The Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Monday morning to proceed with lifting the 11-day burn ban in Lincoln County.

“On recommendation from the Forestry Commission, us talking about the amount of rain we’ve had and what we think we’re going to get we think we’re in pretty good shape right now,” Emergency Coordinator Clifford Galey said. “The grass is greening up a little bit, it’s not quite as bad as it was.”

Galey said with the board’s approval, he will submit the paperwork to the Mississippi Forestry Commission to get the burn ban lifted. The burn ban was established Aug. 7, and pending approval will be lifted. As of Tuesday morning the MFC had not lifted the ban, and residents are urged to check its website and wait for clearance before burning.

While the county is preparing for the new fiscal year by working on the budget, organizations and entities are visiting the Board of Supervisors to update them and request continuation of funds they receive from the county.

President of Copiah-Lincoln Community College Ronnie Nettles addressed the board by updating them on highlights from the past year, including a competitive 70 percent completion rate.

“We are very proud of Co-Lin,” Board President Eddie Brown said in response. “We are very of the job that y’all do. You do a fantastic job representing each district and we are very proud of y’all. We thank you for everything that you do for Co-Lin and for Lincoln County.”

“We get state funding but we consider ourselves a local institution,” Nettles said. “We’ve got a local board of trustees, we have people on our board that you know to help make the decisions about the college […]. The heart and soul of what we do is local. Everything we do is about trying to help our people through our appointees. […] So as always, as you develop your budget we ask you to do whatever you can to support the college in the upcoming year.”

In 2014 Copiah-Lincoln Community College received $1,272,536 from Lincoln County.

Brookhaven Outreach Ministry President Jerry Durr also updated the board on the year’s activities. BOM’s faith-based assistance involves a food distribution center, a local food pantry, 20 beds emergency shelter, a thrift store and many other community services. Durr shared a video of community members participating in Thanksgiving giveaways and other notable accomplishments throughout the year.

Durr shared that the ministry has helped more than 5,000 people in the past year and said “We just thank the board for all your support and contributions.”

Supervisor District 1 Rev. Jerry Wilson praised BOM for the good work and the scope of the success of the organization.

BOM received approximately $12,000 from Lincoln County in 2014-2015 fiscal year.

In other business, the board approved to declare an old work truck, a red 1996 F-150, surplus property and put it up for bid.