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Waynesboro Mystery Tour

A big white bus of over fifty tourists came from Waynesboro, MS on a mystery tour of Marion County on April 21, 2011.  They did not know where they were going, but they really enjoyed it when they got here.  After refreshing themselves from the trip at the MCDP building, the tour group was joined [...]

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New Marion County Brochure

A new brochure has been designed for the historical sites of Marion County as a combined effort of the Tourism Committee of the Marion County Development Partnership and the Marion County Historical Society.  The tri-fold brochure features interesting sites such as the John Ford Home, the Hugh White Governor’s Mansion, the Marion County Courthouse, the [...]

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Geocaching Workshop

The Tourism Committee of the Marion County Development Partnership recently presented a Geocaching workshop for local residents. Geocaching is a high-tech form of treasure hunting sport that utilizes Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and coordinates that are uploaded on the internet. Ms. Lacey Bishop from the Mississippi Geocachers Association gave an excellent overview of this popular [...]

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2010 Year in Review

Marion County had an exciting and event-filled year with numerous developments and activities.  There were lots of festivals such as the first BAWI Fest and BAWI Gala celebrating Gov. Hugh White’s Balance Agriculture with Industry program, the Historical Society’s 45th Annual Heritage Festival and Flea Market, the popular Main Street Beach Party, Haunted House on [...]

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2010 MCDP Banquet

The Marion County Development Partnership held their 104th annual banquet on at the Woodlawn Family Life Center and invited Robert St. John, Restauranteur and Author, to be their distinguished guest speaker for the evening.  As the owner of the Purple Parrot, the Crescent City Grill, and the Mahogany Bar in Hattiesburg and Meridian, he has [...]

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Customer Service Seminar

Local business owners recently learned about how crucial good customer service is to retaining customers and improving word of mouth marketing for their businesses.  They also learned how to improve their customer service skills and those of their employees.  “You Matter: Exceptional Customer Service” was a seminar presented by Darienne Mobley, the President of Darienne, [...]

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MCDP Tourism Committee

The new Marion County Tourism Committee had their first meeting at the Marion County Development Partnership to go over the Tourism Survey that was recently conducted and to begin the work of determining the best solutions for bringing more visitors to our area and establishing the goals, mission, and priorities of the committee.  Tourism is [...]

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Small Business Resources

The small business owner is the backbone of our area’s economy and it has never been more challenging to run your own business.  At the same time, business owners now have access to more information, technology, and resources than ever before.  The success of our small businesses is critical to the development of our economy [...]

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