by Associated Press Published: May 14,2013
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, culture, Heritage, history, music, musician, ranch, real estate, recording star, rock and roll, singer, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, vocalist
HERNANDO — A group of Elvis Presley fans wants to preserve the memory of the king’s cowboy side by finding a buyer for a DeSoto County ranch to make it a destination for visitors. Elvis bought the roughly 150-acre Circle G ranch in 1967 as a place to ride horses and get away from Graceland. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 6,2013
Tags: city, city government, coutry music, municipal, municipality, Museum, music, musician, singer, song, state government, tourism, tourist, visitor
TREMONT — Officials in northeast Mississippi are hoping for some money from the state to help to finance construction of the Tammy Wynette Museum in Tremont. Wynette, a country music legend who died in 1998, is a native of the Tremont area in Itawamba County. She was married for six years to George Jones, who [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 17,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hotels, lodging, meetings, restaurants, singer, songwriter, state agency, tourism, tourists, vacationers, vacationing, vactions, visitors
JACKSON — Jimmy Buffett says creating jobs on the Gulf Coast is a rewarding part of his new Margaritaville Casino and Resort in Mississippi. Buffett was in Jackson today when the Mississippi Gaming Commission signed off the certification for the casino, set to open next Tuesday in Biloxi. The meeting was a formality. Gaming Commission [...] [...]
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