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Trade Mart must soldier on without upgrades

Ted Carter — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:01:20 +0000

The Mississippi Trade Mart, long the workhorse venue of the State Fairgrounds, will have to wait at least several more years for a renovation. Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith had included refurbishing of the approximately 73,000-square-foot exhibition center and neighboring Mississippi Coliseum in what was to be a $30-million appropriations request to legislators this year. Hyde-Smith [...]

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Despite challenges, Mississippi coliseum and fairgrounds find niche

Associated Press — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:09 +0000

JACKSON — It’s the place where many baby boomers attended their first concert as teenagers or young adults. Not much has changed over the 48-year history of the state-owned Mississippi Coliseum at the fairgrounds. Today, people are still attending events at the aging coliseum, but the venue no longer is a stop on most major [...]

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Mississippi State Fair 2011

Stephen McDill — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:11:03 +0000

JACKSON- Billy Orr of the Mississippi State Fair Commission discusses running a fair during a recession, the jobs it creates and how money is going toward updating the Mississippi Coliseum.

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