Starkville playing infrastructure project catch up with $2.7M bond issuance
Starkville aldermen approved a $2.7 million-maximum bond package last week that will help workers tend to a growing list of road, drainage and access projects in the next three years.
Call for road bond finds little support
Conflicting ideologies on infrastructure upkeep and the existing tax burden on residents again clashed Monday as supervisors continue balancing complaints about Oktibbeha County’s road system with the board’s financial restraints and an ever-growing work list.
Supes move forward with industrial development bond
Oktibbeha County supervisors approved two resolutions that continue a joint city-county process that will fund a new industrial park near the Highway 25 and Highway 182 intersection.
Our View: Their own worst enemies
The old saying about ineptitude goes, “They could mess up a two-car funeral.”
School bond issue meeting tonight
Parents and community members wishing to learn more about the proposed bond issue for the Lowndes County School
LCSD to present new $44 million bond
The Lowndes County School District board of trustees is putting another bond issue in front of voters.
$3M bond could double Starkville’s capital improvements
Starkville aldermen will discuss today a proposed $3 million general obligation bond and a potential 5 percent water rate increase.
Our View: Lowndes School board on message for second bond issue vote
The Lowndes County School Board would like you to know that the main reason last summer’s school bond issue failed at the polls was because of some truly awful messaging.
LCSD sets special meeting to decide on bond
The Lowndes County School District board of trustees announced it will hold an additional special session to determine the content, dollar amount and date of a pending bond issue at Friday’s board meeting.
$1M bond for Sprint Mart suspect
A Columbus man is facing three felony charges for his alleged role in a Wednesday morning robbery at a Military Road convenience store.
Lowndes School District mulls bond decision
The Lowndes County School Board met Thursday to work out details of a proposed bond issue, but the amount of the bond and the date it will be presented to voters remains unclear.
Supes approve refinancing of $7 million bonds
It only took a minute for the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors to sign off on a measure it believes may ultimately save the county $200,000 in bond payments.
Murder suspect’s bond set at $1 million
A 27-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son inside their home this week appeared in Lowndes County Justice Court on Wednesday.
PPS Starkville, Partnership organize school bond educational efforts
The organization that represents Starkville’s business community and a city school district stakeholder group launched a campaign Wednesday to educate county residents.
LCSD delays vote on bond issue
Lowndes County School District board members have decided to postpone a district-wide vote on a bond issue expected to be worth $39.9 million.
Lowndes school officials leaning toward $39.9M bond
Details of a Lowndes County School District bond, which was announced a month ago, should be made clear by the end of next week.
OCSD preparing $13.2M-maximum bond ahead of July’s consolidation
Oktibbeha County School District has filed its intent to issue up to $13.2 million in bonds to help facilitate construction of new buildings needed for the consolidated school district’s partnership with Mississippi State University.
Lowndes schools to discuss bond on Monday
The Lowndes County School District board will meet Monday to discuss a proposed bond issue that could allow the district to expand and renovate district facilities.
Lowndes schools to push bond issue, again
Voters in the Lowndes County School District will return to the polls on Feb. 3 to consider a bond that will allow the district to expand and renovate district facilities.
Bond reduction denied for Buffalo Wild Wings suspect
A bond reduction has been denied for a woman accused of fatally shooting another woman in the parking lot of a Columbus restaurant.