On rainy days, the grounds of Gentry High School flood, the roofs leak and the awnings over the walkways leak water on students as they enter the building.
Even on sunny days, the facilities around the Indianola portion of the Sunflower County Consolidated School District experience plumbing issues and broken HVAC systems.
Sunflower County has a budget.
On Friday the Sunflower County Board of Supervisors met in a special session and approved the adoption of the proposed budget and tax levy for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, which did not raise the millage rate.
The second of two mayoral forums featuring the three Democratic party candidates for Indianola’s mayoral post will be held next Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Sunflower County Courthouse.
The Sunflower County Branch No. 5333 of the NAACP is hosting the forum.
The organization hosted a forum at Gentry High School in early September.
The 2017 Indianola municipal race has already begun to show indications of signage vandalism as candidates are claiming intentional damage to their political signs.
Some signage may have fallen victim to blustery weather and some improper installation, but others show definite signs of malicious intent.
Escaped inmate Ryan Young 22 was taken back into custody without incident on Wednesday after being on the run for at least three days.
Young, who was declared armed and dangerous, was caught east of Mound Bayou on Watson Road, just after 5 p.m., where he apparently ran from a house as authorities approached.
A major sidewalk project, along with $50,000 of taxpayer money, is in danger of being lost.
On Wednesday, Indianola police arrested Jeremy Bradford 32, 623 Garrard Road and Alexis Spencer 33, same address and charged both with possession of crack cocaine with intend to distribute. Spencer is also charged with simple possession of marijuana.
Mississippi State Sen. Willie Simmons says legislators in Jackson have balked at raising additional revenue to help repair and replace critical infrastructure because they have not heard from the citizens.
The lack of a quorum caused Monday night’s Indianola Board of Aldermen meeting to be postponed.
Mayor Steve Rosenthal said on Wednesday that the meeting has been rescheduled for tonight at 7 p.m.
Only Aldermen Dana Myrick and Ruben Wood were present. Rosenthal said.
Multiple Mississippi agencies will host a town hall meeting in Indianola on Sept. 19 to address the growing impact of opioids in Mississippi communities.
According to a release from the Mississippi Department of Health this week, the meeting will take place at the Charles W. Capps Jr. Technology Center at 6:30 p.m. that day.
