Winston Plywood Erects First Column

This column was erected to commemorate the 1 year anniversary of the tornado that destroyed the facility on April 28, 2014.

 

Winston Plywood & Veneer Launches New Website- Stresses Partnership w City of Louisville

Company Highlights Public-Private Partnership and
Ongoing Construction at Louisville Facility

Louisville, Miss. (April 28, 2015) —Winston Plywood & Veneer launched the company’s official new website Tuesday, highlighting its strong partnership with city and state officials and signaling continued progress toward completion of its new, state-of-the-art plywood facility in the City of Louisville. The original mill, idled since 2009, was destroyed one year ago today when a devastating F4 tornado struck Louisville.

The new website can be found at www.winstonplywood.com.

Among the site’s features are photos from ongoing construction activity, videos from the groundbreaking ceremony in late January, a 3-D rendering of the new facility, and “Baldwin’s Blog,” a regular column updating the community on the project authored by Winston Plywood & Veneer’s President and General Manager, and nationally-recognized plywood expert, Dr. Dick Baldwin. The site will also provide information on employment opportunities at the company as they become available.

Memorial Dedication & Program Schedule - April 28, 2015

Tuesday, Apil 28, 2015 marks the one year anniversary of the
tornado that struck our community and took the lives of ten of our  own, the homes of hundreds of citizens and disrupted the lives of almost all in Winston County.

A memorial dedication and a religious service will be held at the entrance of Memorial Park at 416 East John C. Stennis Drive (Hwy 397) to mark this event. Here is the full rundown of the events of the day:

The Memorial Dedication will begin sharply at 4:00 pm. The program will include:

• Mayor Will Hill 
• William Haynes 
• Representatives of Winston Strong 
• Senator Giles Ward 
• The keynote speaker will be Governor Phil Bryant. 

The program will include: a presentation of colors by the Ms. Highway Patrol, National Anthem by Parker Bullock, a Litany of Thanksgiving, Dedication, Proclamation, a Remembrance of those lost and a Veterans Tribute. This program will end promptly at 4:45 pm.

Memorial Nears Completion!!

The Memorial at Memorial Park is nearing completion for the April 28 ceremony

Board Minutes-4-21-2015

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR

AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE

HELD ON THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2015

A regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Louisville was held at five-thirty o’clock p.m. on the 21st day of April  2015, at the City Hall, the aforesaid being the time and place for the meeting with the following officers present:  William A. “Will” Hill, Mayor; Eugene Crosby, Mayor Pro Tem; Frances S. Ball, Richard R. (Dickie) Caperton, Judy H. McLeod, and Gwenita Mays, Aldermen; Babs W. Fulton, City Clerk; and C. Taylor Tucker, City Attorney.

The meeting was duly opened and called to order by Mayor Will Hill.  L. M. Claiborne gave the opening prayer and the Mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The following business was transacted at the meeting:

Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

City of Louisville & City of Louisville-Northeast

PWS ID # 0800004 & 0800005

April, 2015

We're pleased to present to you this year's Annual Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you about the quality water and services we deliver to you every day. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water. Our water source consists of a total of six wells that draw from the Lower Wilcox Aquifer.

Construction Update - Winston Plywood/Veneer - April 10

The City of Louisville is providing info to keep the public informed of construction progress on the Winston Plywood and Veneer facility. This is a brief summary as of 4-10-2015:

Demomlition continues to progress. Concrete demo continues on old dryer foundation, lathe areas, glue room and miscellaneous small areas. Unsuitable soils along the east edge of the facility are being excavated.

Pilings are continued to be added with 18 added in the previous week to support the fire protection system storage tank. There are 278 required total and there are 29 remaining to be placed.

Foundation work is under way with 24 interior building column pile caps to be placed. Sixteen are complete with pile cap and a finished slab in place, Four need completion of slab topping and four have been dug and ready for reinforcing and concrete.

