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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 6, 2007

Feds allot $20M for roads

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/6/7 County roads on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that buckled and cracked under the weight of heavy debris will be repaired with $20 million, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced Wednesday. The six south Mississippi counties slammed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 will repair selected roads and be reimbursed from the pot. “We…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 6, 2007

Council looks at temps in budget saga

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/6/7 City Council members expect to learn today what impact temporary workers have on Jackson’s budget and whether they can divert that money to other areas for fiscal 2008. Council members began the inquiry Wednesday after hearing from Public Works Director Thelman Boyd that his department routinely used temporary laborers. Boyd said he…