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THE NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

BUSINESS JOURNAL

DECEMBER 2013

Yalobusha Brewing tapping into craft beer movement

BY DENNIS SEID BUSINESS JOURNAL

WATER VALLEY – In the historic Hendricks Machine Works building on Main Street, Andy O’Bryan couldn’t hide his excitement.

“This will be our office area, where we’ll have a some chairs and a place where you can taste some samples,” he said, pointing to the area where a former Ford dealership from the early 20th century displayed its lone car.

“Over here,” he continued, “Our brewers will have their desks, although they’ll probably be back there instead.”

The “back there” is a converted aircraft hangar attached to the building, where O’Bryan has set up the brewing equipment for his company. All stainless steel, glistening as natural light poured through the windows, the equipment was quiet on this particular day, getting a thorough cleaning.

“Brewing is 90 percent

Cellarman J.R. Clark the 1,000-gallon tanks in the brewery. cleanliness,” O’Bryan said.

“You gotta keep it clean.”

This is the home of Yalobusha Brewing Company, one of only a handful of craft beer makers in the state, and the only one brewing in north Mississippi.

“What can I tell you?” he said, eager to talk.

Never mind his other en-

trepreneurial pursuits.

O’Bryan is a self-described “serial entrepreneur” who’s built and invested in several businesses over the years.

But he didn’t want to talk about that. His focus was, and is, on Yalobusha Brewing Co., and why not?

With state law changing last year to allow higher alco-

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hol content beer to be sold in Mississippi, more craft beers and import brews are flowing into restaurants, bars, pubs and stores. Drinking, selling and making craft beer is bigger than ever in the Magnolia State.

But O’Bryan said the law didn’t inspire him to open the microbrewery with co-

owner Mac Nichols.

“What the law did was give us more options,” he said. “Nothing we make today is more than 7 percent ABV (alcohol by volume).

No, the law gave us an opportunity to explore more ideas, more flavors.”

The company has been brewing as much as it can to meet demand – a good problem to have for a startup.

Three beers are available now: Copperhead, River Ale and Miss-is-IPA, all by draft only. Bottling operations will begin soon, and canning should start around the first of the year.

The Copperhead is an amber ale, River Ale is an extra-pale ale, and the Missis-IPA is the company’s version of an IPA, or India Pale Ale. “A lot of low ABVs are flavorless,” O’Bryan said.

“What we have is very flavorful in the River Ale. We wanted to do two IPAs, but the first one we wanted very balanced, not too bitter. We achieved that with the Miss-

is-IPA. The Copperhead is for the masses. It’s 6 percent ABV.” “We’re selling everything we can make,” O’Bryan added. “What we’re making now – they’re all very different. … but we’ll be adding more, including seasonal beers throughout the year.”

After the new year, O’Bryan hopes to begin tours of the facility, but only on non-brewing days, when things aren’t as hectic. And yes, there will be samples.

But no, you can’t buy any of what you taste on site. State law doesn’t allow it, but O’Bryan and other microbrewery owners and Raise Your Pints, a craft beer advocacy group, are hoping to get the law changed in the next legislative session.

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McCoy’s: ‘A meat market that sells groceries’

BY DENNIS SEID BUSINESS JOURNAL

ECRU – McCoy’s Grocery is not much bigger than many modern convenience stores, but that’s not a deterrent for shoppers from across Northeast Mississippi who regularly visit the 38year-old small supermarket.

And while shoppers can buy milk, bread, canned goods, produce and other grocery staples, it’s McCoy’s meat department – which specializes in beef – that is its drawing card.

“We just happen to be a meat market that sells groceries,” chuckled owner Bruce McCoy, who followed his father’s footsteps in the grocery business.

Those days growing up at the Corner Grocery in Pontotoc left an impression on the younger McCoy, who started work in another field after graduating from college, but came back to the business.

“I just knew it was for me,” he said.

Bruce McCoy has owned the store for 38 years.

McCoy’s Grocery was founded in 1975, and Bruce bought it from former owner Lannie Browning, who decided after a year he wanted to sell the business.

Ecru is a town of 800 – hardly enough to support a supermarket.

But

McCoy’s pulls in shoppers from other communities in Pontotoc, Union, Lee, Lafayette and several other nearby counties.

“Our meat market sets us apart,” McCoy said. “Anybody can sell ketchup and a loaf of bread. We’re all sell

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at about the same price.

But it’s not everywhere you can get fresh cut and ground meat, all on location.

“We hand-cut the meat any way you want. That’s not what you typically find these days.”

The fresh custom-cut meat is popular with not only average shoppers, but Dobbs also many area restaurants and caterers, too.

McCoy can cut a slab of beef as well as Carter a n y b o d y, but most of the cutting and slicing these days is in the hands of Jason Carter. He’s worked with McCoy for 20 years.

Another longtime employee is store manager Sheila Dobbs, who’s been at McCoy’s for 18 years.

“I do all the ordering, except the meat – Jason does that,” Dobbs said. “Produce is what I really like – it’s probably my favorite area of the store.”

Dobbs said the recently

opened Tanglefoot Trail, a bike and pedestrian trail that stretches from New Albany to Houston, has brought in additional traffic on top of the usual business the store enjoys.

“Some people will stop in, get a drink, some snacks – we can tell it’s brought in more people.”

Being a small supermarket, McCoy’s employs 12.

Some are college kids who work part time, but McCoy is flexible in helping them with their schedules.

The store is open daily, except Sundays, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

They’re long hours, but McCoy doesn’t mind. It’s a business he’s built and nourished over the years, and even though he’s near retirement age, he’s not ready to step away just yet.

