PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR HUNTING AND FISHING LEASE   Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of the Madison County School District that sealed bids will be received by said Board until 3:00 o’clock P.M. on the 10th day of April, 2026, in the Office of the Superintendent of Education of the Madison County School District, at 476 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157, for a lease of hunting and fishing rights on the following described Sixteenth Section Public School Trust Lands situated in Madison County, Mississippi, to wit: NE1/4 NW1/4; N1/2 NE1/4; W1/2 of SW1/4 NE1/4 and E1/2 SE1/4 NE1/4, all property located north of Robinson Road in Section 16, Township 9 North, Range 4 East, Madison County, Mississippi, consisting of 161.3 acres, more or less. The minimum bid per acre is $12.40 per acre per year for a five year lease beginning July 1, 2026. The form of the lease has been prescribed by the Board of Education and is now on file in the Office of the Superintendent of Education, and interested parties may inspect the same during regular office hours. All bids must be submitted on our bid form. Bid proposal forms may be obtained from the Office of the Superintendent of Education. Bids shall be submitted for the entire parcel. Only the annual rental shall be subject to bid. A certified check for the amount of the annual rental should be included with the bid when submitted. Bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes, addressed to the Board of Education of the Madison County School District and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope “BID FOR HUNTING AND FISHING LEASE on approximately 161.3 acres, more or less, in Section 16, Township 9 North, Range 4 East.” The Board of Education of the Madison County School District will meet at the Central Office, 476 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, Mississippi, on the 13th day of April, 2026 by 5:00 o’clock P.M. and sealed bids received pursuant to this public notice will then and there be opened and read aloud. The Board of Education of the Madison County School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids submitted. The aforesaid land is being offered for lease under the provisions of Section 29-3-41 of the Mississippi Code Annotated (1972) as amended. Published by order of the Board of Education of the Madison County School District.   /s/ Ted Poore Superintendent of Education Madison County School District 03/26, 04/02/2026 #12152419