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by MBJ Staff Published: June 18,2013 RIDGELAND — C Spire Wireless has launched WiFi On, a free app that gives users a connection to a Wi-Fi network with over 12 million global hotspots. C Spire is partnering with Devicescape, a San Bruno, Calif.-based Wi-Fi connection...

MADISON - The City of Madison again sets the tone for doing things the right way. That is evident with the naming of Neighborhood Information Manager, George Ellmore, as the Presi- dent of the Mississippi Association of Code Enforcement Officials (MACE). The mission...

By MBJ Staff Published: June 14,2013 RIDGELAND — The Memphis Grizzlies and C Spire Wireless have entered into a multi-year extension of an agreement involving the NBA Western Conference team and FedExForum. Terms were not disclosed. As part of the agreement, the...

MADISON COUNTY, MS- Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) is pleased to announce the unveiling of its website featuring updated information, easier navigation and new interactive maps. The launch of the new site is part of MCEDA’s efforts to enhance...

MADISON, Mississippi — Madison County taxpayers could be buying car tags and filing for homestead exemptions in a more spacious southern annex in Madison sometime in July. After six months of discussions, The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/15Rqoyi) the...

Madison County Supervisors presented a resolution at Monday night's meeting celebrating Nissan's 10th anniversary year of operation in Canton. Since the plant's arrival in May of 2003, Nissan has invested $2.6 billion into the Canton manufacturing plant, along with...

Madison County supervisors voted 3-2 to move forward with the purchase of the Community Trust Bank building at 171 Cobblestone Drive in Madison as a courthouse annex. District 1 Supervisor John Bell Crosby has pushed for the purchase since November, when Tax Assessor...

GLUCKSTADT - Richard Patrick and Austin Evans, two Blues lovin' business savvy Mississippians and founders of Cathead Distillery, recently celebrated three years of making the first and only legal liquor produced in the state. The two college pals met while attending...

The Madison County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a new bond plan on Monday, distributing $6.8 million among the five districts for various projects throughout the county. The board approved a previous plan last month in which the board estimated...

Mississippi ranks 10th nationally in Overall Economic Outlook for 2013, according to the Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic State Competitiveness Index just released by the American Legislative Exchange Council's Center for State Fiscal Reform....