by Associated Press Published: June 4,2012
Tags: Fulton, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
FULTON — Fulton voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve a new tax on hotel lodging within the city. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that the city has proposed a 3 percent tax on hotel stays in the city to support various programs. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 11,2012
Tags: Fulton, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Northeast Mississippi
FULTON — Fulton voters will decide early next month whether or not staying overnight in the city will cost more. Fulton officials have selected June 5 to hold a special election to determine whether or not to implement a 3 percent “tourism tax” on hotel stays in the city. The proposed tax will have to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 6,2011
Tags: country music, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, Davis Event Center, Fulton, Itawamba Community College, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Country Music Trail, Stand By Your Man, tammy wynette, Tremont
TREMONT — The proceeds from a concert by George Jones will be used for the construction of a memorial in honor of country music star and Itawamba County native Tammy Wynette. Mayor Glyn Robinson says the “Tammy Wynette Birthplace Concert” will be held Dec. 3 at Itawamba Community College Davis Event Center in Fulton. Jones [...] [...]
FULTON–California-based BlueFire Renewables Inc. has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its planned cellulosic ethanol facility in Fulton. The facility will be engineered and built by Wanzek Construction Inc., a subsidiary of MasTec Inc., for $296 million, which includes an approximately $100 million biomass power plant as part of the facility. The [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 26,2009
Tags: biofuel technology, Ethanol, Fulton
Experts weigh in regarding new plant in Fulton The announcement of plans for a new ethanol plant in Fulton raises questions about the benefits and drawbacks of ethanol and its production process. Some studies say ethanol takes more energy to make than the resulting fuel generates. Regardless, biofuel technology is still developing and is extremely [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 12,2009
Tags: Fulton, Patricia Digby, Thad Cochran
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) recently recognized the work of Patricia Digby of Fulton, who was subsequently honored in Washington for her dedication to finding adoptive and foster care families for children. Cochran recommended Digby to be the 2009 Angel in Adoption from Mississippi as part of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s “Angels in [...] [...]
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