THE BUSINESS OF FEAR
by Clay Chandler
Published: May 8,2011
Tags: Daniel Boone, Kim Hopkins, Mary Landers, MBJ FEATURE, Mississippi River flood
Vicksburg’s Washington Street retailers confront threats real and imagined Last week on Vicksburg’s Washington Street retail corridor, two different kinds of fears were taking hold. One sprung from lost business due to tourist fears about the coming Mississippi River flood, which is expected to be the worst since 1927. The other dealt with a more [...]
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