“Oh, I’ve slowed down,” he said. “I don’t work quite like I used to, but I’ve got good help that helps keep it going.” dennis.seid@journalinc.com

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DECEMBER 2013

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Brewing FROM PAGE 2

have the time to search a place that has our beer.

Then we’re all losing out.”

FINDING INSPIRATION

Every business has a model, a benchmark it hopes to be or is inspired by, and YBC is no different.

For O’Bryan, it’s Three Floyds Brewing in Munster, Ind.The company produces about 4,800 barrels of beer yearly, with eight year-round brews and several seasonal brews throughout the year.

“They’re our inspiration, and it’s who we’re modeling ourselves after,” O’Bryan said.

For now,YBC is a low-volume producer, sending out about 200 kegs of beer to restaurants and bar. Four 1,000-gallon containers are in use now in the brewer, but another four are on their way.

There’s plenty of room to grow in the Hendricks building. The former machine shop is set up to be the dry storage area, where the high-quality hops and bar-

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Bourbon barrels give additional flavor to the beer. ley will be kept, along with the bottles and other assorted supplies.

That includes empty aged bourbon barrels, which are used to infuse some of the beer with additional palettepleasing characteristics.

Before jumping into the brewing business, O’Bryan explored opening a brew pub instead. He decided making his own beer was a better idea.

“I’ve done many things, but my real job is opening a business,” he said. “Something really clicked about doing this, which is by far the biggest thing I’ve ever done. I’m all in.”

To ensure that YBC was

making brews that specialty beer aficionados would like – and buy – O’Bryan spared no expense in finding some brewers with experience.

Amos Harvey came from Abita Brewing in Louisiana, while Tony Balzola came from McMenamins in Portland, Ore. “I pitched Mississippi as the wild, wild West for craft beer,” O’Bryan said with a laugh. “We talked about what Mississippi palettes needed. And we’ve done pretty well so far. ... but we’ll be launching several more beers.This is only the beginning.” dennis.seid@journalinc.com

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Twenty years in, Abner’s has new ideas

BY ERROL CASTENS BUSINESS JOURNAL

OXFORD – AbnerWhite started his eponymous Abner’s Chicken Tenders restaurant 20 years ago in response to what he saw as an underserved Oxford restaurant market.

Now the business boasts five locations in Mississippi and one in Tennessee that are known not only for fried and roasted chicken tenders, but also for the sports memorabilia that reflects each restaurant’s community.

White, a former University of Mississippi football player, began with an Ole Miss business degree, a desire to stay in Oxford and a sauce unique enough to put his name on. He added a cash register, a fryer, a soda fountain and a few tables and chairs in a tiny space in a building that also hosted a liquor store and a gas station.

“I was really scared in the beginning,” he admitted. “But I had seen chicken tender restaurants working in other markets.”

White said his approach has been freshly cooked food served by pleasant people.

“Even though we’re putting in

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Abner White founded the company in 1993. Abner’s Chicken Tenders has six locations. drive-throughs now, we’re still cooking to order,” he said. “We serve the freshest chicken we can purchase, focused on one customer at a time – treating them like we appreciate their business.”

The early days – when the original Oxford Abner’s was just White, a couple of cooks and two or three cashiers – were memorable.

“Tailgating was starting to get

big. We started getting calls, and two or three games into the season I was getting so many phone calls, I had more tickets of tailgating orders than I could hold in my hand,” he said. “I remember people waiting for their food for an hour or hour-and-a-half. I was trying to do too much. Years later we came up with a system that worked better, and we’re always trying to refine that.”

The opening of the Starkville lo-

cation – a much bigger store than the original – also was memorable.

“People came, and for two solid weeks we had a line out the door, all day, every day,” White said.

“We weren’t prepared for that, and it was almost to the point that I wanted to close, regroup and reopen, but we hung in.”

White said the biggest ongoing challenge is the increase in competition for both customers and employees.

“The college markets at Starkville and Oxford have boomed. North Mississippi as a whole has certainly grown,” he said. “You’ve got a lot of people opening new concepts. It causes you to do what you do even better. You have to evolve with the restaurant business.”

Abner’s regional director of operations, Doyle Phillips, makes it his top priority to hire good managers, who in turn hire kind and courteous staff members, White said.

“We do whatever it takes to keep good managers,” he said.

On the rare occasions when managers prove to be a bad fit, he added with a chuckle, “We do whatever it takes not to keep them.”

The sports memorabilia in each restaurant have become a part of the Abner’s signature.

“I was focused on opening the restaurant and not really thinking about decorating,” he said. “I was almost ready to open, and I had a few photos from when I played for Ole Miss.” Longtime Ole Miss Sports Information Director Langston Rogers provided others, and Ole Miss Spirit publisher Chuck Rounsaville added more.

White even wrote legends like Walter Payton, Joe Montana, Bo Jackson and other pros for signed photos.

“It became an obsession for a while,” he admitted with a laugh.

What’s in the future for Abner White and his namesake business?

“I’m humbled that Abner’s has become an established restaurant in this area,” he said. “Over the next couple of years we’re going to be adding to our brand – some interesting changes with our menu, with our atmosphere, just some fun things. We’re never going to get away from what got us here, but we want to enhance what we’re doing.” errol.castens@journalinc.com

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BUSINESS JOURNAL

DECEMBER 2013

BUSINESS JOURNAL

DECEMBER 2013

Step up, show up and live up H

ockey legend Wayne Gretzky famously said,“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”

This advice shouldn’t be as profound as it sounds, yet I still reference this quote more than I care to admit.

