by Associated Press Published: May 16,2013
Tags: antebellum, historic, history, home, house, Landmark, real estate, residence, residential real estate, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 15,2013
Tags: animal, animal cruelty, animal rights, appeal, federal agency, judge, justice, license, tourism, tourist, visitor, zoo, zoological park
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. [...] [...]
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 14,2013
Tags: cultural tourism, culture, Heritage, historic, history, national park, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 14,2013
Tags: culture, fan, festival, Heritage, music, music festival, rain, stage, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, Weather, wind
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 14,2013
Tags: cultural tourism, expand, expansion, Heritage, hisctorical, history, Museum, renovation, tourism, tourist, visitor
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 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 14,2013
Tags: battle, battlefield, bill, conflict, culture cultural tourism, federal government, Heritage, history, legislatyion, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, war
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 9,2013
Tags: athlete, athletics, budget, city government, community development, construction, economic development, governor, hospitality, hotel, law, legislation, restaurant, sports, tax, tax increase, tourism, tourist, tournament, vacation, visitor
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 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 8,2013
Tags: advisory, bacteria, beach, contaminate, contamination, environment, fish, fishing, health, outdoors, pollution, public health, public safety, safety, state agency, swim, swimmer, swimming, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, water, water pollution, water quality
BAY ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted a water contact advisory for a stretch of beach in Hancock County. MDEQ has cleared Station 4 — Bay St. Louis, which extends from the box culvert to Ballantine Street. Water samples at this station show the [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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