Tunica County News

The company that owns two casinos along Indiana's Lake Michigan shore and others in Mississippi and Colorado declared bankruptcy Monday morning after it failed to reach an agreement with creditor groups, Bloomberg News reported.

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

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

When the 1890 state constitution was written, it was during the progressive movement.

By Roland Klose Special to The Commercial Appeal ROBINSONVILLE, Miss. - It's a Friday morning at Harrah's Tunica , and more than 120 people already are on the casino floor, hitting the slots.

An anticipated special legislative session to consider providing state incentives for a new foreign investment economic development project in Tunica County has been postponed while the company continues negotiations.

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.

A financial hitch has delayed legislative action for a company that plans to build a $300 million factory in the Mississippi Delta, but lawmakers say they still expect the project to come through.

Gov. Haley Barbour is expected to call lawmakers to the Capitol starting Friday for a special session dealing with economic development.

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Several Mississippi lawmakers say they've heard a special session is possible in the next couple of weeks, with speculation that it would involve incentives for a proposed auto plant in Tunica County, but Gov.

A slow-moving plan to introduce residential building codes in Panola County has almost reached its finality.

Shanghai, October 14 A startup car company run in the U.S. by a Chinese businessman recently unveiled four prototype vehicles that it hopes to build at a proposed multibillion-dollar plant in northwestern Mississippi, the Associated Press reported.

In the early 20th century, the Mississippi Delta attracted Chinese immigrants looking for a better life.

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

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.

" Renowned for growing cotton and building casinos, Tunica County soon will make a name for manufacturing cars.

Tunica County will become home to a new hybrid automobile development and manufacturing facility that will initially employ 1,500 with a $1 billion investment.

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