Sold out: Tickets for Taste of Jackson County

PASCAGOULA -- The 6^th Annual Taste of Jackson County is sold out. The fete will be held Feb. 20 at the Grand Magnolia Ballroom. 

 

Yvette Barr, director of membership communications for the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, said this year's event is expected to be the "the most successful Taste of Jackson County yet!"

 

Taste of Jackson County features local restaurants and venues at a one-night event complete with live music. The fundraiser showcases dining options available in Jackson County, allowing guests to sample feature items from participating restaurants, according to the chamber's website.

 

The Taste of Jackson County is our way of showcasing the wonderful food that is available in our county," said Carla Todd, IOM, president and CEO of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.

 

Participating restaurants for one of the chamber's program of work include:  

 

· Anthony’s Steak & Seafood

· Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina

· Bayview Gourmet Restaurant

· Chocolates & More

· Crazy B’s Coffee & Confections

· Delo's Heavenly House of Coffee

· D'vine Soulfood & Catering

· E. & J. Gallo Winery

· Family Frozen Foods, Inc.

· Hacienda San Miguel Mexican Restaurant

· Jack’s By The Tracks, Inc.

· Mezo’s Juke Joint

· Mosaic Tapas Restaurant

· Off the Hook Seafood & Cajun Grille

· Sarah Sue's Restaurant

· Scranton's Restaurant & Catering

· Tay’s BBQ

· The Shed BBQ Joint

Sponsors for Taste of Jackson County:

Entrée

Ad.In Design

Chevron Pascagoula Refinery

Ingalls Shipbuilding

South Mississippi Living

Hors d’oeuvre

CupitSigns.com, LLC

E & J Gallo Winery

Merchants & Marine Bank

The Sun Herald

À la carte

ACE Party Rentals

Compton Engineering, Inc.

First Chemical Corporation

Grand Magnolia Ballroom and Suites

Gulfside Periodontics

Instrument Technical Services, Inc.

Jason Pilger Hyundai

Jim Blevins, Mayor of Pascagoula

MacLand Disposal Center, Inc.

Mississippi Power Company

Mississippi Security Police, Inc.

Newell Paper Company

Orion Engineering, Inc.

Singing River Federal Credit Union

YOLO Boutique

Media Partner

The Mississippi Press

 

For general information, residents may contact the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at 228-762-3391, email newsletter@jcchamber.com, or visit www.jcchamber.com.

Ribbon Cutting at Photography/Boutique Shop

 

Ribbon cutting on Feb. 5 at Alan Hinkel Photography/ Bridget Blue Boutique, located at 710 Delmas Ave. in Pascagoula. Their phone number is 228-249-9305. (Yvette Barr/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce)

 

Then Came the Slow Thaw After the Big Freeze

From what I hear, another winter storm in headed this-a-way. Well, sort of. Mostly, Winter Storm Nika is expected to blast the Midwest, but some forcast say it could affect parts of the South and East. 

Just think, it was only a week ago that Winter Storm Leon provided South Mississippi and the rest of a very surprised Deep South residents with four days of very dangerous ice, snow flurries and bone-chilling temperatures. Life was interestingly colder for a time, kind of like it is for everyone who lives north of the Mason-Dixon line.   

By the way, where did this name Leon come from, and why Leon?

As those in the Southeast attempt to fight off a rare winter storm, many have begun to wonder about things other than how long they will be stuck in traffic – for example what’s the origin of Winter Storm Leon’s name and when will he crawl back into his cave.
Here’s a primer.
Leon is the Greek word for “lion,” the most famous of which in Greek mythology is Leon Nemeois, a nearly indestructible beast who terrorized the people of Argolis.
To handle matters, King Eurystheus enlisted the hero Heracles who stunned it with a club then threw some UFC style moves on the animal, wrestling it to death. Later, he skinned its hide and made a cape, which by lore was impervious to the elements and also a coat of armor.
(MORE: Winter Storm Leon: State-by-State)
In short, Heracles killed a lion to make the kind of all-weather coat millions of Americans wish they had this week as Winter Storm Leon pelts southern states from Texas to Virginia.
Leon, like other winter storm names, was chosen by a Latin class at Bozeman High School in Bozeman, Mont. Many of the names come from Greek mythology.
http://www.weather.com/news/winter-storm-leon-explaining-name-20140128

Non-travelers took precedence over mobile folks for two days Tuesday and Wednesday. Days when folks were glad to be at home and off the roads regardless of the loss of money for most hourly workers.

Many regretted the economic loss, but compared to the bone-chilling cold and potential danger to life and damage to automobile (and even more more money lost), it was worth it.

Temps eventually dipped into the low teens. In north Mississippi, the gauges registered in the single digits. Something that happened in the early 1980's that this writer remembers. Deja vu again.!