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Public Notices 11-27-25
November 24, 2025
ORDER TO GIVE NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR COUNTY DEPOSITORY 2026
There next came on for consideration the matter of giving notice for
bids for the County Depository for the various taxing districts of
Franklin County, Mississippi, for the year 2026, as required by Section
27-105-305 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and the Board
having considered the matter deems it necessary to request bids for said
County Depository.
bids for the County Depository for the various taxing districts of
Franklin County, Mississippi, for the year 2026, as required by Section
27-105-305 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and the Board
having considered the matter deems it necessary to request bids for said
County Depository.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Jill J. Gilbert, Clerk
of this Board, be and she is hereby authorized and directed to issue
notice to prospective bidders for County Depository, said notice to be
in the following form:
of this Board, be and she is hereby authorized and directed to issue
notice to prospective bidders for County Depository, said notice to be
in the following form:
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given, as required by Section 27-105-305 of the
Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, that the Board of Supervisors of
Franklin County, Mississippi, will receive sealed bids from any
financial institution in Mississippi, whose accounts are insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corporation (or any successor thereto), at the Courthouse in
the Town of Meadville, Mississippi, until the hour of 10:00 o'clock a.
m. on Monday, December 15, 2025, for the privilege of serving as County
Depository for Franklin County and the various tax districts of Franklin
County for the year 2026.
Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, that the Board of Supervisors of
Franklin County, Mississippi, will receive sealed bids from any
financial institution in Mississippi, whose accounts are insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corporation (or any successor thereto), at the Courthouse in
the Town of Meadville, Mississippi, until the hour of 10:00 o'clock a.
m. on Monday, December 15, 2025, for the privilege of serving as County
Depository for Franklin County and the various tax districts of Franklin
County for the year 2026.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted.
Published by order of the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County,
Mississippi, authorized on November 17, 2025.
Mississippi, authorized on November 17, 2025.
Jill J. Gilbert, Chancery Clerk
Franklin County, Mississippi
If the County Agency is closed for any reason on the bid acceptance
date, the bids will be opened and read on the next business day that the
Agency is able to reopen (and at the same hour previously advertised).
date, the bids will be opened and read on the next business day that the
Agency is able to reopen (and at the same hour previously advertised).
ORDERED, this the 17th November, 2025, with all those supervisors
present voting "AYE."
present voting "AYE."
Publish: Nov. 27 & Dec. 4, 2025
ORDER TO GIVE NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR BRIDGE
MATERIALS, LUMBER AND RELATED SUPPLIES for 2026
The Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, next took up
for consideration the matter of giving notice for receiving sealed bids
for furnishing Franklin County, Mississippi with bridge materials for
the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, and
after careful consideration thereof the Board is of the opinion that
said notice should be so authorized.
for consideration the matter of giving notice for receiving sealed bids
for furnishing Franklin County, Mississippi with bridge materials for
the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, and
after careful consideration thereof the Board is of the opinion that
said notice should be so authorized.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Jill J. Gilbert, Chancery Clerk, be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to give notice by publication in
The Franklin Advocate that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi to receive sealed bids until
the hour of 10:00 a. m. on Monday, December 15, 2025, for supplying
Franklin County, Mississippi with bridge materials for the period
beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, said notice
shall be substantially in the following form:
he is hereby authorized and directed to give notice by publication in
The Franklin Advocate that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi to receive sealed bids until
the hour of 10:00 a. m. on Monday, December 15, 2025, for supplying
Franklin County, Mississippi with bridge materials for the period
beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, said notice
shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, to receive sealed bids at
the Courthouse in Meadville, Mississippi at the hour of 10:00 a. m. on
Monday, December 15, 2025, for the furnishing of Franklin County,
Mississippi with bridge materials for the period beginning January 1,
2026, and ending December 31, 2026, as follows:
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, to receive sealed bids at
the Courthouse in Meadville, Mississippi at the hour of 10:00 a. m. on
Monday, December 15, 2025, for the furnishing of Franklin County,
Mississippi with bridge materials for the period beginning January 1,
2026, and ending December 31, 2026, as follows:
A. BRIDGE MATERIAL - TREATED LUMBER, POLES AND PILING
All treated material is to meet or exceed all AWPA (American Wood
Preservers Association) Standards. Bridge Timbers shall be treated
C2/C14, Piles C3 and Poles C23. The Board reserves the right to inspect,
or have the material inspected by a third party, before and after
treatment. Upon pickup or delivery, the supplier may be required to
supply reports on the following and certify as to:
Preservers Association) Standards. Bridge Timbers shall be treated
C2/C14, Piles C3 and Poles C23. The Board reserves the right to inspect,
or have the material inspected by a third party, before and after
treatment. Upon pickup or delivery, the supplier may be required to
supply reports on the following and certify as to:
