by Associated Press Published: March 25,2013
Tags: arena, asrena, entertainment, monster truck, motocross, motor sports, motorcycle, rodeo, sports, tourism, tourist, visitor
CORINTH — The Crossroads Arena board hopes to attract more events while dirt is on the arena floor. The Daily Corinthian reports successful events such as the recent Motocross and Monster Truck shows sparked interest in other such attractions. The dirt will remain in the arena until the conclusion of the Lonestar Rodeo, which will [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 11,2013
Tags: arena, concert, economic development, education, entertainment, football, higher education, music, public university, sports, stadium
JACKSON — Jackson State University’s recently announced plans to build a domed stadium could effectively kill an effort to build a downtown arena. The city and other arena backers have spent or pledged $180,000 in recent years to study building an arena to host concerts, sporting events and other entertainment, The Clarion-Ledger reported. The key factor [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 4,2013
Tags: alcohol, city council, city government, dringking, entertainment, fight, gun, law enforcement, nightclub, nightlife, ordinance, public safety, shooting, violence
TUPELO — The Tupelo City Council is set to consider tighter controls on nightclubs in hopes of reducing repeated disturbances that have kept police busy. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the ordinance will be considered tomorrow. It would apply to all nightclubs — broadly defined as any establishment that serves alcoholic beverages and provides [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 4,2013
Tags: banner, casino, city government, convention, entertainment, gamble, gambler, gaming, hotel, lodging, meeting, municipal, municipality, nightlife, ordinance, restaurant, sign, signage, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
NATCHEZ — The president of a casino in Natchez said he plans to meet with Mayor Butch Brown about banners advertising the casino. The Natchez Democrat reports the city took down banners directing customers to the Magnolia Bluffs Casino at the bottom of Roth Hill in Natchez last Friday. But the casino soon replaced them. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 22,2013
Tags: appeal, city government, convention, county government, court, decision, entertainment, gamble, gambling, gaming, hotel, law, legal, lodging, meeting, nightlife, restaurant, ruling, tax, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
CLARKSDALE — Coahoma County has appealed a judge’s order that it return to the city of Clarksdale about $62,000 collected in casino taxes. The Clarksdale Press Register reports the county filed the appeal Feb. 15, asking Circuit Judge Johnnie Walls to reverse his decision. In court documents, county attorney Tom Ross argues that Walls ruled [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 18,2013
Tags: bench, casino, convention, county government, court, entertainment, gamble, gambling, gaming, hotel, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, lodging, meeting, nightlife, protest, restaurant, tax, tourism, tourist, trial, vacation, visitor
VICKSBURG — Ameristar Casino’s protests over Warren County property tax levies for 2012 and 2013 will be heard Oct. 14 in Warren County Circuit Court. The Vicksburg Post reports the separate lawsuits filed by the casino have been combined by Circuit Judge M. James Chaney. The Ameristar claims in the most recent of the two [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 18,2013
Tags: alcohol, drinking, entertainment, license, liquor, nightclubs, nightlife, public safety, regulation, secutty, shooting
TUPELO — Officials say eliminating “bring your own bottle” nightclubs could help control littering, public intoxication, disorderly conduct and assaults in Tupelo. The proposal would require a city beer permit or a state alcohol permit for establishments that serve alcohol and provide entertainment, The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported. “For me, it’s safety,” said Tupelo [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 12,2013
Tags: celebration, ceremony, entertainment, parade, rain, tourism, tourist, tradition, visitor, Weather
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Fat Tuesday parades on the Mississippi Gulf Coast will roll as scheduled today despite the chance of rain, organizers say. Most areas carry at least an 80 percent chance of rain Tuesday. “We’re going to roll rain or shine,” Nancy Rogers, of the Gulf Coast Carnival Association, tells The Mississippi Press. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 5,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, bankrupt, bankruptcy, buy, casino, Commercial Real Estate, convention, entertainment, gamble, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, lodging, meeting, nightlife, purchase, restaurant, sale, sell, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
VICKSBURG — An Oklahoma Indian tribe is no longer planning to spend $125 million to buy the bankrupt DiamondJacks casinos in Bossier City, La., and Vicksburg from Legends Gaming. Global Gaming Solutions, a unit of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, wrote in court papers filed Jan. 25 that the DiamondJacks operations had run further downhill [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2013
Tags: arena, community development, concert, downtown, economic development, entertainment, feasibility, music, sports, study
JACKSON — A long-awaited study finds Jackson can support a downtown arena, but the city is no closer to having the money to build one. Officials say the feasibility study is an encouraging sign for city officials and business leaders who have long insisted Jackson can support such a facility. The study recommends Jackson build [...] [...]
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