Mississippi Business Journal » sportsplex http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Storm-torn town to get new sports complex http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/11/storm-torn-town-to-get-new-sports-complex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=storm-torn-town-to-get-new-sports-complex http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/11/storm-torn-town-to-get-new-sports-complex/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:36:34 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=47075 SMITHVILLE — The Town of Smithville is planning to renovate the local sportsplex as the area continues to recover from an April 27 tornado. Smithville Mayor Gregg Kennedy tells WTVA-TV the town plans to offer baseball, softball and T-ball to kids once work is completed on two fields at the Johnny Noe Sports Plex. Kennedy [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/20/sportsplex-backers-await-vote-on-hotel-tax/feed/ 0 Voters to decide hotel tax to fund sportsplex http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/01/hotel-tax-approved-for-sportsplex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hotel-tax-approved-for-sportsplex http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/01/hotel-tax-approved-for-sportsplex/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 06:01:53 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=40652 GREENVILLE — Washington County voters will be asked Nov. 2 to approve a 2 percent tax on hotels and motels to support construction of a multipurpose sports complex. The sportsplex would be located on 95 acres next to the Washington County Convention Center. Lawmakers approved the tax this year. County supervisors last week approved levying [...]

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