Mississippi Business Journal » hertiage http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Tornado damage assessments continue as President declares disaster http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/14/tornado-damages-museum-will-be-closed-for-at-least-one-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tornado-damages-museum-will-be-closed-for-at-least-one-year http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/14/tornado-damages-museum-will-be-closed-for-at-least-one-year/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:21:58 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69749 SOIUTH MISSISSIPPI — President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in the State of Mississippi following a massive tornado that destroyed or heavily damaged more than 800 homes in the southern part of the state. Obama signed the declaration yesterday and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in Forrest and Lamar [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/14/tornado-damages-museum-will-be-closed-for-at-least-one-year/feed/ 0 Former RR depot gets new life as transportation museum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/16/former-rr-depot-gets-new-life-as-transportation-museum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-rr-depot-gets-new-life-as-transportation-museum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/16/former-rr-depot-gets-new-life-as-transportation-museum/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:42:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59777 VICKSBURG — The city of Vicksburg is celebrating the opening of the Old Depot Museum. It’s housed in the former Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Railroad Depot. The grand opening was held yesterday. The museum in downtown Vicksburg features a huge collection of ship models and riverboat models. “We have an exhibit of tow boats [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/16/former-rr-depot-gets-new-life-as-transportation-museum/feed/ 0 Steamboat travel returns to river with American Queen launch http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/01/steamboat-travel-returns-to-river-with-american-queen-launch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steamboat-travel-returns-to-river-with-american-queen-launch http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/01/steamboat-travel-returns-to-river-with-american-queen-launch/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:46:04 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56564 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The churning red paddlewheel propels the pearl-white steamboat along the wide Mississippi River, like a slow-moving time machine through a slice of Americana that harks back to Mark Twain and the history, culture and commerce of the 19th century. Inside the six-level steamboat, passengers enjoy tea time in the ladies’ parlor, rousing [...]

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