I can tell you one thing: It’s strange to live in Mississippi and regularly quote a hockey player.

Why do we have to be reminded so much to take risks? Because failing sucks.

People laugh at you when you fail. People cel-

ebrate when you fail.

Moreover, it’s generally accepted that the public wishes failure on the one who dares to try.

Last summer, 13 million people tuned in to watch Nik Wallenda attempt to walk a tightrope over the Grand Canyon. Wallenda

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If the analogy is The condition about the shot not of finding joy in others’ taken, too often potenfailures is so pervasive, tially great players don’t modern psychology has a even show up for the term specifically for the game. Not trying, not experience: schadenshowing up, not throwing freude. The word literally your hat in the ring – means “harm-joy” in Ger- these are the biggest failman. ures of them all.

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ChamberConnection A publication of Journal Publishing and the CDF Chamber Division – December 2013

HOLIDAY HOTSPOTS

With so much going on this holiday season, it can be difficult deciding where to spend your time. We’ve rounded up a few must-dos for the month of December featuring CDF Chamber of Commerce members.

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MINGLE ALL THE WAY – Enjoy networking with other business professionals, have your photo taken with the Clydesdales, and enjoy live music at CDF’s Business After Hours December 12 at the Mitchell Distributing Warehouse.

Open to the public ages 21 and older, register online at www.cdfms.org/events. This event is free for CDF members.

2 FESTIVE & FUN – with seven Christmas parades held in Lee County, kicking of the Christmas season is as exciting as ever.

Saturday, December 7 • Town of Plantersville 10:00 a.m.

• Town of Sherman 2:00 p.m.

• City of Guntown 6:00 p.m.

Monday, December 9 • City of Saltillo 7:00 p.m.

• Town of Shannon 7:00 p.m.

• City of Verona 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 10 • City of Tupelo 6:30 p.m.

SHOP EAT & PLAY – Shop, eat, and play in the Midtown District!

Tupelo Midtown shops and restaurants will be open late this holiday season. Every Thursday, beginning November 7 - December 19, HealthWorks! will be open until 7:00 pm for $5 per family.

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CHRISTMAS BLUES – Through December 31, visit this exhibit at the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau showcasing the rise to fame of blues legends Sam Mosley and Bob Johnson. Learn how the two made a name for themselves with their prolific songwriting, singing, and guitar playing.

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REINDEER ROMP – A great event for the whole family! Get in the holiday spirit during Tupelo Parks and Rec Department’s Reindeer Romp Saturday, December 14. Registration can be completed at the Parks and Rec office or online at racesonline.com and includes a t-shirt plus a complimentary pair of reindeer antlers. Cross the finish line at the Oren Dunn City Museum and enjoy thousands of Christmas lights on the museum grounds.

DIVE IN – Following its grand opening December 14, the Tupelo Aquatic Center will be open to the community Friday - Sunday offering open recreational swim time with the purchase of a day pass for only $3. For swim schedules, visit www.tupeloaquatics.com.

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HAVE AN ICE DAY – Dust off those old skates! The BancorpSouth Arena offers public ice-skating from now until January 21 for only $8 per skater including ice skate rental. Times vary, so check bcsarena.com for the full schedule.

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ENJOY THE SHOW – Join conductor Steven Byess and the rest of the North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra as they perform a Christmas favorite, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tupelo Civic Auditorium. Visit nmsymphony.com for ticket information.

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RIDE DOWN MEMORY LANE – Stroll the museum’s 120,000 square-foot-showroom featuring over 100 antique cars spanning back 120 years. Open Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

Chamber Focus The holiday season is fully upon us, meaning we all have extra items added to our already busy schedules. Whether it is selecting gifts for the family or office staff, preparing the house or yard for visitors, or attending Christmas parties and events, it will be a very busy month for everyone.

If the busyness of the holidays is putting a damper on your joyful spirit, try making someone else’s holiday a little brighter by selecting one of the following to give a stranger a special holiday surprise.

1. Let someone go in line in front of you.

2. Call a teacher you know and ask if there is a student that has a special need.

3. Buy a gift card for your favorite grocery store, post office, or doctor’s office clerk.

4. Take flowers from your favorite florist to the hospital, a nursing home or hospice facility and ask them to be delivered to someone

who hasn’t had visitors.

5. Put a dollar in every Salvation Army Kettle you pass.

6. Let someone into traffic.

Geddie 7. Take a pre-paid phone card to the Salvation Army.

8. Call a nearby fire or police station and ask if you can have pizza delivered for them.

9. Pack a backpack with a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, snacks, gloves, and warm socks give it to a homeless person. Your church or the Salvation Army can also make the delivery for you.

10. Make a tax-deductible donation to AdoptaUSSoldier.com.

May your heart be warmed as you share the joy of the holidays.

