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Mayor wants ‘trial run’ of hotel/restaurant tax next month

Associated Press — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:08 +0000

GAUTIER — At the end of the this week’s Gautier City Council meeting, Mayor Tommy Fortenberry made a motion to use the June 4 ballot as a “trial run” for the 2 percent tax-levy issue. Fortenberry said he was concerned at the low turnout of the primary election and wants to make sure residents are [...]

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In wake of bond issue failure, golf course fights to stay playable

Associated Press — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:37:40 +0000

MCCOMB — The state parks director is optimistic his agency can come up with the money to restore bug-eaten greens at Quail Hollow Golf Course this summer, despite the failure of the Legislature to approve a parks bond issue. Ramie Ford spoke to some 60 golfers on the patio behind the Quail Hollow clubhouse at [...]

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Commission wants home to be national landmark

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:07:42 +0000

OXFORD — The Oxford Historic Preservation Commission wants the 165-year-old antebellum Shaw House registered as a national landmark so someone will buy and restore it. The home was built in 1848 by Oxford brick maker Dave Kennedy and has been in the Shaw family since 1929. It’s located on 5.8 acres of land and is [...]

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USDA revokes zoo’s license; owners plan appeal

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:20:07 +0000

COLLINS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has revoked the exhibitor’s license of the Collins Zoo following a hearing before an administrative law judge. The decision adds to the stack of legal troubles facing zoo owners Gus and Betty White following the most recent Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks raid of the U.S. [...]

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Owners selling Elvis’ ranch; want it to be tourist destination

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:09:47 +0000

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. [...]

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Trace to celebrate its 75th ‘birthday’ this weekend

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:17:39 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Saturday marks the paradoxical 75th anniversary of one of Natchez’s oldest connections with civilization. The National Park Service will mark this weekend the day (May 18) in 1938 when the NPS assumed control of the historic Old Natchez Road — today known as the Natchez Trace Parkway — and began turning the [...]

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Despite sinking stage, Coast festival draws 25,000 fans

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:12:07 +0000

GULFPORT — Organizers of a weekend music festival in Gulfport say it drew 25,000 fans, despite high wind and rain. The Sun Herald reports the Gulfport Music Festival’s first day on Friday came within an hour of being cancelled due to bad weather. And it was almost shut down Saturday when workers discovered the main [...]

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Winterville Mounds backers want bigger, more modern museum

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:09:21 +0000

WINTERVILLE — Historians, tourism officials and others are pushing to get started on a multimillion-dollar facelift at Winterville Mounds State Park north of Greenville. They hope to expand the site and transform the museum into a contemporary and interactive history of Native American heritage in the Mississippi Delta. The Delta Democrat Times reports various organizations [...]

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Legislation aims to preserve Civil War battlefields

MBJ Staff — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:05:29 +0000

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the program that helps preserve historic battlegrounds in the United States, including battlefields in Mississippi. Cochran joined Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) to introduce the American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act (S.916). The bill reauthorizes the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Program (CWBPP) that [...]

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Coast residents to vote on tax hike to fund recreation projects

Associated Press — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:38 +0000

PASCAGOULA — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed legislation allowing Pascagoula residents to vote on a proposed 2 percent prepared food tax, says city recreation commission chairman Mike McElhaney. The tax would fund recreation projects outlined in the city’s recreation master plan, which the board adopted in October. Senate Bill 2921 was signed into law April [...]

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