East Miss. counties to announce economic consortium

MAYHEW, Miss. — The July-formed steering committee for Oktibbeha, Lowndes and Clay counties plan to unveil a new regional development consortium initiative here Sept. 14 on the campus of East Mississippi Community College. Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors President Marvell Howard tells the Starkville Daily News the meeting will be designed to “layout plans for the vision and intention” of establishing a consortium. The mayor of Starkville, Parker Wiseman, said the endeavor could establish a level of regional cooperation the Golden Triangle has never experienced. He called the combining of total Golden Triangle assets to include Columbus, Starkville and West Point a benefit to the entire region. The proposed tri-county authority comes four months after the West Point-Clay County Community Growth Alliance and the Columbus-Lowndes LINK signed a 3-year agreement. The Associated Press, Sept. 10, 2012.