1. Actual post-treatment borings conducted by AWPA Standards.
2. Copy of treatment report; includes date of treatment, temperature of
treatment, whether kiln dried before treatment, duration of treatment,
charge number, etc.
treatment, whether kiln dried before treatment, duration of treatment,
charge number, etc.
3. Penetration Results
4. Assay Reports
Prices on all above material to include both treated (Creosote and\or
Wolmanized) and untreated. All treated material to meet or exceed all
requirements of the Mississippi State Highway Department Specifications
for Secondary Road Systems. Bidders for sale of creosote materials must
quote pounds of creosote treatment and delivery time from date order is
placed. Delivery time will be considered in acceptance of bids.
Freight should be quoted per loaded road mile.
Wolmanized) and untreated. All treated material to meet or exceed all
requirements of the Mississippi State Highway Department Specifications
for Secondary Road Systems. Bidders for sale of creosote materials must
quote pounds of creosote treatment and delivery time from date order is
placed. Delivery time will be considered in acceptance of bids.
Freight should be quoted per loaded road mile.
Bids should include FOB Plant and FOB County. Freight should be per
loaded road mile for FOB County quotes. Bidders for sale of creosote
material must quote the delivery time from the date the order is placed.
Delivery time will be considered in acceptance of bids.
loaded road mile for FOB County quotes. Bidders for sale of creosote
material must quote the delivery time from the date the order is placed.
Delivery time will be considered in acceptance of bids.
B. CONCRETE BRIDGE SLABS & ACCESSORIES
All bids requested hereinabove should be made for the period of January
1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Contracts will be awarded to the
lowest and/or best competitive bidder and the Board reserves the right
to reject any and/or all bids.
1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Contracts will be awarded to the
lowest and/or best competitive bidder and the Board reserves the right
to reject any and/or all bids.
C. CRUSHED STONE AND RIP-RAP - ALL TYPES PER TON OR CU. YD.
D. CULVERTS AND CULVERT MATERIALS
Metal culvert pipe and bands, all sizes, all gauges, all coatings.
Polyethylene culvert pipe and connectors, all sizes.
All culverts and culvert materials are to be bid F.O.B. Franklin
County, Mississippi and delivered to the designated district storage
yard of each supervisor as requested for each order placed.
County, Mississippi and delivered to the designated district storage
yard of each supervisor as requested for each order placed.
E. EQUIPMENT AND/OR OPERATOR HIRE
Bids will be received by the hour, day or week. Bids for equipment hire
may be made with or without an operator.
may be made with or without an operator.
F. PILE DRIVER
Bids will be received for driving piling for bridge construction. The
bid should include driving costs per foot as well as a location fee per
site, if applicable.
bid should include driving costs per foot as well as a location fee per
site, if applicable.
Published by order of the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, this
the 17th day of November, 2025.
the 17th day of November, 2025.
Jill J. Gilbert,
Chancery Clerk
If the County Agency is closed for any reason on the bid acceptance
date, the bids will be opened and read on the next business day that the
Agency is able to reopen (and at the same hour previously advertised).
date, the bids will be opened and read on the next business day that the
Agency is able to reopen (and at the same hour previously advertised).
