Mississippi Business Journal » rides http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mid-South Fair attendance continues to dwindle http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/05/mid-south-fair-attendance-continues-to-dwindle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mid-south-fair-attendance-continues-to-dwindle http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/05/mid-south-fair-attendance-continues-to-dwindle/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:21:36 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63518 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 [...]

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