Board Minutes-4-7-2015

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR

AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE

HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2015

A regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Louisville was held at five-thirty o’clock p.m. on the 7th day of April  2015, at the City Hall, the aforesaid being the time and place for the meeting with the following officers present:  William A. “Will” Hill, Mayor; Eugene Crosby, Mayor Pro Tem; Frances S. Ball, Richard R. (Dickie) Caperton, Judy H. McLeod, and Gwenita Mays, Aldermen; Babs W. Fulton, City Clerk; and C. Taylor Tucker, City Attorney.

The meeting was duly opened and called to order by Mayor Will Hill.  Richard R. Caperton gave the opening prayer and the Mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The following business was transacted at the meeting:

Meeting Agenda- April 7 2015

CITY OF LOUISVILLE

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015  

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA  5:30 P.M.

I.             CALL TO ORDER

II.            INVOCATION

III.          PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG

IV.          APPROVAL OF MINUTES

V.            NEW BUSINESS

A.    Tonya McWhirter- DARE graduation on April 17

B.    Unclean Property

1.    Hearing on property located at 104 Terry Lane, owned by Francis Hurt:  Adopt a resolution giving the owner 30 days to clean the property

2.    Hearing on property located at 217 East John C. Stennis, owned by Johnny McNeal:  property has been boarded up & is in compliance

C.    Airport Projects: 

1.    Payment to Kemp Associates, LLC for $815.30 for the AIP 2014 project

2.    Acknowledge receipt of 2015 AIP Grant for $150,000.00 to construct access road, rehabilitate runway (design only), and update the Airport Layout Plan  

D.    PLWOOD Applications- see handout on Tuesday

E.    Authorize payment of the Docket of Claims for $110,416.21 for #13952-14194 March bills

F.    Accept surplus property bids- see enclosed

G.   Request for SWANA training for Robert Eaves on May 5-7, 2015, registration $200.00,   plus meals, mileage, and lodging in Biloxi

H.    Request for E911 training for Vera McCarty & Edy Bradford to attend 2015 MS 911 Spring Training in Natchez,  May 17-20, registration $495 each, meals, mileage & lodging, reimbursable

I.     Request for Mayor Will Hill to attend the 2015 Annual MAPDD Conference, April 22-24, in Biloxi, registration $275.00, meals, mileage and lodging

J.    Request for Mayor, Aldermen, and City Clerk to attend the MML Annual Conference , June 22-24, 2015, in Biloxi, registration $235.00, plus meals, mileage, and lodging

K.   Request for City Attorney to attend the Attorney’s CLE in Biloxi, June 22-24, registration, meals, mileage, and lodging

L.    Request for Municipal Court Clerk to attend the Court Clerk’s Summer Conference in Biloxi on June, registration, meals, mileage, and lodging

M.   Request for Tonya McWhirter to attend the DARE Convention in New Orleans, August 4-6, registration $336.00, plus meals, mileage, and lodging

N.   Discuss requests by Winston County Supervisors for E911

O.   Authority to purchase a towable lift for the Park and Recreation Department from United Rentals $17,500.00, to be paid from insurance proceeds .  Alternate quotes received from Machinery Trader Aerial Titans $16,900 and Asset Equipment Sales $17,900

P.    Set hourly pay rate for Court Clerk at $13.00 per hour

Q.   Hire part time Recreation employee at $9.00 effective immediately- enclosed

R.    Effective April 16, 2015, promote Karl Black, Mark Gregory, and Tonya McWhirter to Sergeant, and give pay raise from $16.35 to $16.58

S.    Effective April 16, 2015, promote Patrick Estes, Charlie Miller, and Perry Yates to Corporal, and give pay raise from $15.88 to $16.35

T.    Discuss Jake’s progress

VI.          OTHER BUSINESS

VII.        ADJOURN 

Construction Update on Winston Plywood & Veneer Project 3-31-15

The City of Louisville receives weekly updates on the progress of the construction of the Winston Plywood & Veneer facility. The City will keep the public informed through our website and local media:

Weather has created some delays with pilings and foundations but crews are expected to recover most of that time over the next few weeks. Buildings 1,9 and 10 are currently in fabrication and are expected to arrive on site on 4/27/2015.

Demolition is progressing with final crushing ongoing, final removal on the North site at retaining wall is ongoing as well. Excavation, fill and compaction at the east side of building pad has been completed.