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Last Updated: Sep 3rd, 2010 - 16:49:00
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Everything's Cool
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| The Museum has a brand hew HVAC system that is offering welcome relief this summer. |
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum has never been a cooler place to visit.
Contractors are near the completion of a new HVAC system
for the Museum which is a radical improvement over its original now fourteen-year old system.
"This is so much better," said Museum Marketing Director Lulu Maness. "In the past, the mezzanine level of the Museum was especially warm in summer."
For approximately three weeks during a record heat wave, the Museum had no a/c and visitors who were tough enough were invited to tour for free.
Jul 26, 2010, 9:14am
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Museum Closed Monday August 2nd
The Museum will be closed Monday August 2, 2010 following the activities of the 48th Annual BancorpSouth Induction Banquet Weekend that includes the Drawdown of Champions sponsored by Puckett Machinery and the Wells, Moore, Simmons and Hubbard law firm.
The Museum will resume normal operating hours of 10am-4pm Monday through Saturday on Tuesday August 3, 2010.
Jul 25, 2010, 3:43pm
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Roland Marbie: 1920-2010
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| Roland Marble (R) retired from the Museum's board in February of this year. He is shown at his retirement reception with current Museum board President Nick Crutcher. |
Roland Marble, the Museum's first and only board member emeritus, died Sunday July 11, 2010 in Jackson, MS. He was 90.
Marble was the longtime secretary to the board. A veteran attorney, he offered invaluable counsel to the board on a variety of legal matters. His late wife Virginia was the first female member of the Museum's 200 Club support group.
"He surprised us when he announced he was retiring from the board at its February meeting," said Museum Executive Director Michael Rubenstein."He said we were the last thing he was giving up."
The family designated Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame board members as honorary pallbearers.
Jul 12, 2010, 10:15am
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Baby, It's Hot Inside!
While contractors are busy installing a new heating and cooling system, Museum staff and visitors are without air conditioning on some of the hottest days of the year thus far.
"It's a classic case of enduring something uncomfortable for a brief period of time to get to something great for a long period of time," said Museum Executive Director Michael Rubenstein .
Contractors say the Museum will be without air until July 16th. Until then, the building is being cooled by industral fans loaned by Puckett Rents.
The Museum's Trustmark Conference Center is not affected by the loss of Museum air conditioning.
Jul 9, 2010, 12:27pm
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Induction Weekend Tickets Now on Sale
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| Jackson, MS native Lake Speed is a member of the Induction Class of 2010. |
Tickets are now on sale for the 48th Annual BancorpSouth Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Induction Weekend July 30-31, 2010.
The weekend includes three events: the induction banquet on Friday night at the Jackson Marriott; Meet the Inductees, an informal gathering of all attending members of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame from 9:30am-11:00am at the Museum; and, the Drawdown of Champions Saturday night also at the Museum and co-sponsored by the Wells, Moore, Simmons and Hubbard law firm and Puckett Machinery.
The six members of the Class of 2010 are three-time world champion boxer Henry Armstrong; Ole Miss All-American tight end Allen Brown; Mississippi Track Club co-founder Bob Coleman; All-American defensive back Frank Dowsing who broke the color barrier at Mississippi State; veteran NASCAR driver Lake Speed; and, long-time amateur tennis champion Ken Toler.
For ticket information contact the Museum at 1-800-280-3263.
Jul 6, 2010, 10:34am
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