Karen Geddie

Vice President Chamber of Commerce

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2013-2014 Executive Committee Mr. Chauncey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Mr. Shane Hooper, First Vice Chairman Ms. Lisa Hawkins, Second Vice Chairman Mr. David Rumbarger, President/Secretary Mr. David Copenhaver, Immediate Past Chairman

Mr. Tillmon Calvert Mr. Scott Cochran Mr. Clay Foster Mr. Bryan Hawkins Ms. Blair Hughes

Mr. Guy Mitchell, III Mr. Barry Smith Ms. Jane Spain Mr. Buddy Stubbs Dr. Dick White

2013-2014 Board of Directors Mike Armour Bernard Bean Jim Beane Roger Bland David Brevard Mark Burleson Bo Calhoun Tillmon Calvert Gary Carnathan Grace Clark Mike Clayborne V.M. Cleveland Scott Cochran Fred Cook David Copenhaver

Nettie Davis Mike Eaton Doug Formby Clay Foster Chauncey Godwin, Jr. Julianne Goodwin Bryan Hawkins Lisa Hawkins Reed Hillen Frank Hodges Shane Hooper Blair Hughes Trentice Imbler David Irwin Jamie Kennedy

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DECEMBER 2013

New CDF Members Angel Shots Mr. Jim Palmer 398 E Main St., Ste. 207 Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 491-1192 Photography & Framing Bryson Law Firm Mr. Kerry Bryson 398 E Main St., Ste. 206 Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 205-0008 www.brysonlawfirmpllc.com Attorneys Chili’s Mr. Jerry Clements 3196 N Gloster St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 620-8883 www.chilis.com Restaurants & Catering Larry Goddard – Tommy Morgan, Inc., Realtors 210 E Main St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 871-8039 Real Estate, Appraisers, & Property Development

Mark’s Janitorial & Floor Care LLC Mr. Mark Stephens 1221-A Nelle St. Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 842-3143 www.marksjanitorialms.com Janitorial Prime Designs, Inc. Mr. Tim Richey 1256 Road 931 Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 841-7779 www.primedesignsfurniture.com Manufacturers/Distributors Southern Engineering GPP, Inc. Mr. Mike Wilson P. O. Box 2409 Corinth, MS 38835 (662) 287-6738 Printers & Publishers Thai Garden Mr. Jeremie Richardson 1014 Commonwealth Blvd.

Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 350-3609 www.thaifoodtupelo.com Restaurants & Catering

2013-2014 Ambassadors Club Don Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mutual of Omaha Jesse Bandre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceed Technologies Betty Baxter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop's BBQ Grill Belinda Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heartland Payment Systems N MS Stephanie Browning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton Inn & Suites Tupelo/Barnes Crossing Cindy Childs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mall at Barnes Crossing Shirley Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors Sheila Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PPI, Inc. Barbara Doles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustmark National Bank Demetria Donelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Hannahouse ADC Becki Duffie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Services Romanda Fears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton Inn & Suites Tupelo/Barnes Crossing M. O. Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water Depot of Tupelo Toby Hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter Insurance Jim Jolly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dana Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors Bea Luckett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRI, Inc. Realtors Brad McCully. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sportsman Lawn & Landscape Katie McMillan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Staff Source Holley Meriweather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank Leigh Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main Street Family Dentistry Carolyn Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality Inn Ricky Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renasant Bank Allen Pegues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premium Productions Mendy Ramey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renasant Bank Torrie Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scruggs Lawn Care Connie Snell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Beginnings Mary Sue Tudor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamar Advertising Lisa Wadley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sylvan Learning Center Ross Weems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Stephanie West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Western Plus Grady Wigginton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal Shield - Grady Wigginton & Associates June Wigginton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal Shield - Grady Wigginton & Associates

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Prime Designs, Inc. Announces New Product Line Officials from Prime Designs, Inc. have announced its new line of official Duck Commander upholstery, furniture, and case goods. The new line was first introduced October 18 at High Point Market in High Point, North Carolina. Duck Commander Company, owned by the Robertson family of the successful A&E reality television show Duck Dynasty, signed an exclusive agreement with Prime Designs, Inc. to produce the line from the company’s Tupelo plant. The new line represents a $500,000 capital investment and will create 80120 jobs over the next year.

“We congratulate Prime Designs on this agreement, not only because their work will be seen at a national level, but also because it means more

ABOUT PRIME DESIGNS

Founded in 1994 by brothers Tim and Gary Richey, Prime Designs, Inc. specializes in designing, manufacturing, assembling, and upholstering multiple furniture lines including recliners, sofas, bedroom groups, and more.

Currently employing 120, Prime Designs contributes to the economic development of its community by utilizing its local workforce in the completion of all manufacturing aspects of its products.

For more information visit Prime Designs’ website at www.primedesignsfurniture.com. The entire announcment may be viewed on CDF’s YouTube channel.

Prime Designs, Inc. National Sales Representative Jerry Marlin announced Prime Designs new line of official Duck Commander upholstery, furniture, and case goods.

The new line represents a $500,000 capital investment and will create 80-120 jobs over the next year. jobs for this community,” said Community Development Foundation Chairman Chauncey Godwin, Jr. “We wish the company continued success.”

Prime Designs National Sales Manager Jerry Marlin said, “This brand is so strong in response to the retailer and consumer that we are already look-

CARON GALLERY

In celebration of its new location, Caron Gallery held a ribbon cutting. Newly located at 128 W Main St. in Tupelo, Caron Gallery represents a diverse group of talented artists from the state of Mississippi. Caron Gallery also offers gifts, custom framing, and in-home consultations. Visit Caron Gallery on the web at thecarongallery.com or call (662) 205-0351.

Join us for Business After Hours featuring the Budweiser Clydesdales!

Thursday, December 12 || 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Mitchell Distributing Warehouse 545 Commerce Street || Tupelo Free for CDF members || $5 for non-members Register online at www.cdfms.org/events

ing towards continued growth after the first year.”

Products will be developed across multiple furniture categories including recliners, living

room groups, tables, and children’s bedroom groups. The complete line will be available for purchase in large retail outlets and online early next year with many pieces already available for immediate shipment.

“Prime Designs, Inc. is a great example of a successful homegrown Lee County business, and its new line will position the company for continued success well into the fu-

ture,” said Lee County Board of Supervisors President Bobby Smith.

