A rose to former Starkville mayor Parker Wiseman, whose efforts to obtain grant funding for the city's aging sewer system have born fruit almost a year after he left office. This week, the city was informed that it would receive a $1-million matching grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for sewer system improvements, an application process than began during Wiseman's second term in office, which ended last July. It's a 75-25 match, which means the city would have to provide $250,000, whic
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