Lowndes County is hoping to recover more than $400,000 in owed ad valorem taxes from three companies.
The board of supervisors granted permission to Tax Assessor Greg Andrews on Monday to pursue the taxes, which are owed by KiOR, CalStar and Southern Wood Fiber.
Together, the companies owe $411,833 in ad valorem taxes for 2015.
Andrews said he's spoken to Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering about the matter, and has been instructed to withhold the properties from the county's tax sale at the
Alex Holloway was formerly a reporter with The Dispatch.
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