“This is great news for Prime Designs, Inc. and the workers in and around Tupelo who will directly benefit from the new product line,” said Mississippi Development Authority Executive Director Brent Christensen. “We congratulate the company on this announcement and we wish them many years of success.”

BNI UNITED PROFESSIONALS

BNI United Professionals recently held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the establishment of its North Mississippi Chapter. The mission of BNI United Professionals is to help members increase their business through a structured, positive, and professional "word-of-mouth" program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality business professionals. To get involved with BNI United Professionals, call (662) 322-8207 or visit bni.com.

AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH Don Arthur, Insurance Advisor with Mutual of Omaha, was named Ambassador of the Month for October. Don attended 15 events, mentored 3 CDF members, and recruited 3 new members. Congratulations, Don!

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

DECEMBER 2013

CHAMBER CONNECTION

CRYE-LEIKE REALTORS

DECEMBER 2013

DESIGN SOUTH

Design South recently held a ribbon cutting to celebrate its grand opening. Located at 2715 Hwy 145 N in Saltillo, Design South sells ceramic tile, stone, carpet, hardwood, laminate, cork, and bamboo flooring, as well as countertops and more. Contact Design South at (662) 869-3545 or by liking them on Facebook.

NOVEMBER TYP Crye-Leike Realtors held a ribbon cutting to celebrate five years at 1289 N Gloster St. in Tupelo. As a full service real estate company, Crye-Leike and its affiliates offer a one-stop shopping in residential and commercial real estate, rentals, property management, and more.

For more information or to find a realtor, contact Crye-Leike at (662) 680-9355 or on the web at crye-leike.com.

Does your business have exciting news to share?

Contact Mallory Rutledge at mrutledge@cdfms.org or (662) 842-4521 to have it published in CDF’s monthly e-newsletter, Chamber Connection 2.0.

Tupelo Young Professionals recently hosted its Lunch with Leaders seminar series. The event featured a panel discussion focusing on the role Tupelo's citizens and volunteers play in Tupelo’s continued success. Panel members included Don Lewis City of Tupelo COO, Director of the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association Debbie Brangenberg, and Interim Director of Tupelo Parks and Recreation Alex Farned.

For All Your Industrial Recycling Needs!

At Tupelo Recycling, we serve a diverse list of clients – ranging from small grocery stores to Fortune 500 Companies.

CONTACT US TODAY To See How We Can Help You with All Your Recycling Needs!

We gladly accept cardboard, plastics, newspaper and magazines from the public.

669 WESTMORELAND DRIVE / TUPELO / 662-407-0708

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FNB TUPELO

DHARMA WELLNESS

FNB Tupelo recently broke ground on its new office in Tupelo’s Fairpark District.

Expected to open next summer, FNB began as First National Bank of Oxford in 1910 and has grown to four locations in Oxford and its current location in Tupelo at 337 E Main St., Ste. B. FNB Tupelo can be contacted at (662) 842-6678 or on the web at fnbtupelo.com.

Dharma Wellness recently held a ribbon cutting to celebrate its grand opening. Located at 398 E Main St., Ste. 215 in the Renasant Center for IDEAs, Dharma Wellness is the only North Mississippi provider of ASHIATSU deep therapeutic massage based in Chinese energy meridian therapy. To set up an appointment, call (662) 213-6060 or “like” them on Facebook.

HAMPTON INN In celebration of its newly renovated lobby, Hampton Inn held a ribbon cutting. Located at 1516 McCullough Blvd. in Tupelo, Hampton Inn invites guests to enjoy its modern hotel with true hospitality and a relaxing night on a clean and fresh Hampton bed. To make reservations contact Hampton Inn online at tupelo.hamptoninn.com or call (662) 840-8300.

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

DECEMBER 2013

CHAMBER CONNECTION

DECEMBER 2013

JP’S

JP’s held a ribbon cutting in celebration of its grand opening. JP’s bar and restaurant hosts weekly musical entertainment offering a unique assortment of appetizers featuring a fried cheese donut, sandwiches, and entrees as well as a $6 lunch special. JP’s is located at 205 N Gloster St. and can be contacted at (662) 3225724 or on Facebook.

SCRUGGS LAWN CARE

Members of Tupelo’s Midtown District, stand below the District’s new banners located along South Industrial Road and Varsity Drive.

Five questions with Alice Rogers, Midtown District member and spokesperson

We recently caught up with Midtown District member and spokesperson Alice Rogers, to learn a little more about Tupelo’s newest business district.

these streets, we agreed to begin with this small group (approximately 25 members) and to evaluate our progress before we reached out to other businesses in this area.

another?

OUR SUPPORT of one another has been very beneficial to me, a fellow independent business owner. We are sharing ideas regarding advertising, marketing, and proWHAT WAS THE PURPOSE WHAT GOALS do you have moting our businesses. behind the creation of the for the Midtown District?

We are communicating Midtown District?

WE PLAN TO CREATE an our thoughts and suggesOUR SHOPPING AREA, identity for this area and to tions as friends sharing South Industrial Road and promote shopping among common goals. We are Varsity Drive, was lacking the businesses located working together to proits own identity as a shop- here. mote the variety of busiping destination in TuParts of this area needed nesses in Midtown. pelo. Several business improved curb appeal and owners met informally to refreshed appearance.

