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January 5, 2017

Fundraising challenges, rising costs cited for ending Mississippi in New York Picnic

Mississippi in New York Picnic canceled indefinitely The New York Mississippi Society released a statement on their website announcing its decision to cancel the event. It says: “The 36 years of the Mississippi Picnics has been wonderful and a positive thing for all those involved but with the competition of funding sources and the rising…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 27, 2016

Pearl Chamber of Commerce wants George Wallace’s name scrubbed from street

Pearl considers changing name of George Wallace Drive The Pearl agency tasked with promoting the city’s business community is located on George Wallace Drive, named after the former segregationist governor of Alabama. The Pearl Chamber of Commerce has asked the city to change the street to Commerce Drive, a name chamber president Gene Newman called…