From Press Reports

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has awarded Webster County a solid waste assistance grant. The $4,049 grant will be used by the county for cleaning up unauthorized dump sites.

"We are pleased to award this grant and assist Webster County in improving their management of solid waste," said Charles Chisolm, MDEQ executive director.

Cities and counties compete for Solid Waste Assistance Grants through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.

Local communities use these grants for programs to prevent and clean up unauthorized dumps; to aid in hiring local solid waste enforcement officers; for public education efforts on solid waste disposal and recycling; and to establish programs for the collection of white goods, bulky wastes, and recyclables.