulation, residence, resident, residential, road, street, subdivision, supervisor
VICKSBURG — Warren County will hold a public hearing on Jan. 22 on proposed changes to the county’s ordinance on subdivision development. The Vicksburg Post reports versions of a revised ordinance have discussed by the board of supervisors for months. The county is considering a prohibition on the sale of residential lots until roads are [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 17,2012
Tags: aerospace, development, engine, powerpack, research, rocket, space, space exploration, space program, technology, test
HANCOCK COUNTY — NASA has taken another step toward human exploration of new destinations in the solar system. At the agency’s Stennis Space Center, engineers conducted the final test-firing of the J-2X powerpack assembly, an important component of America’s next heavy-lift rocket. The J-2X engine is the first human-rated liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen engine [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 13,2012
Tags: county, development, economic development, enertgy, exemption, fuel, gasoline, government, industrial, land, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, Oil, petroleum, property, real estate, redevelopment, supervisor, tax, tax break
VICKSBURG — A company that proposes to redevelop the former LeTourneau Technologies site says it needs a tax exemption on up to $41 million in equipment and buildings. A representative for Cameron International Corp., the Houston-based oil services company that bought the LeTourneau yard in 2011, told Warren County supervisors Monday the company plans to [...] [...]
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University has signed an official memorandum of understanding with Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University in India to collaborate on research that will benefit both institutions and their respective constituencies. Prior to the signing, MSU president Mark Keenum met with Indian Minister for Agriculture Kanna Lakshminrayana, Agriculture Commissioner K. Madhu Sudhan Rao [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 11,2012
Tags: city, code, commercial, community development, developer, development, government, land, municipal, municipality, property, real estate, residential
TUPELO — A new development code in Tupelo will allow more mixing of land uses. The code is expected to go to a vote in January, reports the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. If the City Council adopts the code, a transition period will follow. During that time, developers will be able to choose which code [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: December 10,2012
Tags: altertnative, biofuel, development, energy, fuel, green, higher educvation, micro-algae, plant, professor, public university, research, study, sustainable
HANCOCK COUNTY — Researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi are participating in an international research project aimed at turning marine micro-algae into fuel. “All the oil we are pumping out of the ground, what was it? Most people think dinosaurs. No. It was all marine micro algae,” said Dr. Donald Redalje, professor in the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 27,2012
Tags: bench, court, crime, criminal, developer, development, environment, federal governmwent, habitat, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, legal, plead, real estate, wetlands
HANCOCK COUNTY — Alabama real estate developer William R. Miller has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he illegally filled wetlands in Mississippi and violated the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants into waters of the United States. The Sun Herald reports U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker set a trial date for Feb. [...] [...]
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University is officially partnering with a South Korean entity, which has a complementary research mission with the university’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. MSU provost and executive vice president Jerry Gilbert signed a memorandum of understanding, along with Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) Incheon Region Division CEO Sang-Mok Lee. The [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 18,2012
Tags: agriculture, association, board, commodity, development, farm, farmer, farming, research, row crop, soybeans
CANTON — The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board (MSPB) is encouraging soybean farmers from around the state to share the problems and issues they face in the field, either noticed for the first time this season or those faced year to year. MSPB plans to use the input to aid the selection of research projects funded [...] [...]
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