by Associated Press Published: April 3,2013
Tags: annexation, city government, consultant, dispute, municipal, municipality, property, real estate, tax, taxpayer
D’IBERVILLE — The annexation battle between Biloxi and D’Iberville is finally over, and representatives for D’Iberville say they are the winners. The area in dispute was along Mississippi Highway 67. The state Supreme Court on March 21 upheld the annexation ruling that kept in Harrison County part of the annexation area requested by both cities [...] [...]
BILOXI and GULFPORT — A new annexation plan would cut in half the amount of land Biloxi wants to annex on the city’s northwest border. City attorney Ronald Peresich tells The Sun Herald the new boundaries reduce the proposed annexation area from 7.5 square miles to about three square miles. The adjusted area still includes [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 20,2012
Tags: bench, court, dispute, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, land, landowner, law, legal, property, real estate, settlement
WARREN COUNTY — A long-running land dispute in federal court between Warren County and two groups of landowners has been settled. Terms of the settlement were not made public. Ken Rector, an attorney representing the county, told the Vicksburg Post neither the county nor anyone else involving in the case is out any money as [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 1,2012
Tags: airport, asphalt, builder, building, construction, contractor, dispute, quality, runway, travel
JACKSON — Work has resumed on a runway at Mississippi’s busiest passenger airport after a dispute with the contractor brought construction to a standstill last year. The project to remove bad clay and repave one of two runways at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport stalled over a disagreement about the quality of the asphalt being [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 5,2012
Tags: dispute, education, funding, higher education, land, money, property, real estate, settlement, state agency, university
HATTIESBURG — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has presented the University of Southern Mississippi with a check for $366,100. The funds are part of a settlement agreement reached in 2002 resolving longstanding land issues on a piece of property located at Point Cadet in Biloxi. As part of the settlement agreement, funds generated from rents [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 24,2012
Tags: airport, city, dispute, federal government, funding, municipal government, municipality, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor
TUPELO — A dispute between the Tupelo City Council and the city’s Airport Authority could cost the city millions of dollars in federal funds and leave an already deteriorating former Army Aviation Support Facility in disrepair. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the council this week rejected a $1.85 million grant to upgrade the armory [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 13,2012
Tags: bench, case, county government, court, dispute, ferry, island, judge, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, operating hours, river
VICKSBURG — A lawsuit challenging how many hours the Kings Point Ferry operates each day has been thrown out by a judge. The Vicksburg Post reports the lawsuit was M&M Property, L.P.’s third attempt in 15 years to force Warren County to keep the vessel open 15-1/2 hours daily. Chancery Judge Ray Montgomery, appointed by [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 23,2012
Tags: construction, contract, contractors, courts, dispute, judges, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, ports, shippers, shipping, ships
GULFPORT — A contract dispute has put on hold elevation work at the state port in Gulfport. The port’s West Pier is being expanded, elevated and updated to house a modern containerized cargo operation. When completed, the pier will include 180 acres elevated for storm-surge protection by 15 feet, to 25 feet above sea level. [...] [...]
JACKSON — The state Supreme Court has been asked to settle a dispute between two Hinds County circuit judges. The issue is the assignment of cases in the county’s judicial system. The Clarion-Ledger reports Senior Circuit Judge Tomie Green has ordered that beginning Aug. 1 two of the four circuit judges will handle only criminal [...] [...]
JACKSON — After the Jackson City Council agreed in February to pay for the installation of wiring at the Metrocenter, around 300 city workers were expected to move into their new offices within 45 days. Now, 54 days later, The Clarion-Ledger reports not a single wire has been installed because of a dispute over whether [...] [...]
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