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American Queen to dock in Vicksburg

Associated Press — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:07:51 +0000

VICKSBURG — For the first time in three years, the sounds of an authentic Mississippi River steamboat calliope will be heard when the American Queen docks at City Front in Vicksburg. The Queen was to arrive at 8 a.m. Tuesday and dock until 4 p.m. on its maiden journey since being acquired last year by [...]

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Saving on travel expenses via technology — Solutions better, easier, cheaper

Amy McCullough — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:01:34 +0000

What does Iran have to do with Mississippi? Controversy over the country’s nuclear program has caused oil prices to rise again. When oil prices spike, gasoline prices do, too, and that means higher travel expenses for businesses nationwide. Mississippi businesses are increasingly saving on travel costs by embracing web and video conferencing technologies. They are [...]

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Okolona weighs options on topless club, named Chocolate City Bar and Grill

Ross Reily — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:40:50 +0000

OKOLONA — The city of Okolona has placed a 60-day moratorium on nightclubs while it mulls a permit request from a Nettleton businessman to open a topless bar. Rodney Shumpert has applied for a privilege license to open the Chocolate City Bar & Grill. He plans to topless dancing, food and alcohol. “I am looking [...]

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MBJ Editorial: Mississippi Delta worse off after eight years of Gov. Barbour

Ross Reily — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:38:17 +0000

The Mississippi Delta continues to flounder as unemployment figures average around 18 percent for the 12 counties between Vicksburg and Memphis. Yet, there have been many jobs announcements in the years of the Barbour administration, but very few have had anything to do with the Mississippi Delta. In this latest barrage of economic development announcements, [...]

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Miss. economic head: No politics in site selection

Associated Press — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:49:09 +0000

By SHELIA BYRD JACKSON — Lawmakers are asking the head of Mississippi’s economic development agency why the Delta and the southwestern part of the state are often overlooked for major industrial projects. Gray Swoope, executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, told members of the House Ways and Means Committee last Tuesday that industries have [...]

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New Le Bonheur children’s hospital opens

Associated Press — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:35:57 +0000

MEMPHIS — Doctors and nurses at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital on Saturday started moving patients into a new facility that promises to bring technologically advanced medical care to children in the mid-South region. Le Bonheur officials plan to move 181 patients from the existing hospital to their new facility over the next few days. More [...]

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Education alumni receive awards

MBJ Staff — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:26 +0000

The Delta State University College of Education recently held an awards luncheon to recognize five outstanding education alumni. They are: (seated from left), Sen. Robert M. Dearing from Natchez; Kimberly Kilpatrick from Memphis, Tenn.; Dr. Robin Wilbourn Lee from Murfreesboro, Tenn.; (standing from left) Dr. Dorothy Lynn Prestwich from Clarksdale; and, Dr. Jacquelyn C. Thigpen [...]

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