by Associated Press Published: October 5,2012
Tags: attendance, carnival, entertainment, fair, fun, location, recreation, relocation, rides, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
SOUTHAVEN — An estimated 66,000 attended the 2012 Mid-South Fair in Southaven. The Commercial Appeal reports the attendance was not as good as past fairs in Mississippi but still a number that fair officials consider a success. The event ended Sunday in Southaven, where the 156-year-old fair has been held for the past four years [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 11,2012
Tags: board of supervisors, boat, boating, commission, county, fishing, government, harbor, lease, marina, outdoors, parking, recreation, restaurant, slip, supervisor, tourism, tourist, vacation, vacationer, visitor
OCEAN SPRINGS — Jackson County supervisors have approved a plan for the Harbor Commission to manage and lease parking and boat slips that will be created when the state removes a boat shed and restaurant from the county’s Ocean Springs Harbor. County leaders said the Department of Marine Resources will need to first remove the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 28,2012
Tags: beach, bench, Commercial Real Estate, decision, judge, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, marina, outdoors, property, real estate, recreation, residential real estate, ruling, state government
BAY ST. LOUIS — The Murphy family’s legal battle over the future the marina site in Bay St. Louis will continue now that Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s motion to dismiss has been denied. Hancock County Circuit Judge Lisa P. Dodson ruled the secretary of state did not properly support the motion to dismiss the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 30,2012
Tags: beach, bid, bidder, bidding, boat, boater, boating, building, city, city government, construction, contractor, marina, municipal government, municipality, outdoors, recreation, tourism, tourist, vacation, vacationer, vacationing, visitor, water
BAY ST. LOUIS — The deadline for bids on the Bay. St. Louis marina project has been extended to Aug. 8. Officials tell the Sea Coast Echo the two-week extension was granted so other interested contractors could bid on the project. Engineers say 71 bid packets have been sent out. The entire project, including the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 25,2012
Tags: angl;er, angling, artificial reef, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, fish, fishing, habitat, hurricane, natural disaster, outdoors, recreation, reef, severe weather, state agency, tourism, tourist, tropical weather, vacation, vacationer, vacationing, visitor, Weather, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MDMR) Artificial Reef Bureau has completed another extension of the fishing reef, Katrina Key. The key has been extended westward by about 500 to 600 yards and divided into two segments. The segments will provide two gaps for current flow, which will allow additional foraging [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 25,2012
Tags: angling, beach, closure, contamination, environment, fishing, health, outdoors, pollution, public health, recreation, sewage, state agency, swim, swimmer, swimming, tourism, tourist, vacation, vacationing, visitor
BILOXI — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted beach closure issued July 19 for Station 12A. The station is located on Biloxi West Central Beach near Rodenburg Avenue. The closure was from Travia Street east to Iberville Drive. Water samples show the area has attained acceptable bacteria [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 25,2012
Tags: community development, downtown, fitness, health, hike, hiker, hiking, jog, jogger, jogging, outdoors, public health, recreation, run, runner, running, trail, walk, Walker, walking, wellness, zoo
HATTIESBURG — The pieces that will link downtown Hattiesburg and the Longleaf Trace finally are falling into place. The spurs that eventually will connect Kamper Park/Hattiesburg Zoo and the Hattiesburg Train Depot to the spear of the Trace nearly are complete. Construction on the main bike path-walkway that will run from just west of U.S. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 20,2012
Tags: engineer, entertainment, funding, funds, harness racing, horse, horse racing, park, racing, recreation, repairs, sports, track
STARKVILLE — Mississippi Horse Park director Bricklee Miller says a local engineer is currently developing plans to repair the facility’s damaged harness racing track, but funding is needed to go forward on the project. Once repair plans and cost estimates are finalized, Miller said she would approach the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors about funding [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 19,2012
Tags: angling, beach, contamination, environment, fisherman, fishing, health, outdoors, pollution, public health, recreation, sewage, state agency, swim, swimmer, tourism, tourist, vacation, vacationer, vacationing, visitor, waste
BILOXI — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a precautionary beach closure for one sampling station in Harrison County. The area of the closure is at Station 12A, Biloxi West Central Beach near Rodenburg Avenue. The extent is from Travia Street east to Iberville Drive. The city [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 9,2012
Tags: angling, environment, facility, fingerling, fish, fish eggs, fisherman, fishermen, fishing, habitat, hatchery, house, outdoors, recreation, renovation, restock, wildlife
TUPELO — Officials say they’re about halfway through $1.2 million in renovations at the Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery in Tupelo, but have not yet decided how to use the Victorian-era house there once the work is done. It might be used to house state or federal workers or for hatchery volunteers, or it [...] [...]
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