The Tunica Times

Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped.• At 5, began studying under his cousin’s tutor.• At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French. {paypalaccess}Read more{/paypalaccess}• At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.• At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.• At 19, studied Law […]

On May 17, 1957, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C., Dr. King delivered what we now refer to as his “Give Us the Ballot” speech.   May 17, 1957 was 53 years and 7 months ago.  Let’s put this date in perspective.  Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, […]

On November 30, five seniors from The University of Southern Mississippi’s Casino, Hospitality & Tourism Management visited Tunica for the first time to observe your gaming market firsthand. We left with the impression that your leaders have demonstrated good stewardship of your gaming tax revenues. We are awed by the quality of life benefits enjoyed […]

I would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous time, efforts, merchandise and money, which enabled the Cut-off Educational Fundraiser to be very successful on Oct. 9 this year.The four hour presentation final net was $5,353.06. {paypalaccess}Read more {/paypalaccess}A special “Thank You” goes to: Parker Tractor, Williams Furniture, Miss Tootie’s, Tunica […]

I felt as though we were in the Bible days on the Day of Pentecost when everyone was on one accord! The whole town of Tunica came out together and what is a normally divided town, we demonstrated, in spite of our differeces, we can be of one accord. It was expressed in a mighty […]

Thanks again for having me at Delta Day this year. It was great being in the heartland of the country for your outstanding festival. The town is like a Norman Rockwell scene, and the people are the friendliest I’ve seen. The kids are a joy to work with, and I saw so many who are […]

Recently the Transparency Committee asked for and received a list of all of the Boards of Directors that are appointed by our Board of Supervisors along with the members thereof.What we found was not what we expected.  {paypalaccess}Read more{/paypalaccess} What we wanted to know was who represented each Beat on the various Boards.  What we […]

The Tunica Humane Society is in the running for a $50,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project. This grant would literally change our world at the shelter. But it’s going to take everyone staying motivated to vote every day in July.Sunday morning we were ranked #48 out of over 300 ideas in the $50,000 category.  […]

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the County’s contract with Kenneth M. Murphree, LLC.  I stated that this 2 year contract was set to expire on 12 Jun 2010.  I have since learned this contract will actually expire on 30 Jun 2010.  Here’s what the contract says: “The term of this Agreement shall […]