Lamar NewsLocal news for Lamar, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Lamar developers seek state funds- March 21, 2008 "We would use the (Board of Supervisors) as a conduit to go to the bonding company" PURVIS - Craig Flanagan has seen the home-building business in Lamar County remain steady since the first of the year, defying the national trend. via Hattiesburg Americanhttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-ms/2008/03/lamar-developers-seek-state-funds?fromrss=1 Billboards coming down on I-55 stretch- March 7, 2008 "If I have two choices, a static billboard or a digital billboard, I would choose digital" In a few months, there will be no billboards on I-55 in Ridgeland. Upcoming road construction and a city sign ordinance have provided an opportunity to eliminate six billboards on the interstate between Old ... via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-ms/2008/03/billboards-coming-down-on-i-55-stretch?fromrss=... Mema News Release: Updated Storm Damage Reports- March 5, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 a.m., March 4, 2008 UPDATED STORM DAMAGE REPORTS Pearl - The following counties reported damages to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency's State Emergency ... via WLBT-TV Jacksonhttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-ms/2008/03/mema-news-release-updated-storm-damage-reports?... Lamar grows at fast clip- March 3, 2008 "All of them of are just estimates." In 2005, Claritas, a marketing and demographics research firm, estimated the population of Forrest and Lamar counties would reach 127,658 by 2010. via Hattiesburg Americanhttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-ms/2008/03/lamar-grows-at-fast-clip?fromrss=1 |