TUPELO — The federal government has handed over a downtown warehouse seized during FBI raids in 2009 to the city of Tupelo. The FBI, the U.S. attorney’s office and the U.S. Marshals Service made the announcement Tuesday. Authorities said in a news release that the 100,000-square-foot warehouse was forfeited as the result of an investigation [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 6,2013
Tags: alderman, board of aldermen, city, city government, education, funding, mayor, millage, municipal, municipality, public education, public school, school, tax
OCEAN SPRINGS — Aldermen say they’d like to meet with Ocean Springs school officials to discuss with them the urgency in reducing school taxes. Alderman Jerry Dalgo says the best solution to the city’s financial crunch is for the school district to come down on its millage for the coming fiscal year, which would in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 5,2013
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ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — An attorney and former civil rights activist was elected Jackson’s mayor yesterday, while Southaven’s controversial mayor has been defeated for re-election after four terms, according to unofficial returns. In Jackson, the Clarion-Ledger reports Councilman Chokwe Lumumba (pronounced SHOW-kway Lu-MOOM-bah) was elected mayor. The newspaper reported that with most precincts reporting, Lumumba received [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 3,2013
Tags: city, city government, civil liberties, discrimination, election, election law, fderal agency, federal government, law, legal, monitor, monitoring, municipal, municipality, poll, vote, voter, Voting, voting rights
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Justice Department says it will monitor elections tomorrow in six Mississippi cities to ensure voters are treated fairly. Attorneys will observe polling place activities in Brookhaven, Greenwood, Isola, Meridian, Philadelphia and Ruleville. The monitoring is designed to enforce provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits discrimination based [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 3,2013
Tags: blight, city, city government, home, housing, housing code, municipal, municipality, property, real estate, rent, rental, renter, residence, residential real estate
AMORY — The City of Amory is redrafting a rental housing code to combat what officials say is blight and deterioration that many residents feel not only bring property values down, but signals a decline in the quality of living. “Rental housing is just one area of our problems, but we are focusing on it [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 3,2013
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FULTON — Citizens may soon have to vote on whether or not to legalize the sale of beer and light wine within the Fulton city limits. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports a Fulton special interest group known as the Concerned Citizens for Fulton’s Future is currently seeking the necessary support to bring the sale [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 3,2013
Tags: alderman, board of aldermen, city, city government, elerction, executive, mayor, municipal, municipality, political campaign, politician, Politics, poll, vote, voter, Voting
BYRAM — There are 20 names on tomorrow’s ballot for the first municipal election in Mississippi’s newest city. Three of them want to become the first mayor of Byram. There are two at-large candidates for the Board of Alderman, four candidates in Ward 1, three in Ward 6, and two each in Wards 2-5. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 29,2013
Tags: city, city government, municipal, municipality, noise, noise pollution, rail, railroad, railroad crossing, railway, train
TUPELO — Authorities in Tupelo are looking into establishing “quiet zones” at railroad crossings. The plan would entail increasing security by installing crossing arms, and in some cases additional lights, at the crossings so engineers would not have to sound their horns as they move through the area. WTVA-TV reports the project, if approved by [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 28,2013
Tags: ad hoc committee, bridge, city council, city councilman, city government, Commercial Real Estate, community development, economic development, island, job, job creation, municipal, municipality, real estate, river, tourism, tourist, visitor, wealth creation
COLUMBUS — There has been much talk over the years about what kind of economic development projects could be lured to the Island, but so far, no one has been able to come to agreement. Now, the Island’s future is on the table again, with the formation of an ad hoc committee to explore options [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 22,2013
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GAUTIER — At the end of the this week’s Gautier City Council meeting, Mayor Tommy Fortenberry made a motion to use the June 4 ballot as a “trial run” for the 2 percent tax-levy issue. Fortenberry said he was concerned at the low turnout of the primary election and wants to make sure residents are [...] [...]
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