Stories from Wednesday, June 7, 2023

By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier The city of Keiser was the first to be awarded funds through the Mississippi County Infrastructure Grant Program. On Monday, the county announced that $200,000 through the American Rescue Plan Act will be contributed to the city’s Highway 181 Lift Station rehabilitation plan. Due to the age of the station, the city’s wastewater collection system suffers heavy fluctuation in flow during rains. This causes overflows of the existing stations...

County Judge John Nelson announced a $41,250 grant to the town of Etowah, alongside mayor Bo McCollum on June 6. This was awarded through the county infrastructure grant program. Funds will be used on Etowah’s wastewater treatment facility standby generator replacement project. ...

Rosita Leyva Lopez, 57, of Osceola, formerly of Dyess, passed away June 5, 2023, at SMC Medical Center in Osceola. She was born March 3, 1966, in Weslaco, Texas, to Mario Alberto Lopez and Maria DeJesus Olivares. Rosita was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Nora Lopez...