by Associated Press Published: April 1,2013
Tags: cafe, council, festival, food, ordinance, regulation, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, vendor, visitor
OXFORD — The Oxford Tourism Council’s revamped selection process for food vendors at the Double Decker Arts Festival is drawing protests from some would-be participants. Recently, several businesses that applied for one of the 25 food booths at the festival received a letter asking them to resubmit their application with menus including something unique to [...] [...]
BILOXI — Mayor A.J. Holloway says he will nominate Arleen Wall to fill the unexpired Biloxi City Council term of her late husband, Tom Wall. The Sun Herald reports Holloway said he would make the recommendation at next Tuesday’s meeting. The council must approve his nominee. Wall died Jan. 7, and the council asked for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 15,2013
Tags: alderman, city government, council, elect, elected office, elected official, election, executive, mayor, municipal, municipality, political campaign, Politics, poll, public office, public official, vote, voter, Voting
HATTIESBURG, STARKVILLE and LAUREL — The field of Hattiesburg mayoral candidates has widened with the announcement of Councilman Dave Ware for the city’s top office. The Hattiesburg American reports the 41-year-old Ware, who is in his second term as councilman, will run as an independent. Ware says goals for his administration would include an accountability [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 18,2012
Tags: city, construction, council, elected official, enhancement, government, improvement, infrastructure, mayor, municipal, municipality, pipe, politician, Politics, public official, sewage, sewer, waste water, water
JACKSON — The Jackson City Council has ended a month-long standoff with the administration over a $90-million water and sewer project, after receiving assurances they would have another chance to weigh in on the proposed deal. The Economic Development Committee and then the council voted to spend more than $400,000 to hire bond counsel and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 29,2012
Tags: acquisition, buy, casino, city, convention, council, entertainment, gamble, gambler, gambling, gaming, government, lease, meeting, merger, municipal, municipality, nightlife, purchase, restaurant, sale, sell, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
BILOXI — The sale of the Isle Casino to Landry’s Golden Nugget could close at any time. The Biloxi City Council has approved reassigning leases for city land at Point Cadet to Landry’s Golden Nugget. The sale of the Isle Casino to Golden Nugget was announced in March. The casino will become the Golden Nugget [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 22,2012
Tags: biomass, council, energy, feedstock, forestry, forests, fuel, management, renewable energy, state agency, technology, trees, wood
RIDGELAND — The Mississippi Biomass and Renewable Energy Council (MBREC) is now under the management of the Strategic Biomass Solutions (SBS), a program of the Mississippi Technology Alliance. MBREC will be housed alongside SBS in Ridgeland. “MBREC is on the move to bigger and better things,” said John Mabry Jr., president of MBREC. “We recognize [...] [...]
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