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STONE COUNTY ENTERPRISE
LOCAL
August 12, 2015
By Jody O'Hara
The Stone County
Economic Development
Partnership Board of
Directors were given a
presentation Monday
concerning a new
tourism promotion
effort.
Day Barlow and Dr.
Bill Smith, Chair of the
Economic Development
and Tourism depart-
ment of the University
of Southern Mississippi
outlined efforts to
attract tourism to Stone
County.
"We would like to get
people to think twice
and stop and enjoy
some of what Stone
Emily Compston
Brad Calco~e
Scptcmbcr 19o 2015
Amanda Rouse
Bobby I)alazey
, September 19..2015
County has to offer,"
Barlow told the board.
She told the board of a
grant from the
Mississippi
Development Authority
Tourism Division ear-
marked specifically for
the promotion of agri-
cultural and ecological
tourism.
The grant will help pay
for print and online
advertising.
"We intend to have
direct mail, press releas-
es and newspaper
advertising," Barlow
said. "Once we get their
attention with our ads,
we'll direct them to our
landing page."
She also intends to
Tara Farmer
Kristophcr Robbins.
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Blake Baucum ~i
No:vcmbe~' 14, 2015
employ social media to last year alone, has to offer. Chairperson of the
get the word out about "It's happening with- He said those who do SCEDP Board of
Stone County. out a strategy; it's just stop must be treated Directors.
Smith told the board it happening," he said ofwith attention and hos- Ladd Taylor, Vice-
needed to recognize tourism in the county,pitality; as guests, not President of Mississippi
what was already in "You should develop strangers. Gulf Coast Community
place as tourist draws in strategies to take advan- Also at Monday's College, was nominated
Stone County. tage of things you maymeeting: The SCEDP as Vice-Chairperson and
"We tend to ignore not even be aware of."announced its annual Monica Marlowe was
some of the things we Smith said the whole meeting will be held nominated as
have going for us," he idea was simply to getSept. 29. Secretary/Treasurer.
said before pointing out people to stop in yourSherrill Mayton, Plant
the fact the county was community so they Manager at Dunn Paper,
the beneficiary of $m might become aware of was nominated to
million of tourist money what that community replace Ike Harbuck as
By Leslie Burger
Ast Extension Professor
MSU DWFA
Myths abound in every
culture. Stories of
fairies, snow monsters
and mermaids are great
entertainment, but it is
important to be able to
separate fact from fic-
tion.
Wildlife animals are
the topics of many
myths. While these
myths often just cause
confusion and misun-
derstanding in people,
they can sometimes
result in undeserved
harm to animals. So let's
use the facts to bust
some common wildlife
myths.
Snakes probably suffer
more than any other
animal group because of
the myths that surround
them. Only a handful of
the many snake species
in the Southeast are
venomous. Even if they
are venomous, no snake
here will chase you
down to eat you! With
the exception of som ....
exotic snakes, such as
pythons released into
the wild, native snakes
prefer smaller, easier.-.
to-swallow foods like
rats, mice, birds, insects
and lizards. People are
too big and dangerous
to be of any interest to
snakes, so these reptiles
would prefer to simply
avoid humans altogeth-
er.
Here are some fun, but
false, myths about
snakes: snakes do not
have bones (they actual-
ly have a lot of them);
snakes can roll like a
hoop (they can't, but
some can climb up a
tree trunk); snakes hunt
down those who kill
their partners (they
don't pair for life, and
they aren't smart
enough to plot revenge).
Bats are also the vic-
tims of many myths.
Contrary to the stories,
bats do not fly into hair,
they are not blind, and
they don't all have
rabies. Most bats in the
US. are insect eaters, or
insectivores. Some eat
nectar and pollen. So,
unless you have mosqui-
toes, moths or flowers
living in your hair, there
is nothing to worry
about. Bats are probably
thought to be blind
because they are active
at night and they. use
sound rather than sight
to track and catch flying
insects. But bats are also
able to see. Finally,
rabies is found in less
than 1 percent of bats.
Raccoons, skunks, foxes,
and household cats and
dogs also carry the dis-
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ease. To be safe, avoid into a coma-like state
close contact with all when very stressed,
wild animals and unfa- although they are not i
mfliar pets, especially if truly "playing dead." !
they are behaving Perhaps it started with
strangely. Bambi, but deer families
Some wildlife myths -- a buck, a doe and a i
don't cause persecution couple of fawns -- are
of their "star" species, common in movies and
but they are still worth lawn statues. But this is
busting. The nine-band- another myth. Bucks
ed armadillo, most often and does come together
seen as a victim of high- to mate and then part
way death, is thought to ways. A doe raises its
be able to roll up like a fawns without help from
ball. In fact, only one of the male.
the 20 armadillo species Finally, the lowly toad
in the world uses this gets a bad rap because
strategy to deter preda- people think toads cause
tots, and it is not the warts. In truth, a toad
nine-banded armadillo simply has bumpy skin
commonly found in that helps it camouflage
Mississippi° itself with the soil and
The Virginia Opossum, shady places it calls
or possum, is famously hom Warts on human
shown sleeping while skin are caused by the
hanging upside down by herpes virus.
its tail. An opossum's Myths, fables and sto-
tail is prehensile and ties can be fun. Knowing
capable of gripping the truth about the won--
branches to help the derful complexity of
animal keep its balance nature can be just as
when climbing, fun.
However, the tail can't For more information
hold the animal's weight on wildlife, go to
for very long, especially http://msucares.com/wi
if it is asleep. It is true ldflsh.
that opossums will
instinctively fall down
The following individuals were arrested by local
law enforcement between August 3 and August lo,
2m5, and booked into the Stone County Regional
Correctional Facility.
Appearance in the arrest report is not indicative
of guilt, merely a record that an arrest has been
made.
the
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Eddie G Bell - driving with sus- Yusuf A. Bryant Jr - disturbing
pended license, no proof of the peace, $500 bond
insurance, $1,O00 bond
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Jyra T Cooper - trespassing, David Allen Hoffman - simple
.... Shoplifting, $1,000 bond assault, bond surrender x 2,
$81,000 bond
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Derrick LaGrange Pearl James Lee Scruggs- petit lar-
domestic violence, simple ceny, $1,000 bond
assault, $2,000 bond
