# Rankin County, MS Board of Supervisors meeting on date: (10-15-2026 1 of 2)

The Rankin County Board of Supervisors’ October 15, 2026 meeting included several approved procurement and capital-project actions. The Board authorized advertising term bids for the unit system; approved payout No. 8 of $7,528.75 to 2B Dirt and Contracting for demolition and disposal at the former Brandon Cement Plant; approved an Atwood Fence Company subcontract for guardrail work on the LSBP618 bridge project on Old Highway 80; and approved additional crushed stone, concrete pipe, and a drop-inlet replacement for a road-safety improvement. It also approved payout No. 6 to Thornton Construction Company for Gunner Road Phase 3; the transcript reports the amount as approximately $361,546.69, though the final digits are unclear. The Board approved a $3.8 million grant agreement with the Mississippi Development Authority for a divided access boulevard between Highway 475 and Old Whitfield Road, intended to serve the Seaman’s Energy expansion. It also approved payout No. 5 to Big Construction for the Flowood tax office; the payment amount is garbled in the transcript.

The Board approved relocating the planned animal shelter from the East Mark Drive site to county-owned property on Dixon Road, citing cost and location considerations, and approved the FY2026 amended budget. Separately, it approved a 30-day burn ban with specified exemptions and acknowledged notice that Riverside Church will no longer serve as a polling place after the current election cycle. Motions on the cited spending, project, and administrative actions carried; the transcript does not provide a clear vote tally.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Sources
- [Rankin County, MS Board of Supervisors meeting on date: (10-15-2026 1 of 2)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot67jBrRbYc) - RankinCountyBOS