by Associated Press Published: February 9,2012
Tags: air travel, airplanes, airports, aviation, county government, federal government, flying, grant, supervisors, transportation, travel
GREENWOOD — Leflore County supervisors have delayed action on a grant to tear down and rebuild a general aviation area at the Greenwood-Leflore Airport.
The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the general aviation area has never been used because of design problems.
Supervisors say they want to meet with the airport board next week.
The Delta Regional Authority grant would [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 8,2012
Tags: athletics, city government, colleges, construction, county government, education, expansion, higher education, physical education, recreation, schools, sports, tennis, universities
OXFORD — Lafayette County will partner with the city of Oxford and the University of Mississippi in an expansion of the John Leslie Tennis Facility.
The city and Ole Miss each committed $550,000 to a scaled-down project, which eliminates a viewing deck and clubhouse. The plan now calls for 12 new courts and a building to [...] [...]
HARRISON COUNTY — Harrison County supervisors have denied an appeal by a business to open a dirt pit on Mississippi 53.
Chris Fore of Gulf Coast Land Holding, LLC, wanted a conditional-use permit for a 70-acre dirt pit on the state road but was turned down by the county’s Planning Commission.
The Sun Herald reports supervisors voted [...] [...]
PEARL RIVER COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has asked Pearl River County for a comprehensive waste disposal plan.
The Picayune Item reports county officials are unhappy about spending the money but can do nothing about it. Such plans are required by state law every 10 years.
County Administrator Adrain Lumpkin Jr. told supervisors other [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2012
Tags: agreement, avenues, boulevards, bridges, construction, contractors, county government, highways, infrastructure, municipal government, project, road builders, road building, roads, state government, streets
LAFAYETTE COUNTY — State transportation officials say road projects in the Oxford area are still on the drawing board — they are just being drawn very slowly.
Last year, the Mississippi Department of Transportation presented the city and Lafayette County a proposal that lumped a new Highway 6 intersection with two other projects.
The Oxford Eagle reports [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 24,2012
Tags: athletiics, colleges, community development, construction, county government, education, higher education, municipal government, schools, sports, tennis, universities
OXFORD — A scaled-down version of an expansion of the John Leslie Tennis Facility in Oxford will be presented to Lafayette County supervisors.
The Oxford Eagle reports last year county officials wouldn’t agree to a $3 million proposal to expand the facility from eight to 20 tennis courts.
Mayor Pat Patterson says the city and University of [...] [...]
PICKENS — A federal judge has sentenced former Holmes County Supervisor Larry Dennis to 30 months in prison
Dennis pleaded guilty in September in a bribery case related to cleanup from the April 2010 tornadoes that swept through Mississippi. The U.S. attorney’s office said that on two occasions in 2010, Dennis, who is 59 and from [...] [...]
HERANADO — DeSoto County supervisors have approved refinancing $22 million in 2004 general obligation bonds, a move that could save $900,000.
The Commercial Appeal reports the board also approved a health coverage pact for county employees. The new plan keeps rates flat.
The current interest rate the county must pay from 2015 to 2024 ranges from 4.25 [...] [...]
COLUMBUS and WEST POINT — The Columbus Lowndes Development LINK (LINK) board of directors has voted to establish a formal affiliation between the LINK and the West Point Clay County Community Growth Alliance (Growth Alliance).
“We are very excited to team with the West Point and Clay County community,” stated LINK board president Jim McAlexander. “It is a natural fit since [...] [...]
DESOTO COUNTY — A delegation from DeSoto County is going to Washington, D.C., to battle a feared ozone ranking.
The Commercial Appeal reports the delegation includes local county government and economic development officials.
The county is faced with a Feb. 29 deadline to object to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to list the county as “nonattainment” on [...] [...]
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