Oktibbeha County board actions: EMS grant, road repairs, waterway work, solid waste grant and executive session scheduled

The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors handled a broad set of operational and administrative items at its October meeting. Below are the principal actions and summary context.

Emergency management and EMS grants - The board approved providing mobile devices (work cell phones) for the county Emergency Management Agency after EMA Director Johnson Boyd requested recurring coverage for department phones. - The board authorized preparation and submission of the FY2026 Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund (EMSOF) grant application and authorized the board president to execute required documents. County staff said the EMSOF funds are strictly for EMS and ambulance equipment, training and related operating needs; the county would act as facilitator/subrecipient if necessary.

Roads, driveway repairs and right‑of‑way enforcement - The road manager presented several maintenance and repair requests. The board approved driveway repairs for multiple addresses (listed below) in a single motion and approved a cross‑drain replacement at the end of Wade Road where it intersects Highway 389; the county obtained necessary state permit for the Wade Road work and approved flagging to DOT specifications. - The board accepted a county recommendation to leave one driveway without county payment after the property owner declined the concrete work (agreement signed by property owner). The board approved leaving that driveway with rock material in place rather than completing the concrete at county expense. - Supervisors discussed repeated truck parking on the…