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March 2013

Tupelo goes beyond Elvis Inside

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BusinessJournal A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF JOURNAL PUBLISHING AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

March 2013

Tupelo goes beyond Elvis Inside

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BusinessJournal A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF JOURNAL PUBLISHING AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

March 2013

Tupelo goes beyond Elvis Inside

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MARCH 2013

Q&A: Malcolm White, state tourism director MalcolmWhite was named the Mississippi Development Authority’s Tourism Division director in November and started in January. White, originally from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, moved to Booneville in 1965 and graduated from Northeast Mississippi Community College. He later graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. He spent the previous seven years as head of the Mississippi Arts Commission. He’s also well-known in the Jackson area for the restaurant he co-founded, Hal & Mal’s, as well as the Mal’s St. Paddy’s Malcolm White Day Parade. Business Journal editor Dennis Seid interviewed him recently about his new job. lobbying for funding with the state legislature. I’m also working Q. HOW DO YOU SEE your role as to strengthen our partnerships the state’s tourism director? within our state, throughout the A. I HAVE A DEEP LOVE for Missis- region and across the nation. sippi and a pride in our people. I feel that my job is to help others – Q. WHAT’S THE BEST WAY to tell in-state and beyond our borders Mississippi’s story to others?

– feel that love and pride and A. MISSISSIPPI’S STORY is so diwant to experience them for verse and colorful. Our state ofthemselves. I am also the lead fers something of intrigue for all ambassador and advocate for ages and interests: music, arts, Mississippi’s tourism industry. I outdoor recreation and sports, serve as a voice for our tourism history, culinary delights and the partners around the state when list goes on. One voice cannot

possibly express the bounty of talent and creativity overflowing in our state. We have to rely on everyone – musicians, artists, craftsmen, shopkeepers, community leaders, hoteliers, restaurateurs and others – coming together to share the authentic story of Mississippi.

together as one community.

Q. WHAT’S THE BUDGET situation for the Tourism Division?

A. BOTH HOUSES of the Mississippi State Legislature voted unanimously to advance legislation that would create a state tourism advisory board and would allocate up to $15 million a year for tourism advertising and promotion. If passed, that legislation would make Mississippi more competitive and would be a complete game-changer. We currently have the smallest tourism budget in the nation; with passage of the legislation, we would move into the 60th percentile. That funding might also allow us to reestablish MDA’s Marketing Matching Grant Program to assist local tourism groups in their marketing efforts.

We will continue fighting throughout the legislative session for this funding and definitely need the support of our tourism partners to champion the cause for all of us.

Q. WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS of Mississippi that people should know about?

A. TIME AND TIME AGAIN, Mississippians bounce back from adversity. Whether it’s a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina or the dark days before and during the Civil Rights movement, we always fight back and rise up stronger, wiser and more united than ever. That resilience is often translated through a song, a piece of artwork or even a heartwarming meal. In many ways, our collective creativity is born out of our resilience. We also have a strong sense of place. When we call Mississippi home, it’s more than a birthplace or family house. It’s part of our DNA, thought process and Q.TALK ABOUT SOME of the things sense of self-worth and self-dig- being done to boost tourism nity. The sense of place draws us statewide.

A. FROM BLUES AND COUNTRY MUSIC to culinary and agritourism, our Trails Program is definitely one of the most visible and effective resources for promoting Mississippi’s talent, attractions and communities. We are looking to expand the program with a Literary Trail and other trails in the near future.

But we are also using new tools, particularly social media and other interactive resources to engage visitors in a more informal way. We have plans to invite travel and lifestyle bloggers to the state to experience Mississippi in an unbiased, unedited way and to report back to their followers.

We also want to engage our own residents more extensively with contests, photo-sharing and by creating a dialogue with them about their hometowns and their unique perspective on Mississippi life. Again, that starts by helping our residents realize the treasures they have to share and developing a real understanding of the positive impact that tourism can have in their communities both economically and culturally.

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Q&A: Malcolm White, state tourism director MalcolmWhite was named the Mississippi Development Authority’s Tourism Division director in November and started in January. White, originally from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, moved to Booneville in 1965 and graduated from Northeast Mississippi Community College. He later graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. He spent the previous seven years as head of the Mississippi Arts Commission. He’s also well-known in the Jackson area for the restaurant he co-founded, Hal & Mal’s, as well as the Mal’s St. Paddy’s Malcolm White Day Parade. Business Journal editor Dennis Seid interviewed him recently about his new job. lobbying for funding with the state legislature. I’m also working Q. HOW DO YOU SEE your role as to strengthen our partnerships the state’s tourism director? within our state, throughout the A. I HAVE A DEEP LOVE for Missis- region and across the nation. sippi and a pride in our people. I feel that my job is to help others – Q. WHAT’S THE BEST WAY to tell in-state and beyond our borders Mississippi’s story to others?

– feel that love and pride and A. MISSISSIPPI’S STORY is so diwant to experience them for verse and colorful. Our state ofthemselves. I am also the lead fers something of intrigue for all ambassador and advocate for ages and interests: music, arts, Mississippi’s tourism industry. I outdoor recreation and sports, serve as a voice for our tourism history, culinary delights and the partners around the state when list goes on. One voice cannot

possibly express the bounty of talent and creativity overflowing in our state. We have to rely on everyone – musicians, artists, craftsmen, shopkeepers, community leaders, hoteliers, restaurateurs and others – coming together to share the authentic story of Mississippi.

together as one community.

Q. WHAT’S THE BUDGET situation for the Tourism Division?

A. BOTH HOUSES of the Mississippi State Legislature voted unanimously to advance legislation that would create a state tourism advisory board and would allocate up to $15 million a year for tourism advertising and promotion. If passed, that legislation would make Mississippi more competitive and would be a complete game-changer. We currently have the smallest tourism budget in the nation; with passage of the legislation, we would move into the 60th percentile. That funding might also allow us to reestablish MDA’s Marketing Matching Grant Program to assist local tourism groups in their marketing efforts.

We will continue fighting throughout the legislative session for this funding and definitely need the support of our tourism partners to champion the cause for all of us.

Q. WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS of Mississippi that people should know about?

A. TIME AND TIME AGAIN, Mississippians bounce back from adversity. Whether it’s a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina or the dark days before and during the Civil Rights movement, we always fight back and rise up stronger, wiser and more united than ever. That resilience is often translated through a song, a piece of artwork or even a heartwarming meal. In many ways, our collective creativity is born out of our resilience. We also have a strong sense of place. When we call Mississippi home, it’s more than a birthplace or family house. It’s part of our DNA, thought process and Q.TALK ABOUT SOME of the things sense of self-worth and self-dig- being done to boost tourism nity. The sense of place draws us statewide.

A. FROM BLUES AND COUNTRY MUSIC to culinary and agritourism, our Trails Program is definitely one of the most visible and effective resources for promoting Mississippi’s talent, attractions and communities. We are looking to expand the program with a Literary Trail and other trails in the near future.

But we are also using new tools, particularly social media and other interactive resources to engage visitors in a more informal way. We have plans to invite travel and lifestyle bloggers to the state to experience Mississippi in an unbiased, unedited way and to report back to their followers.

We also want to engage our own residents more extensively with contests, photo-sharing and by creating a dialogue with them about their hometowns and their unique perspective on Mississippi life. Again, that starts by helping our residents realize the treasures they have to share and developing a real understanding of the positive impact that tourism can have in their communities both economically and culturally.

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Q&A: Malcolm White, state tourism director MalcolmWhite was named the Mississippi Development Authority’s Tourism Division director in November and started in January. White, originally from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, moved to Booneville in 1965 and graduated from Northeast Mississippi Community College. He later graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. He spent the previous seven years as head of the Mississippi Arts Commission. He’s also well-known in the Jackson area for the restaurant he co-founded, Hal & Mal’s, as well as the Mal’s St. Paddy’s Malcolm White Day Parade. Business Journal editor Dennis Seid interviewed him recently about his new job. lobbying for funding with the state legislature. I’m also working Q. HOW DO YOU SEE your role as to strengthen our partnerships the state’s tourism director? within our state, throughout the A. I HAVE A DEEP LOVE for Missis- region and across the nation. sippi and a pride in our people. I feel that my job is to help others – Q. WHAT’S THE BEST WAY to tell in-state and beyond our borders Mississippi’s story to others?

– feel that love and pride and A. MISSISSIPPI’S STORY is so diwant to experience them for verse and colorful. Our state ofthemselves. I am also the lead fers something of intrigue for all ambassador and advocate for ages and interests: music, arts, Mississippi’s tourism industry. I outdoor recreation and sports, serve as a voice for our tourism history, culinary delights and the partners around the state when list goes on. One voice cannot

possibly express the bounty of talent and creativity overflowing in our state. We have to rely on everyone – musicians, artists, craftsmen, shopkeepers, community leaders, hoteliers, restaurateurs and others – coming together to share the authentic story of Mississippi.

together as one community.

Q. WHAT’S THE BUDGET situation for the Tourism Division?

A. BOTH HOUSES of the Mississippi State Legislature voted unanimously to advance legislation that would create a state tourism advisory board and would allocate up to $15 million a year for tourism advertising and promotion. If passed, that legislation would make Mississippi more competitive and would be a complete game-changer. We currently have the smallest tourism budget in the nation; with passage of the legislation, we would move into the 60th percentile. That funding might also allow us to reestablish MDA’s Marketing Matching Grant Program to assist local tourism groups in their marketing efforts.

We will continue fighting throughout the legislative session for this funding and definitely need the support of our tourism partners to champion the cause for all of us.

Q. WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS of Mississippi that people should know about?

A. TIME AND TIME AGAIN, Mississippians bounce back from adversity. Whether it’s a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina or the dark days before and during the Civil Rights movement, we always fight back and rise up stronger, wiser and more united than ever. That resilience is often translated through a song, a piece of artwork or even a heartwarming meal. In many ways, our collective creativity is born out of our resilience. We also have a strong sense of place. When we call Mississippi home, it’s more than a birthplace or family house. It’s part of our DNA, thought process and Q.TALK ABOUT SOME of the things sense of self-worth and self-dig- being done to boost tourism nity. The sense of place draws us statewide.

A. FROM BLUES AND COUNTRY MUSIC to culinary and agritourism, our Trails Program is definitely one of the most visible and effective resources for promoting Mississippi’s talent, attractions and communities. We are looking to expand the program with a Literary Trail and other trails in the near future.

But we are also using new tools, particularly social media and other interactive resources to engage visitors in a more informal way. We have plans to invite travel and lifestyle bloggers to the state to experience Mississippi in an unbiased, unedited way and to report back to their followers.

We also want to engage our own residents more extensively with contests, photo-sharing and by creating a dialogue with them about their hometowns and their unique perspective on Mississippi life. Again, that starts by helping our residents realize the treasures they have to share and developing a real understanding of the positive impact that tourism can have in their communities both economically and culturally.

Commercial Real Estate Specialists since 1952

662-842-8283 See All Of Our Listings Here At

www.TRIrealestate.net

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Tupelo looks to boost tourism

BY SARAH ROBINSON BUSINESS JOURNAL

Tupelo attractions are drawing more than Elvis fans these days.

A new aquatic center, a new cultural tourism trail and other efforts are underway to bring more visitors to the All-America City.

Tourism is a multi-million dollar industry in Tupelo.

Last year, the city’s 2 percent tourism tax collected $3,705,703.

One of the biggest projects on the books is the new aquatic center being built in Veterans Park. Tupelo has long been a state leader in sports tourism, but officials say the facility will set the city apart from its competitors.

With an investment of nearly $12 million, Mayor Jack Reed Jr. said the aquatic center “will be one of the nicest in the mid-South” and will help Tupelo compete with much larger markets for state and regional swim meets.

Neal McCoy, former sports director and current executive director of the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau, has worked closely with the city to garner funding and community support for the aquatic center.

The CVB has committed more than $700,000 of its own money to enhance the facility with the latest racing technologies including touch pad timers on each lane, automated scoreboards and a top notch locker room.The CVB also is working to attract larger races from across the region for early 2014.

The city currently uses an inflatable structure to make one of its public pools usable in cold weather. The project will allow the city to move the temporary structure from the pool to several nearby tennis courts.

“We will be one of the few cities in the mid-South to have public indoor tennis,” Reed said.

The aquatic center is scheduled to open in November.

C. TODD SHERMAN | DAILY JOURNAL FILE

While Elvis continues to draw tourists to Tupelo, officials are looking at other initiatives to attract more visitors.

continues to drive business, the CVB also is focusing on the rapidly expanding cultural tourism market. The most recent accolade on an already long list of accomplishments for the Tupelo CVB is the creation of the Heritage Enrichment trail.

McCoy said, “Mississippi has had a lot of success with the Blues Trail.We are using that model to showcase Tupelo’s heritage: the Civil War, civil rights and the Chickasaw Nation.

According to McCoy, “The Heritage Enrichment Trail will identify, mark, interpret, and promote the people, places and events that were significant to the history and culture that formed Tupelo as we know it today.

“As we mark sites, we will deliver the tours in a digital format through the‘Let’s Go To Tupelo’ app and through our websites. As we have a significant number of sites marked, we will put together other products including printed maps and audio tours.”

CVB board member and city council member Nettie CULTURAL TOURISM Davis said the trail will do While Tupelo’s commit- more than just attract ment to the sports market tourists. She hopes to see

the tour used to educate young people in Tupelo and the surrounding community.

“Our young people need to know the history,” she said. Davis was actively involved in the civil rights movement as a student.

Tupelo’s renewed efforts to increase the number of visitors were developed from a year-long strategic planning process. McCoy said the research the CVB and its board conducted during the planning process drives the CVB’s next steps. He said the process gave them the ability to base future actions on actual numbers, not speculation.

Both Reed and McCoy agree that the next step in growing tourism in Tupelo is adding more evening entertainment for weekday travelers.

Adam Morgan, owner of the popular Blue Canoe said he sees a lot of business travelers for weeknight entertainment. He said he is well positioned to attract people from nearby hotels that are frequented by midweek business travelers.

Although Morgan said it is not feasible to offer live

entertainment daily, he has seen success with acts on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

MORE FESTIVALS

In addition to its yearround attractions, Tupelo will welcome new festivals this year. Both the Craft Beer Festival and Art Rocks are on the calendar for this month.

The Craft Beer Festival, scheduled for March 2, is the first of its kind in Tupelo. Creator Matthew Leff has produced similar festi-

vals in Nashville, Chattanooga and Dallas. He said he wanted to bring the event to Mississippi, and Tupelo was the logical choice.

Leff said Tupelo “has an untapped, young market” that appealed to him and he found working with local business owners and distributors very easy. He said ticket sales have come from Oxford to Starkville and as far away at Arkansas.

Reed said the city’s ability to draw attractions such

as the Craft Beer Festival “shows (event promoters) see us as an emerging market. ...with a growing population of young adults.”

Debbie Brangenberg, director of the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association, is working with downtown merchants and the arts community to promote and organize the Art Rocks festival, which will debut in Tupelo March 21-24.

“It is a wonderful opportunity for people from all over the state and region to come see Tupelo. ... to see a great downtown,” she said.

The festival developed organically, when several major performances were inadvertently scheduled on the same weekend. Downtown Tupelo merchants joined together with the performing groups and came up with a weekendlong festival.

The weekend will include performances by the Tupelo Symphony, the Tupelo Concert Association, Tupelo Community Theater, Tupelo Ballet and the Tupelo Film Alliance. The downtown merchants will host an art walk on March 23 with demonstrations by a number of local artists.

That evening, the GumTree Art Museum will host “Mustache Bash,” the museum’s second annual fundraiser.

It is a great opportunity to cross promote visual and performing arts,” Brangenberg said. sarah.robinson@journalinc.com

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Tupelo looks to boost tourism

BY SARAH ROBINSON BUSINESS JOURNAL

Tupelo attractions are drawing more than Elvis fans these days.

A new aquatic center, a new cultural tourism trail and other efforts are underway to bring more visitors to the All-America City.

Tourism is a multi-million dollar industry in Tupelo.

Last year, the city’s 2 percent tourism tax collected $3,705,703.

One of the biggest projects on the books is the new aquatic center being built in Veterans Park. Tupelo has long been a state leader in sports tourism, but officials say the facility will set the city apart from its competitors.

With an investment of nearly $12 million, Mayor Jack Reed Jr. said the aquatic center “will be one of the nicest in the mid-South” and will help Tupelo compete with much larger markets for state and regional swim meets.

Neal McCoy, former sports director and current executive director of the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau, has worked closely with the city to garner funding and community support for the aquatic center.

The CVB has committed more than $700,000 of its own money to enhance the facility with the latest racing technologies including touch pad timers on each lane, automated scoreboards and a top notch locker room.The CVB also is working to attract larger races from across the region for early 2014.

The city currently uses an inflatable structure to make one of its public pools usable in cold weather. The project will allow the city to move the temporary structure from the pool to several nearby tennis courts.

“We will be one of the few cities in the mid-South to have public indoor tennis,” Reed said.

The aquatic center is scheduled to open in November.

C. TODD SHERMAN | DAILY JOURNAL FILE

While Elvis continues to draw tourists to Tupelo, officials are looking at other initiatives to attract more visitors.

continues to drive business, the CVB also is focusing on the rapidly expanding cultural tourism market. The most recent accolade on an already long list of accomplishments for the Tupelo CVB is the creation of the Heritage Enrichment trail.

McCoy said, “Mississippi has had a lot of success with the Blues Trail.We are using that model to showcase Tupelo’s heritage: the Civil War, civil rights and the Chickasaw Nation.

According to McCoy, “The Heritage Enrichment Trail will identify, mark, interpret, and promote the people, places and events that were significant to the history and culture that formed Tupelo as we know it today.

“As we mark sites, we will deliver the tours in a digital format through the‘Let’s Go To Tupelo’ app and through our websites. As we have a significant number of sites marked, we will put together other products including printed maps and audio tours.”

CVB board member and city council member Nettie CULTURAL TOURISM Davis said the trail will do While Tupelo’s commit- more than just attract ment to the sports market tourists. She hopes to see

the tour used to educate young people in Tupelo and the surrounding community.

“Our young people need to know the history,” she said. Davis was actively involved in the civil rights movement as a student.

Tupelo’s renewed efforts to increase the number of visitors were developed from a year-long strategic planning process. McCoy said the research the CVB and its board conducted during the planning process drives the CVB’s next steps. He said the process gave them the ability to base future actions on actual numbers, not speculation.

Both Reed and McCoy agree that the next step in growing tourism in Tupelo is adding more evening entertainment for weekday travelers.

