FLORA — Primos Inc. and eTAGZ have reached a settlement in its patent infringement case, according to eTAGZ.
Salt Lake City, Utah-based eTAGZ reports it sued sued Primos Inc., a company based in Flora that sells hunting-related products, for patent infringement in Jan. 2011. Primos denied the claims.
In October 2011 eTAGZ “amicably resolved” its dispute with [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 10,2012
Tags: health, hiking, outdoors, rail lines, railroads, railways, recreation, tourism, tourists, trails, trains, transportation, visitors
CALHOUN COUNTY and YALOBUSHA COUNTY — Patriot Rail Corp. has donated its 21-mile Mississippi & Skuna Valley Railroad (MSV) to Calhoun and Yalobusha counties.
The donation sets the stage for the counties to pursue creation of the Skuna Valley Trail for public recreational use. The Calhoun County Board of Supervisors accepted the property donation in December [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2011
Tags: boaters, boating, boats, construction, disaster, disaster recovery, fishermen, marinas, natural disaster, outdoors, recreation, severe weather, touists, tourism, tropical weather, visitors, water, Weather
HANCOCK COUNTY — A Hancock County marina that was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina is well on its way to a comeback.
Construction has started on a new harbor master building at Bayou Caddy Marina to replace the one destroyed during the storm. WLOX TV reports the new building towers over docking spaces.
“Before the storm the [...] [...]
by John Woods Published: December 11,2011
Tags: Christmas gift suggestions, Electric Filet Knife, John Woods, Leupold Katmai Binocular, MBJ column, Muck Boots, outdoors, outdoors people, Santa, Taxidermist Gift Certificate
At age 61 now, I still marvel at the beauty of a fully decorated Christmas tree. Real trees being best since they can be recycled into fish habitat rather than an attic for fake ones, or a landfill for dead ones, though being ground into flower bed mulch is a pretty good option, too.
The [...] [...]
GULFPORT — Gulfport’s waterfront recreation area should be open for business when tourist season arrives.
The Sun Herald reports city officials expect construction to be completed in April on all but one of the multimillion-dollar projects underway at the city harbor and Jones Park to the north.
The Ship Island ferry terminal, on the harbor’s northwest end, [...] [...]
OXFORD — Thirty-two bow hunters have signed up this year for the city of Oxford’s urban deer hunt program.
The program began last year after years of complaints about deer-vehicle collisions and the animals wrecking gardens and landscaping.
Jimmy Allgood, Oxford emergency management coordinator and the city’s designated “deer guy,” tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal 30 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 17,2011
Tags: condominiums, construction, economic development, hospitality, hotels, lodging, outdoors, recreation, resort, tourism, tourists, visitors
BILOXI — Larry Mitrienga owns a piece of Deer Island, and he says he wants to build a resort there just south of Biloxi.
The Sun Herald reports Mitrienga presented his first plans to Biloxi’s Review Committee Wednesday.
The plans show eight elevated pods with 12 units each for a total of 96. Mitrienga’s attorney, Michael Cavanaugh, [...] [...]
PASS CHRISTIAN — Dredging for a $33-million harbor expansion begins Dec. 15, a year after Pass Christian received the grant to make the project possible.
Yesterday, the Commission of Marine Resources voted unanimously to allow a permit for harbor modifications, the last hurdle for the project.
When bids came in $4 million to $5 million too high [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 15,2011
Tags: hiking, outdoors, rail lines, railroads, railways, recreation, tourism, trains, transportation, travel, visitors
PITTSBORO — An abandoned rail line in Calhoun and Yalobusha counties may become the home for a recreational trail.
WTVA-TV reports Calhoun County supervisors approved a resolution Monday to create the Mississippi and Skuna Valley Rails to Trails Recreational District.
The county must sign a pact with Yalobusha County to make the project a reality.
Patriot Rail owns [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 27,2011
Tags: camping, consumer safety, hunting, off-road utility vehicles, outdoors, product recall, product safety, recall, transportation, vehicles
NATCHEZ — A recall has been issued for Bad Boy Buggies off-road utility vehicles manufactured by BB Buggies Inc., of Augusta, Ga., and Bad Boy Enterprises LLC of Natchez.
The vehicles were sold at Bad Boy Buggy dealers nationwide from August 2009 through June 2011.
This recall includes the Bad Boy LT, Classic, XT, XTO and XT [...] [...]
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