Central Mississippi’s minor league baseball team will be playing its final season in the metro-Jackson area this year. The Mississippi Braves, the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, on Tuesday confirmed recent rumors that have been floating around about the team leaving Trustmark Park in search of a new home.
Following multiple reports in both Georgia and right here in Mississippi, word is that the Mississippi Braves could be moving. Over in Columbus, Georgia, city leaders have approved up to $50 million to upgrade its ball field with the hopes of attracting a minor league club. According to the Ledger-Enquirer,.
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1923.
Pesky bats are still complicating Fair Grounds Field demolition in Shreveport, as neighbors threaten a lawsuit over potentially toxic bat guano in the aire.
As Shreveport moves forward on Fair Grounds Field demolition, costs to take down the dilapidated ballpark are higher because of a protected bat species.