Adam Morgan, owner of the popular Blue Canoe said he sees a lot of business travelers for weeknight entertainment. He said he is well positioned to attract people from nearby hotels that are frequented by midweek business travelers.

Although Morgan said it is not feasible to offer live

entertainment daily, he has seen success with acts on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

MORE FESTIVALS

In addition to its yearround attractions, Tupelo will welcome new festivals this year. Both the Craft Beer Festival and Art Rocks are on the calendar for this month.

The Craft Beer Festival, scheduled for March 2, is the first of its kind in Tupelo. Creator Matthew Leff has produced similar festi-

vals in Nashville, Chattanooga and Dallas. He said he wanted to bring the event to Mississippi, and Tupelo was the logical choice.

Leff said Tupelo “has an untapped, young market” that appealed to him and he found working with local business owners and distributors very easy. He said ticket sales have come from Oxford to Starkville and as far away at Arkansas.

Reed said the city’s ability to draw attractions such

as the Craft Beer Festival “shows (event promoters) see us as an emerging market. ...with a growing population of young adults.”

Debbie Brangenberg, director of the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association, is working with downtown merchants and the arts community to promote and organize the Art Rocks festival, which will debut in Tupelo March 21-24.

“It is a wonderful opportunity for people from all over the state and region to come see Tupelo. ... to see a great downtown,” she said.

The festival developed organically, when several major performances were inadvertently scheduled on the same weekend. Downtown Tupelo merchants joined together with the performing groups and came up with a weekendlong festival.

The weekend will include performances by the Tupelo Symphony, the Tupelo Concert Association, Tupelo Community Theater, Tupelo Ballet and the Tupelo Film Alliance. The downtown merchants will host an art walk on March 23 with demonstrations by a number of local artists.

That evening, the GumTree Art Museum will host “Mustache Bash,” the museum’s second annual fundraiser.

It is a great opportunity to cross promote visual and performing arts,” Brangenberg said. sarah.robinson@journalinc.com

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Tupelo looks to boost tourism

BY SARAH ROBINSON BUSINESS JOURNAL

Tupelo attractions are drawing more than Elvis fans these days.

A new aquatic center, a new cultural tourism trail and other efforts are underway to bring more visitors to the All-America City.

Tourism is a multi-million dollar industry in Tupelo.

Last year, the city’s 2 percent tourism tax collected $3,705,703.

One of the biggest projects on the books is the new aquatic center being built in Veterans Park. Tupelo has long been a state leader in sports tourism, but officials say the facility will set the city apart from its competitors.

With an investment of nearly $12 million, Mayor Jack Reed Jr. said the aquatic center “will be one of the nicest in the mid-South” and will help Tupelo compete with much larger markets for state and regional swim meets.

Neal McCoy, former sports director and current executive director of the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau, has worked closely with the city to garner funding and community support for the aquatic center.

The CVB has committed more than $700,000 of its own money to enhance the facility with the latest racing technologies including touch pad timers on each lane, automated scoreboards and a top notch locker room.The CVB also is working to attract larger races from across the region for early 2014.

The city currently uses an inflatable structure to make one of its public pools usable in cold weather. The project will allow the city to move the temporary structure from the pool to several nearby tennis courts.

“We will be one of the few cities in the mid-South to have public indoor tennis,” Reed said.

The aquatic center is scheduled to open in November.

C. TODD SHERMAN | DAILY JOURNAL FILE

While Elvis continues to draw tourists to Tupelo, officials are looking at other initiatives to attract more visitors.

continues to drive business, the CVB also is focusing on the rapidly expanding cultural tourism market. The most recent accolade on an already long list of accomplishments for the Tupelo CVB is the creation of the Heritage Enrichment trail.

McCoy said, “Mississippi has had a lot of success with the Blues Trail.We are using that model to showcase Tupelo’s heritage: the Civil War, civil rights and the Chickasaw Nation.

According to McCoy, “The Heritage Enrichment Trail will identify, mark, interpret, and promote the people, places and events that were significant to the history and culture that formed Tupelo as we know it today.

“As we mark sites, we will deliver the tours in a digital format through the‘Let’s Go To Tupelo’ app and through our websites. As we have a significant number of sites marked, we will put together other products including printed maps and audio tours.”

CVB board member and city council member Nettie CULTURAL TOURISM Davis said the trail will do While Tupelo’s commit- more than just attract ment to the sports market tourists. She hopes to see

the tour used to educate young people in Tupelo and the surrounding community.

“Our young people need to know the history,” she said. Davis was actively involved in the civil rights movement as a student.

Tupelo’s renewed efforts to increase the number of visitors were developed from a year-long strategic planning process. McCoy said the research the CVB and its board conducted during the planning process drives the CVB’s next steps. He said the process gave them the ability to base future actions on actual numbers, not speculation.

Both Reed and McCoy agree that the next step in growing tourism in Tupelo is adding more evening entertainment for weekday travelers.

Adam Morgan, owner of the popular Blue Canoe said he sees a lot of business travelers for weeknight entertainment. He said he is well positioned to attract people from nearby hotels that are frequented by midweek business travelers.

Although Morgan said it is not feasible to offer live

entertainment daily, he has seen success with acts on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

MORE FESTIVALS

In addition to its yearround attractions, Tupelo will welcome new festivals this year. Both the Craft Beer Festival and Art Rocks are on the calendar for this month.

The Craft Beer Festival, scheduled for March 2, is the first of its kind in Tupelo. Creator Matthew Leff has produced similar festi-

vals in Nashville, Chattanooga and Dallas. He said he wanted to bring the event to Mississippi, and Tupelo was the logical choice.

Leff said Tupelo “has an untapped, young market” that appealed to him and he found working with local business owners and distributors very easy. He said ticket sales have come from Oxford to Starkville and as far away at Arkansas.

Reed said the city’s ability to draw attractions such

as the Craft Beer Festival “shows (event promoters) see us as an emerging market. ...with a growing population of young adults.”

Debbie Brangenberg, director of the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association, is working with downtown merchants and the arts community to promote and organize the Art Rocks festival, which will debut in Tupelo March 21-24.

“It is a wonderful opportunity for people from all over the state and region to come see Tupelo. ... to see a great downtown,” she said.

The festival developed organically, when several major performances were inadvertently scheduled on the same weekend. Downtown Tupelo merchants joined together with the performing groups and came up with a weekendlong festival.

The weekend will include performances by the Tupelo Symphony, the Tupelo Concert Association, Tupelo Community Theater, Tupelo Ballet and the Tupelo Film Alliance. The downtown merchants will host an art walk on March 23 with demonstrations by a number of local artists.

That evening, the GumTree Art Museum will host “Mustache Bash,” the museum’s second annual fundraiser.

It is a great opportunity to cross promote visual and performing arts,” Brangenberg said. sarah.robinson@journalinc.com

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Festivals, university boost Oxford tourism

BY SARAH ROBINSON BUSINESS JOURNAL

OXFORD – It’s little surprise that the Double Decker Festival was named “Best Public Event” in the Creative Events category of Association of Destination Management Executives International.

But Double Decker is just one of many events that draw visitors to town.

One of the newer festivals to take shape is the Oxford Film Festival. Now in its 10th year, OFF communications director Melanie Addington said the weekend-long event was expected to draw in 3,500 to 4,500 attendees last month, many of whom stayed overnight in Oxford and the surrounding area.

In addition to its growing festival season, Oxford has a bustling tourism industry that revolves heavily around the University of Mississippi. As expected,

hotel capacity is at its peak on weekends related to sporting events (football is the biggest draw), graduation and other universityrelated activities.

According to the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oxford has 798 hotel rooms and about 30 Bed and Breakfast rooms.

But Mary-Kathryn Herrington, head of Oxford’s CVB, believes visitors who only frequent Oxford on its busiest weekend are missing out on the full experience.

“There are 10 to 12 weekends when Oxford far exceeds its capacity,” Herrington said, “but we have a lot of weeknights and a slower season were we have opportunities.”

She lauded the town’s shopping, dining and literary cultural opportunities.

Oxford’s literary scene is shaped by one of its most famous and colorful former residents,William Faulkner.

The home of the Nobel prize winning author, Rowan Oak, is open for tours, while remnants of his storied life are present on the city’s historic Square.

The CVB recently wrapped up a year-long project to create a new strategic plan. Herrington said the focus of her efforts to effectively market Oxford as a tourism destination will shift to more non-traditional methods like online travel writers and social media.

The study showed visitor spending in 2012 was up 14 percent compared to 2011.

Berkeley Young, the North Carolina-based consultant who oversaw the study, said Oxford is its own main attraction. While the city already draws visitors for leisure, university-related events, conferences and business, Young said Oxford needs to advertise more especially to retirees and conference planners.

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MARCH 2013

Festivals, university boost Oxford tourism

BY SARAH ROBINSON BUSINESS JOURNAL

OXFORD – It’s little surprise that the Double Decker Festival was named “Best Public Event” in the Creative Events category of Association of Destination Management Executives International.

But Double Decker is just one of many events that draw visitors to town.

One of the newer festivals to take shape is the Oxford Film Festival. Now in its 10th year, OFF communications director Melanie Addington said the weekend-long event was expected to draw in 3,500 to 4,500 attendees last month, many of whom stayed overnight in Oxford and the surrounding area.

In addition to its growing festival season, Oxford has a bustling tourism industry that revolves heavily around the University of Mississippi. As expected,

hotel capacity is at its peak on weekends related to sporting events (football is the biggest draw), graduation and other universityrelated activities.

According to the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oxford has 798 hotel rooms and about 30 Bed and Breakfast rooms.

But Mary-Kathryn Herrington, head of Oxford’s CVB, believes visitors who only frequent Oxford on its busiest weekend are missing out on the full experience.

“There are 10 to 12 weekends when Oxford far exceeds its capacity,” Herrington said, “but we have a lot of weeknights and a slower season were we have opportunities.”

She lauded the town’s shopping, dining and literary cultural opportunities.

Oxford’s literary scene is shaped by one of its most famous and colorful former residents,William Faulkner.

The home of the Nobel prize winning author, Rowan Oak, is open for tours, while remnants of his storied life are present on the city’s historic Square.

The CVB recently wrapped up a year-long project to create a new strategic plan. Herrington said the focus of her efforts to effectively market Oxford as a tourism destination will shift to more non-traditional methods like online travel writers and social media.

The study showed visitor spending in 2012 was up 14 percent compared to 2011.

Berkeley Young, the North Carolina-based consultant who oversaw the study, said Oxford is its own main attraction. While the city already draws visitors for leisure, university-related events, conferences and business, Young said Oxford needs to advertise more especially to retirees and conference planners.

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MARCH 2013

Festivals, university boost Oxford tourism

BY SARAH ROBINSON BUSINESS JOURNAL

OXFORD – It’s little surprise that the Double Decker Festival was named “Best Public Event” in the Creative Events category of Association of Destination Management Executives International.

But Double Decker is just one of many events that draw visitors to town.

One of the newer festivals to take shape is the Oxford Film Festival. Now in its 10th year, OFF communications director Melanie Addington said the weekend-long event was expected to draw in 3,500 to 4,500 attendees last month, many of whom stayed overnight in Oxford and the surrounding area.

In addition to its growing festival season, Oxford has a bustling tourism industry that revolves heavily around the University of Mississippi. As expected,

hotel capacity is at its peak on weekends related to sporting events (football is the biggest draw), graduation and other universityrelated activities.

According to the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oxford has 798 hotel rooms and about 30 Bed and Breakfast rooms.

But Mary-Kathryn Herrington, head of Oxford’s CVB, believes visitors who only frequent Oxford on its busiest weekend are missing out on the full experience.

“There are 10 to 12 weekends when Oxford far exceeds its capacity,” Herrington said, “but we have a lot of weeknights and a slower season were we have opportunities.”

She lauded the town’s shopping, dining and literary cultural opportunities.

Oxford’s literary scene is shaped by one of its most famous and colorful former residents,William Faulkner.

The home of the Nobel prize winning author, Rowan Oak, is open for tours, while remnants of his storied life are present on the city’s historic Square.

The CVB recently wrapped up a year-long project to create a new strategic plan. Herrington said the focus of her efforts to effectively market Oxford as a tourism destination will shift to more non-traditional methods like online travel writers and social media.

The study showed visitor spending in 2012 was up 14 percent compared to 2011.

Berkeley Young, the North Carolina-based consultant who oversaw the study, said Oxford is its own main attraction. While the city already draws visitors for leisure, university-related events, conferences and business, Young said Oxford needs to advertise more especially to retirees and conference planners.

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Bo Bain: Director of Operations Jim Bain: Owner

"Customer Service is my game PuroClean is my name"

Serving Lee, Pontotoc, Itawamba, Union, Prentiss, Layfayette & Monroe Counties

Toll Free 877-994-1200 662-205-3211 PuroClean Disaster Restoration Services www.Puroclean.com/pdrs-ms

• Water Damage Restoration • Mold Remediation • Fire & Smoke Restoration

• Trauma Scene Remediation • Biohazard Clean Up

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MARCH 2013

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Bo Bain: Director of Operations Jim Bain: Owner

"Customer Service is my game PuroClean is my name"

Serving Lee, Pontotoc, Itawamba, Union, Prentiss, Layfayette & Monroe Counties

Toll Free 877-994-1200 662-205-3211 PuroClean Disaster Restoration Services www.Puroclean.com/pdrs-ms

• Water Damage Restoration • Mold Remediation • Fire & Smoke Restoration

• Trauma Scene Remediation • Biohazard Clean Up

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MARCH 2013

PAGE 5

Bo Bain: Director of Operations Jim Bain: Owner

"Customer Service is my game PuroClean is my name"

Serving Lee, Pontotoc, Itawamba, Union, Prentiss, Layfayette & Monroe Counties

Toll Free 877-994-1200 662-205-3211 PuroClean Disaster Restoration Services www.Puroclean.com/pdrs-ms

• Water Damage Restoration • Mold Remediation • Fire & Smoke Restoration

• Trauma Scene Remediation • Biohazard Clean Up

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BUSINESS JOURNAL

MARCH 2013

BUSINESS JOURNAL

Enjoy true Southern grace, charm and hospitality while visiting these Bed and Breakfast Establishments…

Meadow View Farm "Relax, Reconnect, Rejuvenate"

Completely renovated farm house on 8 rural acres.

Butterfly and Hummingbird gardens surround the house.

Stocked pond for leisure fishing. Each cottage style guest room has private entrance and private luxury bath. A full breakfast made from whole natural ingredients is served in the "Morning Room" which has views that overlook the front meadow, or you may enjoy in the privacy of your room.

3501 Hwy. 305 S. Hernando, MS 38632 1-901-289-4677 • www.meadowviewfarm.info

The 5 Twelve Bed and Breakfast is tucked away between the Oxford Square and the Ole Miss campus. Formerly the Oliver-Britt House, The 5 Twelve offers the quaint architecture of the old South. Once you step inside you will be greeted by a world where Southern charm meets modern comfort and elegance.

512 Van Buren Ave, Oxford MS 662-234-8043 •www.the512oxford.com

MARCH 2013

Stay And Play Accommodation On Yoda Creek Golf Course

10%

Brigadoon Farm Retreat Country Goose Inn

Brigadoon Farm is a mini resort, with a country inn, having 9 rooms,..beds for small groupfuctions to accommodate 2-20 guests. We have a small petting zoo, fishing lake, a hot tub at the Country Goose, and a picnic grounds. Inn and food services are provided for group functions, both day trips or overnight. . We can accommodate family reunions, business or church meetings,or just provide a nice getaway.

Off

with this Ad

Cart Barn Inn @ Yoda Creek is 10 rooms of luxurious king and queen accommodations. LCD TV, microwave, refrigerator, wireless internet, full breakfast, back porch w/swings, courtyard and gazebo overlooking the Yoda Creek Golf Course.

74 County Rd. 259 • Bruce, MS 38915 662.983.7829 • www.cartbarninn.com

350 Highway 305 • Olive Branch, MS 38654 662.895.3098 • www.brigadoonfarms.com

Court Square Inn We have three luxury suites on the second floor of our recently renovated building located on the Courthouse Square in the National Historic District of Holly Springs.

132 East College Avenue, Holly Springs, MS

662.252.3686 toll free 1.800.926.3686

www.hollyspringsinn.com

Bed and Breakfast

60036 County Barn Rd., Amory, MS.

662.256.4707

www.theoldplacebandb.com

Bed and Breakfast

408 Seventh St. South • Columbus, MS

662-244-7232

www.cartney-hunthouse.com

The Old Place

A perfect country setting with cozy furnishings and tranquil environment. Step back in time and experience this American craftsman/bungalow-style tastefully restored farmhouse.

Owners: Jimmy and Theresa Glenn

The CartneyHunt House

The Corners Mansion Inn The perfect place for your special event or relaxing getaway!

601 Klein Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 601.636.7421 • 800.444.7421 • info@thecorners.com

www.thecorners.com

Natchez Manor

Front Beach Cottages A Cozy Coastal Inn Downtown Ocean Springs

The Natchez Manor, owned by Mrs. Barbara Blackmon, of Blackmon and Blackmon Law Firm out of Canton, MS. We’re your downtown, hometown place to stay and eat or celebrate a birthday or anniversary. Whatever your need we can help. Also, weddings, wedding receptions, baby showers, parties of any type, dinners, luncheons, catering, family and class reunions. Piano Bar - Sunday Brunch Weekly Lunch Special - Martini Night - Blues Night - Roof Top Terrace. Luxury accommodations featuring 12 Queen rooms each with private bath, and 2 King Suites each with a Jacuzzi tub.

Located a few steps from Front Beach as well as shops, restaurants and night life in historic downtown Ocean Springs. Four cozy cottages, each with its own personality and identity. Spacious accommodations sleep up to 6 and all cottages include a private deck. Amenities include BBQ grills, bicycles, kayaks, outdoor showers, fire pits, and hammocks.

600 Franklin Street, Natchez, MS 39120

207 Dewey Ave., Ocean Springs, MS 228.215.0969 • www.frontbeachcottages.com

www.natchezmanor.com • 601.442.4441

Your Home for Southern Hospitality 18 LUXURIOUS GUEST ROOMS AND SUITES PRIVATE EVENT AND MEETING FACILITIES

FOR RELAXING & REJUVENATING

SOUTHERN CHIC CUISINE AT ITS FINEST

734 Fairview Street • Jackson, MS 39202 • 601-948-3429 • www.fairviewinn.com

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BUSINESS JOURNAL

Enjoy true Southern grace, charm and hospitality while visiting these Bed and Breakfast Establishments…

Meadow View Farm "Relax, Reconnect, Rejuvenate"

Completely renovated farm house on 8 rural acres.

