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Steamboat to dock at Vicksburg

Wally Northway — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:00:14 +0000

In 2008 when the historic steamboat Delta Queen discontinued Mississippi River tours, communities up and down the river not only lost a piece of cultural history, they also lost an important tourism asset. Thus, the state’s Mississippi River communities, still reeling from the recent flood, are all smiles with the announcement this month that the [...]

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Sesquicentennial: Gearing up for Civil War party

Wally Northway — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:00:18 +0000

Impact from cultural tourism hard to gauge The state is gearing up on multiple fronts for tourists coming for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, to be commemorated through 2015. Officials are confident that Mississippi will see a large number of visitors flock in for the numerous planned events. However, how many will come [...]

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Three inducted into Hall of Fame

MBJ Staff — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:00:07 +0000

Linda Johnson, executive director of the Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau, Bill Holmes, executive director of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, and Bill Seratt, executive director of the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, were inducted to the Mississippi Tourism Hall of Fame by the Mississippi Development Authority Division of Tourism March 1 at [...]

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Seratt, the ultimate professional

Laura Smith — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:01:36 +0000

His downtown has seen a resurgence since his arrival a few years back With nearly 15 years experience in Mississippi tourism and a marketing career that spans three decades, Bill Seratt knows a thing or two about promoting the tourism industry in the state. He’s currently the executive director of the Vicksburg Convention and Visitor’s [...]

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