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MDOT advertises entry-level maintenance position in Panola County

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is advertising an entry-level Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance Technician I position in Panola County with its Facilities Maintenance Crew.

The position involves the least complex equipment operation and maintenance. Listed duties include repairing traffic signals; installing and maintaining signs; applying herbicide, pesticide and snow- and ice-control chemicals; striping; traffic control; patching potholes; and responding to natural and man-made disasters.

Applications are due by Tuesday, September 15, according to MDOT.

Source: Mississippi Department of Transportation.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."