Funds from the $250,000 grant awarded by the state to the City of Magee should be available by the first of November, according to Mayor Dale Berry.
Berry attributed the success of the grant process to Senator Chris Caughman. The funds will be used to upgrade the city’s sewerage lagoon.
Public schools opened for the 2019-2020 school year last week with 3,545 students enrolled, which is a 125 student increase over last year.
According to the administration at last week’s school board meeting, the opening went smoothly, but some who attended the meeting felt differently.
I overheard daughter Anna Lauren speaking to her new baby who was born on August 1 in Memphis. She said, “Now be sweet and Poppie will write a column about your arrival and we can put in up on your bedroom wall.”
This should not come as much of a surprise in that the family is quite often the topic of my column.
Southern Rock LLC recently completed dirt work for the Mendenhall frontage road. The road will be located between East Street and the intersection of Highway 49 and Highway 13. The project was completed on schedule and paving will begin soon.
The Mayor's Health Council is a partnership with municipalities to establish coalitions governed by the Mayor's Office with the responsibility for creating healthy environments.
Trustmark Bank through a legal notice that appears in this week’s paper has announced foreclosure proceeding against the Medical Towers at Tuscan Court adjacent to Magee General Hospital.
The facility is owned in part by Dr. Charles Pruitt and Magee General Hospital.
Election results in Simpson County will necessitate a run-off election for August 27.
Primary elections were held Tuesday, August 6, to determine Democratic and Republican candidates for several offices.
We had the opportunity to visit with Mendenhall’s mayor, Todd Booth, who brought us up to snuff on some of the plans for improving Mendenhall.
Early Wednesday morning July 31, Simpson County Sheriff’s deputies and officers with the Mendenhall Police Dept. executed a search warrant at a home on Lee Street in Mendenhall.
According to Debbie Davis, Simpson County School District Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, summer school course offerings proved effective based upon the retest scores of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) third grade reading gate test.
