DeSoto County News

Legislature fails in budget talks
May 31, 2009 by: The Commercial Appeal

JACKSON -- After four days of on-again, off-again negotiations, Mississippi legislators adjourned Friday without reaching agreement on a budget for the 2010 fiscal year that begins July 1.

House and Senate budget negotiators will continue talk...
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$16M bond issue in planning stage
May 06, 2009 by: DeSoto Times-Tribune

DESOTO COUNTY - DeSoto County Supervisors Monday voted to allow financial adviser Demery Grubbs to begin the paperwork for issuance of at least $16 million in general obligation bonds.

The bond could be used for a wide range of county improveme...
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Many ups, some downs in DeSoto County alderman races
May 06, 2009 by: The Commercial Appeal

With more than 50 candidates on the ballot in four cities, alderman races offered a mixed bag of primary election results throughout DeSoto County on Tuesday.

Many incumbents won their party nominations, according to complete but unofficial to...
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Incumbent mayors win nominations in Southaven and Hernando
May 06, 2009 by: The Commercial Appeal

It was a good day for incumbents in DeSoto County mayoral races Tuesday, with the sitting mayors in Hernando and Southaven winning their party nominations in primary elections, according to complete but unofficial returns, and Olive Branch's mayor...
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Stimulus could boost Mississippi funding
Mar 06, 2009 by: The Commercial Appeal

JACKSON -- Mississippi's $2.3 billion share of federal stimulus money includes $829 million of flexible funds that could be used to supplant existing state funding, according to the Council of State Governments.

Representatives of the CSG's Sou...
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DeSoto takes stock of greenways
Mar 03, 2009 by: The Commercial Appeal

The DeSoto County greenway project is conducting an inventory of the county's green spaces -- primarily parks and trails that have either been built or designed.

Larry Jarrett, director of the greenway project, told the Board of Supervisors Mo...
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DeSoto County commits $4 million for new bridges
Mar 03, 2009 by: The Commercial Appeal

The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors voted to commit up to $4 million Monday as the county's share of the costs for two bridges over Interstate 269.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation estimated the costs for the bridges at Craft Roa...
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