Tunica News

There isn't any news on Margaritaville Casino, R. Scott Barber said at Friday's meeting of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, but he remains "extremely optimistic" for future development.

Majestic Star Casino LLC is seeking bankruptcy protection after defaulting on debt obligations involving casinos and hotels in Indiana, Colorado and Mississippi.

Largo, MD middleweight Dominic Wade maintained his perfect record with a 19-second knockout of Bradley Thompson of Brookwood, AL last night at Fitzgerald Hotel and Casino in Tunica, MS.

The most anticipated day of the long hunting season arrives Saturday, the opening day for firearms for all deer hunters.

Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines , speaks during a post-fight press conference following his WBO welterweight boxing title fight win over Miguel Cotto , of Puerto Rico .

Police are asking for help in the case of a missing Mississippi man. Scott Gordon disappeared from the Tunica area two weeks ago.

Boxing's Future Champion's III: This Saturday Night Posted by A. Shakoor on 11.16.2009 Headlined by Shawn Porter This Saturday night, at the Fitzgeralds Casino in Tunica, MS, junior middleweight Shawn Porter 10-0, 8 KO's, will headline the pay per view, Boxing's Future Champion's III.

Tunica police have released photos of three women who are accused of stealing credit cards and using them on a recent shopping spree.

MISSISSIPPI DELTA a ' For over half a century, Interstate 69 has been a work in progress.

Clifton Johnson and Lyn Arnold are leading Tunica County's economic development efforts.

The year after the September 2008 national economic meltdown took a big bite out of gambling revenue for Mississippi's state-licensed casinos.

Good news and bad news out of the Hobnob Mississippi social event in Jackson Wednesday.

K'Naan has written a column about charity a ' or what he thinks is its main problem.

Inconsistencies in soybean grading last year led the Mississippi's soybean industry to take steps to educate producers and grain elevator staff on how to determine the kind and amount of damage soybeans have.

Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 545 East Commerce Street in Hernando, is having its 29th annual fall Bazaar Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Among the activities are carnival games and prizes, a pumpkin patch and a silent auction.

Mississippi was selected to host next year's summit of a multi-state task force aimed at cleaning up the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico.

It comes as a brand new auto manufacturer comes to America and sets its sights on building cars in Tunica County.

Tuesday was a day of confirmation for Tunica County and the State of Mississippi.

GreenTech Automotive, Inc., a Mississippi company, has announced plans to develop and manufacture hybrid automobiles on 1,500 acres in Tunica County's Metro-Mega-site, with an option to purchase more land as needed.

A startup car company run by a Chinese businessman unveiled four prototype vehicles on Tuesday that it hopes to build at a planned car plant in northwestern Mississippi.