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 11 East
The E 1/2 of NE 1/4; W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NE 1/4; N 1/2 of SE 1/4; SE 1/4 of SE 1/4; S 1/2 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4, containing a total of 228.00 acres, m/l, 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, Post Office Box 150, Newton, Mississippi 39345 on or before 4:00 P.M. on the 10th day of July 2025. 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 will be opened at 5:30 P.M. on the 10th day of July 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Board reserves the right to reduce the term or reject any and all bids less than $6.00 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
Publication Dates:
June 25 & July 2, 2025
