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Contractor offers dirt; supervisors love gift

Associated Press — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:07:27 +0000

DESOTO COUNTY — Officials say a dirty gift will save DeSoto County tens of thousands of dollars. A contractor working near the new jail just south of Hernando offered 5,000 cubic yards of dirt — about 400 truckloads, the Commercial Appeal reported. The Board of Supervisors endorsed the plan unanimously last week after Sheriff Bill [...]

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Landfill reaching capacity; engineers recommend expansion

Associated Press — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:21:11 +0000

COLUMBUS — Engineers have told the city of Columbus that its landfill will run out of space in three years. The Columbus Dispatch reports engineers say the city had three options: expand the landfill, close it and open a new one or get out of the trash dumping business. Neel-Schaffer Engineering project manager Steve Cockerham [...]

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Residents express concerns over Stone Co. landfill

Ross Reily — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:29:34 +0000

WIGGINS — About a dozen residents expressed their concerns at a public meeting regarding a proposed rubbish site. Thursday’s meeting was hosted by the Pine Belt Regional Solid Waste Management Authority. Neighbors of the City Bridge Road property spoke about their concerns for the environment and questioned whether the location and size of the 15-acre [...]

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Proposed landfill divides community

Associated Press — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:20:42 +0000

MADISON COUNTY — Homeowner Sylvia Thomas calls a proposed landfill in Madison County an “environmental injustice.” George French, a consultant for local businesses, calls it an economic development necessity. The Clarion-Ledger reported the two were among about 80 residents from Madison and Hinds counties attending a public hearing at Tougaloo College sponsored by the Mississippi [...]

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Proposed landfill divides community

Associated Press — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:35:12 +0000

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Officials mark startup of first gas-to-electricity project

MBJ Staff — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:10:22 +0000

STARKVILLE — With Mississippi looking to produce more domestic energy from renewable resources, government officials, utility and GE representatives gathered yesterday at the Golden Triangle Regional Landfill in northeastern Mississippi to mark the commercial start-up of the state’s first landfill gas-to-electricity (LFGTE) project that will support the regional grid. Owned by the Golden Triangle Regional [...]

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GE Energy to brief Barbour on gas-to-electricity project

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:32:40 +0000

STARKVILLE — Gov. Haley Barbour is scheduled to be briefed by GE Energy officials today on its installation of engines to capture methane gas from the Golden Triangle Regional Landfill and use it to generate electricity. GE Energy officials say a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the facility has been tentatively scheduled for Oct. 11. The [...]

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