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CACVB Board plans on
launching new radio show
Published Wednesday, August 20
By Brant Sappington
Staff Writer

The Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau will be talking tourism as they prepare to launch a new radio show aimed at bringing visitors to the area.

The CACVB Board voted Tuesday to approve the purchase of radio time for a monthly program on WXRZ 94.3 FM to be called "Let's Talk Tourism". CACVB Executive Director Kristy White said the program will air live on the third Thursday of each month from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. beginning in September.

White said the goal of the program will be to promote tourism in the area by informing those in the surrounding region of upcoming special events including festivals and community and civic club events that can draw more visitors to Corinth and Alcorn County.

"This will be another way to get this out in the community," she said.

Board members also heard Tuesday from Crossroads Regional Park Director Todd Witt who presented a newly revised master plan for the expansion of the park. Witt said he's asking the board for their support for the long-term plan that would add new softball and baseball fields for youth and adults, along with additional tennis courts, new racquetball courts, and numerous other new facilities on the existing park property and land adjacent to the park along Droke Road that currently belongs to the park but has not been developed.

Witt estimates the total cost of the project at around $11 million and said he knows it is a dream that will not come true tomorrow, but he believes the expansion would pay dividends by allowing the park to bring in a variety of athletic tournaments that could draw thousands of people a year to Corinth, providing a big boost to the local economy.

The park director told the board he doesn't know exactly how the project would be funded and he is meeting with city and county officials to look at possibilities and get guidance and support.

"This is something the community is going to have to get behind if this is ever going to happen," he said.

Tourism Board Chairman John Ross said the board supports the idea of the expansion and believes it would greatly benefit tourism efforts in the community. He said the board is committed to working with the park in any way possible to further sports-related tourism in the county.

In other business, the board:

- approved a grant of $1,000 for the Farmington Heritage Festival, set for Sept. 20 21. The festival will include a reenactment of the Battle of Farmington, along with numerous other activities.

- approved a $3,000 sponsorship for this year's Hog Wild Barbecue Festival.

- noted work is being completed on a coupon book for visitors featuring discounts from local hotels, retail businesses, restaurants, attractions and others.

- voted to purchase a memorial brick on the Corinth Theatre-Arts Walk of Fame at a cost of $125 in memory of the late Emy Wilkinson, former director of what was then known as the Corinth Area Tourism Promotion Council.

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