PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID FOR HUNTING AND FISHING LEASE ON SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS
To all persons interested in the following described Forest Lands in Newton County, Mississippi, towit:
Section 16, Township 5 North, Range 10 East
All of the forest land lying West of Ponderosa Road and South of Tanglewood Road located in the NW 1/4, containing 89.00 acres, more or less, Newton County, Mississippi.
You are hereby notified that sealed bids to lease the lands described above for a Hunting & Fishing rights only for a period of 5 years may be filed with the Superintendent of Education located at 205 School Street, Newton, Mississippi 39345, or send your sealed bid by mail to Newton Municipal School District, 201 School Street, Newton, Mississippi 39345, on or before 4:00 p.m. on the 13th day of April 2023. The sealed bids shall be submitted for the ENTIRE PARCEL and must include 100% of the amount bid for that parcel. This amount will be refunded if not the highest bid. The sealed bids submitted will be opened at 5:30 p.m. on the 13th day of April 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Board reserves the right to reduce the term or reject any and all bids less than $7.00 per acre but if any bid is accepted, the Board will award said Hunting & Fishing Lease to the highest bidder in the manner provided by law.
Newton Municipal School District
Dr. Glenda Nickson
Superintendent
Publish Dates: March 29
& April 5, 2023
