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5:08 pm Saturday, August 7, 2004

Gun and knife show slated
for weekend

By Staff
special to The Star
August 4, 2004
HATTIESBURG The Great Hattiesburg Gun &Knife Show returns to the James Lynn Cartlidge Forrest County Multi Purpose Center Saturday and Sunday.
The two-day show will take place in the main arena of the center. Several vendors from across the Southeast will be at the show to display, sell and talk about the different products at their booths.
Cochran &Associates has conducted gun and knife shows throughout Mississippi and the surrounding states for several years featuring the latest concepts and innovations in firearms and cutlery.
In addition, antique equipment will also be on display at the two-day event. The Great Hattiesburg Gun and Knife Show has been a mainstay at the Forrest County Multi Purpose Center since the center opened in 1999.
The show will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children under 11.
For more information, call (601) 583-7500 or visit www.ForrestCountyCenter.comd

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