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Supervisors hire HORNE to conduct hospital-sale feasibility study

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:35:16 +0000

NATCHEZ and JACKSON — The Adams County Board of Supervisors has selected the HORNE Group as the firm that will determine if the sale of county-owned Natchez Regional Medical Center is feasible. The Jackson-based certified public accounting and business advisory firm completed a similar study for the county in 2008. The feasibility study is the [...]

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Supervisors to talk about rising costs, dwindling budget

Associated Press — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:18:17 +0000

BILOXI — Mississippi supervisors gather on the Gulf Coast next week to talk about roads and bridges, economic development, water resources and other issues. The core issue is money. Counties, just like municipalities, are faced with dwindling tax bases and rising costs. Something has to be done without harm to the taxpayers, says Steve A. [...]

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Supervisors move to buy warehouse for Genesis Energy project

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:25:55 +0000

NATCHEZ — A chance to help a local industry speed up a $30-million investment has prompted the Adams County Board of Supervisors to simplify what had become a complex process to purchase large warehouse near the Natchez-Adams County Port. The county had originally planned to help purchase the building through a complicated agreement that would [...]

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Officials overrun by records; supervisors conference room in jeopardy

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:38:18 +0000

HERNANDO — There’s hardly room to squeeze through the boxes of DeSoto County records packed nearly to the ceiling in a third-floor room of the county administration building. Supervisor Lee Caldwell of Nesbit indicated a Toys for Tots box for Christmastime donations, high in one corner. “That’s the only box in here that’s not full,” [...]

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County recoups money stolen by former facility manager

Associated Press — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:06:46 +0000

CORINTH — The state auditor’s office says an investigation into a former manager of the Crossroads Arena in Corinth has resulted in money returning to that facility. State Auditor Stacey Pickering’s office said in a news release the investigation looked into misappropriation of public funds by Reggie Churchwell, the facility’s former manager. Pickering’s office says [...]

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Hospital trustees to choose firm for study of sale

Associated Press — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:34:57 +0000

NATCHEZ — The Natchez Regional Medical Center board of trustees will recommend to county officials next week who they think should determine if the sale of the county-owned hospital is feasible. The Rev. Leroy White — chairman of the hospital trustees — said the hospital has gotten several inquiries from firms about conducting a feasibility [...]

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County administrator fired; action was not on agenda

Associated Press — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:06:28 +0000

CANTON — The Madison County Board of Supervisors has fired county administrator David Overby. In an unexpected move that was not included on yesterday’s agenda, the board voted 3-2 to terminate Overby, who was hired by the board when the members took office in January 2012. Overby, a certified public accountant, formerly worked as finance [...]

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Supervisors taking proposals for hospital-sale study

Associated Press — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:33:41 +0000

NATCHEZ — Adams County is seeking proposals from groups to complete a feasibility study to determine if the publicly-owned Natchez Regional Medical Center should be sold, leased or if nothing should change. The board of supervisors reached the decision this week after meeting with the hospital board. “We are not going to be able to [...]

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Supervisors give themselves 15 percent pay raise

Associated Press — Wed, 29 May 2013 11:37:52 +0000

LIBERTY — Amite County supervisors have voted themselves a 15 percent pay raise. The Enterprise-Journal reports the action came this past week. Supervisors say it the first one for the board in nearly a decade and is allowed by state law. The board voted unanimously for their increases, which come to $5,700 for each of [...]

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Supervisors to talk with trustees about selling hospital

Associated Press — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:43 +0000

NATCHEZ — Natchez Regional Medical Center could soon go on the market, with the Adams County Board of Supervisors saying they want to meet with NRMC’s board of trustees to discuss selling the hospital. At least three parties have expressed interest in the county-owned property. Supervisor Mike Lazarus made the suggestion at the supervisors’ meeting, [...]

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