MS SENATE APPROVES MAJOR ECONOMIC EXPANSION MEASURE

The Mississippi Senate today passed a bill that will enable the creation of hundreds of new jobs at the Nissan plant in Madison County.  The bill would allow the issuance of up to $100 million in “revenue-only” bonds to support expansion at and around the...

COUNTY’S BOND RATING STAYS HIGH

By ALINE CARAMBAT Madison County continues to have the second highest bond rating available, according to a recent review by Moody’s Investors Services. At Monday’s bi-monthly meeting of the Board of sSupervisors, officials said the county’s credit...