WHAT DOES the Midtown share ideas about mutual With urban reforestation District have to offer support (advertising, in mind, I am anxious to shoppers in Tupelo? shopping events, curb ap- see the new trees and WE ARE A GROUP of pripeal, etc.), and the result is shrubs designated for our marily independent busithe creation of the Midarea. We are proud that nesses, locally owned. town District. our goal of hanging MidWe offer a variety of stores town District banners is for your shopping needs WHERE DO THE BOUNDunderway! We appreciate from home furnishings to ARIES of the Midtown Dis- the community response golf clubs and practically trict extend? and support. everything in between! I AT THIS TIME, many of the feel we are able to offer exbusinesses on South InTHE MIDTOWN DISTRICT cellent customer service dustrial Road and Varsity has been described as a to our shoppers. CusDrive have joined the “community within a tomer support of our Midtown District. Since community.” How do businesses has been excitthis concept began as an members of the District ing, and this interest is idea among businesses on plan to interact with one continuing to grow.

Scruggs Lawn Care recently held a ribbon cutting. Scruggs Lawn Care delivers fast and reliable lawn care services to residential and commercial areas with a friendly and courteous staff. Scruggs offers full maintenance programs as well as irrigation, landscape design, mowing, weed control, mulching, and more. Visit them online at scruggslawncare.com or call (662) 397-6486.

SEUS – JAPAN

The Southeast U.S. (SEUS) – Japan and Japan – U.S. Southeast Associations recently held the 36th Annual Meeting in Biloxi. This year’s trade conference, hosted by the State of Mississippi, featured business leaders from Japan and seven southeastern states. The conference included panels of public officials, including three governors, Japanese and American business executives, and consultants specializing in Japanese investment. Topics included energy, automotive, and investment opportunities and challenges in the United States and Japan. Pictured from L-R: Chat Phillips, Chauncey Godwin Jr., Sean Thompson, Bobby Smith, David Rumbarger, Mark Burleson, Brent Waldrop, Shane Homan, Mitch Waycaster, and Mike Armour. Not pictured: Jason Shelton, Phil Morgan, and Tommy Lee Ivy.

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VISTA RIDGE APARTMENTS

To celebrate the third anniversary of its opening, Vista Ridge Apartments held a ribbon cutting. Vista Ridge Apartments offers affordable housing complete with a saltwater swimming pool, clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, and business center equipped with complimentary Internet. To set up an appointment visit 699 Nation Hills Dr. in Tupelo or contact Vista Ridge Apartments at (662) 841-8500 or at vistaridgetupelo.com.

TUPELO CAB

Industrial Timber expands its Shannon and Ripley operations with the addition of new equipment and manufacturing line to meet the needs of Jackson Furniture, a newly located northeast Mississippi furniture manufacturer. The Shannon project will create 40 new jobs, and represents a $600,000 capital investment with $832,000 in new payroll.

Industrial Timber expands Shannon, Ripley operations

A ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the grand opening of Tupelo Cab. Providing transportation and courier services throughout North Mississippi, Tupelo Cab is located at 813 Varsity Dr. Ste. 9 in Tupelo, and can be contacted at (662) 871-5039.

TASTE OF TUPELO The Taste of Tupelo premier business expo held November 5 at the BancorpSouth Arena featured 98 exhibitors and was attended by nearly 1,500.

Officials from Industrial Timber, manufacturer of wood furniture frames, have announced the company is expanding operations at its facilities in Shannon in Lee County and Ripley in Tippah County. The Shannon project will create 40 new jobs, and represents a $600,000 capital investment with $832,000 in new payroll for Tupelo/Lee County.

Industrial Timber is adding a new manufacturing line at both facilities to meet the needs of Jackson Furniture, a motion and stationary furniture manufacturer that recently located operations in two existing northeast Mississippi facilities. Jackson Furniture will enlist Industrial Timber as its preferred vendor.

Lee County Board of Supervisors President Bobby Smith said, “Industrial Timber’s expansion is another example of the great manufacturing partnerships we have in this area

Are you interested in promoting your business with a ribbon cutting?

and is a testament to the excellence of our workforce.”

“Mississippi works hard to build a positive business climate, and it is always good to see existing companies grow and create new jobs,” Gov. Phil Bryant said. “Industrial Timber has been in operation for 14 years, and this new partnership with Jackson Furniture, combined with our skilled, dedicated workforce, will help ensure the company enjoys many more years of success in northeast Mississippi.”

Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) provided assistance in support of the project for building modifications and workforce training.

Three Rivers Planning and Development District provided assistance for workforce training, as well.

“I appreciate Industrial Timber for growing its business and creating new jobs for our area’s resi-

dents.We congratulate this company on an expansion that will position it for continued success,” said Community Development Foundation Chairman, Chauncey Godwin, Jr. “MDA is glad to have provided assistance to Industrial Timber for this expansion and the creation of these jobs, and we appreciate the team at Jackson Furniture for looking to an existing Mississippi business to supply frames for the company’s furniture,” said MDA Executive Director Brent Christensen. “We thank our partners at Three Rivers Planning and Development District and the Community Development Foundation for working with MDA to help facilitate this project.”

Founded in 1999, Industrial Timber is an independent manufacturer of frames for the upholstery industry and builds wood frames for local furniture manufacturers.

Contact Emily Addison at (662) 842-4521 or eaddison@cdfms.org.

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

DECEMBER 2013

CHAMBER CONNECTION

CHOPSTICK

ChopStick, Tupelo’s newest Chinese and Japanese restaurant, held a ribbon cutting to celebrate its grand opening. Located at 150 S Industrial Rd. in Tupelo, ChopStick offers Chinese and Japanese cuisine available from a buffet or hibachi grill and also features a sushi menu. Contact ChopStick at (662) 842-1688 or on Facebook.

