Supervisors approve jail contract with Tribe

By Steve Swogetinsky

Kemper Messenger



The Kemper County supervisors accepted an contract with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to enable the tribe to house prisoners in the Kemper-Neshoba County Jail in DeKalb.

That was decided Monday during the board's first meeting of the month.

In other matters, supervisors voted to:



- Pay attorney Linda Hampton guardian ad litem fees in the amount of $2,450 and $2,100 for professional services in connection with Youth Court cases. This was ordered by Judge J, Nax Kilpatrick;

- Declare lumber from the Creosote Bridge surplus;

- Approve an order finally accepting and approving the real and personal assessment roles of Kemper County for 2019;

- Approve dues in the amount of $100 to the Mississippi Coroner/Medical Examiner Association for Peggy Henderson;

- Accept the meal logs from the Kemper/Neshoba County Correctional Facility for the month of November;

- Approve the purchase of a name plate, county cell phone and IPAD for incoming supervisors Scott Johnson;

- Approve an order supporting the first Christmas tree festival and lighting ceremony in DeKalb;

- Approve the following holiday observances: December 24-25 for Christmas and December 31-January 1 for New Years Day.

Supervisors tabled a request to pay local attorney Marvin Wiggins for expenses he incurred while serving as county attorney,