Mississippi Business Journal » diner http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mayor wants ‘trial run’ of hotel/restaurant tax next month http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/22/mayor-wants-trial-run-of-hotelrestaurant-tax-next-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayor-wants-trial-run-of-hotelrestaurant-tax-next-month http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/22/mayor-wants-trial-run-of-hotelrestaurant-tax-next-month/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:08 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=75263 GAUTIER — At the end of the this week’s Gautier City Council meeting, Mayor Tommy Fortenberry made a motion to use the June 4 ballot as a “trial run” for the 2 percent tax-levy issue. Fortenberry said he was concerned at the low turnout of the primary election and wants to make sure residents are [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/22/mayor-wants-trial-run-of-hotelrestaurant-tax-next-month/feed/ 2 Brent’s Drug Store preserves the feel of a bygone era http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/brents-drug-store-preserves-the-feel-of-a-bygone-era/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brents-drug-store-preserves-the-feel-of-a-bygone-era http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/brents-drug-store-preserves-the-feel-of-a-bygone-era/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:01:08 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=59733 The building housing one of the South’s oldest soda fountain drug stores was in danger of becoming vacant when the pharmacist owner sold Brent’s Drug Store to a chain in 2009, and the pharmacy part of the business was relocated. A local attorney and Fondren resident, Brad Reeves, who as a kid was taken by [...]

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