MCDONALD LAW FIRM

McDonald Law Firm recently held a ribbon cutting. Specializing in personal injury, divorce, child custody, criminal charges, workers compensation, and bankruptcy, McDonald Law Firm offers free consultations to those seeking legal advice. McDonald Law Firm is located at 111-D Town Creek Dr. in Saltillo and can be contacted at (662) 869-0011 or on Facebook.

Interested in starting a business? Let the Renasant Center for IDEAs and the MS Small Business Development Center help you get started.

‘How to Develop a Business Plan’ December 12 1:00pm – 2:30pm

‘Starting a Business – First Steps’ December 19 1:00pm – 2:30pm

To register for a workshop or for more information, contact Charles Killebrew at 1-800-725-7232 or umsbdc3@olemiss.edu.

DECEMBER 2013

PINNACLE REALTY

Pinnacle Realty recently held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of their new office location. With over 35 years combined experience in residential and commercial real estate, leasing, property management, construction, remodeling, and buyer/seller representation, Pinnacle Realty provides its clients with a wealth of local market knowledge to effectively achieve your real estate goals. Pinnacle Realty is located in the Renasant Center for IDEAs at 398 E Main St., Ste. 101, and can be contacted at (662) 266-2006 or online at pinnaclerealtycompany.com.

TOMBIGBEE EPA

Tombigbee Electric Power Association (EPA) held a reception and ribbon cutting in celebration of its new building located at 1346 Auburn Rd. in Tupelo. Tombigbee EPA strives to bring safe, reliable, and affordable power to its customers in a courteous and timely manner. Contact Tombigbee EPA at (662) 842-7635 or online at tombigbeeelectric.com.

2014 EVENT DATES Friday, March 7 Friday, June 6 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

BancorpSouth Conference Center $12 Pre-registration | $15 at the door Register at www.cdfms.org/events

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Business Directory Apartments Homes

Bank

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Barley Court Apartments Accepting applications for 1, 2, 3, & 4 bedroom

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office: 662.823.1470 • fax: 662.823.1474 • cell:662.231.7508

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Apartments Homes

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Appraisals & Realty

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email rdillardrealty@bellsouth.net Veterans Blvd. just north of Highway 78 www.dillardrichardson.com

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Automotive Services

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431 W Main Suite 201

• Insurance Claims Welcome • Free Estimates • Body & Paint Repair “We Specialize in Frame Work”

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1875 Nelle St. Tupelo, MS

844-0260

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BUSINESS JOURNAL

DECEMBER 2013

BUSINESS JOURNAL

DECEMBER 2013

Business Directory Commercial Cleaning Services

Blinds

Contractors

SS & G Contractors Saltillo, MS • 869-0052

224 Starlyn Ave. New Albany, MS 38652

662-534-4448

Building Supplies Rex & Diannah Coggins, Owners

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Dentist

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RH PLUMBING, INC. Commercial Plumbing, Gas & Industrial Piping RICHARD HANLON (662) 447-3213

P.O. BOX 417 Okolona, MS 38860

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Thank you for choosing RH Plumbing. We appreciate your business

Building Supplies

Computer Sales & Services

Lumbe ville e n o o r B Company Full Line of Lumber, Hardware, Plumbing and Electrical Supplies 2300 E. Chambers Dr. • Booneville • 728-0094

Booneville Hardware & Supply 403 Church St. • Booneville • 728-0032 "For all your hardware needs"

IN PAIN? HERNDON CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC We take care of all types of back injuries including Work & Car Accidents!

New Patients Welcome Most Insurances Accepted

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1604 West Main Street • Tupelo, MS 662-315-0281 wyndeventscenter@yahoo.com

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1,700 Sq. Ft. Building Projector For Slide Show P.A. Speakers Systems 2 Restrooms Full-Size Kitchen, Stage, changing room & office

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Business Directory Foundation Repair & Problem Flooring

All

Home Improvement

Livestock

types of floor and slab footing problems.

• Concrete Bell Bottom Pier System • Helical Steel Pier System • Conventional Flooring Leveling • Sill, Joist and Beam Repairs • Totally Rebuild Floor Foundation • Wood Floor Deterioration mold, mildew, fungi, dry rot, brown rot - wet rot • Specializing in Bathroom Repair • Moisture Proofing Airvents - improper ventilation & additional foundation vents Force Air Blower fans, (increase circulation)

WE GE

ICE T THE BEST PR Owner, Ron Herndon

Roger Rakestraw

1-877-288-7395 662-534-6698

(662) 963-2825

rafcomhs@gmail.com

Furniture

Windows, Doors, Tubs, Skirting, Fixtures, and More!!

Installation available!!!

PONTOTOC STOCKYARD SATURDAYS

FOR ALL LIVESTOCK NEEDS

568 RockyFord Rd. • Hwy 76 West, Pontotoc 489-4385 or 213-7080

Goats, Hogs, and Horses at 11:00 am, Cattle at 1:00 pm

Locksmith

Insulation

MILLER’S SAFE & LOCK SERVICE, INC.

NEW & USED SAFES We’ve got all your

home furnishings at affordable prices.

662-489-1176

Member of the QCN Network. Saving You Money And Making You More Comfortable For Over 38 Years Residential & Commercial Insulation, Installation Blown-In Attic Insulation - Blown-in Wall Insulation - Batting www.nsul8or@att.net www.nsul8or.com

662-844-1306

7540 Veterans Hwy. West • Pontotoc, MS 38863

3166 West Jackson, Tupelo, MS

Gifts

Insurance

Okolona Drug Co.

