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Opponents of recreational bonds fail to get needed signatures

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:09:38 +0000

MERIDIAN — Opponents to a $14-million bond issue in Lauderdale County have fallen short of their goal to force a countywide election on the proposal. The Meridian Star reports the county circuit clerk completed the process of verifying signatures on a petition Wednesday. Circuit Clerk Donna Jill Johnson says there were 1,338 valid signatures that [...]

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Harbor projects in full swing across Coast

Associated Press — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:42:22 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Commercial and recreational boat slips are under construction or repair in almost every city across South Mississippi. The Sun Herald reports the biggest projects are new harbors being built in Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian that will add a total of 348 new boat slips to the Coast. Pass Christian [...]

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Mayor wants some casino money for schools to go to parks

Associated Press — Wed, 29 May 2013 20:17:23 +0000

GREENVILLE — Mayor John Cox is suggesting that a portion of casino revenue diverted to Greenville’s schools should be directed instead to parks and recreations programs. “We are trying to figure out a way that gaming funds could be directed through the parks commission to benefit the youth of the Greenville Public School District to [...]

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Eight years after Katrina’s destruction, Coast park reopens

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:29:25 +0000

WAVELAND — Buccaneer Bay Water Park will open in the summer for the first time since Hurricane Katrina destroyed it in 2005. That’s according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Buccaneer State Park’s structures, water parks and support facilities were destroyed during Katrina, and the park has reopened in phases over the [...]

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Commission gives nod to site for new sports complex

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:22:36 +0000

OXFORD — The site for a proposed privately run and owned sports complex has been approved by the Lafayette County Planning Commission. The Oxford Eagle reports the commission’s action this week allows the project to move on to construction. The sportsplex will be built on Mississippi Highway 7 South. Owners Chuck Trost and Michael Perry [...]

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Boat dealer makes magazine’s top 100 ranking

MBJ Staff — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:57:05 +0000

BAY ST. LOUIS — Breath’s Boats & Motors has made Boating Industry magazine’s eighth-annual Top 100 Dealers program, which recognizes the best-of-the-best from the thousands of marine dealers in North America. “Our editorial staff was extremely impressed with the dealership’s knowledge of its local market,” said Jonathan Sweet, Boating Industry magazine’s editor-in-chief. “For example, Breath’s [...]

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Coast city to ask lawmakers for restaurant tax

Associated Press — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:18:22 +0000

PASCAGOULA — The city of Pascagoula will ask lawmakers for a 2 percent restaurant tax to support local recreation programs, including the building of a new community center. If approved by the Legislature, local residents would then vote on the tax. It would take a 60 percent majority for the tax to pass. Councilman Joe [...]

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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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City awards contract for harbor project; repairs piers

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:53:53 +0000

PASS CHRISTIAN —The city of Pass Christian has awarded a $13.8 million contract for the final phase of its harbor expansion project. The Sea Coast Echo reports the board of aldermen awarded the contract to Silverton Construction of Jackson. Mayor Chipper McDermott says work on the 10-month contract is expected to begin immediately since Silverton [...]

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Former state park now owned by Coast city

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:03:06 +0000

GAUTIER — Shepard State Park in Gautier has 395 acres abounding with trees and wild flowers, bike and nature trails, 28 developed campsites and an 18-hole disc golf course. It now belongs to city of Gautier and will remain open according to an agreement with Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. “A revitalized Shepard [...]

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