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March 4, 2008

Higher hotel tax could aid officers

The Clarion-Ledger, 3/4/8 Jackson city officials want the hotel-motel occupancy tax increased to fund raises for police officers. City Council members voted in a special meeting Monday to push for legislation that would authorize the city to raise the hotel-motel occupancy tax from 75 cents to $4.25 per day for each occupied room. The city…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 4, 2008

Candidates getting briefing on economic development needs

The Daily Leader, 3/3/8 Third Congressional District candidate John Rounsaville, a Republican from Madison, met with Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cliff Brumfield Thursday for a brief discussion on the area’s economic development options. It was the second such meeting between chamber officials and district candidates. Republican Charlie Ross, of Brandon, has previously…