Hoping to finish what they started
The owners of the struggling Roberts Walthall Hotel are turning to the Jackson Redevelopment Authority for $11 million in 20-year development bonds in hopes of kickstarting the historic but largely dormant property.
The agency didn’t take any action on the matter Wednesday, and it’s not clear when it might bring the proposal up for a vote. (more…)
Move would benefit developers, board says
The Jackson Redevelopment Authority could soon have a set of guidelines in place concerning proposed development presentations and follow-through.
The standards could be voted on at JRA’s March meeting. (more…)
New guidelines for professional-service firms
After heated debate last month over how professional-service firms are selected for economic development projects, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority will institute a new set of guidelines for how they’re chosen.
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Constitution’s provision to be only issue
A judge on Monday postponed ruling whether some of former Gov. Haley Barbour’s pardons are invalid, including the reprieves for mansion trusties who served during his second term.
Danny Neely took office earlier this month as a Yazoo County Justice Court judge, but his stay on the bench is not assured.
In fact, it could be months before Neely knows whether his election is settled.
Jackson couple awarded $600K in case
A judge on Tuesday awarded a Jackson woman and her husband $600,435 in a lawsuit arising from an abortion the woman received in 2003.
Sale of $90 million in bonds OK’d by Jackson board, but action not final
Jackson Redevelopment Authority members on Friday offered conditional approval to fund a long-delayed hotel project, but not without heated debate and questions concerning its legality.
Challenger alleged voters offered alcohol
Longtime Holmes County Supervisor Norman Cobbins Jr. will begin serving another term in January after a challenger failed to prove accusations that Cobbins enticed voters with alcohol.
Cobbins, who has been District 1 supervisor for 16 years, faced that allegation and others from his Democratic primary opponent, Leonard Hampton, whom he defeated by three votes.
A special appointed judge recently ruled there was not enough evidence to back up Hampton’s allegations, clearing the way for Cobbins’ victory.
Parties reach a deal, but GO Zone financing an issue
A final, but unsigned, agreement is in place to build a long-delayed hotel across from the Jackson Convention Complex in downtown, although developers will have a narrow timeframe to sell tax-free bonds included in the project’s financing package.
“The dust is still settling on some details. We’re moving forward with (completing) that agreement,” said Porter Bingham, an adviser to the city on the hotel project.
But JRA has yet to issue about $96 million in bonds, including Gulf Opportunity Zone bonds that must be sold by Dec. 31.
Written by Ruth Ingram | Clarion Ledger
Raymond resident Leon Jones’ residency prevents him from running for Hinds County District 4 constable, a circuit judge ruled Wednesday.
Jones, a Democrat, appealed the Hinds County Election Commission’s Sept. 15 decision to remove him from the November ballot after Republican incumbent Constable Jon Lewis challenged Jones’ residency.