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After hearing, supervisors vote for loan for new park

Associated Press — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:39:39 +0000

MADISON COUNTY — Supports say a new 60-acre park in rural, northern Madison County will provide needed ball fields and walking trails while bringing in new area businesses to stimulate the local economy. Opponents, however, say they’re concerned about the cost to taxpayers, rural safety and flooding. The Clarion-Ledger reports the Board of Supervisors says [...]

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Employee wellness program partners with UMMC

MBJ Staff — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:57:37 +0000

RIDGELAND — The employee health program WellnessPlus has formed a partnership with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). UMMC will develop and review medical and health-related information that will be available online to the employees of WellnessPlus client companies. Bill Ray, WellnessPlus CEO, said, “UMMC physicians will serve as a medical advisory board to [...]

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OSHA cites manufacturer after two workers are killed

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:03:09 +0000

PASCAGOULA — Mississippi Phosphates Corp. has been cited by the government for 40 safety and health violations following the deaths of two workers in separate incidents at the company’s Pascagoula plant. Occupational Safety and Health Administration say in a news release it has proposed penalties of $165,900. The company has 10 days to appeal. On [...]

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County first to offer ‘Exercise is Medicine’ program

Associated Press — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:50:25 +0000

RANKIN COUNTY — A new exercise and education program coordinated by the American College of Sports Medicine is starting up in Rankin County. The Clarion-Ledger reports Mississippi is the first state in the Exercise is Medicine Network, which strives to make exercise a standard part of disease prevention and treatment. The network’s adviser, Phil Trotter, [...]

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Judge to decide if Snopek missed deadline with St. Dominic lawsuit

Associated Press — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:42:02 +0000

MADISON — A judge says he will decide this week whether a former professional baseball player missed a three-year deadline to file a lawsuit against St. Dominic Health Services in a legal dispute over a Madison athletic facility project. The Clarion-Ledger reports today if Hinds County Circuit Judge Bill Gowan rules the statute of limitation [...]

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Spurs nearly complete connecting trail with city’s downtown

Associated Press — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:12:32 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The pieces that will link downtown Hattiesburg and the Longleaf Trace finally are falling into place. The spurs that eventually will connect Kamper Park/Hattiesburg Zoo and the Hattiesburg Train Depot to the spear of the Trace nearly are complete. Construction on the main bike path-walkway that will run from just west of U.S. [...]

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City to reject aquatic center bids; all exceeded budget by more than $1M

Associated Press — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:04:46 +0000

TUPELO — The city will reject bids from companies hoping to build Tupelo’s new indoor aquatic center because all exceeded budget by at least $1.4 million. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports six companies submitted bids for the project, which will put a 45,000-square-foot complex at Veterans Park. Bids ranged from $13.4 million to $15.2 [...]

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Viking Range opening clinic for workers, dependents

MBJ Staff — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:12:56 +0000

GREENWOOD — Viking Range Corporation has unveiled plans for the Viking Health and Wellness Center, which will provide health and wellness services for Viking employees and their covered dependents on the Viking health plan. The health clinic will be in downtown Greenwood in a building owned by Viking and will be managed by Mississippi-based Medical Analysis, [...]

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St. Dominic supporting city’s annexation bid

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:30:56 +0000

MADISON — St. Dominic Hospital is working with Madison officials on the possible annexation of 400 acres the hospital owns just north of the city and east of Interstate 55. The Madison County Journal reports city officials have approved the first phase of St. Dominic’s plan to build a new sports complex on the land. [...]

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Work to begin on The Esplanade wellness complex

Associated Press — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:35:08 +0000

MADISON — Work will begin in October on athletic fields and a sports training facility, the first phase of The Esplanade, a multi-million-dollar health and wellness complex on 110 acres owned by St. Dominic Hospital in Madison County. Lester Diamond, executive vice president for operations for St. Dominic, tells The Clarion-Ledger the public-private partnership is [...]

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