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Commission eyeing unauthorized changes to historic structures

Associated Press — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:22:16 +0000

GREENVILLE — Historic preservationists are trying to figure out how to keep the owners of historic buildings in Greenville from making unauthorized changes. The discussion was sparked by the unauthorized removal of the stucco facade of a downtown building earlier this month, the Delta Democat Times reports. Owners didn’t get a city permit or consult [...]

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Commission wants home to be national landmark

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:07:42 +0000

OXFORD — The Oxford Historic Preservation Commission wants the 165-year-old antebellum Shaw House registered as a national landmark so someone will buy and restore it. The home was built in 1848 by Oxford brick maker Dave Kennedy and has been in the Shaw family since 1929. It’s located on 5.8 acres of land and is [...]

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Trace to celebrate its 75th ‘birthday’ this weekend

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:17:39 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Saturday marks the paradoxical 75th anniversary of one of Natchez’s oldest connections with civilization. The National Park Service will mark this weekend the day (May 18) in 1938 when the NPS assumed control of the historic Old Natchez Road — today known as the Natchez Trace Parkway — and began turning the [...]

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Mandatory meetings held for Delta heritage area

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:27:03 +0000

CLEVELAND — The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area moved closer to full authorization with two recent public meetings and a series of planning committee meetings, followed by a session with the governing board. Thirty people attended a community meeting in the Museum of the Mississippi Delta in Greenwood, and 25 attended another meeting in the [...]

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Historic business district getting needed upgrades

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:47:30 +0000

JACKSON — Upgrades are coming to the Fondren Business District. The Clarion-Ledger reports it’s a move that community leaders applaud as the area continues to see a boom in business and population growth. The upgrades come on the heels of an announced $2.5 million in a mix of federal and local funds to help enhance [...]

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Contents of historic mansion going on block

Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:11:58 +0000

PORT GIBSON — The contents of an Old South mansion in Port Gibson are going up for sale. An estate tag sale is set for Feb. 1-3 at the historic Oak Square home. The Clarion-Ledger reports Oak Square was once the town home of a cotton planter. It was later divided into apartments. More recently [...]

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Aldermen award funds for renovation of railroad depot

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:55:05 +0000

NATCHEZ — The Natchez Board of Aldermen has approved allocating $125,000 out of the city’s capital improvements fund to match grant funds it hopes to receive from the state to renovate the former railroad depot. The Natchez Democrat reports the vote of approval came at the request of community development director James Johnston. Johnston said [...]

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City revisits future of historic building following fire

Associated Press — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:13:14 +0000

MERIDIAN — A recent fire in Meridian’s tallest structure has renewed talk about what should be done with the building. Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry tells WTOK TV the fire on the 12th floor of the “Threefoot” building remains under investigation. Meanwhile, Barry said, the city is looking for entrepreneurs who might have ideas for the [...]

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Power strip caused fire that destroyed historic court

Associated Press — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:19:27 +0000

WALTHALL — Authorities say a predawn fire that gutted the Webster County courthouse in Walthall was caused by an electrical short. Sheriff Tim Mitchell told supervisors an investigation showed yesterday’s predawn fire started when a power strip in a first-floor office on the southwest corner of the building shorted out. Mitchell says the fire marshal’s [...]

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Historic courthouse destroyed in predawn fire

Associated Press — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:16:41 +0000

WALTHALL — A predawn fire today has gutted the Webster County courthouse. The two-story courthouse was built in 1915. The town of Walthall is located just north of Eupora on Mississippi Highway 9 Eupora Fire Chief Richard Love says the call came in to the Emergency 911 Center about 2:20 a.m. He says the southwest [...]

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