GRENADA — Grenada County supervisors are soliciting proposals for a long-term lease of the publicly owned Grenada Lake Memorial Hospital. The board of supervisors made the decision this past week. Board president Chad Bridges says officials decided leasing the hospital was the best option for the county. Discussions about whether to sell or lease the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 22,2012
Tags: drill, drilling, energy, federal agency, federal government, gas, lease, natural gas, Oil, oil exploration, petroleum, sale
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — The Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States will hold an oil and gas lease sale for tracts in Louisiana and Mississippi Sept. 13 at its offices in Springfield, Va. Federal mineral lands in Mississippi and Louisiana totaling 34,630 acres will be offered. Mississippi parcels are in Smith, Scott and Franklin counties. In Louisiana, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 21,2012
Tags: auction, diesel, disaster, energy exploration, enviornment, explosion, fuel, gas, gas exploration, gasoline, habitat, lease, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil exploration, oil rig, oill spill, petroleum, tourism, tourist, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — The federal government’s first auction of offshore petroleum leases in the same area where the Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010 brought in $1.7 billion in winning bids yesterday, prompting Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar to declare great strides are being made to get drilling back on track in the Gulf of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 14,2012
Tags: attorney, county government, health, health care, hospitals, law, lawyer, lease, medical, medicine, sale
GRENADA — Grenada County supervisors have hired a Jackson law firm to offer advice on the possibility of selling or leasing the publicly owned Grenada Lake Memorial Hospital in Grenada. WCBI-TV reports supervisors received a report this past week on the financial impact of leasing or selling the facility. The details of that report have [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 18,2012
Tags: 16th Section land, campers, camping, hikers, hiking, land, lease, outdoors, parks, property, recreation, reral estate, state agency, state government, state parks, wildlife
HANCOCK COUNTY — The Bay-Waveland School District is hoping to re-negotiate a 40-year-old lease in hopes of bringing in more money for the schools. According to public records, the district in conjunction with the Hancock County School District agreed to a 99-year lease of 16th Section land with the state Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Department [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 4,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lease, lodging, meetings, municipal government, real estate, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
D’IBERVILLE — The city of D’Iberville will share in the profits of Oyster Bay Casino if the resort is built. The city council yesterday agreed to lease the waterfront land on the Back Bay near the Jackson County line. City Manager Michael Janus told The Sun Herald the city’s parcel is needed to make the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2012
Tags: amendment, casinos, Commercial Real Estate, construction, Conventions, gamblers, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lease, lodging, meetings, municipal government, real estate, restaurants, state government, tourism, tourists, visitors
NATCHEZ — Roth Hill casino developers have been asked to send a copy of their finalized lease with the city of Natchez to the gaming commission because the recently proposed lease amendment ties the lease to the funding of the casino. The Mississippi Gaming Commission deputy director Eddie Williams tells The Natchez Democrat Natchez Gaming [...] [...]