by Associated Press Published: April 2,2012
Tags: beach, construction, disaster, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, hurricanes, natural disaster, outdoors, seawall, severe weather, tourism, tourists, tropical weather, visitors, Weather
BAY ST. LOUIS — A ceremony Wednesday will mark the opening of Bay St. Louis’ new $19 million seawall, which should give much better protection from storms than the one that was there before Hurricane Katrina’s surge flooded into the city in 2005. The Sun Herald reports the completion of the work, which began in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 20,2012
Tags: beach, environment, outdoors, pollution, state agency, tourism, tourists, vacations, visitors, water sports
BILOXI — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has closed a section of beach in Biloxi. This preemptive closure includes Station 11A (which extends from Eisenhower Drive westward to Debuys Road) and also continues west to Mockingbird Lane. MDEQ advises people to not swim or engage in any other [...] [...]
by John Woods Published: March 12,2012
Tags: Big Daddy, Charlie Thomas, Dr. John Woods, Eagle Ridge Conference and Training Center, fatal attraction, gobbler, Hinds Community College, jake, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Decoys Inc., outdoors, Raymnd, STARKVILLE, tomfoolery, turkey hunting, Workforce Development Center, www.mississippidecoys.com
The trick to turkey hunting is what the hunters colloquially call “tomfoolery.” The ploy is for the hunter to sit still in a totally camouflaged manner making hen calls to fool a gobbler into thinking this is a hen. If the calling is seductive enough and the gobbler a little over zealous in his love [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 6,2012
Tags: anglers, angling, Commercial Real Estate, courts, entertainment, fishing, harbor, judge, lawsuit, marina, outdoors, real estate, tourism, tourists, visitors
BAY ST. LOUIS — A judge has dismissed a Bay St. Louis family’s lawsuit it filed against the city and the state over the future use of their property as a marina. Kenneth F. Murphy, Ray J. Murphy and Audie R. Murphy, who own the beachfront site where the popular Dan B.’s tavern and restaurant [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 27,2012
Tags: bills, deer, deer breeding, disease, hunting, law, lawmakers, legislative branch, Legislature, outdoors, wildlife
JACKSON — Missouri is the 15th state with confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild cervid populations. Wildlife officials there say tests found two white-tailed bucks killed by deer hunters in Macon County, Mo., in November tested positive for the deadly disease. They were discovered by Missouri’s Department of Conservation after it began [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 23,2012
Tags: angling, boating, electricity, energy, fees, fishing, marinas, outdoors, power, power distribution, power generation, recreation, utilities, water
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority is preparing to roll out new fees for shoreline marinas across the seven-state region. Some smaller operators say it could be the death knell of their businesses. But TVA says these are private operators making money from public land and a restructuring of fees has been in order [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 22,2012
Tags: biking, community development, economic development, economic impact, fitness, hiking, outdoors, rails to trails, retail, retailers, tourism, tourists, trail, visitors
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — New Albany businessman Travis Wiseman says he’s ready to see rails converted to trails. Wiseman’s Union Appliance and Furniture in downtown New Albany sits next to what will be the start of the Rails to Trails project. Wiseman expects a boost in traffic and business from the trail, which is expected to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 22,2012
Tags: angl;er, angling, community development, construction, fisherman, fishing, hurricanes, outdoors, pier, severe weather, storms, tourism, tourists, tropical weather, visitors, Weather
OCEAN SPRINGS — Jackson County supervisors plan to open the Ocean Springs Fishing Pier this week, as soon as the final inspection is complete. The popular pier, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, was originally a piece of the old U.S. 90 bridge over Back Bay. Rebuilt with $2 million from FEMA, it has four covered pavilions, [...] [...]
WARREN COUNTY — A federal case nearly five years old involving two landowner groups and Warren County is continuing to plod along, a year after settlement talks morphed into more motions and claims. No hearing has taken place before U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette III since September in the civil racketeering case brought against [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 20,2012
Tags: boating, condominiums, hospitality, hotels, island, lodging, municipal government, outdoors, real estate, residences, residential real estate, restaurants, tourism, tourists, vacations, visitors
BILOXI — The Biloxi Planning Commission has rejected a proposed development on the west end of Deer Island. The Sun Herald reports the commission recommended denial of a zoning change. The issue next goes to the Biloxi City Council for a decision. Larry Mitrenga has proposed the Oasis at Deer Island. Mitrenga has described the [...] [...]
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