Supes discuss more debt, possible tax increase, for new 5-year road plan
Oktibbeha County supervisors continued grappling Tuesday morning with the prospect of issuing more bonds to cover a new five-year road work plan.
Board approves $22 million in revenue bonds for Starkville Utilities
The Starkville board of Aldermen on Tuesday authorized Starkville Utilities Department to issue up to $22 million in revenue bonds to fund major electric and water system projects.
EMCC borrows $13M on behalf of counties without final approval
East Mississippi Community College may have issued bonds for local funding for the Communiversity without the proper authorization resolutions in place.
Supes continue to mull possible bonds for road improvements
Oktibbeha County supervisors took the next step Monday toward funding Blackjack Road improvements and are mulling the prospect of issuing up to $10 million in bonds for other improvement projects.
No objections emerge against Oktibbeha industrial park bonds
Both Oktibbeha County supervisors and Starkville aldermen continued a process to issue a combined $14 million in general obligation bonds for a new industrial park after no organized protests or objections to the financing package emerged this week.
SOCSD trustees approve first round of school bonds
The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $5.49 million bond issuance Tuesday and is expected to issue the remainder of a previously adopted $16 million-maximum intent notice in early 2017.
Paving project list expected in Aug.
The city is in the final steps of ironing out a list of road projects to address with a $5 million bond issue, according to city engineer Kevin Stafford.
Industrial park bonds set for fall issuance
Oktibbeha County and Starkville are set to issue a combined $14 million in bonds to fund a new industrial park this fall after supervisors approved their half of the issuance notice Monday.
City council takes first step for paving bonds
The Columbus City Council unanimously voted to allow the city’s financial counsel to begin forming a finance package for $5 million in general obligation bonds for road paving.
Miss. lawmakers agree to borrow $250M in bonds
Mississippi state government would borrow $250 million under an agreement between House and Senate negotiators that’s headed to the desk of Gov. Phil Bryant.
Universities seek fresh multiyear bond deal with lawmakers
After three years of predictability on bond funding, officials at Mississippi’s eight public universities are hoping for a new multiyear agreement with lawmakers on the level of funding they can expect.
LCSD accepts bid on $44M bond issue
The Lowndes County School District board of trustees accepted a bid from Raymond James and Associates in Memphis on its $44 million worth of general obligation bonds Tuesday.
Lowndes Co. schools get construction update
One majority project is behind schedule and another may soon be.
Lowndes Co. schools approve $121M budget
The Lowndes County School District Board of Trustees met Tuesday to approve the district budget for the 2015-2016 school year and authorized the issuance of the $44 million in bonds voters approved in May.
LCSD weighs options on issuing bonds
Members of the Lowndes County School District Board of Trustees held a special meeting Thursday in which they considered their options for issuing the $44 million in bonds approved this month.
Starkville again commits to LINK-backed park search
Golden Triangle Development LINK chief operating officer Joey Deason predicted bond intent notices that could help fund a future industrial park will come before city and county leaders as early as July now that both boards have formally recommitted to the organization’s search for land.
Starkville awards bonds to Tenn. bank
Starkville aldermen awarded its $2.7 million-maximum infrastructure bonds to FTN Financial, a subsidiary of the Memphis, Tennessee-based First Horizon National Corporation, during Thursday’s recess meeting.
City debates role of court bonds
There is an ongoing debate in Columbus involving elected officials, the police department and judges about the role bond amounts should play in the city’s pursuit of deterring crime.
Our View: Judicial meddling
It concerned us recently when Columbus municipal judge Marc Amos was called before the city council and asked to explain a bond he set on April 13.
Industrial park bonds could move in April
A bond package financing a new Oktibbeha County industrial park could now move forward in April.