Madison Co. gets $5M in state funding for Bozeman Road widening project Mississippi Capitol Building (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | April 5, 2021 at 4:45 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 4:45 PM
MADISON CO., Miss. (WLBT) - Madison County received a $5 million boost from the state in its efforts to address increasing traffic along Bozeman Road.
As part of the state’s annual bond bill, lawmakers awarded the county $5 million toward a project to widen a 1.7-mile stretch of Bozeman from Mississippi 463 to Reunion Parkway.
The funds account for about a fifth of the overall cost of the project, which is expected to run around $24.5 million.
Madison Co. officials wary about taking over Canton elections Canton Mayor William Truly, Jr. (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | March 1, 2021 at 11:56 AM CST - Updated March 1 at 12:08 PM
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Madison County officials are seeking an attorney general’s opinion before taking over Canton’s 2021 municipal elections.
The city petitioned the county to take over the elections in February, in part, citing the federal fraud charges were brought against city officials following the 2017 races.
On Monday, the board directed board attorney Mike Espy to seek an opinion from the state attorney general to determine if the county could hire a private firm to run the elections, with some board members saying they want to wash their hands of it.