Coahoma NewsLocal news for Coahoma, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.EMS provider leaves county in 9-1-1- January 31, 2008 "I want to stress that in no way has the Department of Health taken any action requiring them to terminate service. It was said sometime that we had withdrawn their certification, but at no time did the department do that. " Officials with the State Tax Commission traveled to Tunica County on Jan. 24 to seize ambulances owned and operated by Emergystat. via The Tunica Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/coahoma-ms/2008/01/ems-provider-leaves-county-in-9-1-1?fromrss=1 Alternative ambulance service found for counties- January 29, 2008 "The result of the intense activities at the county level, and the technical assistance that we were able to provide to them, was that there was no interruption of service in any one of the counties affected" Noxubee and 22 other Mississippi counties overcame an abrupt shutdown of ambulance service Wednesday without anyone in need getting stranded, but local governments are scrambling to find permanent providers of ... via Commercial Dispatchhttp://www.topix.net/city/coahoma-ms/2008/01/alternative-ambulance-service-found-for-count... Miss. Tax Commission seizing Ala. ambulance firm's property- January 27, 2008 Mississippi tax officials have started seizing the property of an Alabama-based ambulance company that halted service on Thursday in 23 counties across the state. via WDAM-TV Hattiesburghttp://www.topix.net/city/coahoma-ms/2008/01/miss-tax-commission-seizing-ala-ambulance-fir... Officials say counties to be covered by alternate ambulance service- January 25, 2008 "It is an unfortunate situation that we were not given more time to act." JACKSON - Twenty-three Mississippi counties affected by the shut down of Alabama-based Emergystat had alternative ambulance service in place today, according to state health officials. via Hattiesburg Americanhttp://www.topix.net/city/coahoma-ms/2008/01/officials-say-counties-to-be-covered-by-alter... Election disputes still not settled- January 2, 2008 "These kinds of cases almost always wind up in court." The sheriff, circuit clerk and one supervisor in Wilkinson County will begin new terms this month, but because of a lingering primary election dispute, their long-term status is uncertain. via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/coahoma-ms/2008/01/election-disputes-still-not-settled?fromrss=1 |