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Contract awarded for ‘whistle stops’ along Tanglefoot Trail

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:20:24 +0000

PONTOTOC — A Thaxton company has been awarded a $319,000 contract to construct four “whistle stops” along the Tanglefoot Trail in north Mississippi. Karen Heintze, project manager for Three Rivers Planning and Development District, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Hooker Construction Company will build “whistle stops” at Ingomar, Ecru, Algoma and Houlka. “Whistle stops” [...]

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Trail reaches southern terminal, but project not finished

Associated Press — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:56:13 +0000

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — Tanglefoot Trail has reached its southern terminal, but work on the project is not finished. The leveling and grading is complete with the trail bed ready for crews to start laying asphalt as soon as weather and new year allow. “They have laid the limestone and gotten the surface ready for the [...]

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Spurs nearly complete connecting trail with city’s downtown

Associated Press — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:12:32 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The pieces that will link downtown Hattiesburg and the Longleaf Trace finally are falling into place. The spurs that eventually will connect Kamper Park/Hattiesburg Zoo and the Hattiesburg Train Depot to the spear of the Trace nearly are complete. Construction on the main bike path-walkway that will run from just west of U.S. [...]

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Schools want to re-negotiate 16th Section lease agreement with MDWFP

Associated Press — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:25:28 +0000

HANCOCK COUNTY — The Bay-Waveland School District is hoping to re-negotiate a 40-year-old lease in hopes of bringing in more money for the schools. According to public records, the district in conjunction with the Hancock County School District agreed to a 99-year lease of 16th Section land with the state Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Department [...]

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Significant impact expected from 44-mile Tanglefoot Trail

Associated Press — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:39:14 +0000

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — New Albany businessman Travis Wiseman says he’s ready to see rails converted to trails. Wiseman’s Union Appliance and Furniture in downtown New Albany sits next to what will be the start of the Rails to Trails project. Wiseman expects a boost in traffic and business from the trail, which is expected to [...]

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BP oil spill funds to be used for new Coast nature center

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:43:32 +0000

MOSS POINT — A new $2 million Pascagoula River Audubon Center celebrating the environment of the Mississippi Gulf Coast is scheduled to open in early 2013. The center, one of just 43 such Audubon centers across the country, will be located within walking distance of downtown Moss Point. Audubon president David Yarnold says the center [...]

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Patriot donates 21-mile MSV Railroad to counties

Associated Press — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:46:10 +0000

CALHOUN COUNTY and YALOBUSHA COUNTY — Patriot Rail Corp. has donated its 21-mile Mississippi & Skuna Valley Railroad (MSV) to Calhoun and Yalobusha counties. The donation sets the stage for the counties to pursue creation of the Skuna Valley Trail for public recreational use. The Calhoun County Board of Supervisors accepted the property donation in [...]

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Old rail line may get new life as recreational trail

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:10:28 +0000

PITTSBORO — An abandoned rail line in Calhoun and Yalobusha counties may become the home for a recreational trail. WTVA-TV reports Calhoun County supervisors approved a resolution Monday to create the Mississippi and Skuna Valley Rails to Trails Recreational District. The county must sign a pact with Yalobusha County to make the project a reality. [...]

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