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Live from TRA (Fairpark) 9/12/12

By | September 12, 2012

We’re live at the Tupelo Redevelopment Agency meeting. The board is meeting in the conference room at Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association office.  Meeting starts at 4:30. This board governs the development of Fairpark. The agenda looks like the board just plans to pay regular bills. Nothing too exciting. Attendees: member Reed Hillen, member Shane … Read More

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Walk-through: Latin Quarters 9/6/12

By | September 12, 2012

Latin Quarters opened last month in downtown Tupelo (previous coverage). We caught up with owner Jennifer Ortega to see what her plans are. The restaurant opened in the former Benjamin’s/Lucky Joe’s/Level 3 location. Ortega said she isn’t affiliated with any of the other owners. She’s leasing to own the building. Ortega still is working on … Read More

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This year’s Christmas parade theme is …

By | September 12, 2012

Press release from Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association: Tupelo, Miss. – The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association and Reed’s announced the Healthy Tupelo Task Force would be the Grand Marshals of 2012 Reed’s Tupelo Christmas Parade. The 2012 theme for the annual Reed’s Christmas Parade is “Have a Healthy Christmas.”  Organizers thought this would be … Read More

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International restaurant to open Monday

By | September 12, 2012

3 p.m. update: Owner Cristina Green just called. She’s had to push the opening back to Monday. — Cristina’s International Cuisine is slated to open Friday in the former Shogun building on North Gloster Street in Tupelo. Cristina Green is the owner. This is the Venezuelan native’s first restaurant. From today’s paper (full text): Green … Read More

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Some area Super D stores to close

By | September 12, 2012

Longtime customers of Super D Express on North Gloster Street and Super D on West Main Street  in Tupelo will see those pharmacies close in  the next few weeks.     Walgreens, which bought Super D’s parent company, USA Drug in July, said it’s closing 76 of the 144 stores it acquired. Super D stores in … Read More

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Natchez Trace hiking trail reopens

By | September 11, 2012

Press release from the Natchez Trace Parkway: Tupelo, Mississippi:    The hiking and walking trail north of the Chickasaw Village Site (milepost 261.8) has been reopened after the repair of a bridge that was damaged by a falling tree. For more information, please contact the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center at 662-680-4027. — The trail closed last week (previous … Read More

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Live from Mississippi Hills mtg 9/11/12

By | September 11, 2012

We’re live at the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area workshop. We’re at the exhibit center, which is inside the Renasant Center for IDEAs. The board members and all interested stakeholders are here to help flesh out tourism themes for the hills. The group is gathering input to form the management plan for the area (previous coverage in … Read More

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