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk comply with Section 31-7-13(c),
MCA, 1972, as amended, and file with the Mississippi Procurement
Technical Assistance Program, P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205, a copy
of this order, as published, and to file electronically a copy at
bids@mscpc.com.
MCA, 1972, as amended, and file with the Mississippi Procurement
Technical Assistance Program, P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205, a copy
of this order, as published, and to file electronically a copy at
bids@mscpc.com.
ORDERED, this the 17th day of November, 2025, with all those supervisors
present voting "AYE".
present voting "AYE".
Publish: Nov. 27 & Dec. 4, 2025
ORDER TO GIVE NOTICE FOR BIDS
FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED ITEMS 2026
The Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, next took up
for consideration the matter of giving notice for receiving sealed bids
for furnishing Franklin County, Mississippi with petroleum products and
related items for the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending
December 31, 2026, and after careful consideration thereof the Board is
of the opinion that said notice should be so authorized.
for consideration the matter of giving notice for receiving sealed bids
for furnishing Franklin County, Mississippi with petroleum products and
related items for the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending
December 31, 2026, and after careful consideration thereof the Board is
of the opinion that said notice should be so authorized.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Jill J. Gilbert, Chancery Clerk, be and
she is hereby authorized and directed to give notice by publication in
The Franklin Advocate that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi to receive sealed bids until
the hour of 10:00 a. m. on Monday, December 15, 2025, for supplying
Franklin County, Mississippi with petroleum products and related items
for the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026,
said notice shall be substantially in the following form:
she is hereby authorized and directed to give notice by publication in
The Franklin Advocate that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi to receive sealed bids until
the hour of 10:00 a. m. on Monday, December 15, 2025, for supplying
Franklin County, Mississippi with petroleum products and related items
for the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026,
said notice shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, to receive sealed bids at
the Courthouse in Meadville, Mississippi at the hour of 10:00 a. m.
Monday, December 15, 2025, for the furnishing of Franklin County,
Mississippi with petroleum products and related items for the period
beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, as follows:
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, to receive sealed bids at
the Courthouse in Meadville, Mississippi at the hour of 10:00 a. m.
Monday, December 15, 2025, for the furnishing of Franklin County,
Mississippi with petroleum products and related items for the period
beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, as follows:
A. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
1. Motor Oils - All Weights & Grades
2. Greases and Oils - All Types, Weights and Grades
3. Hot and cold asphalt mix and all grades of oil mix including MC, RC,
AC, RS, SS, EPR1, and EA.
AC, RS, SS, EPR1, and EA.
B. PETROLEUM RELATED ITEMS
1. Bids will be received for hauling, spreading, rolling, and finishing
hot mix asphalt.
hot mix asphalt.
2. Bids will be received for furnishing equipment, labor and services
necessary to apply liquid asphalt and to haul and spread aggregate for
same.
necessary to apply liquid asphalt and to haul and spread aggregate for
same.
All bids requested hereinabove should be made for the period of January
1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Contracts will be awarded to the
lowest and/or best competitive bidder and the Board reserves the right
to reject any and/or all bids.
1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Contracts will be awarded to the
lowest and/or best competitive bidder and the Board reserves the right
to reject any and/or all bids.
Published by order of the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, this
the 17th of November, 2025.
the 17th of November, 2025.
Jill J. Gilbert,
Chancery Clerk
(If the agency is closed for any reason, including but not limited to:
acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts or war, epidemics,
governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, earthquakes,
floods, or other natural disasters, (the "Force Majeure Events"),
which closure prevents the opening of bids at the advertised date and
time, all bids received shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the
next business day that the agency shall be open and at the previously
advertised time. The new date and time of the bid opening, as
determined in accordance with this paragraph, shall not be advertised,
and all Vendors/Contractors, upon submission of a bid proposal, shall be
deemed to have knowledge of and shall have agreed to the provisions of
this paragraph. Bids shall be received by the agency until the new date
and time of the bid opening as set forth herein. The agency shall not
be held responsible for the receipt of any bids for which the delivery
was attempted and failed due to the closure of the agency as a result of
a Force Majeure Event. Each Vendor/Contractor shall be required to
ensure the delivery and receipt of its bid by the agency prior to the
new date and time of the bid opening.)
acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts or war, epidemics,
governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, earthquakes,
floods, or other natural disasters, (the "Force Majeure Events"),
which closure prevents the opening of bids at the advertised date and
time, all bids received shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the
next business day that the agency shall be open and at the previously
advertised time. The new date and time of the bid opening, as
determined in accordance with this paragraph, shall not be advertised,
and all Vendors/Contractors, upon submission of a bid proposal, shall be
deemed to have knowledge of and shall have agreed to the provisions of
this paragraph. Bids shall be received by the agency until the new date
and time of the bid opening as set forth herein. The agency shall not
be held responsible for the receipt of any bids for which the delivery
was attempted and failed due to the closure of the agency as a result of
a Force Majeure Event. Each Vendor/Contractor shall be required to
ensure the delivery and receipt of its bid by the agency prior to the
new date and time of the bid opening.)
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk comply with Section 31-7-13(c),
MCA, 1972, as amended, and file with the Mississippi Procurement
Technical Assistance Program, P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205, a copy
of this order, as published, and to electronically file a copy at
bids@mississippi.org.
MCA, 1972, as amended, and file with the Mississippi Procurement
Technical Assistance Program, P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205, a copy
of this order, as published, and to electronically file a copy at
bids@mississippi.org.
ORDERED, this the 17th day of November, 2025, with all those supervisors
present voting "AYE."
present voting "AYE."
Publish: Nov. 27 & Dec. 4, 2025
BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
RE: PETITION OF EMERGE OPERATING, LLC TO ADOPT THE ORPHANED ZUMBRO 25-6
NO. 1-A WELL, IN BONUS FIELD, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
NO. 1-A WELL, IN BONUS FIELD, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
DOCKET NO. 487-2025-D
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE FOLLOWING WELL LOCATED IN BONUS FIELD,
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI:
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI:
Zumbro 25-6 No. 1A
API No. 23-037-21513
Section 25-T7N-R3E
Please take notice that beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December
17, 2025, in the hearing room, Suite E, 500 Greymont Avenue, Jackson,
Mississippi, the State Oil and Gas Board will hear the Petition of
Emerge Operating, LLC requesting authority to adopt the orphaned Zumbro
25-6 No. 1A Well and be designated operator thereof.
17, 2025, in the hearing room, Suite E, 500 Greymont Avenue, Jackson,
Mississippi, the State Oil and Gas Board will hear the Petition of
Emerge Operating, LLC requesting authority to adopt the orphaned Zumbro
25-6 No. 1A Well and be designated operator thereof.
A copy of said Petition is on file in the office of the State Oil and
Gas Board, Suite E, 500 Greymont Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi, and may
be there examined by any persons interested. At said hearing, all
interested persons may appear and be heard.
Gas Board, Suite E, 500 Greymont Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi, and may
be there examined by any persons interested. At said hearing, all
interested persons may appear and be heard.
If you intend to contest the docket or request a continuance you must
notify the Board and the Petitioner's attorney of your intention in
writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Failure to
so notify the Board and the Petitioner's attorney shall be a waiver of
your right to contest or request continuance.
notify the Board and the Petitioner's attorney of your intention in
writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Failure to
so notify the Board and the Petitioner's attorney shall be a waiver of
your right to contest or request continuance.
You are advised the Board may adopt orders concerning a Petition, which
may differ from the relief, requested by the Petitioner and Board will
enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in
accordance with the evidence presented.
may differ from the relief, requested by the Petitioner and Board will
enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in
accordance with the evidence presented.
DATED at Jackson, Mississippi, this the 19th day of November, 2025.
MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD
/s/ Jesse S. New
Executive Director
PETITIONER'S ATTORNEY:
Elizabeth D. Martin (MSB 103008)
Booth Martin, PLLC
Post Office Box 2072
Natchez, Mississippi 39121
(601)832-7189
Publish: Nov. 27, 2025
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