Medical

ATV • Life • Health Annuities • RV • Automobile Motorcycle • Home Mobile Home Medicare Supplements

• Adora Dolls & Lee Middleton Dolls • Ole Miss & Miss. State Collegiate Items • NEW Casseroles to Go!

210 West Main Street Okolona, MS (662) 447-5471

1219 1⁄2 NELLE STREET • TUPELO

INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

We Accept All Medicare Part D Plans Gifts & Fenton Glass Tyler Candles Aromatique Arthur Court Lenox & Gorham China

(662) 842-7720

Hancock Insurance Agency

Complete Prescription Service

• • • • •

• Safes Serviced & Installed • Locks Installed • Locksets • Combinations Changed • Locks Rekeyed • Lost Keys Replaced • Master Key Systems • High Security Keys AUTO RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL

Scott Hancock

Allen Hancock

662-534-2661

Monthly Rates Available

720 W . Bankhead St. New Albany

Medical

Kennels

Glass & Overhead Doors

, PA

Serving Tupelo for 3 Generations

24 Hour Emergency Service

Comprehensive Medical Care For Your Family or Business

Store Fronts • Mirrors Shower Doors • Garage Doors Commercial Doors Hollow Metal Doors

662-844-4540

“Serving Tupelo for 3 Generations”

711 ROBERT E. LEE DR. • TUPELO, MS

“Experience Is The Difference”

FAX:662-620-7754

Appointments & Walk-Ins Welcome

Mon-Fri. 8 - 6:30 Sat. 9 - 6 Sun. 1 - 6

Landscaping

Healthcare Serving Lee, Chickasaw, Monroe, Pontotoc, Union, Calhoun, Itawamba, & Lafayette Counties.

SCRUGGS

LAWN

CARE

LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION FREE ESTIMATES REASONABLE RATES

Call 601-427-5973 Between 8am - 1pm

397-6486

1154 Cross Creek Dr. (Next to Home Depot)

840-8010

Lee Wallace, CFNP David W. Bell, MD Leigh Ann Weatherly, CFNP

Medical

FRIENDSHIP MEDICAL CLINIC, LLC. Walk-Ins Welcome

Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm

5482 Hwy 15 N. • Ecru, MS 38841

662-488-8799

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Business Directory Motorsports

COLUMBUS, MS Your One-Stop Recreational Vehicle Headquarters!

1-888-452-3530

W

We Want To Connect With YOU!!

Like us on FACEBOOK Facebook.com/MotorSportsSuperStore

GOOGLE search Motorsports SuperStore

Follow us on TWITTER Twitter.com/MSSuperStore

YOUTUBE YouTube.com/MotorSportsSuperStore

Moving

Roofing

Recreational Vehicles

NOBODY WILL BEAT OUR PRICE ON THE RV OF YOUR CHOICE! PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM! Motor homes by: Winnebago Travel trailers by: Forrest River and Crossroads

8971 Highway 45 North • 1-800-569-9847 www.johnnybishoprv.com

Restaurant

Party Trays for all Occasions!

Call for a Free Estimate

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“A Family Business Since 1946”

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial FREE Estimates LICENSED & INSURED

411 CLARK ST. ❖ TUPELO ❖ 844-4481

Technology Achieve greater network per for mance with less.

It's time to get more performance from your network with far less. As in less bandwidth utilization, fewer resources, and less cost.

Bronzie Morgan Relocation Specialist

662-842-1120

1101 W. Main • Tupelo 842-3774

“The Morgan Family has been moving families like yours for over 50 years”

Paint

Restaurant

ADVANCED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FACILITY 1150 SOUTH GREEN ST • BUILDING 1, SUITE E • TUPELO,MS 662-821-2500 • www.circadence.com

Tobacco & Beer 2 LOCATIONS

Monday-Saturday 7 am -10 pm • Sunday 10 am -6 pm

Town Creek Center

2546 Hwy 145 #A Saltillo • 662-869-0086

499 Gloster Creek Village, Tupelo, MS 38801 Phone: (662) 844-4888 Fax: (662) 844-3006

Real Estate Thinking of Selling Your Home or Property?

We Have Six Full-Time Agents Pontotoc Ridge Realty, Ltd. Who Call MOSSY OAK PROPERTIES OFFICE Pontotoc Home. ISEACH INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Call Us Today 662-489-2848 Real Estate

Monday-Saturday 7 am -10 pm • Sunday 1 pm -8 pm

204 Starlyn Avenue • New Albany, MS

662-534-4500

Restaurant

Tree Service

Johnson Tree Service at

Daniel Johnson Owner

• Max 2 FREE Kids with Adult Entree • 12 Years and Under

• Drink Not Included • Kid's Menu Only

Tupelo • Tuesdays 3 - 9 pm • 495 S. Gloster • 680-3354 New Albany • Thursdays 5 - 9 pm • 534-2700 Corinth • Tuesdays 4 - 9 pm • 286-9007

Restaurant

Free Estimates Insured & Bonded dpjohnson012@yahoo.com

662-401-9370 Uniforms

Residential Rentals Keeping Professional People Looking Professional • Pizza Spaghetti • Salad Bar • Sandwich • Pasta Special Every Thursday

renttupelo.com Call 662.844.2772 • Hoyet & Helen Pitts

365-7059

709 S 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS

Mon.-Thurs. 11-10 • Fri.-Sat. 11-11 • Sun. 12-10

795 S. Gloster, Tupelo • (662) 844-4272 2316 Hwy. 45 N. Columbus • (662) 328-7777 1151 D. Frontage Rd. Oxford • (662) 513-0341

www.scrubsandco.com

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