The strangest eminent domain case ever
“There is an intriguing eminent domain case going on in south Mississippi. It involves a popular, well-known local eatery, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the local county government and a 100-foot strip of land…
McComb to take over neglected cemetery under eminent domain
“The judge’s bench was a folding table and a folding chair was the witness stand when a Pike County judge turned Greenwood Cemetery over to the City of McComb. The Enterprise-Journal (http://bit.ly/W0FDUY ) reports that…
Eminent domain hearing to be held over historic cemetery’s fate
“A historic cemetery in McComb will be the site of a court hearing this week. The eminent domain hearing was scheduled after area residents asked the city to take over and clean up Greenwood Cemetery….
Contractor chosen for Old West Point Road work
“State Aid Road money had long hung in the balance and was in jeopardy of being taken away from the project due to a property owner’s reluctance to grant the county right-of-way so construction could…
Pipeline carrier bill dies quietly
“If the dueling narratives in the run-up to the deadline for the bill to clear the Senate are any indication, those on each side will hone in on the issue when it comes time to…
Pipeline bill headed to Senate
“Mississippi is losing millions of dollars because access to a network of carbon dioxide-carrying pipelines is closed. That’s the claim made by advocates of a bill in the Mississippi Senate, which if passed, would require…
Court backs utility in eminent domain case
“The Mississippi Court of Appeals has sided with a south Mississippi utility authority in a dispute over the use of eminent domain to take private property for a sewage plant built with federal Hurricane Katrina…
Court of Appeals rules for Coast utility authority
“The Mississippi Court of Appeals has sided with a South Mississippi utility authority in a dispute over the use of eminent domain to take private property for a massive sewage plant built with federal Hurricane…
Court rules for utility in eminent domain case
“The Mississippi Court of Appeals has sided with a south Mississippi utility authority in a dispute over the use of eminent domain to take private property for a massive sewage plant built with federal Hurricane…
McComb moves toward acquiring cemetery
“City officials have the process to acquire the Burglund neighborhood’s Greenwood Cemetery, which has no apparent owner and is seldom maintained. The Enterprise-Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1eLz9ly) McComb selectmen voted this past week to allow board attorney…