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State’s first brewery since Prohibition will expand warehouses, drive growth

Lisa Monti — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 05:15:52 +0000

Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co., the state’s pioneering brewery, will concentrate on its eight-state market in 2013 after a growth spurt into three Southeastern states this year. The brewery, the first in the state since Prohibition, also will expand its warehouse footprint from 10,000 square feet to nearly 30,000 square feet as it gears up to [...]

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Change on Tap? Beer legislation supporters are being cautiously optimistic

Clay Chandler — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:01:13 +0000

Lawmakers and grassroots organizers who have unsuccessfully pushed for legislation to modernize Mississippi’s beer and brewing laws are optimistic their efforts stand a better chance of paying off this session. As he has the past few sessions, Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, has filed bills that would increase the state’s alcohol-by-weight limit in beer, [...]

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Anheuser-Busch: No stance on beer legislation

Clay Chandler — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:00:09 +0000

The two bills that would raise Mississippi’s cap on alcohol content in beer have received a glowing endorsement from one of the state’s Miller-Coors distributors, and a shrug of indifference from Anheuser-Busch. Frank Drennan, president of Jackson-based Miller-Coors distributor Capital City Beverages, said his company strongly supports the legislation that would raise the cap on [...]

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Mississippi School for Math and Science

Amy McCullough — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:00:53 +0000

On the Mississippi University for Women campus in Columbus quietly sits a brick building displaying the name Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science. It’s not your typical public high school. MSMS only admits juniors and seniors who have passed a rigorous application and interview process. The average ACT score is 28. Students live on campus, [...]

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Bizz killer

Clay Chandler — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:00:21 +0000

Dean Kirby’s fear of voters leaves millions of tax dollars on table Since 2003, Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. in Kiln has operated as Mississippi’s only brewer, churning out locally flavored beer and becoming a small business success story. But it isn’t what it could be financially because of Mississippi’s laws that restrict the alcohol content [...]

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