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County Administrator Carpenter introduced recipients and the board presented certificates and $500 checks to Emma Hosper and Paradis Lawrence. The certificates included signatures from the Mississippi Association of Supervisors executive director, Derek Sarette, and the president of the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors, Marvell Howard, according to the board’s prepared text.

Paradis Lawrence’s materials included a thank-you card noting she will attend Mississippi State University.

Why it matters: the scholarships are an annual program administered through the Mississippi Association of Supervisors and the county to help local graduating seniors attend a public university.

Provenance: scholarship presentations and photo opportunity recorded in the board’s awards portion of the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Supervisors Meeting May 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Oktibbeha County Board presented certificates and $500 checks to Emma Hosper and Paradis Lawrence as recipients of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors County Employees Scholarship.","taxTitle","Oktibbeha County, Mississippi","taxId",70877,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6556922,"Oktibbeha supervisors approve road equipment rentals, stop sign and authorize ditch investigation",1600,2035000,3635000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3377827-2df3d0418cac08ccf3e0e3d22e9d8dfd&start=2035&end=3635","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3377827-2df3d0418cac08ccf3e0e3d22e9d8dfd/thumbnail_2035000.jpg","/articles/6556922/Oktibbeha-County/Mississippi/Oktibbeha-supervisors-approve-road-equipment-rentals-stop-sign-and-authorize-ditch-investigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6556922-068b885ef3ef11b62b955859e519cfe7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773771147&Signature=R30DwtXAlhZJKwzqESQ-1qZjn4xYnor~t8MW5fTRcJRMs8rA2V5uM~46nIG~I6pH3WYc5SrhWM36KwCfuCU0B0aNcjoqB18FCaIMl4x75k1JwXlPGVu~wLcD7C653b10z-nf-tZiyCwwFqWNKS5pMCBnYqjugrwVZ5v66f-QAWZVcu6BT2h0KU442vqoPQRdqdvTa-g5-aGfIBYda9L61jTRPP7zpz4ZVgVNlDzE2ordRCVdZVxylHqYXs0bx80T4ikvPXj4mbXgkh5~cHCp1ACj4GqXMrXgX~fmhQwpW7PJtu1iTks5Lm4WgWz6OGXO2oNVvpAANoRNVzxLU6d-0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors on May 20 approved multiple road-department requests and directed staff to investigate a local ditch dispute that has blocked drainage onto a county right of way.

Road Manager (name not specified in the record) told the board the department needs temporary rental access to a pneumatic (steel-wheel) roller to support paving and grinding work. The board authorized a monthly rental agreement with a rent-to-own credit arrangement; the manager said rental credits apply toward purchase if the county subsequently buys the machine. The motion to authorize the rental was made and passed unanimously.

The board also approved a request from Sturgis to install several traffic-control devices. Supervisors voted to place a stop sign at the intersection of Tom Street and Craig Springs and granted approval to install city-requested signage at points where county roads meet city streets. A motion to add a curb (v-shaped ditch) on San Marcos Drive to redirect water and protect a failing retaining wall was approved unanimously.

Separately, supervisors authorized the county to advertise for bids to purchase a double-drum steel-wheel roller (budget estimate around $110,000 pending bids), and approved an advertisement seeking proposals for that equipment.

The board approved a number of operational items: classifying used tires as surplus to be sold at auction and authorizing replacement asphalt-capable bed liners for four trucks (board approved vendor selection and thickness preference after budget confirmation). Supervisors also approved a proposal to rent an additional roller in monthly increments while the department continues paving and grinding work.

On a dispute affecting drainage at 58 and 16 Shasta, the board approved a motion directing the road manager and the board attorney to investigate the history and ownership of the ditch and right of way and to coordinate next steps. Road staff reported a landowner had filled or sealed a ditch, causing water to back up onto a downstream property; supervisors directed the manager and attorney to research records and communicate with property owners about required remediation.

Why it matters: the equipment approvals affect the county’s ability to complete scheduled paving and shoulder work during the season, and the ditch investigation responds to neighbors’ claims that blocked drainage is damaging property and public right of way.

