Animals
Hidden in blinds with binoculars and notebooks, dozens of helpful volunteers will watch the sun rise over the wet pine savannah of southwest Jackson County and count Sandhill cranes.
Senior wildlife biologist Scott Hereford with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued an invitation for other biologists as well as land managers, birders, educators, students and naturalists to participate in the annual autumn crane count Nov. 2.
Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged.
- Denson Hasn't Announced Whether He Is In Favor Of The Casino, But Said The Decision Should Be Made By Choctaws, Not By Jackson County Voters.
What a new chief will mean to Jackson County is uncertain. The Choctaws have announced plans to build a casino on tribal land near exit 57 of Interstate 10. Casino owners in Harrison and Hancock counties are strongly opposed to that proposal, saying the...
- Coast Residents Don't Want Casinos
The tribe has been battling Coast residents to get a $375 million casino resort approved in Jackson County on tribal land (it's not tribal land, it's land the tribe bought and it's in a County that voted no to casinos), a move local casinos...
- Vote No On Casino Issue
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians remains committed to developing a casino in Jackson County and welcomes a non-binding referendum on the proposal, the tribe said in a statement. I am a resident of Jackson County and I don't want the Choctaw's...
- Field Trip
Local nature lovers and bird-watchers can observe rare birds hibernating in the area during a special field trip this weekend. The Mississippi Audubon Society is hosting its annual free field trip to the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Wildlife Refuge this...
- Fordice Signed Away Mississippi's Rights
When Kirk Fordice in 1992 secretly signed a compact permitting the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to operate casino gaming on tribal lands near Philadelphia, no one dreamed it could lead to a multibillion-dollar casino complex in the red clay hills...
Animals
Mississippi Sandhill Cranes
Hidden in blinds with binoculars and notebooks, dozens of helpful volunteers will watch the sun rise over the wet pine savannah of southwest Jackson County and count Sandhill cranes.
Senior wildlife biologist Scott Hereford with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued an invitation for other biologists as well as land managers, birders, educators, students and naturalists to participate in the annual autumn crane count Nov. 2.
Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged.
- Denson Hasn't Announced Whether He Is In Favor Of The Casino, But Said The Decision Should Be Made By Choctaws, Not By Jackson County Voters.
What a new chief will mean to Jackson County is uncertain. The Choctaws have announced plans to build a casino on tribal land near exit 57 of Interstate 10. Casino owners in Harrison and Hancock counties are strongly opposed to that proposal, saying the...
- Coast Residents Don't Want Casinos
The tribe has been battling Coast residents to get a $375 million casino resort approved in Jackson County on tribal land (it's not tribal land, it's land the tribe bought and it's in a County that voted no to casinos), a move local casinos...
- Vote No On Casino Issue
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians remains committed to developing a casino in Jackson County and welcomes a non-binding referendum on the proposal, the tribe said in a statement. I am a resident of Jackson County and I don't want the Choctaw's...
- Field Trip
Local nature lovers and bird-watchers can observe rare birds hibernating in the area during a special field trip this weekend. The Mississippi Audubon Society is hosting its annual free field trip to the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Wildlife Refuge this...
- Fordice Signed Away Mississippi's Rights
When Kirk Fordice in 1992 secretly signed a compact permitting the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to operate casino gaming on tribal lands near Philadelphia, no one dreamed it could lead to a multibillion-dollar casino complex in the red clay hills...