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NEW IN MADISON COUNTY — Mississippi Bio-Medical Business Collaboratory to be introduced Friday by Alan Turner Published: October 23,2014 Tags: Business, healthcare, Mississippi, real estate This week, Madison County will take a giant step forward in the world of...

By Katie Eubanks THE MADISON COUNTY Board of Supervisors approved a handful of final plats last week, including one for a brand-new subdivision in the Gluckstadt area. Phase one of Saddle Brook has 42 lots and is located between Ashbrooke Trail and the Fieldstone...

By Katie Eubanks THE MADISON COUNTY Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) awarded a $1.2 million airport study contract without bidding it out because the agency wanted someone with “ownership” in the project, said MCEDA Executive Director Tim Coursey. In April 2013,...

Written by Nell Luter Floyd Special to Hinds Ledger The historic Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church in Madison and its grounds are worth a visit any day. The first Saturday of each October provides an extra special reason and that’s true once again thanks to the...

CANTON - Mississippi Film Studios will be in private hands after a leasing deal between the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) and Mad Genius Inc. CEO Rick Moore was recently finalized. Multiple media reports claimed Mississippi Film Studios was...

The 3rd Annual Madison County Celebration sponsored by the Madison County Creative Economy Council will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25, from 5-7 p.m. at the Town of Livingston located at the intersection of Highway 463 and Highway 22 in Madison County. The Madison...

By Katie Eubanks IF A MANUFACTURING company in Madison County needs safety training for its workers, chances are that training will come from the Holmes Community College Workforce Training Program. In fiscal year 2014, which ran from July 1, 2013 through June 30,...

By Katie Eubanks A SITE STUDY for a new airport in Madison County is about 75 percent complete, one official said. “I think we’ll probably see something [more definite] by the end of the month. It won’t be before then,” said Tim Coursey, executive director of the...

By Katie Eubanks BESIDES THE NISSAN PLANT in Canton, which will start paying full taxes on some assets this year, Gluckstadt saw the most growth in assessed values in Madison County last year, said Tax Assessor Gerald Barber. Barber presented the preliminary 2014 tax...

By Katie Eubanks MADISON COUNTY has approved three road agreements with the cities of Madison and Ridgeland, with work on several Ridgeland streets to be finished by the end of the budget year. Last week the Madison County Board of Supervisors approved three...