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South’s oldest casino to reopen as Golden Nugget

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:13:14 +0000

BILOXI — Although its hotel is still in the middle of a $100 million makeover, the oldest casino in the South will reopen at 1 p.m. Friday with a new look as the Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi. Changes range from new windows and fewer walls to new carpet and new nametags, The Sun Herald reported. [...]

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Jackson businessmen plan pub for Fondren

Clay Chandler — Fri, 31 May 2013 18:37:47 +0000

Later this summer, Fondren’s newest locally owned business will open, and it will be something the neighborhood does not already have. Marty Clapton and his partners are opening a pub next to Cups coffee shop. Plans for Fondren Public, which Clapton hopes will serve as a gathering place for locals, were first formulated more than [...]

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No injuries in Hub City bar fire; investigation underway

Associated Press — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:58:35 +0000

HATTIESBURG — A fire gutted the Frat House bar early yesterday but authorities say there were no injuries. The Hattiesburg American reports no one was in the bar on South 37th Avenue when the fire was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Fire Investigator Geneva Morgan says the building was a total loss. No one was [...]

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Keeping Our Eye On Kamel King

Stephen McDill — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:16:10 +0000

Age: 33 Entertainment Attorney, Frascogna & Courtney Law Firm You could literally say that Kamel King was born into the entertainment industry. The son of a James Brown promoter, Kamel King grew up behind-the-scenes of the music industry, a business that King calls a “living, breathing and evolving creature.” “Even in my off time, I surround [...]

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Developers of proposed new casino miss deadline

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:28:57 +0000

GULFPORT — A development company that had wanted to build a $112 million casino at the Gulfport Harbor but has been unable to obtain financing will have to return to the Mississippi Gaming Commission for new approval if it wants to go ahead with the project. The Sun Herald reports a time limit on permission [...]

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Rock/R&B songwriter Jackson dies at home of cancer

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:10:10 +0000

RIDGELAND — Songwriter George Jackson, co-author of “Old Time Rock and Roll” and hundreds of other soul, rock and rhythm and blues tunes, has died. He was 68. Jackson died yesterday morning at his home in Ridgeland, said Thomas Couch Sr., board chairman of Malaco Records. Jackson had been sick with cancer for about a [...]

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Entrepreneur hoping for ‘something big’ from reality show

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:53:20 +0000

MCCOMB — Scott Johnson has a lot on his calendar. The 46-year-old owner of Chilly Willy’s — a sno-ball stand, restaurant, bar and concert hall — is busy preparing to defend his business in a chancery court lawsuit, a misdemeanor criminal trial in justice court and a noise ordinance violation charge in municipal court. The [...]

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One casino adding revenue while the other spruces up

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:58:35 +0000

NATCHEZ — Three months after Natchez’s second casino began play, gaming revenue is up in the city, but insiders warn it’s too early to bet on the increase holding or folding. Natchez gaming revenues for December, January and February increased over the same months last year. The Natchez Democrat reports figures from the Natchez City [...]

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Bonding company repays county for missing arena funds

Associated Press — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:43:46 +0000

CORINTH — Alcorn County supervisors have accepted $34,678 from the bonding company for former Crossroads Arena manager Reggie Churchwell to replace missing funds found by state auditors. The Daily Corinthian reports the money will be paid by Travelers Casualty and Surety Company. The board of supervisors signed off on the amount Monday. In October of [...]

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Officials want loop to connect casinos, beach with Back Bay

Associated Press — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:41:26 +0000

BILOXI — City officials want to complete the long-awaited loop around East Biloxi that would link the casinos and the beach with Back Bay. The Sun Herald reports the City Council voted to support an initiative to connect Back Bay Boulevard with U.S. Highway 90. David Nichols, the city’s chief administrative officer, says he’s looking [...]

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