Butterfly and Hummingbird gardens surround the house.

Stocked pond for leisure fishing. Each cottage style guest room has private entrance and private luxury bath. A full breakfast made from whole natural ingredients is served in the "Morning Room" which has views that overlook the front meadow, or you may enjoy in the privacy of your room.

3501 Hwy. 305 S. Hernando, MS 38632 1-901-289-4677 • www.meadowviewfarm.info

The 5 Twelve Bed and Breakfast is tucked away between the Oxford Square and the Ole Miss campus. Formerly the Oliver-Britt House, The 5 Twelve offers the quaint architecture of the old South. Once you step inside you will be greeted by a world where Southern charm meets modern comfort and elegance.

512 Van Buren Ave, Oxford MS 662-234-8043 •www.the512oxford.com

MARCH 2013

Stay And Play Accommodation On Yoda Creek Golf Course

10%

Brigadoon Farm Retreat Country Goose Inn

Brigadoon Farm is a mini resort, with a country inn, having 9 rooms,..beds for small groupfuctions to accommodate 2-20 guests. We have a small petting zoo, fishing lake, a hot tub at the Country Goose, and a picnic grounds. Inn and food services are provided for group functions, both day trips or overnight. . We can accommodate family reunions, business or church meetings,or just provide a nice getaway.

Off

with this Ad

Cart Barn Inn @ Yoda Creek is 10 rooms of luxurious king and queen accommodations. LCD TV, microwave, refrigerator, wireless internet, full breakfast, back porch w/swings, courtyard and gazebo overlooking the Yoda Creek Golf Course.

74 County Rd. 259 • Bruce, MS 38915 662.983.7829 • www.cartbarninn.com

350 Highway 305 • Olive Branch, MS 38654 662.895.3098 • www.brigadoonfarms.com

Court Square Inn We have three luxury suites on the second floor of our recently renovated building located on the Courthouse Square in the National Historic District of Holly Springs.

132 East College Avenue, Holly Springs, MS

662.252.3686 toll free 1.800.926.3686

www.hollyspringsinn.com

Bed and Breakfast

60036 County Barn Rd., Amory, MS.

662.256.4707

www.theoldplacebandb.com

Bed and Breakfast

408 Seventh St. South • Columbus, MS

662-244-7232

www.cartney-hunthouse.com

The Old Place

A perfect country setting with cozy furnishings and tranquil environment. Step back in time and experience this American craftsman/bungalow-style tastefully restored farmhouse.

Owners: Jimmy and Theresa Glenn

The CartneyHunt House

The Corners Mansion Inn The perfect place for your special event or relaxing getaway!

601 Klein Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 601.636.7421 • 800.444.7421 • info@thecorners.com

www.thecorners.com

Natchez Manor

Front Beach Cottages A Cozy Coastal Inn Downtown Ocean Springs

The Natchez Manor, owned by Mrs. Barbara Blackmon, of Blackmon and Blackmon Law Firm out of Canton, MS. We’re your downtown, hometown place to stay and eat or celebrate a birthday or anniversary. Whatever your need we can help. Also, weddings, wedding receptions, baby showers, parties of any type, dinners, luncheons, catering, family and class reunions. Piano Bar - Sunday Brunch Weekly Lunch Special - Martini Night - Blues Night - Roof Top Terrace. Luxury accommodations featuring 12 Queen rooms each with private bath, and 2 King Suites each with a Jacuzzi tub.

Located a few steps from Front Beach as well as shops, restaurants and night life in historic downtown Ocean Springs. Four cozy cottages, each with its own personality and identity. Spacious accommodations sleep up to 6 and all cottages include a private deck. Amenities include BBQ grills, bicycles, kayaks, outdoor showers, fire pits, and hammocks.

600 Franklin Street, Natchez, MS 39120

207 Dewey Ave., Ocean Springs, MS 228.215.0969 • www.frontbeachcottages.com

www.natchezmanor.com • 601.442.4441

Your Home for Southern Hospitality 18 LUXURIOUS GUEST ROOMS AND SUITES PRIVATE EVENT AND MEETING FACILITIES

FOR RELAXING & REJUVENATING

SOUTHERN CHIC CUISINE AT ITS FINEST

734 Fairview Street • Jackson, MS 39202 • 601-948-3429 • www.fairviewinn.com

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BUSINESS JOURNAL

Enjoy true Southern grace, charm and hospitality while visiting these Bed and Breakfast Establishments…

Meadow View Farm "Relax, Reconnect, Rejuvenate"

Completely renovated farm house on 8 rural acres.

Butterfly and Hummingbird gardens surround the house.

Stocked pond for leisure fishing. Each cottage style guest room has private entrance and private luxury bath. A full breakfast made from whole natural ingredients is served in the "Morning Room" which has views that overlook the front meadow, or you may enjoy in the privacy of your room.

3501 Hwy. 305 S. Hernando, MS 38632 1-901-289-4677 • www.meadowviewfarm.info

The 5 Twelve Bed and Breakfast is tucked away between the Oxford Square and the Ole Miss campus. Formerly the Oliver-Britt House, The 5 Twelve offers the quaint architecture of the old South. Once you step inside you will be greeted by a world where Southern charm meets modern comfort and elegance.

512 Van Buren Ave, Oxford MS 662-234-8043 •www.the512oxford.com

MARCH 2013

Stay And Play Accommodation On Yoda Creek Golf Course

10%

Brigadoon Farm Retreat Country Goose Inn

Brigadoon Farm is a mini resort, with a country inn, having 9 rooms,..beds for small groupfuctions to accommodate 2-20 guests. We have a small petting zoo, fishing lake, a hot tub at the Country Goose, and a picnic grounds. Inn and food services are provided for group functions, both day trips or overnight. . We can accommodate family reunions, business or church meetings,or just provide a nice getaway.

Off

with this Ad

Cart Barn Inn @ Yoda Creek is 10 rooms of luxurious king and queen accommodations. LCD TV, microwave, refrigerator, wireless internet, full breakfast, back porch w/swings, courtyard and gazebo overlooking the Yoda Creek Golf Course.

74 County Rd. 259 • Bruce, MS 38915 662.983.7829 • www.cartbarninn.com

350 Highway 305 • Olive Branch, MS 38654 662.895.3098 • www.brigadoonfarms.com

Court Square Inn We have three luxury suites on the second floor of our recently renovated building located on the Courthouse Square in the National Historic District of Holly Springs.

132 East College Avenue, Holly Springs, MS

662.252.3686 toll free 1.800.926.3686

www.hollyspringsinn.com

Bed and Breakfast

60036 County Barn Rd., Amory, MS.

662.256.4707

www.theoldplacebandb.com

Bed and Breakfast

408 Seventh St. South • Columbus, MS

662-244-7232

www.cartney-hunthouse.com

The Old Place

A perfect country setting with cozy furnishings and tranquil environment. Step back in time and experience this American craftsman/bungalow-style tastefully restored farmhouse.

Owners: Jimmy and Theresa Glenn

The CartneyHunt House

The Corners Mansion Inn The perfect place for your special event or relaxing getaway!

601 Klein Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 601.636.7421 • 800.444.7421 • info@thecorners.com

www.thecorners.com

Natchez Manor

Front Beach Cottages A Cozy Coastal Inn Downtown Ocean Springs

The Natchez Manor, owned by Mrs. Barbara Blackmon, of Blackmon and Blackmon Law Firm out of Canton, MS. We’re your downtown, hometown place to stay and eat or celebrate a birthday or anniversary. Whatever your need we can help. Also, weddings, wedding receptions, baby showers, parties of any type, dinners, luncheons, catering, family and class reunions. Piano Bar - Sunday Brunch Weekly Lunch Special - Martini Night - Blues Night - Roof Top Terrace. Luxury accommodations featuring 12 Queen rooms each with private bath, and 2 King Suites each with a Jacuzzi tub.

Located a few steps from Front Beach as well as shops, restaurants and night life in historic downtown Ocean Springs. Four cozy cottages, each with its own personality and identity. Spacious accommodations sleep up to 6 and all cottages include a private deck. Amenities include BBQ grills, bicycles, kayaks, outdoor showers, fire pits, and hammocks.

600 Franklin Street, Natchez, MS 39120

207 Dewey Ave., Ocean Springs, MS 228.215.0969 • www.frontbeachcottages.com

www.natchezmanor.com • 601.442.4441

Your Home for Southern Hospitality 18 LUXURIOUS GUEST ROOMS AND SUITES PRIVATE EVENT AND MEETING FACILITIES

FOR RELAXING & REJUVENATING

SOUTHERN CHIC CUISINE AT ITS FINEST

734 Fairview Street • Jackson, MS 39202 • 601-948-3429 • www.fairviewinn.com

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ChamberConnection A publication of Journal Publishing and the cdf Chamber Division – March 2013

On a Mission

‘I would like to see all children in Lee County have the same opportunities.’

I

Cheryl Wheeler, CLI graduate and member of the Excel by 5 Coalition

t began in the spring of 2012 as an assignment to address the issue of dropout prevention and achievement gaps in area schools. Four participants in the Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute (CLI) attended seminars, met with experts in early childhood education, and ultimately set out to make a difference in the futures of children throughout Lee County. The tool they selected to fulfill their dream was Excel by 5.

A one of a kind program designed to emphasize the important roles communities play in educating their preschool children, Excel by 5 seeks to provide strategies, assistance, and encouragement to parents, childcare givers, and entire communities with the tools needed to prepare preschool children for kindergarten and first grade. It is a concept created by a kindergarten teacher in Pascagoula and initially funded by grants from Chevron and the Phil Hardin Foundation. By promoting community involvement, family and parental support, early care and education, and good health in pre-kindergarten children, Excel by 5 guides communities in tackling early childhood education head on.

According to Beverly Williams, certification manager for Excel by 5 in Lee County and one of the four CLI class members who first dreamed the dream, the project assignment was a launching pad for what has become an initiative for Lee County to achieve Excel by 5 certification, which would make it the largest community in the state to achieve such status.

The facts to support this undertaking are overwhelming. Mississippi is the only state in the south, and one of 11 in the nation, which does not currently fund pre-kindergarten education. An October 2012 report specifically tied the fact that Mississippi is the second worst educated state in the country to the equally unfavorable statistics of having the highest poverty level and lowest median household income of any other state. In fact, in 2009 it was estimated that 34% of adults in Mississippi with no high school diploma lived in poverty.

When the CLI group discovered these facts, they also learned of the link be-

tween early childhood education and completing high school. Experts have determined children who attend an early childhood education program are 29% more likely to graduate from high school than their peers who did not. For Williams and her fellow group members, Hank Boerner, Cheryl Wheeler, and Katarsha White, their mission had been established.

The four members of the CLI class were about to complete their first year in the leadership program, which is sponsored by the Community Development Foundation, when they first learned of Excel by 5. By committing to establish Lee County as an Excel by 5 certified community, this small group was pledging to devote much more than the requested 12 months. The certification process in communities a fraction of the size of Lee County has taken up to two years.

The process is complex, but the team remains passionate about their mission for preschoolers. Williams cites one key to kindergarten preparedness as parental involvement. “The key is to increase their vocabulary before they show up for kindergarten. Parents should begin reading to their children at birth.”

According to Williams, some children starting kindergarten have never seen a book. And in her estimation, it will be a lot harder in 2014 when core curriculum standards become effective. Reading and comprehension requirements will increase dramatically for children entering first grade.

Cheryl Wheeler, director of North Mississippi Medical Center’s Child Care Center, has worked with children for almost 30 years, and knows how important it is for children to be prepared for kindergarten.

“The program helps parents learn how to parent and instructs them on the expectations for children entering kindergarten,” said Wheeler.

And Wheeler knows the long-term benefits as well. “Education is a way for people in Lee County to increase their standard of living.”

If this group has their way, Mississippi children are on their way to a better future.

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LEE COUNTY EXCEL BY 5 COALITION

Melinda Tidwell, Chairperson Sally Gray, Vice Chair Mary Ann Plasencia, Secretary Ronnie Bell, Treasurer Nakimia Agnew Barbara Armstrong Carol Bishop Shawn Brevard Susan Bryant Anita Buchanan Angie Cherry Barbara Collie Beverly Cotton Liz Dawson Lynn Darling Shelia Davis Melanie Deas Jai Eschete

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Amanda Foster Alice Gates LaGala Hester Mary Howard King Janette Kirk Alniece Liggins Arkabrenna Marion Jon Milstead Tonny Oliver Fred Pitts Mavis Prude Temeka Shannon Janna Sowers Sean Thompson Kathy Wallace Cheryl Wheeler Kenneth Wheeler Katarsha White Lavonda Witherspoon Zell Long

To learn more about the Lee County Excel by 5 Coalition, contact Beverly Williams at CREATE Foundation, (662) 844-8989 or beverly@createfoundation.com.

The Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute is a program designed to enhance community leadership development and personal and professional growth for class participants by providing one year of leadership training and encouraging one year of community reinvestment. To learn more about this program, contact the Community Development Foundation at (662) 8424521.

Since the formation of the CLI group that initiated the Excel by 5 project, group member Hank Boerner has passed away.

REALIZE Their Potential Make a POSITIVE Difference Our Children Are the FUTURE Helping PARENTS Involving the COMMUNITY ENGAGING Young Minds Every Child Deserves THE BEST Help Them EXCEL BY 5

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ChamberConnection A publication of Journal Publishing and the cdf Chamber Division – March 2013

On a Mission

‘I would like to see all children in Lee County have the same opportunities.’

I

Cheryl Wheeler, CLI graduate and member of the Excel by 5 Coalition

t began in the spring of 2012 as an assignment to address the issue of dropout prevention and achievement gaps in area schools. Four participants in the Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute (CLI) attended seminars, met with experts in early childhood education, and ultimately set out to make a difference in the futures of children throughout Lee County. The tool they selected to fulfill their dream was Excel by 5.

A one of a kind program designed to emphasize the important roles communities play in educating their preschool children, Excel by 5 seeks to provide strategies, assistance, and encouragement to parents, childcare givers, and entire communities with the tools needed to prepare preschool children for kindergarten and first grade. It is a concept created by a kindergarten teacher in Pascagoula and initially funded by grants from Chevron and the Phil Hardin Foundation. By promoting community involvement, family and parental support, early care and education, and good health in pre-kindergarten children, Excel by 5 guides communities in tackling early childhood education head on.

According to Beverly Williams, certification manager for Excel by 5 in Lee County and one of the four CLI class members who first dreamed the dream, the project assignment was a launching pad for what has become an initiative for Lee County to achieve Excel by 5 certification, which would make it the largest community in the state to achieve such status.

The facts to support this undertaking are overwhelming. Mississippi is the only state in the south, and one of 11 in the nation, which does not currently fund pre-kindergarten education. An October 2012 report specifically tied the fact that Mississippi is the second worst educated state in the country to the equally unfavorable statistics of having the highest poverty level and lowest median household income of any other state. In fact, in 2009 it was estimated that 34% of adults in Mississippi with no high school diploma lived in poverty.

When the CLI group discovered these facts, they also learned of the link be-

tween early childhood education and completing high school. Experts have determined children who attend an early childhood education program are 29% more likely to graduate from high school than their peers who did not. For Williams and her fellow group members, Hank Boerner, Cheryl Wheeler, and Katarsha White, their mission had been established.

The four members of the CLI class were about to complete their first year in the leadership program, which is sponsored by the Community Development Foundation, when they first learned of Excel by 5. By committing to establish Lee County as an Excel by 5 certified community, this small group was pledging to devote much more than the requested 12 months. The certification process in communities a fraction of the size of Lee County has taken up to two years.

The process is complex, but the team remains passionate about their mission for preschoolers. Williams cites one key to kindergarten preparedness as parental involvement. “The key is to increase their vocabulary before they show up for kindergarten. Parents should begin reading to their children at birth.”

According to Williams, some children starting kindergarten have never seen a book. And in her estimation, it will be a lot harder in 2014 when core curriculum standards become effective. Reading and comprehension requirements will increase dramatically for children entering first grade.

Cheryl Wheeler, director of North Mississippi Medical Center’s Child Care Center, has worked with children for almost 30 years, and knows how important it is for children to be prepared for kindergarten.

“The program helps parents learn how to parent and instructs them on the expectations for children entering kindergarten,” said Wheeler.

And Wheeler knows the long-term benefits as well. “Education is a way for people in Lee County to increase their standard of living.”

If this group has their way, Mississippi children are on their way to a better future.

|

LEE COUNTY EXCEL BY 5 COALITION

Melinda Tidwell, Chairperson Sally Gray, Vice Chair Mary Ann Plasencia, Secretary Ronnie Bell, Treasurer Nakimia Agnew Barbara Armstrong Carol Bishop Shawn Brevard Susan Bryant Anita Buchanan Angie Cherry Barbara Collie Beverly Cotton Liz Dawson Lynn Darling Shelia Davis Melanie Deas Jai Eschete

|

Amanda Foster Alice Gates LaGala Hester Mary Howard King Janette Kirk Alniece Liggins Arkabrenna Marion Jon Milstead Tonny Oliver Fred Pitts Mavis Prude Temeka Shannon Janna Sowers Sean Thompson Kathy Wallace Cheryl Wheeler Kenneth Wheeler Katarsha White Lavonda Witherspoon Zell Long

To learn more about the Lee County Excel by 5 Coalition, contact Beverly Williams at CREATE Foundation, (662) 844-8989 or beverly@createfoundation.com.

The Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute is a program designed to enhance community leadership development and personal and professional growth for class participants by providing one year of leadership training and encouraging one year of community reinvestment. To learn more about this program, contact the Community Development Foundation at (662) 8424521.

Since the formation of the CLI group that initiated the Excel by 5 project, group member Hank Boerner has passed away.

REALIZE Their Potential Make a POSITIVE Difference Our Children Are the FUTURE Helping PARENTS Involving the COMMUNITY ENGAGING Young Minds Every Child Deserves THE BEST Help Them EXCEL BY 5

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On a Mission

‘I would like to see all children in Lee County have the same opportunities.’

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Cheryl Wheeler, CLI graduate and member of the Excel by 5 Coalition

t began in the spring of 2012 as an assignment to address the issue of dropout prevention and achievement gaps in area schools. Four participants in the Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute (CLI) attended seminars, met with experts in early childhood education, and ultimately set out to make a difference in the futures of children throughout Lee County. The tool they selected to fulfill their dream was Excel by 5.

