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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 and bond rating...

Madison County Administrator David Overby announced today that Madison County received a credit rating of Aa2, which is the highest rating of any county or city within the State of Mississippi. This is the same credit rating as the State of Mississippi. Moody’s Credit...

Despite the increased amount of rainfall seen last month, Ridgeland officials say that construction on the Lake Harbour widening project has maintained steady progress so far and remains on schedule for an April 2014 completion. "In the overall scheme of things, the...

Special to the Herald Ridgeland and Madison County supervisors are urging state officials to locate the Mississippi Department of Revenue in the city. Both Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee and the Board of Aldermen and the Madison County Board of Supervisors passed...

by ALINE CARAMBAT MADISON - Construction on the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services' new 48,500 square-foot addition is on track and set to open in April, according to Executive Director of MDRS Butch McMillan. The $12 million project began late January...

State tax office could be in R'land By MICHAEL SIMMONS Madison County Board of Supervisors President Gerald Steen says the state should continue with a proposals process that could potentially bring the Mississippi Department of Revenue headquarters to Ridgeland. The...

by Ted Carter Published: February 8,2013 The City of Madison’s objections to Jackson State University’s plan to open a satellite campus in the city comes just as Madison County has wrapped up work on a strategic plan that puts cultivating an educated workforce atop...

Madison County officials are rolling out the welcome mat for Jackson State University. The Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved a resolution welcoming JSU’s satellite campus to the community. “We want to work with you,” board president Gerald Steen told...

CLASSES ARE FORMING NOW FOR OPERATION JUMPSTART ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING IN MADISON COUNTY Madison County, MS- Have you dreamed of starting your own business? Are you ready to expand your existing business but aren’t sure how?  Operation JumpStart can help! Madison...

By ALINE CARAMBAT A $400,000 renovation of the historic Madison County Courthouse on the Canton square was approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday utilizing a federal grant. The board approved a three-phase plan, which entails repairing moisture damage,...