For Jackson’s arena hopes, a Golden standard
by Clay Chandler
Published: April 17,2011
Tags: Alan Jackson, Ben Allen, Chicago, Christopher Mims, Diana Ross, Jeff Foxworthy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr., Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Warren Strain
City of Jackson officials have received three proposals from firms interested in performing planning and design studies for a possible downtown arena, and Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr.’s spokesperson says interviews are being set up with the hopes of a selection being made soon. “We hope to have that happen in short order,” Christopher Mims wrote [...]
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