Plans to begin construction on the planned Lamont Sewage Treatment Facility are moving closer to happening after a nearly year-long delay. The facility was previously put on hold due to planning and property considerations regarding the location of the site, but now, Bolivar County Engineer Bob Eley has expressed optimism for the project, stating that he is ready to start advertising construction bids to contractors. Eley expects to discuss the bids received during an April meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
Cleveland mobile home park owner Michael ko could face up to 10 years in prison and over 20 thousand dollars in fines if convicted on charges stemming from an incident last November, when tenants claim the landlord shut the water off to nearly 20 local families. reports also suggest that ko, a radiologist from greenwood, is scheduled to appear in a Bolivar county justice court room in mid may.
On February 8, 2010, The Delta State University Hamilton-White Child Development received 4 out of 5 stars from the Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System, a rating system for licensed child care providers in Mississippi. The DSU Child Development Center is among three other licensed centers with a rating of 4 out of 5 to date. There are 1,730 licensed child care centers in Mississippi.
Man's best friend is the center of attention as the Bolivar County Humane Society teams up with In Defense of Animals to begin a major fundraising push targeted at easing capacity locally, by sending some of the animals out of state. So far, the two groups have raised just under a third of the 18-hundred dollars they need to make the effort happen, and say they're already planning small events like an April bake sale to help increase funding. If you'd like to learn more about the fundraiser and relocation process, contact the Humane Society's Sherry Norquist at 662-719-8199.