A one of a kind program designed to emphasize the important roles communities play in educating their preschool children, Excel by 5 seeks to provide strategies, assistance, and encouragement to parents, childcare givers, and entire communities with the tools needed to prepare preschool children for kindergarten and first grade. It is a concept created by a kindergarten teacher in Pascagoula and initially funded by grants from Chevron and the Phil Hardin Foundation. By promoting community involvement, family and parental support, early care and education, and good health in pre-kindergarten children, Excel by 5 guides communities in tackling early childhood education head on.

According to Beverly Williams, certification manager for Excel by 5 in Lee County and one of the four CLI class members who first dreamed the dream, the project assignment was a launching pad for what has become an initiative for Lee County to achieve Excel by 5 certification, which would make it the largest community in the state to achieve such status.

The facts to support this undertaking are overwhelming. Mississippi is the only state in the south, and one of 11 in the nation, which does not currently fund pre-kindergarten education. An October 2012 report specifically tied the fact that Mississippi is the second worst educated state in the country to the equally unfavorable statistics of having the highest poverty level and lowest median household income of any other state. In fact, in 2009 it was estimated that 34% of adults in Mississippi with no high school diploma lived in poverty.

When the CLI group discovered these facts, they also learned of the link be-

tween early childhood education and completing high school. Experts have determined children who attend an early childhood education program are 29% more likely to graduate from high school than their peers who did not. For Williams and her fellow group members, Hank Boerner, Cheryl Wheeler, and Katarsha White, their mission had been established.

The four members of the CLI class were about to complete their first year in the leadership program, which is sponsored by the Community Development Foundation, when they first learned of Excel by 5. By committing to establish Lee County as an Excel by 5 certified community, this small group was pledging to devote much more than the requested 12 months. The certification process in communities a fraction of the size of Lee County has taken up to two years.

The process is complex, but the team remains passionate about their mission for preschoolers. Williams cites one key to kindergarten preparedness as parental involvement. “The key is to increase their vocabulary before they show up for kindergarten. Parents should begin reading to their children at birth.”

According to Williams, some children starting kindergarten have never seen a book. And in her estimation, it will be a lot harder in 2014 when core curriculum standards become effective. Reading and comprehension requirements will increase dramatically for children entering first grade.

Cheryl Wheeler, director of North Mississippi Medical Center’s Child Care Center, has worked with children for almost 30 years, and knows how important it is for children to be prepared for kindergarten.

“The program helps parents learn how to parent and instructs them on the expectations for children entering kindergarten,” said Wheeler.

And Wheeler knows the long-term benefits as well. “Education is a way for people in Lee County to increase their standard of living.”

If this group has their way, Mississippi children are on their way to a better future.

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LEE COUNTY EXCEL BY 5 COALITION

Melinda Tidwell, Chairperson Sally Gray, Vice Chair Mary Ann Plasencia, Secretary Ronnie Bell, Treasurer Nakimia Agnew Barbara Armstrong Carol Bishop Shawn Brevard Susan Bryant Anita Buchanan Angie Cherry Barbara Collie Beverly Cotton Liz Dawson Lynn Darling Shelia Davis Melanie Deas Jai Eschete

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Amanda Foster Alice Gates LaGala Hester Mary Howard King Janette Kirk Alniece Liggins Arkabrenna Marion Jon Milstead Tonny Oliver Fred Pitts Mavis Prude Temeka Shannon Janna Sowers Sean Thompson Kathy Wallace Cheryl Wheeler Kenneth Wheeler Katarsha White Lavonda Witherspoon Zell Long

To learn more about the Lee County Excel by 5 Coalition, contact Beverly Williams at CREATE Foundation, (662) 844-8989 or beverly@createfoundation.com.

The Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute is a program designed to enhance community leadership development and personal and professional growth for class participants by providing one year of leadership training and encouraging one year of community reinvestment. To learn more about this program, contact the Community Development Foundation at (662) 8424521.

Since the formation of the CLI group that initiated the Excel by 5 project, group member Hank Boerner has passed away.

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

Chamber Focus

New CDF Members

As adults, we know that new is not On the pages of always best. Old jeans are much this edition of the more comfortable than new ones.

Business Journal’s And only the brave at heart would try Chamber Connecout someone else’s meatloaf - Mom’s tion, you will read old familiar recipe is the only safe about a few other bet. Even a child would have to agree new things as well. that being the new kid in school is Jesse Bandre and Neil Geddie never fun.

May are two CDF But sometimes new is good. Very members who, algood. We hope you will agree when though not necessarily new to Tuyou receive the first March addition pelo, are busily getting their small of the Chamber Connection 2.0 ebusinesses off to great starts. You will newsletter. We have a fresh, new foralso read about a new initiative to esmat, which features our favorite tablish Lee County as a certified Excel topic: our members. There will still be by 5 community, an effort started by notices about upcoming CDF events members of CDF’s Jim Ingram Comand links for preregistration. But munity Leadership Institute. there will be lots of new things, too.

Moving back to older things, a huge There is a catch, of course. The new thank you goes out to everyone who and improved e-newsletter will feaparticipated in the Business to Busiture what is going on in the business Connection and Taste of Tupelo nesses of our members. So we need at the BancorpSouth Arena on Februyou to tell us! New employees? New ary 5. The event was very successful promotions? New services or prodwith a record number of exhibitors ucts? Is there a special event coming participating and expressing their satup? Is there new information on opisfaction with new sales and contacts. erating a small business you would Call us soon with your new news. like to share? Send us your news and We can’t wait to hear it. we will share it. Look for the new forKaren Geddie mat in the March 12 edition of the Chamber Connection 2.0 e-newsletVice President ter.

Chamber of Commerce

KC Grist Consulting Ms. KC Grist 1800 W Main St. Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 255-9726 www.kcgrist.com Consulting

Naturally Speaking Salon Ms. Melony Armstrong 1120 W Main St. Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 620-1770 www.armstrongbraiding.com Barber Shops, Salons, and Spas

Lancaster Law Firm Mr. Cory R. Lancaster 336 N Green St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 823-2679 Attorneys

Reggie White Sleep Disorder Center Ms. April Potts 1150 S Green St., Bldg. 2, Ste. B Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 407-0862 www.reggiewhitemedical.com Health Care

Legal Shield – Wigginton & Associates Mr. Grady Wigginton 1089 HWY 348 Guntown, MS 38849 (662) 348-5734 www.legalshield.com/hub/gradywigginton Insurance The Mill at McCullough Apartment Homes Ms. Patty Forsyth 3400 McCullough Blvd.

Belden, MS 38826 (662) 840-0023 www.themillatmccullough.com Apartments

Community Development Foundation’s Board of Directors for 2012-2013

CDF is governed by a 60-member Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of the CDF Officers and eleven additional members of the Board. CDF’s goals and objectives are accomplished through the efforts of members appointed to committees operating under one of CDF’s three divisions: Chamber Division, Economic Development Division, and Planning and Property Management Division.

2012-2013 Executive Committee David Copenhaver, Chairman Chauncey Godwin, First Vice Chairman Shane Hooper, Second Vice Chairman David Rumbarger, President/Secretary David Irwin, Immediate Past Chairman

Steve Altmiller Mark Burleson Tillmon Calvert Scott Cochran Blair Hughes

Guy Mitchell Harry Rayburn Barry Smith Jane Spain Buddy Stubbs

2012-2013 Board of Directors Mike Armour Bernard Bean Jim Beane Roger Bland David Brevard Gary Carnathan Mike Clayborne V.M. Cleveland David Cole Joe Estess Clay Foster Tom Foy Sue Gardner Julianne Goodwin Frank Hodges

Trentice Imbler Octavius Ivy Michael James Jamie Kennedy Bob Kerley Jeff King Gearl Loden Jerry Maxcy Neal McCoy Larry Michael Paul Mize Mabel Murphree Mary Pace Jim Pate Greg Pirkle

MARCH 2013

Fred Pitts Jack Reed, Jr. Scott Reed Eddie Richey Cathy Robertson Drew Robertson Tom Robinson Ty Robinson Chris Rogers Bobby Smith Kiyoshi Tsuchiya Gabriela Ungo Mitch Waycaster Jimmy Weeks Dick White

Tupelo Screen Printing, LLC Mr. Russell Stafford 408 W Franklin St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 213-3216 www.tupeloscreenprinting.com Printers & Publishers Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP Mr. Edwin A. Easterby 8441 Gulf Freeway, Ste. 600 Houston, TX 77017 (800) 220-9341 www.williamskherkher.com Attorneys

2012-2013 Ambassadors Club Mr. Enrique Amador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plexus Slim Mr. Jesse Bandre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceed Technologies Ms. Britni Beasley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Ms. Kelly Jo Brewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gentiva Hospice Ms. Stephanie Browning . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton Inn & Suites Tupelo/Barnes Crossing Ms. Cindy Childs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mall at Barnes Crossing Ms. Molly Crews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express Employment Professionals Ms. Kim Crump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIFT, Incorporated Ms. Shirley Curry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors Ms. Sheila Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PPI, Inc. Mr. Greg Deakle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceed Technologies Ms. Karen Dickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank Ms. Barbara Doles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustmark National Bank Ms. Becki Duffie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Services Ms. Cheryl Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Econo Lodge Ms. Dwana Golliday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renasant Bank Mr. M.O. Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water Depot of Tupelo Mr. Toby Hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter Insurance Ms. Daphene Hendricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tupelo Parks and Recreation Ms. Shirley Hendrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our Time Hourly Drop-In Child Care Mr. Jim Jolly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Ms. Carman Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Ms. Brandy Lancaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SnyderMedia Ms. Tracy Lauderdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Ms. Dana Lewis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors Ms. Bea Luckett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRI, Inc Realtors Mr. Brad McCully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sportsman Lawn & Landscape Ms. Amanda McKeown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SnyderMedia Ms. Katie McMillan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Staff Source Ms. Holley Meriweather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank Ms. Haley Monaghan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alliance Collection Service, Inc. Ms. Carolyn Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comfort Inn Mr. Ricky Orr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M&F Bank Mr. Allen Pegues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premium Productions Ms. Rachael Potts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gum Tree Mortgage Mr. John Paul Rhea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First American National Bank Ms. Torrie Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . URBan Radio Broadcasting Ms. Mary Sue Tudor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamar Advertising Mr. Kevin Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JaK’s Services and Vending Ms. Tammy Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comcast Spotlight

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

Chamber Focus

New CDF Members

As adults, we know that new is not On the pages of always best. Old jeans are much this edition of the more comfortable than new ones.

Business Journal’s And only the brave at heart would try Chamber Connecout someone else’s meatloaf - Mom’s tion, you will read old familiar recipe is the only safe about a few other bet. Even a child would have to agree new things as well. that being the new kid in school is Jesse Bandre and Neil Geddie never fun.

May are two CDF But sometimes new is good. Very members who, algood. We hope you will agree when though not necessarily new to Tuyou receive the first March addition pelo, are busily getting their small of the Chamber Connection 2.0 ebusinesses off to great starts. You will newsletter. We have a fresh, new foralso read about a new initiative to esmat, which features our favorite tablish Lee County as a certified Excel topic: our members. There will still be by 5 community, an effort started by notices about upcoming CDF events members of CDF’s Jim Ingram Comand links for preregistration. But munity Leadership Institute. there will be lots of new things, too.

Moving back to older things, a huge There is a catch, of course. The new thank you goes out to everyone who and improved e-newsletter will feaparticipated in the Business to Busiture what is going on in the business Connection and Taste of Tupelo nesses of our members. So we need at the BancorpSouth Arena on Februyou to tell us! New employees? New ary 5. The event was very successful promotions? New services or prodwith a record number of exhibitors ucts? Is there a special event coming participating and expressing their satup? Is there new information on opisfaction with new sales and contacts. erating a small business you would Call us soon with your new news. like to share? Send us your news and We can’t wait to hear it. we will share it. Look for the new forKaren Geddie mat in the March 12 edition of the Chamber Connection 2.0 e-newsletVice President ter.

Chamber of Commerce

KC Grist Consulting Ms. KC Grist 1800 W Main St. Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 255-9726 www.kcgrist.com Consulting

Naturally Speaking Salon Ms. Melony Armstrong 1120 W Main St. Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 620-1770 www.armstrongbraiding.com Barber Shops, Salons, and Spas

Lancaster Law Firm Mr. Cory R. Lancaster 336 N Green St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 823-2679 Attorneys

Reggie White Sleep Disorder Center Ms. April Potts 1150 S Green St., Bldg. 2, Ste. B Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 407-0862 www.reggiewhitemedical.com Health Care

Legal Shield – Wigginton & Associates Mr. Grady Wigginton 1089 HWY 348 Guntown, MS 38849 (662) 348-5734 www.legalshield.com/hub/gradywigginton Insurance The Mill at McCullough Apartment Homes Ms. Patty Forsyth 3400 McCullough Blvd.

Belden, MS 38826 (662) 840-0023 www.themillatmccullough.com Apartments

Community Development Foundation’s Board of Directors for 2012-2013

CDF is governed by a 60-member Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of the CDF Officers and eleven additional members of the Board. CDF’s goals and objectives are accomplished through the efforts of members appointed to committees operating under one of CDF’s three divisions: Chamber Division, Economic Development Division, and Planning and Property Management Division.

2012-2013 Executive Committee David Copenhaver, Chairman Chauncey Godwin, First Vice Chairman Shane Hooper, Second Vice Chairman David Rumbarger, President/Secretary David Irwin, Immediate Past Chairman

Steve Altmiller Mark Burleson Tillmon Calvert Scott Cochran Blair Hughes

Guy Mitchell Harry Rayburn Barry Smith Jane Spain Buddy Stubbs

2012-2013 Board of Directors Mike Armour Bernard Bean Jim Beane Roger Bland David Brevard Gary Carnathan Mike Clayborne V.M. Cleveland David Cole Joe Estess Clay Foster Tom Foy Sue Gardner Julianne Goodwin Frank Hodges

Trentice Imbler Octavius Ivy Michael James Jamie Kennedy Bob Kerley Jeff King Gearl Loden Jerry Maxcy Neal McCoy Larry Michael Paul Mize Mabel Murphree Mary Pace Jim Pate Greg Pirkle

MARCH 2013

Fred Pitts Jack Reed, Jr. Scott Reed Eddie Richey Cathy Robertson Drew Robertson Tom Robinson Ty Robinson Chris Rogers Bobby Smith Kiyoshi Tsuchiya Gabriela Ungo Mitch Waycaster Jimmy Weeks Dick White

Tupelo Screen Printing, LLC Mr. Russell Stafford 408 W Franklin St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 213-3216 www.tupeloscreenprinting.com Printers & Publishers Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP Mr. Edwin A. Easterby 8441 Gulf Freeway, Ste. 600 Houston, TX 77017 (800) 220-9341 www.williamskherkher.com Attorneys

2012-2013 Ambassadors Club Mr. Enrique Amador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plexus Slim Mr. Jesse Bandre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceed Technologies Ms. Britni Beasley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Ms. Kelly Jo Brewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gentiva Hospice Ms. Stephanie Browning . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton Inn & Suites Tupelo/Barnes Crossing Ms. Cindy Childs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mall at Barnes Crossing Ms. Molly Crews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express Employment Professionals Ms. Kim Crump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIFT, Incorporated Ms. Shirley Curry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors Ms. Sheila Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PPI, Inc. Mr. Greg Deakle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceed Technologies Ms. Karen Dickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank Ms. Barbara Doles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustmark National Bank Ms. Becki Duffie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Services Ms. Cheryl Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Econo Lodge Ms. Dwana Golliday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renasant Bank Mr. M.O. Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water Depot of Tupelo Mr. Toby Hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter Insurance Ms. Daphene Hendricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tupelo Parks and Recreation Ms. Shirley Hendrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our Time Hourly Drop-In Child Care Mr. Jim Jolly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Ms. Carman Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Ms. Brandy Lancaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SnyderMedia Ms. Tracy Lauderdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Ms. Dana Lewis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors Ms. Bea Luckett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRI, Inc Realtors Mr. Brad McCully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sportsman Lawn & Landscape Ms. Amanda McKeown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SnyderMedia Ms. Katie McMillan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Staff Source Ms. Holley Meriweather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank Ms. Haley Monaghan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alliance Collection Service, Inc. Ms. Carolyn Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comfort Inn Mr. Ricky Orr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M&F Bank Mr. Allen Pegues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premium Productions Ms. Rachael Potts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gum Tree Mortgage Mr. John Paul Rhea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First American National Bank Ms. Torrie Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . URBan Radio Broadcasting Ms. Mary Sue Tudor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamar Advertising Mr. Kevin Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JaK’s Services and Vending Ms. Tammy Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comcast Spotlight

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

Chamber Focus

New CDF Members

As adults, we know that new is not On the pages of always best. Old jeans are much this edition of the more comfortable than new ones.

Business Journal’s And only the brave at heart would try Chamber Connecout someone else’s meatloaf - Mom’s tion, you will read old familiar recipe is the only safe about a few other bet. Even a child would have to agree new things as well. that being the new kid in school is Jesse Bandre and Neil Geddie never fun.

May are two CDF But sometimes new is good. Very members who, algood. We hope you will agree when though not necessarily new to Tuyou receive the first March addition pelo, are busily getting their small of the Chamber Connection 2.0 ebusinesses off to great starts. You will newsletter. We have a fresh, new foralso read about a new initiative to esmat, which features our favorite tablish Lee County as a certified Excel topic: our members. There will still be by 5 community, an effort started by notices about upcoming CDF events members of CDF’s Jim Ingram Comand links for preregistration. But munity Leadership Institute. there will be lots of new things, too.

Moving back to older things, a huge There is a catch, of course. The new thank you goes out to everyone who and improved e-newsletter will feaparticipated in the Business to Busiture what is going on in the business Connection and Taste of Tupelo nesses of our members. So we need at the BancorpSouth Arena on Februyou to tell us! New employees? New ary 5. The event was very successful promotions? New services or prodwith a record number of exhibitors ucts? Is there a special event coming participating and expressing their satup? Is there new information on opisfaction with new sales and contacts. erating a small business you would Call us soon with your new news. like to share? Send us your news and We can’t wait to hear it. we will share it. Look for the new forKaren Geddie mat in the March 12 edition of the Chamber Connection 2.0 e-newsletVice President ter.

Chamber of Commerce

KC Grist Consulting Ms. KC Grist 1800 W Main St. Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 255-9726 www.kcgrist.com Consulting

Naturally Speaking Salon Ms. Melony Armstrong 1120 W Main St. Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 620-1770 www.armstrongbraiding.com Barber Shops, Salons, and Spas

Lancaster Law Firm Mr. Cory R. Lancaster 336 N Green St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 823-2679 Attorneys

Reggie White Sleep Disorder Center Ms. April Potts 1150 S Green St., Bldg. 2, Ste. B Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 407-0862 www.reggiewhitemedical.com Health Care

Legal Shield – Wigginton & Associates Mr. Grady Wigginton 1089 HWY 348 Guntown, MS 38849 (662) 348-5734 www.legalshield.com/hub/gradywigginton Insurance The Mill at McCullough Apartment Homes Ms. Patty Forsyth 3400 McCullough Blvd.

Belden, MS 38826 (662) 840-0023 www.themillatmccullough.com Apartments

Community Development Foundation’s Board of Directors for 2012-2013

CDF is governed by a 60-member Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of the CDF Officers and eleven additional members of the Board. CDF’s goals and objectives are accomplished through the efforts of members appointed to committees operating under one of CDF’s three divisions: Chamber Division, Economic Development Division, and Planning and Property Management Division.

2012-2013 Executive Committee David Copenhaver, Chairman Chauncey Godwin, First Vice Chairman Shane Hooper, Second Vice Chairman David Rumbarger, President/Secretary David Irwin, Immediate Past Chairman

Steve Altmiller Mark Burleson Tillmon Calvert Scott Cochran Blair Hughes

Guy Mitchell Harry Rayburn Barry Smith Jane Spain Buddy Stubbs

2012-2013 Board of Directors Mike Armour Bernard Bean Jim Beane Roger Bland David Brevard Gary Carnathan Mike Clayborne V.M. Cleveland David Cole Joe Estess Clay Foster Tom Foy Sue Gardner Julianne Goodwin Frank Hodges

Trentice Imbler Octavius Ivy Michael James Jamie Kennedy Bob Kerley Jeff King Gearl Loden Jerry Maxcy Neal McCoy Larry Michael Paul Mize Mabel Murphree Mary Pace Jim Pate Greg Pirkle

MARCH 2013

Fred Pitts Jack Reed, Jr. Scott Reed Eddie Richey Cathy Robertson Drew Robertson Tom Robinson Ty Robinson Chris Rogers Bobby Smith Kiyoshi Tsuchiya Gabriela Ungo Mitch Waycaster Jimmy Weeks Dick White

Tupelo Screen Printing, LLC Mr. Russell Stafford 408 W Franklin St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 213-3216 www.tupeloscreenprinting.com Printers & Publishers Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP Mr. Edwin A. Easterby 8441 Gulf Freeway, Ste. 600 Houston, TX 77017 (800) 220-9341 www.williamskherkher.com Attorneys

2012-2013 Ambassadors Club Mr. Enrique Amador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plexus Slim Mr. Jesse Bandre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceed Technologies Ms. Britni Beasley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Ms. Kelly Jo Brewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gentiva Hospice Ms. Stephanie Browning . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton Inn & Suites Tupelo/Barnes Crossing Ms. Cindy Childs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mall at Barnes Crossing Ms. Molly Crews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express Employment Professionals Ms. Kim Crump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIFT, Incorporated Ms. Shirley Curry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors Ms. Sheila Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PPI, Inc. Mr. Greg Deakle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceed Technologies Ms. Karen Dickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank Ms. Barbara Doles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustmark National Bank Ms. Becki Duffie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Services Ms. Cheryl Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Econo Lodge Ms. Dwana Golliday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renasant Bank Mr. M.O. Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water Depot of Tupelo Mr. Toby Hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter Insurance Ms. Daphene Hendricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tupelo Parks and Recreation Ms. Shirley Hendrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our Time Hourly Drop-In Child Care Mr. Jim Jolly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Ms. Carman Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Ms. Brandy Lancaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SnyderMedia Ms. Tracy Lauderdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth Ms. Dana Lewis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors Ms. Bea Luckett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRI, Inc Realtors Mr. Brad McCully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sportsman Lawn & Landscape Ms. Amanda McKeown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SnyderMedia Ms. Katie McMillan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Staff Source Ms. Holley Meriweather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank Ms. Haley Monaghan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alliance Collection Service, Inc. Ms. Carolyn Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comfort Inn Mr. Ricky Orr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M&F Bank Mr. Allen Pegues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premium Productions Ms. Rachael Potts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gum Tree Mortgage Mr. John Paul Rhea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First American National Bank Ms. Torrie Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . URBan Radio Broadcasting Ms. Mary Sue Tudor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamar Advertising Mr. Kevin Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JaK’s Services and Vending Ms. Tammy Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comcast Spotlight

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Fresh Food and Fashion with Southern Flare Entrepreneur Neil May embodies Penna’s statement. May’s love for food and fashion landed him his dream job – twice. The owner of Yummy Yogurt and Southern Cloth, May’s success is apparent through his passion as a young business owner.

Known for its fresh sandwiches, delicious homemade casseroles, and stellar yogurt selection, Yummy Yogurt is a dining staple in Tupelo. Referred to by its loyal patrons as “Yummy,” Yummy Yogurt is celebrating 30 years in business this year.

When May purchased Yummy Yogurt four years ago, he did so with a vision of simplification in mind. May knew he would need to ease into the process of streamlining his restaurant, stating, “We want to give Yummy customers the best, and feel like simplifying is the best way to do that. I am ready to make it my own, while keeping the customers happy.”

This month, May is launching a new concept in the restaurant, as well as a new name, “Yummy Café,” and new slogan, “Fresh Food. Frozen Yogurt.” Guests are greeted by a newly renovated dining room, which features fresh flowers from Jody’s Flowers & Fine Gifts on each table. The current menu of over 30 lunch options is tailored to Yummy’s best sellers, like the turkey mango sandwich and Chicken Eden Isle casserole.

“The turkey mango has been

‘Every single person I know who is successful at what they do is successful because they love doing it.’

Joe Penna

with us for years, and will continue to be on the menu because it’s fabulous.”

Yummy Café continues to serve four yogurt flavors daily, offers a catering and delivery service, and prides itself in serving the freshest, best tasting food.

Southern Cloth, May’s second business, opened in September 2012, and offers high-end apparel, accessories, and gifts to men and women. Many lines found at Southern Cloth are southern-based, like Button Jewelry by Val Colbert, an Atlanta company which pairs freshwater

pearls with vintage Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Swarovski crystal button clasps.

A shopper’s paradise, Southern Cloth features designers such as Blank NYC jeans, Gretchen Scott tunics, and Blu Pepper for women; Coast Apparel, Red’s Outfitters sunglasses, High Cotton bow ties, and Jack Black skin care for men; and Royal Highnies lounge wear and Smathers & Branson needlepoint gifts for women and men.

“We offer the highest quality of clothing to both men and women of all sizes at the most affordable

prices possible,” states May. “We can put together a complete outfit for women, with accessories and shoes, for under $150.”

May is humbled by how welcoming the Tupelo community has been, and hopes to share Southern Cloth with other cities in the future.

“Tupelo has responded extremely well to Southern Cloth.

Customers are pleasantly surprised by the styles, quality, and prices available here.”

May is an active member of the Community Development Foundation, and has found its resources extremely helpful for

business growth.

“The number of contacts I’ve received through networking at CDF events is incredible. The possibilities you are awarded just from becoming a member are endless.”

Yummy Café and Southern Cloth, both located on S Industrial Rd. in Tupelo, are open Monday through Saturday. To satisfy your Yummy Café cravings, call them at (662) 841-1133 or like their Facebook page “Yummy Yogurt and Café.” For updates on the newest trends in fashion, like “Southern Cloth” on Facebook, or call (662) 844-2187.

New CDF members and new employees of current CDF member businesses are invited to

CDF Annual Meeting Thursday, May 2, 2013 Tupelo Furniture Market, Building V

New Member Networking Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom, 398 E Main St., CDF Center Bring your business cards, and come network with other new CDF members. Each member in attendance will have the opportunity to give a 20-second introduction.

Please RSVP to Emily Addison at eaddison@cdfms.org or (662) 842-4521.

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Fresh Food and Fashion with Southern Flare Entrepreneur Neil May embodies Penna’s statement. May’s love for food and fashion landed him his dream job – twice. The owner of Yummy Yogurt and Southern Cloth, May’s success is apparent through his passion as a young business owner.

Known for its fresh sandwiches, delicious homemade casseroles, and stellar yogurt selection, Yummy Yogurt is a dining staple in Tupelo. Referred to by its loyal patrons as “Yummy,” Yummy Yogurt is celebrating 30 years in business this year.

When May purchased Yummy Yogurt four years ago, he did so with a vision of simplification in mind. May knew he would need to ease into the process of streamlining his restaurant, stating, “We want to give Yummy customers the best, and feel like simplifying is the best way to do that. I am ready to make it my own, while keeping the customers happy.”

This month, May is launching a new concept in the restaurant, as well as a new name, “Yummy Café,” and new slogan, “Fresh Food. Frozen Yogurt.” Guests are greeted by a newly renovated dining room, which features fresh flowers from Jody’s Flowers & Fine Gifts on each table. The current menu of over 30 lunch options is tailored to Yummy’s best sellers, like the turkey mango sandwich and Chicken Eden Isle casserole.

“The turkey mango has been

‘Every single person I know who is successful at what they do is successful because they love doing it.’

Joe Penna

with us for years, and will continue to be on the menu because it’s fabulous.”

Yummy Café continues to serve four yogurt flavors daily, offers a catering and delivery service, and prides itself in serving the freshest, best tasting food.

Southern Cloth, May’s second business, opened in September 2012, and offers high-end apparel, accessories, and gifts to men and women. Many lines found at Southern Cloth are southern-based, like Button Jewelry by Val Colbert, an Atlanta company which pairs freshwater

pearls with vintage Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Swarovski crystal button clasps.

A shopper’s paradise, Southern Cloth features designers such as Blank NYC jeans, Gretchen Scott tunics, and Blu Pepper for women; Coast Apparel, Red’s Outfitters sunglasses, High Cotton bow ties, and Jack Black skin care for men; and Royal Highnies lounge wear and Smathers & Branson needlepoint gifts for women and men.

“We offer the highest quality of clothing to both men and women of all sizes at the most affordable

prices possible,” states May. “We can put together a complete outfit for women, with accessories and shoes, for under $150.”

May is humbled by how welcoming the Tupelo community has been, and hopes to share Southern Cloth with other cities in the future.

“Tupelo has responded extremely well to Southern Cloth.

Customers are pleasantly surprised by the styles, quality, and prices available here.”

May is an active member of the Community Development Foundation, and has found its resources extremely helpful for

business growth.

“The number of contacts I’ve received through networking at CDF events is incredible. The possibilities you are awarded just from becoming a member are endless.”

Yummy Café and Southern Cloth, both located on S Industrial Rd. in Tupelo, are open Monday through Saturday. To satisfy your Yummy Café cravings, call them at (662) 841-1133 or like their Facebook page “Yummy Yogurt and Café.” For updates on the newest trends in fashion, like “Southern Cloth” on Facebook, or call (662) 844-2187.

New CDF members and new employees of current CDF member businesses are invited to

CDF Annual Meeting Thursday, May 2, 2013 Tupelo Furniture Market, Building V

New Member Networking Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom, 398 E Main St., CDF Center Bring your business cards, and come network with other new CDF members. Each member in attendance will have the opportunity to give a 20-second introduction.

Please RSVP to Emily Addison at eaddison@cdfms.org or (662) 842-4521.

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Fresh Food and Fashion with Southern Flare Entrepreneur Neil May embodies Penna’s statement. May’s love for food and fashion landed him his dream job – twice. The owner of Yummy Yogurt and Southern Cloth, May’s success is apparent through his passion as a young business owner.

Known for its fresh sandwiches, delicious homemade casseroles, and stellar yogurt selection, Yummy Yogurt is a dining staple in Tupelo. Referred to by its loyal patrons as “Yummy,” Yummy Yogurt is celebrating 30 years in business this year.

When May purchased Yummy Yogurt four years ago, he did so with a vision of simplification in mind. May knew he would need to ease into the process of streamlining his restaurant, stating, “We want to give Yummy customers the best, and feel like simplifying is the best way to do that. I am ready to make it my own, while keeping the customers happy.”

This month, May is launching a new concept in the restaurant, as well as a new name, “Yummy Café,” and new slogan, “Fresh Food. Frozen Yogurt.” Guests are greeted by a newly renovated dining room, which features fresh flowers from Jody’s Flowers & Fine Gifts on each table. The current menu of over 30 lunch options is tailored to Yummy’s best sellers, like the turkey mango sandwich and Chicken Eden Isle casserole.

“The turkey mango has been

‘Every single person I know who is successful at what they do is successful because they love doing it.’

Joe Penna

with us for years, and will continue to be on the menu because it’s fabulous.”

Yummy Café continues to serve four yogurt flavors daily, offers a catering and delivery service, and prides itself in serving the freshest, best tasting food.

Southern Cloth, May’s second business, opened in September 2012, and offers high-end apparel, accessories, and gifts to men and women. Many lines found at Southern Cloth are southern-based, like Button Jewelry by Val Colbert, an Atlanta company which pairs freshwater

pearls with vintage Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Swarovski crystal button clasps.

A shopper’s paradise, Southern Cloth features designers such as Blank NYC jeans, Gretchen Scott tunics, and Blu Pepper for women; Coast Apparel, Red’s Outfitters sunglasses, High Cotton bow ties, and Jack Black skin care for men; and Royal Highnies lounge wear and Smathers & Branson needlepoint gifts for women and men.

“We offer the highest quality of clothing to both men and women of all sizes at the most affordable

prices possible,” states May. “We can put together a complete outfit for women, with accessories and shoes, for under $150.”

May is humbled by how welcoming the Tupelo community has been, and hopes to share Southern Cloth with other cities in the future.

“Tupelo has responded extremely well to Southern Cloth.

Customers are pleasantly surprised by the styles, quality, and prices available here.”

May is an active member of the Community Development Foundation, and has found its resources extremely helpful for

business growth.

“The number of contacts I’ve received through networking at CDF events is incredible. The possibilities you are awarded just from becoming a member are endless.”

Yummy Café and Southern Cloth, both located on S Industrial Rd. in Tupelo, are open Monday through Saturday. To satisfy your Yummy Café cravings, call them at (662) 841-1133 or like their Facebook page “Yummy Yogurt and Café.” For updates on the newest trends in fashion, like “Southern Cloth” on Facebook, or call (662) 844-2187.

New CDF members and new employees of current CDF member businesses are invited to

CDF Annual Meeting Thursday, May 2, 2013 Tupelo Furniture Market, Building V

New Member Networking Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom, 398 E Main St., CDF Center Bring your business cards, and come network with other new CDF members. Each member in attendance will have the opportunity to give a 20-second introduction.

Please RSVP to Emily Addison at eaddison@cdfms.org or (662) 842-4521.

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FEBRUARY FIRST FRIDAY

Mark Your Calendar First Friday Friday, April 5, 2013 at 7:00 a.m.

BancorpSouth Conference Center 387 E Main St.

City of Tupelo Mayoral Forum Continental breakfast will be served.

Thank you to our corporate sponsors

Event Sponsor

Thank you to our host:

Register online at www.cdfms.org/events.

For more information, call (662) 842-4521.

February’s First Friday event featured Sid Salter, Journalist in Residence and Office of University Relations Director at Mississippi State University. Pictured at the event are David Rumbarger, CDF President and CEO, Sid Salter, and Chauncey Godwin, CDF board First Vice Chairman.

e-BEAT Seminar Series Speaker: Chip Templeton

Region 6 Broadband Coordinator, Extension Broadband Education and Adoption Team (e-BEAT) Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Getting Your Doing Business Marketing Your Mobile e-Commerce Business in the Cloud Business Online 4:00 p.m. on the Map 4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

398 E Main St. 4:00 p.m.

219 N Madison St. 219 N Madison St. CDF Center 398 E Main St. Lee County Library Lee County Library CDF Boardroom CDF Center Helen Foster Auditorium Helen Foster Auditorium CDF Boardroom Each seminar is free to attend. Space is limited. Register online at www.cdfms.org/events or call (662) 842-4521.

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FEBRUARY FIRST FRIDAY

Mark Your Calendar First Friday Friday, April 5, 2013 at 7:00 a.m.

BancorpSouth Conference Center 387 E Main St.

City of Tupelo Mayoral Forum Continental breakfast will be served.

Thank you to our corporate sponsors

Event Sponsor

Thank you to our host:

Register online at www.cdfms.org/events.

For more information, call (662) 842-4521.

February’s First Friday event featured Sid Salter, Journalist in Residence and Office of University Relations Director at Mississippi State University. Pictured at the event are David Rumbarger, CDF President and CEO, Sid Salter, and Chauncey Godwin, CDF board First Vice Chairman.

e-BEAT Seminar Series Speaker: Chip Templeton

Region 6 Broadband Coordinator, Extension Broadband Education and Adoption Team (e-BEAT) Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Getting Your Doing Business Marketing Your Mobile e-Commerce Business in the Cloud Business Online 4:00 p.m. on the Map 4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

398 E Main St. 4:00 p.m.

219 N Madison St. 219 N Madison St. CDF Center 398 E Main St. Lee County Library Lee County Library CDF Boardroom CDF Center Helen Foster Auditorium Helen Foster Auditorium CDF Boardroom Each seminar is free to attend. Space is limited. Register online at www.cdfms.org/events or call (662) 842-4521.

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MARCH 2013

FEBRUARY FIRST FRIDAY

Mark Your Calendar First Friday Friday, April 5, 2013 at 7:00 a.m.

BancorpSouth Conference Center 387 E Main St.

City of Tupelo Mayoral Forum Continental breakfast will be served.

Thank you to our corporate sponsors

Event Sponsor

Thank you to our host:

Register online at www.cdfms.org/events.

For more information, call (662) 842-4521.

February’s First Friday event featured Sid Salter, Journalist in Residence and Office of University Relations Director at Mississippi State University. Pictured at the event are David Rumbarger, CDF President and CEO, Sid Salter, and Chauncey Godwin, CDF board First Vice Chairman.

e-BEAT Seminar Series Speaker: Chip Templeton

Region 6 Broadband Coordinator, Extension Broadband Education and Adoption Team (e-BEAT) Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Getting Your Doing Business Marketing Your Mobile e-Commerce Business in the Cloud Business Online 4:00 p.m. on the Map 4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

398 E Main St. 4:00 p.m.

219 N Madison St. 219 N Madison St. CDF Center 398 E Main St. Lee County Library Lee County Library CDF Boardroom CDF Center Helen Foster Auditorium Helen Foster Auditorium CDF Boardroom Each seminar is free to attend. Space is limited. Register online at www.cdfms.org/events or call (662) 842-4521.

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DIRECT CARE FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC

The CDF Business Roundtable will meet

Wednesday, March 27 4:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom 398 E Main St., CDF Center

Enjoy networking with CDF members while hearing brief, informative reports on new things that are going on in Tupelo/Lee County.

A ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the grand opening of Direct Care Family Medical Clinic in Saltillo. Located at 105 Town Creek Drive, Direct Care Family Medical Clinic serves patients in a prompt, friendly, and personalized environment. For more information about the services provided at Direct Care Family Medical Clinic, call (662) 869-2148.

For more information, or to appear on the agenda, please contact Karen Geddie at (662) 842-4521 or kgeddie@cdfms.org.

Register online at www.cdfms.org/events

WE REVOLVE AROUND YOU

Expert Computer Sales, Service, and Repair from Apple to PC. Whether its a Tablet or a Desktop Computer whatever the problem, We Have the Solution!

Locally Owned and Operated

1139 WEST MAIN ST • TUPELO, MS

662 . 844 . 6991

WWW.COMPUTERUNIVERSE.US

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DIRECT CARE FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC

The CDF Business Roundtable will meet

Wednesday, March 27 4:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom 398 E Main St., CDF Center

Enjoy networking with CDF members while hearing brief, informative reports on new things that are going on in Tupelo/Lee County.

A ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the grand opening of Direct Care Family Medical Clinic in Saltillo. Located at 105 Town Creek Drive, Direct Care Family Medical Clinic serves patients in a prompt, friendly, and personalized environment. For more information about the services provided at Direct Care Family Medical Clinic, call (662) 869-2148.

For more information, or to appear on the agenda, please contact Karen Geddie at (662) 842-4521 or kgeddie@cdfms.org.

Register online at www.cdfms.org/events

WE REVOLVE AROUND YOU

Expert Computer Sales, Service, and Repair from Apple to PC. Whether its a Tablet or a Desktop Computer whatever the problem, We Have the Solution!

Locally Owned and Operated

1139 WEST MAIN ST • TUPELO, MS

662 . 844 . 6991

WWW.COMPUTERUNIVERSE.US

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DIRECT CARE FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC

The CDF Business Roundtable will meet

Wednesday, March 27 4:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom 398 E Main St., CDF Center

Enjoy networking with CDF members while hearing brief, informative reports on new things that are going on in Tupelo/Lee County.

A ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the grand opening of Direct Care Family Medical Clinic in Saltillo. Located at 105 Town Creek Drive, Direct Care Family Medical Clinic serves patients in a prompt, friendly, and personalized environment. For more information about the services provided at Direct Care Family Medical Clinic, call (662) 869-2148.

For more information, or to appear on the agenda, please contact Karen Geddie at (662) 842-4521 or kgeddie@cdfms.org.

Register online at www.cdfms.org/events

WE REVOLVE AROUND YOU

Expert Computer Sales, Service, and Repair from Apple to PC. Whether its a Tablet or a Desktop Computer whatever the problem, We Have the Solution!

Locally Owned and Operated

1139 WEST MAIN ST • TUPELO, MS

662 . 844 . 6991

WWW.COMPUTERUNIVERSE.US

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MARCH 2013

CHAMBER CONNECTION

Exceed Technologies Surpassing Expectations

In October 2011, Jesse Bandre, the new IT guy on the block, opened Exceed Technologies in Tupelo as the only full service information technology (IT) company in north Mississippi. Uncertain of how to launch into the Tupelo market, he turned to his friend and customer, Bernard Bean, for advice. Bean’s response was simple, “CDF. CDF. CDF.” Following Bean’s recommendation, Bandre joined the Community Development Foundation (CDF), and hit the ground running at high speed with a growing staff of ten, always servicing customers with the company’s motto, “Surpassing Expectations,” in mind. As a complete technology service provider, Exceed Technologies offers support to both small and large businesses and home users. Services include phone systems, internet connectivity, website design and hosting, and security camera installation. Exceed Technologies also repairs problematic iPads and iPhones, and is a “Value Added Reseller” for Dell computers.

“Clients love working with us because we speak their language,” said Bandre. “When speaking with them, we do not use technical IT terms most people wouldn’t understand.”

In addition to “surpassing expectations” of clients, Bandre also encourages his staff to share this phrase as their personal motto.

“We are the best in our field because all of our employees continue their education while working here, with each employee completing a new certification yearly.”

Bandre credits his active involvement with the Community Development Foundation for his accomplishments in business.

“All of my successes stem from CDF. I can’t imagine a business inTupelo succeeding without the CDF.” Exceed Technologies recently participated as a returning exhibitor in the 2013 Business to Business Connection (B2B), the Community Development Foundation’s annual business-to-business trade show. His return on investment from the business deals closed as a direct result of exhibiting at the event is astounding.

“Last year we billed over $20,000 from sells at the B2B.” Bandre adds, “this year we are projected to close over $60,000 just from the B2B.” Networking with CDF members and meeting new clients at CDF events is what Bandre loves most about his job.

“The networking events CDF offers are incredible. I network with people constantly, and would not have met most of my contacts without attending CDF events.”

MARCH 2013

March TYP Events Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Networking Social at Elvis Presley Birthplace Event Center Sponsored by: Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

306 Elvis Presley Dr. • Enjoy entertainment by Memphis Jones and

‘Elvis-themed’ refreshments.

• Register to win a guitar from Tupelo Hardware.

• Meet representatives from area festivals and learn how to get involved.

Bring a friend, and come network with the TYPs. RSVP to typ@cdfms.org.

Bandre most enjoys networking with the Tupelo Young Professionals (TYP), a group which targets dynamic, civicminded young professionals who live or work in Tupelo/Lee County.

“My favorite networking events are the TYP socials. They are informal, and are a great way to meet people in a casual setting.”

As a business owner, Bandre appreciates the value of a referral, and utilizes this benefit offered exclusively to Community Development Foundation members.

“I call CDF for everything,” states Bandre. “When I see a bug in the office, I call CDF. When I’m driving down the road and my brakes go out, I call CDF. CDF is like the secretary I’ve never had, which is a bargain at $650 per year.”

Bandre also volunteers for the Community Development Foundation, serving in his first term as a member of the Ambassadors Club, a prestigious group of individuals from the CDF membership, who volun-

teer to enhance communication between CDF and its nearly 1,200 members.

Recently recognized as Ambassador of the Quarter, Bandre shines in his role as a benevolent emissary.

“I love being a CDF Ambassador because it gives me an opportunity to tell members and non-members about how awesome CDF is and how beneficial CDF has been to my business.”

Exceed Technologies opened its first location in Columbus, MS in 2001. Bandre joined the group in 2003, and has served as an outstanding leader in his industry since then.

Exceed Technologies is located at 499 Gloster Creek Vlg., Ste I-8 in Tupelo and 2605 Cleda Dr. in Columbus, with a Jackson, MS branch scheduled to open in spring 2013.

For more information about how Exceed Technologies can surpass your expectations as a full service information technology provider, call (662) 844-7373 or visit www.exceedtech.net.

Thursday, March 21, 2013 Lunch with Leaders Speaker: Mr. Shane Hooper, Owner, Success Learning, Inc. 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom 398 E Main St., CDF Center $10, includes lunch.

Register online at www.cdfms.org/events.

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Exceed Technologies Surpassing Expectations

In October 2011, Jesse Bandre, the new IT guy on the block, opened Exceed Technologies in Tupelo as the only full service information technology (IT) company in north Mississippi. Uncertain of how to launch into the Tupelo market, he turned to his friend and customer, Bernard Bean, for advice. Bean’s response was simple, “CDF. CDF. CDF.” Following Bean’s recommendation, Bandre joined the Community Development Foundation (CDF), and hit the ground running at high speed with a growing staff of ten, always servicing customers with the company’s motto, “Surpassing Expectations,” in mind. As a complete technology service provider, Exceed Technologies offers support to both small and large businesses and home users. Services include phone systems, internet connectivity, website design and hosting, and security camera installation. Exceed Technologies also repairs problematic iPads and iPhones, and is a “Value Added Reseller” for Dell computers.

“Clients love working with us because we speak their language,” said Bandre. “When speaking with them, we do not use technical IT terms most people wouldn’t understand.”

In addition to “surpassing expectations” of clients, Bandre also encourages his staff to share this phrase as their personal motto.

“We are the best in our field because all of our employees continue their education while working here, with each employee completing a new certification yearly.”

Bandre credits his active involvement with the Community Development Foundation for his accomplishments in business.

“All of my successes stem from CDF. I can’t imagine a business inTupelo succeeding without the CDF.” Exceed Technologies recently participated as a returning exhibitor in the 2013 Business to Business Connection (B2B), the Community Development Foundation’s annual business-to-business trade show. His return on investment from the business deals closed as a direct result of exhibiting at the event is astounding.

“Last year we billed over $20,000 from sells at the B2B.” Bandre adds, “this year we are projected to close over $60,000 just from the B2B.” Networking with CDF members and meeting new clients at CDF events is what Bandre loves most about his job.

“The networking events CDF offers are incredible. I network with people constantly, and would not have met most of my contacts without attending CDF events.”

MARCH 2013

March TYP Events Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Networking Social at Elvis Presley Birthplace Event Center Sponsored by: Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

306 Elvis Presley Dr. • Enjoy entertainment by Memphis Jones and

‘Elvis-themed’ refreshments.

• Register to win a guitar from Tupelo Hardware.

• Meet representatives from area festivals and learn how to get involved.

Bring a friend, and come network with the TYPs. RSVP to typ@cdfms.org.

Bandre most enjoys networking with the Tupelo Young Professionals (TYP), a group which targets dynamic, civicminded young professionals who live or work in Tupelo/Lee County.

“My favorite networking events are the TYP socials. They are informal, and are a great way to meet people in a casual setting.”

As a business owner, Bandre appreciates the value of a referral, and utilizes this benefit offered exclusively to Community Development Foundation members.

“I call CDF for everything,” states Bandre. “When I see a bug in the office, I call CDF. When I’m driving down the road and my brakes go out, I call CDF. CDF is like the secretary I’ve never had, which is a bargain at $650 per year.”

Bandre also volunteers for the Community Development Foundation, serving in his first term as a member of the Ambassadors Club, a prestigious group of individuals from the CDF membership, who volun-

teer to enhance communication between CDF and its nearly 1,200 members.

Recently recognized as Ambassador of the Quarter, Bandre shines in his role as a benevolent emissary.

“I love being a CDF Ambassador because it gives me an opportunity to tell members and non-members about how awesome CDF is and how beneficial CDF has been to my business.”

Exceed Technologies opened its first location in Columbus, MS in 2001. Bandre joined the group in 2003, and has served as an outstanding leader in his industry since then.

Exceed Technologies is located at 499 Gloster Creek Vlg., Ste I-8 in Tupelo and 2605 Cleda Dr. in Columbus, with a Jackson, MS branch scheduled to open in spring 2013.

For more information about how Exceed Technologies can surpass your expectations as a full service information technology provider, call (662) 844-7373 or visit www.exceedtech.net.

Thursday, March 21, 2013 Lunch with Leaders Speaker: Mr. Shane Hooper, Owner, Success Learning, Inc. 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom 398 E Main St., CDF Center $10, includes lunch.

Register online at www.cdfms.org/events.

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Exceed Technologies Surpassing Expectations

In October 2011, Jesse Bandre, the new IT guy on the block, opened Exceed Technologies in Tupelo as the only full service information technology (IT) company in north Mississippi. Uncertain of how to launch into the Tupelo market, he turned to his friend and customer, Bernard Bean, for advice. Bean’s response was simple, “CDF. CDF. CDF.” Following Bean’s recommendation, Bandre joined the Community Development Foundation (CDF), and hit the ground running at high speed with a growing staff of ten, always servicing customers with the company’s motto, “Surpassing Expectations,” in mind. As a complete technology service provider, Exceed Technologies offers support to both small and large businesses and home users. Services include phone systems, internet connectivity, website design and hosting, and security camera installation. Exceed Technologies also repairs problematic iPads and iPhones, and is a “Value Added Reseller” for Dell computers.

“Clients love working with us because we speak their language,” said Bandre. “When speaking with them, we do not use technical IT terms most people wouldn’t understand.”

In addition to “surpassing expectations” of clients, Bandre also encourages his staff to share this phrase as their personal motto.

“We are the best in our field because all of our employees continue their education while working here, with each employee completing a new certification yearly.”

Bandre credits his active involvement with the Community Development Foundation for his accomplishments in business.

“All of my successes stem from CDF. I can’t imagine a business inTupelo succeeding without the CDF.” Exceed Technologies recently participated as a returning exhibitor in the 2013 Business to Business Connection (B2B), the Community Development Foundation’s annual business-to-business trade show. His return on investment from the business deals closed as a direct result of exhibiting at the event is astounding.

“Last year we billed over $20,000 from sells at the B2B.” Bandre adds, “this year we are projected to close over $60,000 just from the B2B.” Networking with CDF members and meeting new clients at CDF events is what Bandre loves most about his job.

“The networking events CDF offers are incredible. I network with people constantly, and would not have met most of my contacts without attending CDF events.”

MARCH 2013

March TYP Events Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Networking Social at Elvis Presley Birthplace Event Center Sponsored by: Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

306 Elvis Presley Dr. • Enjoy entertainment by Memphis Jones and

‘Elvis-themed’ refreshments.

• Register to win a guitar from Tupelo Hardware.

• Meet representatives from area festivals and learn how to get involved.

Bring a friend, and come network with the TYPs. RSVP to typ@cdfms.org.

Bandre most enjoys networking with the Tupelo Young Professionals (TYP), a group which targets dynamic, civicminded young professionals who live or work in Tupelo/Lee County.

“My favorite networking events are the TYP socials. They are informal, and are a great way to meet people in a casual setting.”

As a business owner, Bandre appreciates the value of a referral, and utilizes this benefit offered exclusively to Community Development Foundation members.

“I call CDF for everything,” states Bandre. “When I see a bug in the office, I call CDF. When I’m driving down the road and my brakes go out, I call CDF. CDF is like the secretary I’ve never had, which is a bargain at $650 per year.”

Bandre also volunteers for the Community Development Foundation, serving in his first term as a member of the Ambassadors Club, a prestigious group of individuals from the CDF membership, who volun-

teer to enhance communication between CDF and its nearly 1,200 members.

Recently recognized as Ambassador of the Quarter, Bandre shines in his role as a benevolent emissary.

“I love being a CDF Ambassador because it gives me an opportunity to tell members and non-members about how awesome CDF is and how beneficial CDF has been to my business.”

Exceed Technologies opened its first location in Columbus, MS in 2001. Bandre joined the group in 2003, and has served as an outstanding leader in his industry since then.

Exceed Technologies is located at 499 Gloster Creek Vlg., Ste I-8 in Tupelo and 2605 Cleda Dr. in Columbus, with a Jackson, MS branch scheduled to open in spring 2013.

For more information about how Exceed Technologies can surpass your expectations as a full service information technology provider, call (662) 844-7373 or visit www.exceedtech.net.

Thursday, March 21, 2013 Lunch with Leaders Speaker: Mr. Shane Hooper, Owner, Success Learning, Inc. 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom 398 E Main St., CDF Center $10, includes lunch.

Register online at www.cdfms.org/events.

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FEBRUARY TYP

A fresh, new format for the Chamber Connection 2.0 e-newsletter featuring you, our CDF members.

Are you currently receiving e-mails from CDF? Do you want to stay informed about community news and upcoming events?

The February TYP event was held at Fast Wrapz and Transport Trailer. Young Professionals enjoyed tours of the facility, as well as refreshments and networking.

Have you checked your online membership listing lately?

Please visit our online membership directory at www.tupelochamber.com, and check your membership listing for accuracy.

Send your name, company name, and e-mail to Helen Wade at hwade@cdfms.org to be added to our e-mail list.

Contact us at (662) 842-4521 or zhereford@cdfms.org to update your information.

“Serving North Mississippi Since 1949”

Residential • Commercial • Industrial

B&B CONCRETE CO., INC. email@bbconcrete.com

© JPC - 2013

130 N. Industrial Rd. • Tupelo, MS 38802 842-6312 • Dispatch: 842-6313 • Fax: 842-6327

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MARCH 2013

g n i Com n o o S

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FEBRUARY TYP

A fresh, new format for the Chamber Connection 2.0 e-newsletter featuring you, our CDF members.

Are you currently receiving e-mails from CDF? Do you want to stay informed about community news and upcoming events?

The February TYP event was held at Fast Wrapz and Transport Trailer. Young Professionals enjoyed tours of the facility, as well as refreshments and networking.

Have you checked your online membership listing lately?

Please visit our online membership directory at www.tupelochamber.com, and check your membership listing for accuracy.

Send your name, company name, and e-mail to Helen Wade at hwade@cdfms.org to be added to our e-mail list.

Contact us at (662) 842-4521 or zhereford@cdfms.org to update your information.

“Serving North Mississippi Since 1949”

Residential • Commercial • Industrial

B&B CONCRETE CO., INC. email@bbconcrete.com

© JPC - 2013

130 N. Industrial Rd. • Tupelo, MS 38802 842-6312 • Dispatch: 842-6313 • Fax: 842-6327

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MARCH 2013

g n i Com n o o S

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FEBRUARY TYP

A fresh, new format for the Chamber Connection 2.0 e-newsletter featuring you, our CDF members.

Are you currently receiving e-mails from CDF? Do you want to stay informed about community news and upcoming events?

The February TYP event was held at Fast Wrapz and Transport Trailer. Young Professionals enjoyed tours of the facility, as well as refreshments and networking.

Have you checked your online membership listing lately?

Please visit our online membership directory at www.tupelochamber.com, and check your membership listing for accuracy.

Send your name, company name, and e-mail to Helen Wade at hwade@cdfms.org to be added to our e-mail list.

Contact us at (662) 842-4521 or zhereford@cdfms.org to update your information.

“Serving North Mississippi Since 1949”

Residential • Commercial • Industrial

B&B CONCRETE CO., INC. email@bbconcrete.com

© JPC - 2013

130 N. Industrial Rd. • Tupelo, MS 38802 842-6312 • Dispatch: 842-6313 • Fax: 842-6327

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MARCH 2013

CHAMBER CONNECTION

MARCH 2013

Thank You to these businesses for making the 2013 Business to Business Connection and Taste of Tupelo a success!

AFLAC Any Lab Test Now/InShapeMD ASI BancorpSouth BATH FITTER BBQ by Jim Bishop's BBQ Grill BNA Bank BNI - Northeast MS Marketing Group Brightview Federal Credit Union C Spire Wireless Caron Gallery Challenge Automation ChamberPlus Chick-fil-A (Mall at Barnes Crossing) Comcast Business Class Community Bank The DJ Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association Endville Bakery & Catering Co.

Exceed Technologies Express Employment Professionals FAA Federal Credit Union Fairpark Grill First American National Bank Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. Franklin Collection Service Inc. Fresh Market Café Gigi's Cupcakes of Tupelo Harvey's Havoline Xpress Lube Health Link Heartland Payment Systems North, MS Hilton Garden Inn Holder Accounting Firm Hospice Advantage Hunter Douglas The Imaging Center Innovative Coating Solutions, LLC Invitation Tupelo Itawamba Community College

J.T. Ray Co. JESCO, Inc. Journal, Inc. Key Staff Source La Vino, Inc. Langner Management Services Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Magnolia BBQ & Fish Magnolia Business Centre Methodist Senior Services The Mill at McCullough Apartment Homes Mississippi Radio Group Mitchell Distributing Mud & Magnolias My Office Products New Beginnings International Children's and Family Services Newks Express Café Northeast MS Contract Procurement Center

Old Venice Pizza Company Pain Management Center of North MS Parents & Kids Magazine Park Heights Pepsi Beverages Company Plan House Printing and Signs PPI Professional Coffee Service PuroClean Disaster Restoration Services Reggie White Sleep Disorder Center Renasant Bank Rich Potter State Farm Insurance Room to Room Rosie's Cookies, Cakes, & Cream Rotary Club of Tupelo Safeguard Business Systems ScorePlus Academics Servpro of Tupelo Sitter’s LLC Snyder & Company

SnyderMedia Southern LED Solutions, LLC Sportsman Lawn & Landscape Sprint Print of Tupelo/S.N.A.P. SRG Staggs Interiors Sweet Pepper's Deli, Inc. TeleSouth Communications Tellini's Pasta Market Tennessee Valley Authority TruGreen Midsouth Trustmark National Bank Tull Brothers, Inc. Tupelo Automobile Museum Tupelo Coca-Cola Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau Tupelo Radio Broadcasting, LLC Tupelo Sports Council The University of Mississippi – Tupelo Unique Treets Cheesecakes & Candies U.S. Lawns of Northeast Mississippi

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MARCH 2013

Thank You to these businesses for making the 2013 Business to Business Connection and Taste of Tupelo a success!

AFLAC Any Lab Test Now/InShapeMD ASI BancorpSouth BATH FITTER BBQ by Jim Bishop's BBQ Grill BNA Bank BNI - Northeast MS Marketing Group Brightview Federal Credit Union C Spire Wireless Caron Gallery Challenge Automation ChamberPlus Chick-fil-A (Mall at Barnes Crossing) Comcast Business Class Community Bank The DJ Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association Endville Bakery & Catering Co.

Exceed Technologies Express Employment Professionals FAA Federal Credit Union Fairpark Grill First American National Bank Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. Franklin Collection Service Inc. Fresh Market Café Gigi's Cupcakes of Tupelo Harvey's Havoline Xpress Lube Health Link Heartland Payment Systems North, MS Hilton Garden Inn Holder Accounting Firm Hospice Advantage Hunter Douglas The Imaging Center Innovative Coating Solutions, LLC Invitation Tupelo Itawamba Community College

J.T. Ray Co. JESCO, Inc. Journal, Inc. Key Staff Source La Vino, Inc. Langner Management Services Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Magnolia BBQ & Fish Magnolia Business Centre Methodist Senior Services The Mill at McCullough Apartment Homes Mississippi Radio Group Mitchell Distributing Mud & Magnolias My Office Products New Beginnings International Children's and Family Services Newks Express Café Northeast MS Contract Procurement Center

Old Venice Pizza Company Pain Management Center of North MS Parents & Kids Magazine Park Heights Pepsi Beverages Company Plan House Printing and Signs PPI Professional Coffee Service PuroClean Disaster Restoration Services Reggie White Sleep Disorder Center Renasant Bank Rich Potter State Farm Insurance Room to Room Rosie's Cookies, Cakes, & Cream Rotary Club of Tupelo Safeguard Business Systems ScorePlus Academics Servpro of Tupelo Sitter’s LLC Snyder & Company

SnyderMedia Southern LED Solutions, LLC Sportsman Lawn & Landscape Sprint Print of Tupelo/S.N.A.P. SRG Staggs Interiors Sweet Pepper's Deli, Inc. TeleSouth Communications Tellini's Pasta Market Tennessee Valley Authority TruGreen Midsouth Trustmark National Bank Tull Brothers, Inc. Tupelo Automobile Museum Tupelo Coca-Cola Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau Tupelo Radio Broadcasting, LLC Tupelo Sports Council The University of Mississippi – Tupelo Unique Treets Cheesecakes & Candies U.S. Lawns of Northeast Mississippi

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

MARCH 2013

Thank You to these businesses for making the 2013 Business to Business Connection and Taste of Tupelo a success!

AFLAC Any Lab Test Now/InShapeMD ASI BancorpSouth BATH FITTER BBQ by Jim Bishop's BBQ Grill BNA Bank BNI - Northeast MS Marketing Group Brightview Federal Credit Union C Spire Wireless Caron Gallery Challenge Automation ChamberPlus Chick-fil-A (Mall at Barnes Crossing) Comcast Business Class Community Bank The DJ Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association Endville Bakery & Catering Co.

Exceed Technologies Express Employment Professionals FAA Federal Credit Union Fairpark Grill First American National Bank Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. Franklin Collection Service Inc. Fresh Market Café Gigi's Cupcakes of Tupelo Harvey's Havoline Xpress Lube Health Link Heartland Payment Systems North, MS Hilton Garden Inn Holder Accounting Firm Hospice Advantage Hunter Douglas The Imaging Center Innovative Coating Solutions, LLC Invitation Tupelo Itawamba Community College

J.T. Ray Co. JESCO, Inc. Journal, Inc. Key Staff Source La Vino, Inc. Langner Management Services Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Magnolia BBQ & Fish Magnolia Business Centre Methodist Senior Services The Mill at McCullough Apartment Homes Mississippi Radio Group Mitchell Distributing Mud & Magnolias My Office Products New Beginnings International Children's and Family Services Newks Express Café Northeast MS Contract Procurement Center

Old Venice Pizza Company Pain Management Center of North MS Parents & Kids Magazine Park Heights Pepsi Beverages Company Plan House Printing and Signs PPI Professional Coffee Service PuroClean Disaster Restoration Services Reggie White Sleep Disorder Center Renasant Bank Rich Potter State Farm Insurance Room to Room Rosie's Cookies, Cakes, & Cream Rotary Club of Tupelo Safeguard Business Systems ScorePlus Academics Servpro of Tupelo Sitter’s LLC Snyder & Company

SnyderMedia Southern LED Solutions, LLC Sportsman Lawn & Landscape Sprint Print of Tupelo/S.N.A.P. SRG Staggs Interiors Sweet Pepper's Deli, Inc. TeleSouth Communications Tellini's Pasta Market Tennessee Valley Authority TruGreen Midsouth Trustmark National Bank Tull Brothers, Inc. Tupelo Automobile Museum Tupelo Coca-Cola Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau Tupelo Radio Broadcasting, LLC Tupelo Sports Council The University of Mississippi – Tupelo Unique Treets Cheesecakes & Candies U.S. Lawns of Northeast Mississippi

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Business Directory Apartments Homes

Bank

Automotive Commercial Vehicles

HILLDALE APARTMENTS

1608 S. GLOSTER TUPELO

Now Accepting Applicants

for 1,2,3,4 bedroom apartments.

Bank Of Okolona

These units are subsidized through HUD and are based on income.

320 Monument #106 • Tupelo, MS Office Hours: M-F 9am-5pm 842-4267 or TTY711 or 1-800-582-2233 for the hearing impaired

Apartments Homes

Affordable Luxury Apartment Homes 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom

111 Grand Ole Oaks Drive Belden, MS 38826 Carey Wilson Manager

office: 662.823.1470 • fax: 662.823.1474 • cell:662.231.7508

www.GrandOleOaks.com Apartments Homes

THE FAST LANE FOR SMALL BUSINESS

CALL JIM BROWN 662.231.2392

Okolona P.O. Box 306 Okolona, Mississippi 38860

(662) 447-5403

(662) 456-3347

www.bankofokolona.com

Automotive Professional

NEED A CAR?

Houston Banking Center 321 W. Madison St. Houston, Mississippi

Bank

Your 5-Star, A Rated Bank

I CAN HELP!

Dashmond Daniel 346-3222

by Bauer Financial and Weiss Ratings

We take care of your money.

We take care of you.

L E E M OTO R S 2710 SOUTH GLOSTER

Bank

Automotive Services

BRAKE & SERVICE REPAIR • Brakes • Front End Alignment • Air Conditioning

Nancy Oliver Site Manager

508 Lumpkin Avenue Tupelo, Mississippi 38801 Telephone: (662) 844-2370 Fax: (662) 844-2345 E-mail: oakcreeka@comcast.net

Auto Rental

Call Robin Barnett today!

OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE STARTERS, TIRES, OIL CHANGES, BATTERIES, ALTERNATORS, DRIVESHAFTS, AND CUSTOM WHEELS.

662-841-8743 rbarnett@trustmark.com

Cooper Service

662-844-1852

• 4006 West Main • Tupelo

Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:30pm • Sat 7:30am - Noon

Bank

Automotive Services

Tupelo Lending Office

Body Repair • Auto Glass •Insurance Claims

PH: 662-842-5404 FAX: 662-842-0909

1480 EAST MAIN ST. TUPELO, MS 38804 Email: discountrentcar@gmail.com

Automotive Commercial Vehicles

Ratliff Body and Glass 365-8245

“You pay the premiums, you choose the shop.” www.ratliffbodyandglass.com

Foreign - Domestic

DWAYNE BLACKMON CHEVROLET for your commercial vehicle needs!

1410 SOUTH GLOSTER / TUPELO / 842-3611

Jamie Osbirn Ron Roper Leslie Stacy

662.844.3419 fanb.net

Member

FDIC

Automotive Services

RICK’S CHASSIS WORKS Whether you’re hauling or delivering...Call

431 W Main Suite 201

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

1875 Nelle St. Tupelo, MS

844-0260

Equal Housing

LENDER

Blinds Budget

Blinds a style for every point of view

Budget Blinds of Tupelo

FREE In-Home Consultation Shutters, Wood Blinds, Draperies and more! www.budgetblinds.com An Independently Owned and Operated Franchise

Tupelo: 662.823.6455 Oxford: 662.281.0586 cell: 662.380.0958 fax: 662.281.0585 rlloomis@budgetblinds.com

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Business Directory Apartments Homes

Bank

Automotive Commercial Vehicles

HILLDALE APARTMENTS

1608 S. GLOSTER TUPELO

Now Accepting Applicants

for 1,2,3,4 bedroom apartments.

Bank Of Okolona

These units are subsidized through HUD and are based on income.

320 Monument #106 • Tupelo, MS Office Hours: M-F 9am-5pm 842-4267 or TTY711 or 1-800-582-2233 for the hearing impaired

Apartments Homes

Affordable Luxury Apartment Homes 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom

111 Grand Ole Oaks Drive Belden, MS 38826 Carey Wilson Manager

office: 662.823.1470 • fax: 662.823.1474 • cell:662.231.7508

www.GrandOleOaks.com Apartments Homes

THE FAST LANE FOR SMALL BUSINESS

CALL JIM BROWN 662.231.2392

Okolona P.O. Box 306 Okolona, Mississippi 38860

(662) 447-5403

(662) 456-3347

www.bankofokolona.com

Automotive Professional

NEED A CAR?

Houston Banking Center 321 W. Madison St. Houston, Mississippi

Bank

Your 5-Star, A Rated Bank

I CAN HELP!

Dashmond Daniel 346-3222

by Bauer Financial and Weiss Ratings

We take care of your money.

We take care of you.

L E E M OTO R S 2710 SOUTH GLOSTER

Bank

Automotive Services

BRAKE & SERVICE REPAIR • Brakes • Front End Alignment • Air Conditioning

Nancy Oliver Site Manager

508 Lumpkin Avenue Tupelo, Mississippi 38801 Telephone: (662) 844-2370 Fax: (662) 844-2345 E-mail: oakcreeka@comcast.net

Auto Rental

Call Robin Barnett today!

OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE STARTERS, TIRES, OIL CHANGES, BATTERIES, ALTERNATORS, DRIVESHAFTS, AND CUSTOM WHEELS.

662-841-8743 rbarnett@trustmark.com

Cooper Service

662-844-1852

• 4006 West Main • Tupelo

Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:30pm • Sat 7:30am - Noon

Bank

Automotive Services

Tupelo Lending Office

Body Repair • Auto Glass •Insurance Claims

PH: 662-842-5404 FAX: 662-842-0909

1480 EAST MAIN ST. TUPELO, MS 38804 Email: discountrentcar@gmail.com

Automotive Commercial Vehicles

Ratliff Body and Glass 365-8245

“You pay the premiums, you choose the shop.” www.ratliffbodyandglass.com

Foreign - Domestic

DWAYNE BLACKMON CHEVROLET for your commercial vehicle needs!

1410 SOUTH GLOSTER / TUPELO / 842-3611

Jamie Osbirn Ron Roper Leslie Stacy

662.844.3419 fanb.net

Member

FDIC

Automotive Services

RICK’S CHASSIS WORKS Whether you’re hauling or delivering...Call

431 W Main Suite 201

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

1875 Nelle St. Tupelo, MS

844-0260

Equal Housing

LENDER

Blinds Budget

Blinds a style for every point of view

Budget Blinds of Tupelo

FREE In-Home Consultation Shutters, Wood Blinds, Draperies and more! www.budgetblinds.com An Independently Owned and Operated Franchise

Tupelo: 662.823.6455 Oxford: 662.281.0586 cell: 662.380.0958 fax: 662.281.0585 rlloomis@budgetblinds.com

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MARCH 2013

Business Directory Apartments Homes

Bank

Automotive Commercial Vehicles

HILLDALE APARTMENTS

1608 S. GLOSTER TUPELO

Now Accepting Applicants

for 1,2,3,4 bedroom apartments.

Bank Of Okolona

These units are subsidized through HUD and are based on income.

320 Monument #106 • Tupelo, MS Office Hours: M-F 9am-5pm 842-4267 or TTY711 or 1-800-582-2233 for the hearing impaired

Apartments Homes

Affordable Luxury Apartment Homes 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom

111 Grand Ole Oaks Drive Belden, MS 38826 Carey Wilson Manager

office: 662.823.1470 • fax: 662.823.1474 • cell:662.231.7508

www.GrandOleOaks.com Apartments Homes

THE FAST LANE FOR SMALL BUSINESS

CALL JIM BROWN 662.231.2392

Okolona P.O. Box 306 Okolona, Mississippi 38860

(662) 447-5403

(662) 456-3347

www.bankofokolona.com

Automotive Professional

NEED A CAR?

Houston Banking Center 321 W. Madison St. Houston, Mississippi

Bank

Your 5-Star, A Rated Bank

I CAN HELP!

Dashmond Daniel 346-3222

by Bauer Financial and Weiss Ratings

We take care of your money.

We take care of you.

L E E M OTO R S 2710 SOUTH GLOSTER

Bank

Automotive Services

BRAKE & SERVICE REPAIR • Brakes • Front End Alignment • Air Conditioning

Nancy Oliver Site Manager

508 Lumpkin Avenue Tupelo, Mississippi 38801 Telephone: (662) 844-2370 Fax: (662) 844-2345 E-mail: oakcreeka@comcast.net

Auto Rental

Call Robin Barnett today!

OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE STARTERS, TIRES, OIL CHANGES, BATTERIES, ALTERNATORS, DRIVESHAFTS, AND CUSTOM WHEELS.

662-841-8743 rbarnett@trustmark.com

Cooper Service

662-844-1852

• 4006 West Main • Tupelo

Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:30pm • Sat 7:30am - Noon

Bank

Automotive Services

Tupelo Lending Office

Body Repair • Auto Glass •Insurance Claims

PH: 662-842-5404 FAX: 662-842-0909

1480 EAST MAIN ST. TUPELO, MS 38804 Email: discountrentcar@gmail.com

Automotive Commercial Vehicles

Ratliff Body and Glass 365-8245

“You pay the premiums, you choose the shop.” www.ratliffbodyandglass.com

Foreign - Domestic

DWAYNE BLACKMON CHEVROLET for your commercial vehicle needs!

1410 SOUTH GLOSTER / TUPELO / 842-3611

Jamie Osbirn Ron Roper Leslie Stacy

662.844.3419 fanb.net

Member

FDIC

Automotive Services

RICK’S CHASSIS WORKS Whether you’re hauling or delivering...Call

431 W Main Suite 201

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

1875 Nelle St. Tupelo, MS

844-0260

Equal Housing

LENDER

Blinds Budget

Blinds a style for every point of view

Budget Blinds of Tupelo

FREE In-Home Consultation Shutters, Wood Blinds, Draperies and more! www.budgetblinds.com An Independently Owned and Operated Franchise

Tupelo: 662.823.6455 Oxford: 662.281.0586 cell: 662.380.0958 fax: 662.281.0585 rlloomis@budgetblinds.com

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Business Directory Building Supplies Rex & Diannah Coggins, Owners

Concrete

Ph: (662) 365-7021

N H A R Fax: (662) 365-8902 Y DW & DW AR L E SUPPLY, INC. BA • Full Service • Hardware • Building Supplies • Plumbing • Hydraulic Hoses

Foundation Repair

• Electrical • Glass • Valspar Paints • Welding Supplies • Portable Carports

401 Elizabeth St. • Tupelo 662-842-7305

1187 North 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS 38824

Building Supplies

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)

Roger Rakestraw

1-877-288-7395 • 662-534-6698 New Albany, Ms 38652 www.advancedfoundationrepairms.com Insured, Licensed, Bonded Certified

Dentist

Lumbe ville r Boone Company Full Line of Lumber, Hardware, Plumbing and Electrical Supplies

Furniture

NORTH MISSISSIPPI

Periodontal Clinic

2300 E. Chambers Dr. • Booneville • 728-0094

J. Michael Robertson, D.M.D. (662) 842.2448 / 800.840.2449

Booneville Hardware & Supply

www.northmsperio.com

"For all your hardware needs"

103 Parkgate Ext. / Tupelo

7540 Veterans Hwy. West • Pontotoc, MS 38863

Collision Repair

Employment Opportunities

Gifts

403 Church St. • Booneville • 728-0032

We’ve got all your

home furnishings at affordable prices.

662-489-1176

Okolona Drug Co.

Complete Prescription Service

24 Hour Wrecker Service

589 N. Coley Rd. Tupelo, MS

◆ Junior Burns - Cell 662-728-0524 ◆ David Denson - Cell 662-416-5591 100 W. Veterans Drive • Booneville, MS 38829

Phone 662-728-4459 • Fax (662) 728-4150

Great Employment Opportunities

Commercial Cleaning Services

Engineering

We Accept All Medicare Part D Plans • • • • •

Gifts & Fenton Glass Tyler Candles Aromatique Arthur Court Lenox & Gorham China

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

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

Glass & Overhead Doors

DABBS ENGINEERING CO., INC.

Tupelo, MS

Land Surveyors

Boundary ■ Topo ■ Alta ■ Construction Layout ■ Subdivisions

■

Engineers

224 Starlyn Ave. New Albany, MS 38652

662-534-4448

Commercial Cleaning Services

MR. JANITOR

■

Civil

■

Environmental-Testing

■

Geotechnical

Thomas R. Dabbs, P.E. Fax 662-841-0431

E-mail: tdabbs@dabbsengineering.com P.O. Box 7064 / 1050 N. Eason, Tupelo, MS 662-841-0162 www.dabbsengineeringinc.com

Event Venue

Serving Tupelo for 3 Generations

24 Hour Emergency Service

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 Hair

APOLLO HAIR SYSTEMS

inc.

heavyonthemr.com

Carpet • Upholstery • Oriental/Natural Fiber Rugs Hardwood Floors • Ceramic Tile and Grout Cleaning All Your Indoor Cleaning Needs!

662-844-7713

Helping To Keep Northeast Mississippi Clean and Beautiful David Stephens President mrjanitor1984@yahoo.com 1835 Nelle Street • Tupelo, MS 38801 Fax 662-844-7169 Cell 662-321-0275

T h e G o o d l e tt M a n o r

Available for Weddings, Receptions, Parties and Meetings For Information Call 844-2772

219 N o r t h B ro a d way • Tu p e l o

2600 Poplar AVE. #118 Memphis, TN 38112 Phone: 901-730-0455

Danny Spinosa: Owner At Apollo, we service all types of hair replacement with any form of attachment Call Danny today for more information about our hair and services

For more information visit www.apollomemphis.com

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MARCH 2013

PAGE 17

Business Directory Building Supplies Rex & Diannah Coggins, Owners

Concrete

Ph: (662) 365-7021

N H A R Fax: (662) 365-8902 Y DW & DW AR L E SUPPLY, INC. BA • Full Service • Hardware • Building Supplies • Plumbing • Hydraulic Hoses

Foundation Repair

• Electrical • Glass • Valspar Paints • Welding Supplies • Portable Carports

401 Elizabeth St. • Tupelo 662-842-7305

1187 North 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS 38824

Building Supplies

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)

Roger Rakestraw

1-877-288-7395 • 662-534-6698 New Albany, Ms 38652 www.advancedfoundationrepairms.com Insured, Licensed, Bonded Certified

Dentist

Lumbe ville r Boone Company Full Line of Lumber, Hardware, Plumbing and Electrical Supplies

Furniture

NORTH MISSISSIPPI

Periodontal Clinic

2300 E. Chambers Dr. • Booneville • 728-0094

J. Michael Robertson, D.M.D. (662) 842.2448 / 800.840.2449

Booneville Hardware & Supply

www.northmsperio.com

"For all your hardware needs"

103 Parkgate Ext. / Tupelo

7540 Veterans Hwy. West • Pontotoc, MS 38863

Collision Repair

Employment Opportunities

Gifts

403 Church St. • Booneville • 728-0032

We’ve got all your

home furnishings at affordable prices.

662-489-1176

Okolona Drug Co.

Complete Prescription Service

24 Hour Wrecker Service

589 N. Coley Rd. Tupelo, MS

◆ Junior Burns - Cell 662-728-0524 ◆ David Denson - Cell 662-416-5591 100 W. Veterans Drive • Booneville, MS 38829

Phone 662-728-4459 • Fax (662) 728-4150

Great Employment Opportunities

Commercial Cleaning Services

Engineering

We Accept All Medicare Part D Plans • • • • •

Gifts & Fenton Glass Tyler Candles Aromatique Arthur Court Lenox & Gorham China

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

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

Glass & Overhead Doors

DABBS ENGINEERING CO., INC.

Tupelo, MS

Land Surveyors

Boundary ■ Topo ■ Alta ■ Construction Layout ■ Subdivisions

■

Engineers

224 Starlyn Ave. New Albany, MS 38652

662-534-4448

Commercial Cleaning Services

MR. JANITOR

■

Civil

■

Environmental-Testing

■

Geotechnical

Thomas R. Dabbs, P.E. Fax 662-841-0431

E-mail: tdabbs@dabbsengineering.com P.O. Box 7064 / 1050 N. Eason, Tupelo, MS 662-841-0162 www.dabbsengineeringinc.com

Event Venue

Serving Tupelo for 3 Generations

24 Hour Emergency Service

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 Hair

APOLLO HAIR SYSTEMS

inc.

heavyonthemr.com

Carpet • Upholstery • Oriental/Natural Fiber Rugs Hardwood Floors • Ceramic Tile and Grout Cleaning All Your Indoor Cleaning Needs!

662-844-7713

Helping To Keep Northeast Mississippi Clean and Beautiful David Stephens President mrjanitor1984@yahoo.com 1835 Nelle Street • Tupelo, MS 38801 Fax 662-844-7169 Cell 662-321-0275

T h e G o o d l e tt M a n o r

Available for Weddings, Receptions, Parties and Meetings For Information Call 844-2772

219 N o r t h B ro a d way • Tu p e l o

2600 Poplar AVE. #118 Memphis, TN 38112 Phone: 901-730-0455

Danny Spinosa: Owner At Apollo, we service all types of hair replacement with any form of attachment Call Danny today for more information about our hair and services

For more information visit www.apollomemphis.com

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MARCH 2013

PAGE 17

Business Directory Building Supplies Rex & Diannah Coggins, Owners

Concrete

Ph: (662) 365-7021

N H A R Fax: (662) 365-8902 Y DW & DW AR L E SUPPLY, INC. BA • Full Service • Hardware • Building Supplies • Plumbing • Hydraulic Hoses

Foundation Repair

• Electrical • Glass • Valspar Paints • Welding Supplies • Portable Carports

401 Elizabeth St. • Tupelo 662-842-7305

1187 North 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS 38824

Building Supplies

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)

Roger Rakestraw

1-877-288-7395 • 662-534-6698 New Albany, Ms 38652 www.advancedfoundationrepairms.com Insured, Licensed, Bonded Certified

Dentist

Lumbe ville r Boone Company Full Line of Lumber, Hardware, Plumbing and Electrical Supplies

Furniture

NORTH MISSISSIPPI

Periodontal Clinic

2300 E. Chambers Dr. • Booneville • 728-0094

J. Michael Robertson, D.M.D. (662) 842.2448 / 800.840.2449

Booneville Hardware & Supply

www.northmsperio.com

"For all your hardware needs"

103 Parkgate Ext. / Tupelo

7540 Veterans Hwy. West • Pontotoc, MS 38863

Collision Repair

Employment Opportunities

Gifts

403 Church St. • Booneville • 728-0032

We’ve got all your

home furnishings at affordable prices.

662-489-1176

Okolona Drug Co.

Complete Prescription Service

24 Hour Wrecker Service

589 N. Coley Rd. Tupelo, MS

◆ Junior Burns - Cell 662-728-0524 ◆ David Denson - Cell 662-416-5591 100 W. Veterans Drive • Booneville, MS 38829

Phone 662-728-4459 • Fax (662) 728-4150

Great Employment Opportunities

Commercial Cleaning Services

Engineering

We Accept All Medicare Part D Plans • • • • •

Gifts & Fenton Glass Tyler Candles Aromatique Arthur Court Lenox & Gorham China

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

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

Glass & Overhead Doors

DABBS ENGINEERING CO., INC.

Tupelo, MS

Land Surveyors

Boundary ■ Topo ■ Alta ■ Construction Layout ■ Subdivisions

■

Engineers

224 Starlyn Ave. New Albany, MS 38652

662-534-4448

Commercial Cleaning Services

MR. JANITOR

■

Civil

■

Environmental-Testing

■

Geotechnical

Thomas R. Dabbs, P.E. Fax 662-841-0431

E-mail: tdabbs@dabbsengineering.com P.O. Box 7064 / 1050 N. Eason, Tupelo, MS 662-841-0162 www.dabbsengineeringinc.com

Event Venue

Serving Tupelo for 3 Generations

24 Hour Emergency Service

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 Hair

APOLLO HAIR SYSTEMS

inc.

heavyonthemr.com

Carpet • Upholstery • Oriental/Natural Fiber Rugs Hardwood Floors • Ceramic Tile and Grout Cleaning All Your Indoor Cleaning Needs!

662-844-7713

Helping To Keep Northeast Mississippi Clean and Beautiful David Stephens President mrjanitor1984@yahoo.com 1835 Nelle Street • Tupelo, MS 38801 Fax 662-844-7169 Cell 662-321-0275

T h e G o o d l e tt M a n o r

Available for Weddings, Receptions, Parties and Meetings For Information Call 844-2772

219 N o r t h B ro a d way • Tu p e l o

2600 Poplar AVE. #118 Memphis, TN 38112 Phone: 901-730-0455

Danny Spinosa: Owner At Apollo, we service all types of hair replacement with any form of attachment Call Danny today for more information about our hair and services

For more information visit www.apollomemphis.com

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MARCH 2013

BUSINESS JOURNAL

MARCH 2013

Business Directory Home Improvement

Livestock

WE GE

ICE T THE BEST PR Owner, Ron Herndon

(662) 963-2825

rafcomhs@gmail.com

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

Installation available!!!

Medical

PONTOTOC STOCKYARD SATURDAYS

FOR ALL LIVESTOCK NEEDS

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

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

Walkins Welcome

(662) 842-7720

5482 Hwy 15 N. • Ecru, MS 38841

1219 1⁄2 NELLE STREET • TUPELO

662-488-8799

Hancock Insurance Agency

WHEEL ESTATE HOMES

Scott Hancock

Allen Hancock

662-534-2661

Monthly Rates Available

720 W . Bankhead St. New Albany

FRIENDSHIP MEDICAL CLINIC, LLC. Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Manufactured Homes For Sale

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

www.familycaremedicalclinictupelo.com

Medical

Insurance INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

Family Practice Phone: 662-840-4175 Monday-Friday Fax: 662-840-8279 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Locksmith

MILLER’S SAFE & LOCK SERVICE, INC.

662-844-1306

Sylvia Blanchard, CFNP

“We Really Do Care”

NEW & USED SAFES

3166 West Jackson, Tupelo, MS

(Next to Skate Zone)

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

Insulation

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

109 Parkgate Ext. • Tupelo, MS 38801

Motorsports

TUPELO • SALTILLO • NEW ALBANY

Tour!! to Tour Reposs to and Repo Used,, and New,, Used 90 New Over Over 90 Family Owned & Operated Since 1967

www.wheelestate.net

800-846-6670

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

Medical

Landscaping

1-888-452-3530

SCRUGGS

LAWN

CARE

Call for a Free Estimate

LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION FREE ESTIMATES REASONABLE RATES

Bronzie Morgan Relocation Specialist

662-842-1120

397-6486

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

M&B / C&B LAWN & TREE SERVICE • Complete Removal of Trees • Top Trim • Lawn Mowing & Weedeating • Gutter Cleaning Tupelo Area 30 Mile Radius email: markbedford79@yahoo.com

901-651-6025

Paint

Medical

Lawn & Tree Service

, PA

Comprehensive Medical Care For Your Family or Business Appointments & Walk-Ins Welcome

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

1154 Cross Creek Dr. (Next to Home Depot)

840-8010

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

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MARCH 2013

Business Directory Home Improvement

Livestock

WE GE

ICE T THE BEST PR Owner, Ron Herndon

(662) 963-2825

rafcomhs@gmail.com

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

Installation available!!!

Medical

PONTOTOC STOCKYARD SATURDAYS

FOR ALL LIVESTOCK NEEDS

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

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

Walkins Welcome

(662) 842-7720

5482 Hwy 15 N. • Ecru, MS 38841

1219 1⁄2 NELLE STREET • TUPELO

662-488-8799

Hancock Insurance Agency

WHEEL ESTATE HOMES

Scott Hancock

Allen Hancock

662-534-2661

Monthly Rates Available

720 W . Bankhead St. New Albany

FRIENDSHIP MEDICAL CLINIC, LLC. Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Manufactured Homes For Sale

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

www.familycaremedicalclinictupelo.com

Medical

Insurance INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

Family Practice Phone: 662-840-4175 Monday-Friday Fax: 662-840-8279 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Locksmith

MILLER’S SAFE & LOCK SERVICE, INC.

662-844-1306

Sylvia Blanchard, CFNP

“We Really Do Care”

NEW & USED SAFES

3166 West Jackson, Tupelo, MS

(Next to Skate Zone)

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

Insulation

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

109 Parkgate Ext. • Tupelo, MS 38801

Motorsports

TUPELO • SALTILLO • NEW ALBANY

Tour!! to Tour Reposs to and Repo Used,, and New,, Used 90 New Over Over 90 Family Owned & Operated Since 1967

www.wheelestate.net

800-846-6670

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

Medical

Landscaping

1-888-452-3530

SCRUGGS

LAWN

CARE

Call for a Free Estimate

LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION FREE ESTIMATES REASONABLE RATES

Bronzie Morgan Relocation Specialist

662-842-1120

397-6486

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

M&B / C&B LAWN & TREE SERVICE • Complete Removal of Trees • Top Trim • Lawn Mowing & Weedeating • Gutter Cleaning Tupelo Area 30 Mile Radius email: markbedford79@yahoo.com

901-651-6025

Paint

Medical

Lawn & Tree Service

, PA

Comprehensive Medical Care For Your Family or Business Appointments & Walk-Ins Welcome

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

1154 Cross Creek Dr. (Next to Home Depot)

840-8010

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

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MARCH 2013

Business Directory Home Improvement

Livestock

WE GE

ICE T THE BEST PR Owner, Ron Herndon

(662) 963-2825

rafcomhs@gmail.com

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

Installation available!!!

Medical

PONTOTOC STOCKYARD SATURDAYS

FOR ALL LIVESTOCK NEEDS

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

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

Walkins Welcome

(662) 842-7720

5482 Hwy 15 N. • Ecru, MS 38841

1219 1⁄2 NELLE STREET • TUPELO

662-488-8799

Hancock Insurance Agency

WHEEL ESTATE HOMES

Scott Hancock

Allen Hancock

662-534-2661

Monthly Rates Available

720 W . Bankhead St. New Albany

FRIENDSHIP MEDICAL CLINIC, LLC. Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Manufactured Homes For Sale

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

www.familycaremedicalclinictupelo.com

Medical

Insurance INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

Family Practice Phone: 662-840-4175 Monday-Friday Fax: 662-840-8279 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Locksmith

MILLER’S SAFE & LOCK SERVICE, INC.

662-844-1306

Sylvia Blanchard, CFNP

“We Really Do Care”

NEW & USED SAFES

3166 West Jackson, Tupelo, MS

(Next to Skate Zone)

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

Insulation

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

109 Parkgate Ext. • Tupelo, MS 38801

Motorsports

TUPELO • SALTILLO • NEW ALBANY

Tour!! to Tour Reposs to and Repo Used,, and New,, Used 90 New Over Over 90 Family Owned & Operated Since 1967

www.wheelestate.net

800-846-6670

We Want To Connect With YOU!!

Like us on FACEBOOK Facebook.com/MotorSportsSuperStore

GOOGLE search Motorsports SuperStore

Follow us on TWITTER Twitter.com/MSSuperStore

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Moving

Medical

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1-888-452-3530

SCRUGGS

LAWN

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Call for a Free Estimate

LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION FREE ESTIMATES REASONABLE RATES

Bronzie Morgan Relocation Specialist

662-842-1120

397-6486

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

M&B / C&B LAWN & TREE SERVICE • Complete Removal of Trees • Top Trim • Lawn Mowing & Weedeating • Gutter Cleaning Tupelo Area 30 Mile Radius email: markbedford79@yahoo.com

901-651-6025

Paint

Medical

Lawn & Tree Service

, PA

Comprehensive Medical Care For Your Family or Business Appointments & Walk-Ins Welcome

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

1154 Cross Creek Dr. (Next to Home Depot)

840-8010

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

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Restaurant

Party Trays for all Occasions!

RH PLUMBING, INC.

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Commercial Plumbing, Gas & Industrial Piping RICHARD HANLON (662) 447-3213

P.O. BOX 417 Okolona, MS 38860

1101 W. Main • Tupelo 842-3774

Thank you for choosing RH Plumbing. We appreciate your business

Real Estate

Roofing

Restaurant

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INC.

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ING

“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.

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

Real Estate

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

Restaurant

Thinking of Selling Your Home or Property?

East Main Tire

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

Tupelo’s Source for New & Used Tires at Competitive Prices!

at

• 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

Restaurant

• Dining • Carryout • Catering 203 Commerce St. • Tupelo, MS • 840-1524 fax

Across from BancorpSouth Arena Mon.- Wed. 6:00 am - 6:00 pm • Thu. - Sat. 6:00 am. - Until

Restaurant Come See Us at

Thu., Fri. & Sat. Nights 5:00 – 9:00 pm

Lunch Specials & Pizza

Call 591-2900 for take-out orders

Monday–Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm

844-4222

1425 East Main • Tupelo

Tobacco & Beer

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

• Pizza Spaghetti • Salad Bar • Sandwich

365-7059

709 S 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS Mon.-Thurs. 11-10 • Fri.-Sat. 11-11 • Sun. 12-10

Restaurant

The Rib Shack

Country Store (2) Can Eat for $1899 Specializing in Ribs & BBQ! MS Farm Raised & Restaurant C(2A) 2TPc.FWhole ISH PLATES Served w/salad & potato.

Price includes drinks & tax.

• Same Day Alignment in Most Cases • Computer Wheel Balance • Mounting Tire Repair • Oil Change / Brakes / