by Associated Press Published: January 7,2013
Tags: appropriation, borrow, budget, city, emergency, energy, finaces, fund, government, loan, municipal, municipality, natural gas, property, tax
OLIVE BRANCH — Olive Branch officials will borrow $1 million from the city’s natural gas fund to meet financial obligations. Mayor Sam Rikard tells the Commercial Appeal the funds would be repaid with interest once property tax collections come in. It’s not uncommon for cities to take out tax anticipation loans. Officials may borrow from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 4,2013
Tags: bill, city, food, government, law, lawmaker, legisilature, legislative, Legislature, municipal, municipality, recreation, restaurant, state, tax
PASCAGOULA — The city of Pascagoula will ask lawmakers for a 2 percent restaurant tax to support local recreation programs, including the building of a new community center. If approved by the Legislature, local residents would then vote on the tax. It would take a 60 percent majority for the tax to pass. Councilman Joe [...] [...]
CALEDONIA — Caledonia officials will allow an oil company to a fracking process to drill on town-owned land. The Commercial Dispatch reports the town signed an agreement with Fletcher Petroleum Corp. of Fairhope, Ala. The town received $100 for a three-year lease on a three-quarter-acre parcel. Hydraulic fracturing involves drilling horizontally instead of straight down, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 4,2013
Tags: agriculture, bill, elected official, farm, farmer, farming, federal, government, law, lawmaker, legislative, politician, Politics, public official, ranking member
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has been selected as ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry for the 113th Congress. “I will use the experiences I’ve gained in serving on the committee since 1979 to help quickly advance a new Farm Bill that will meet the needs of our [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 4,2013
Tags: commission, commissioner, executive, export, exporter, exporting, government, import, importer, importing, port, search, senior management, ship, shipper, shipping, state, transportation
GULFPORT — A firm has been hired to search for a new director for the Port of Gulfport. The Sun Herald reports the port’s Board of Commissioners voted to hire Boyden Global Executive Search to find a new director. Commissioner John Rester said Boyden has conducted the previous four executive searches for the port and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: alcohol, city, government, hospitality, law, liquor, municipal, municipality, ordinance, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
CORINTH — The Corinth Board of Aldermen has approved an ordinance governing the sale of liquor inside the city. Corinth voters approved the sale of alcoholic beverages in a Dec. 11 special election. The ordinance was approved yesterday. The Daily Corinthian reports the ordinance generally mirrors the regulations of the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control division. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: arena, budget, city, community development, concert, county, entertainment, government, municipal, municipality, tourism, tourism board, tourist, vacation, visitor
CORINTH — Corinth and Alcorn County officials have fired members of the local tourism board. The action came yesterday in a joint meeting of supervisors and city aldermen. It apparently resulted from the failure of the tourism board to follow line items placed in its budget by the city and county. In particular, officials were [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: annex, annexation, city, county, government, governmment, land, municipal, municipality, property, real estate
BILOXI — The Biloxi City Council has voted to drop its annexation bid for property east of the Biloxi River — but only if Gulfport and Harrison County drop objections to Biloxi’s annexation of 2.5 square miles to its north. Yesterday’s resolution also requires that Gulfport refrain from annexing any property east of the Biloxi [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: city, construction, environment, environmental, government, infrastructure, municipal, municipality, pipe, sewage, sewer, wastewater
JACKSON — The city of Jackson and a global corporation have agreed to a $90-million deal that Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. has called the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history. The deal with Siemens still needs approval from the Mississippi Development Authority, but the contract signature clears the way for work to begin as [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: bill, bond, construction, education, executive, government, law, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, public school, school, state, teach
JACKSON — With the 2013 Mississippi legislative session starting next week, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says he believes there’s bipartisan support for charter schools and for efforts to improve children’s reading skills in early elementary grades. The Rankin County Republican also says he would support a “reasonable, rational” bond bill that focuses on long-term needs, [...] [...]
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