by Associated Press Published: February 8,2012
Tags: athletics, city government, colleges, construction, county government, education, expansion, higher education, physical education, recreation, schools, sports, tennis, universities
OXFORD — Lafayette County will partner with the city of Oxford and the University of Mississippi in an expansion of the John Leslie Tennis Facility.
The city and Ole Miss each committed $550,000 to a scaled-down project, which eliminates a viewing deck and clubhouse. The plan now calls for 12 new courts and a building to [...] [...]
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 Associated Press Published: December 7,2011
Tags: community development, construction, entertainment, leases, municipal government, park, recreation, state government, tidelands, tidelands agreement
BILOXI — Development of the Point Cadet Waterfront Park is proceeding entirely north of the Biloxi Bay Bridge.
The Sun Herald reports the Biloxi City Council has hired Dale Partners Architects to design a park around the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, which will be rebuilt on its original site. A boardwalk will connect to 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, [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
GULF OF MEXICO — The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) and NOAA are surveying saltwater anglers across the Gulf of Mexico to update and improve estimates of the overall economic contributions of saltwater recreational fishing to the Gulf and U.S. economy.
This study is part of the 2011 National Marine Recreational Fishing Expenditure Survey.
NOAA, GSMFC [...] [...]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — MarineMax Inc., the recreational boat and yacht retailer, has formed a strategic business alliance with Marinas International, one of the largest marina operators in the United States with 27 locations across the country.
This business alliance will allow MarineMax access to Marinas International’s marinas and the opportunity to establish sales brokerage offices while [...] [...]
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