Provenance: road items and motions begin with the road manager’s report and continue through multiple motion votes on equipment rental, stop signs, curb/ditch work and the Shasta drainage investigation.","The board approved a series of road-related motions including a monthly rental of a roller (rent-to-own), stop sign placement at Tom and Craig, advertising for purchase of a steel wheel compactor, and authorized staff and the county attorney to investigate a ditch/driveway dispute at 58 and 16 Shasta.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6556927,"Community Counseling Services reports rise in crisis work, asks Oktibbeha County for larger share of regional funding",606,599000,1205000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3377827-2df3d0418cac08ccf3e0e3d22e9d8dfd&start=599&end=1205","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3377827-2df3d0418cac08ccf3e0e3d22e9d8dfd/thumbnail_599000.jpg","/articles/6556927/Oktibbeha-County/Mississippi/Community-Counseling-Services-reports-rise-in-crisis-work-asks-Oktibbeha-County-for-larger-share-of-regional-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6556927-5a1559b83aa18dbabf630d94d1d5b52e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773771147&Signature=U5kt7dBHxODbq~7fr64sG4iU07dinNSoeBhKR2WlCFsRFQgWASGMuo4o1ado1UdV~DVkH~G-L-7hYPARrm9EpOZu5jhHbLne58FnSrJYjKDFV2f8lFZWfwMKZT2UI6LXjB5w2XpOjLy4GsAjzPLZlEi98nSzoPXoERSHHqAOY4-qQiOsjfnKGqF-Q6whlW~zEnjCzlapcslZzrbU1vXVRAlIMbAcIgCrR-NMoxJFRzuBS0sw6u62q~tVN8NWeLjb3lKwWtpLJS8pKHAJPkPm3U9GTAf4oYLctS4Clh5m7oZocrF36KXstyWDOCevA6-g2rws~zS254SJZfz7S4Wr7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sweetening Wilcox, a Community Counseling Services representative, told the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors on May 20 that the agency served hundreds of local residents in the 2024 fiscal year and is requesting an increase in county funding to keep pace with growing demand.

\"In fiscal year 2024, we served 592 adults, which is an equivalent of 5,303 therapy appointments,\" Wilcox said, listing additional services including more than 4,000 case-management visits and about 1,200 psychiatric appointments. She said the agency served 213 children in 2024 and noted specialized programs including an I-CORP intensive program for people repeatedly hospitalized and a PSR program serving about 19–22 clients per day.

Wilcox described a sharp rise in pre-affidavit assessments tied to a change in the commitment process. \"What used to be where a family went straight to chancery court,\" she said, \"now anyone can come to our office and fill out a pre-affidavit application,\" and staff must assess the person on site. Wilcox said the county office did 30 such assessments between July and December 2024, where the historical typical yearly workload was about 16. She said the program is on track to do roughly 60 assessments in the current year and that the change has helped divert some people from jail or unnecessary state hospitalization.

Wilcox also provided service and finance figures for the seven-county regional provider: a combined annual fiscal budget of $22,600,000 and roughly 300 staff across the region, with the local site budget listed at about $2,500,000 and a local staffing level of 64 full-time employees. She said Oktibbeha County currently contributes 1.8% of the regional budget (listed in her materials as $45,500) and that Community Counseling Services is requesting an increase to 2.2% (listed as about $55,705 in her packet). Wilcox asked the board to consider that increase during upcoming budget workshops and offered to provide the necessary paperwork.

Wilcox described other program activity in 2024: 21 local residents were sent to the crisis residential unit, 10 to residential drug- and alcohol-treatment programs, the I-CORP team currently serves 25 county residents, and staff responded to about 50 crisis calls (with the MTSER response team dispatched to 27). The agency reported housing assistance for about 80 people and $77,548 in services in 2024 that went unreimbursed by insurance, Medicaid or grant funds.

She also highlighted new or expanded services: an adolescent-offender treatment group tied to youth court and a senior daily-treatment program that began in 2024.

Board members asked clarification questions about discharge planning from state hospitals and coordination with the Department of Mental Health. Wilcox said the provider is supposed to receive notice \"at least one to two weeks before discharge\" so staff can set up intake and appointments, but she described repeated cases in which the provider received notice the day of discharge or paperwork arrived only after a person had left the hospital, complicating transitions to community care.

Wilcox closed by repeating the funding request and providing the board a budget breakdown showing the county's current and requested share.

Why it matters: the county's decision on millage or budget support would affect the local provider's ability to maintain crisis diversion, residential placements and expanded programs for youth and seniors; several supervisors said they would review the request during the budget workshop cycle.

Provenance: first related remarks begin when Wilcox presented service numbers and program details; the funding-request material appears later in her presentation and during follow-up board questions.","Community Counseling Services told the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors it served hundreds of local residents in fiscal 2024, described program expansions and asked the board to raise its annual millage/contribution from 1.8% to 2.2% of the regional budget.","actionData","errors"]

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Two Oktibbeha County graduates receive Mississippi Association of Supervisors scholarships

Oktibbeha supervisors approve road equipment rentals, stop sign and authorize ditch investigation

Community Counseling Services reports rise in crisis work, asks Oktibbeha County for larger share of regional funding