by Associated Press Published: January 30,2013
Tags: business district, Commercial Real Estate, construction, culture, enhancement, Heritage, historic, history, improvement, infrastructure, upgrade
JACKSON — Upgrades are coming to the Fondren Business District. The Clarion-Ledger reports it’s a move that community leaders applaud as the area continues to see a boom in business and population growth. The upgrades come on the heels of an announced $2.5 million in a mix of federal and local funds to help enhance [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 24,2013
Tags: bond, city council, city government, councilman, funding, infrastructure, issue, municipal, pave, pavement, paving, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, roads, street
JACKSON — Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. says he will use funds from a bond issue to pay for a $10 million street paving project in the Capital City. Johnson tells The Clarion-Ledger the city council would have to sign off on the proposal. The city has devoted huge sums of money to fixing streets. Jackson [...] [...]
BOVINA — Heavy rain has washed out a chunk of earth below U.S. Highway 80 at Bovina, leaving part of the two-lane highway stretching across a gully six feet wide. County road manager Buddy Poole tells the Vicksburg Post his crew needs two to three weeks of drying time before repairs can get started. After [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 16,2013
Tags: appeal, appropriate, appropriation, bench, case, city government, court, funding, infrastructure, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, spending, taxpayer
STARKVILLE — A lawsuit challenging how the city of Starkville is paying for infrastructure improvements is making its way to the Mississippi Supreme Court. The Starkville Daily News reports local resident William McGovern has appealed a chancellor’s ruling in favor of Starkville’s municipal facility construction plan to the Supreme Court. Chancellor Jim Davidson threw out [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 15,2013
Tags: art, arts, cultural, culture, Heritage, highway, historic, history, infrastructure, music, road, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — U.S. Highway 82, which runs from the Mississippi River at the Arkansas line across North Mississippi to the Alabama line, has been named the state’s first cultural highway. Officials tell the Delta Democrat Times the designation will highlight the tourist attractions along the 181 miles of highway through eight Mississippi counties. It [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2013
Tags: city, crime, government, gun, illegal, infrastructure, law enforcement, municipal, municipality, reward, shooting, shot, vandal, vandalism, vandalize, water, water tower
BROOKHAVEN — Officials are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction related to vandalism at a Brookhaven water tower. The Daily Leader reports two gunshots pierced the tank near the end of December and water was leaking from the tower. The tower was drained Tuesday and repairs have begun. Officials [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 7,2013
Tags: congestion, highway, infrastructure, lane, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, safety, state agency, traffic, transportation, widening
PETAL — Officials, businesses and residents in the city of Petal are welcoming the end of a $13 million two-year highway improvement project. The Hattiesburg American reports the project widened Mississippi Highway 42 from two lanes to four and installed turn lanes. Petal Mayor Hal Marx says residents are pleased with the decrease in traffic [...] [...]
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: December 28,2012
Tags: car, construction, contractor, infrastructure, port, road, roadbuilder, street, SUV, traffic, transportation, travbel, truck, van, vehicle
NATCHEZ — Nearly eight years after its conception and after a number of unavoidable delays, construction on the $3.6 million port road project that will save miles of traffic time for some transport routes is complete. Adams County Engineer Jim Marlow tells The Natchez Democrat the Government Fleet Road extension project, which will save seven [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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