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By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/tristyn-stoop/) Tristyn Stoop    Published: Sep. 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM EDT | Updated: 12 hours ago     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) – A tax increase proposal was accepted in West Point. West Point Mayor Rob Bobo said the request for additional school district funding was approved on Tuesday, It includes $350,000, with leaders now working on setting millage to see how much of a tax increase that will generate. Before the Tuesday meeting, Bobo stressed that the request is coming from the West Point Consolidated School District, not the city for its own operations. (https://www.wtva.com/2026/09/09/tax-increase-mulled-west-point/) RELATED - West Point board accepts school district tax resolution increase      Copyright 2026 WTVA. All rights reserved.            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