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Oyster Bay Casino developers choose operator

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:28:55 +0000

D’IBERVILLE — Developers of the proposed Oyster Bay Casino have signed a management agreement and hope to start construction of the $170 million resort by the end of the year. Tom Moore says that he and business partner Duane Lewis, a developer from Birmingham, Ala., hired Falcon Gaming of Gulfport to manage the daily operations [...]

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Explosion at Pascagoula plant; 1 dead, 2 injured

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:53:05 +0000

PASCAGOULA — One person is dead and two injured in an explosion at the Mississippi Phosphates plant in Pascagoula. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd tells the Associated Press that the explosion occurred about 7:15 a.m. Friday and was a steam explosion. >> RELATED STORY: Phosphates Corp. loses $1.1 million in first quarter of 2012 The [...]

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Jackson County backs 3 county tourism marketing

Associated Press — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:26:27 +0000

PASCAGOULA — Jackson County Supervisors have voted to support the creation of a singular, regional tourism marketing group along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On April 9, Harrison County Supervisors voted to create the public-private marketing group, and Hancock County Supervisors passed a resolution of support Friday. Jackson County leaders voted unanimous Monday to endorse the [...]

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Jackson County advances ad valorem tax fight

Clay Chandler — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:01:44 +0000

The fight over ad valorem tax revenue in Jackson County isn’t quite over. Jackson County supervisors last week directed their attorney to file a motion for rehearing after the Mississippi Supreme Court voted April 12 to strike down a law that dispersed portions of ad valorem tax revenue collected within Pascagoula’s city limits to every [...]

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Cartoon — February 6, 2012

Ricky Nobile — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:18:42 +0000

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Ingalls training facility contract OKs expected

Associated Press — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:47:55 +0000

PASCAGOULA — Construction could start as early as January for Jackson County’s maritime training facility to be built on Ingalls Shipbuilding property. The Board of Supervisors and the Port Authority’s Board of Commissioners are expected to award a $15.6 million contract on Monday to Ben M. Radcliff Contractor Inc. of Mobile. Leaders said it would [...]

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Pascagoula officials mull options as Court mulls fate of tax law

Clay Chandler — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:13:15 +0000

The Mississippi Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week related to a property tax distribution dispute between the City of Pascagoula and Jackson County. While city officials await the high court’s decision, they’re mulling their options in the event the ruling doesn’t go their way. >>> SEE COMPLETE STORY <<<

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