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August 9, 2016

Counties still housing inmates for free labor despite no MDOC reimbursement

Counties opt for free state inmate labor Even though the state stopped paying counties to house Joint State County Work Program inmates in county jails, the county facilities are still housing them for the free labor. “It would have cost us a lot more to replace the workers than what it costs to house them,”…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 9, 2016

Up, up and away! Cost for MS Power’s Kemper rises another $43 million, completion date pushed back

Kemper plant to cost $43M more as completion date extended Mississippi Power Co. says it will take at least another month to put into operation the power plant it’s building in Kemper County. Atlanta-based Southern Co., the parent of the electrical utility, announced Monday that it’s pushing back the completion date from Sept. 30 to…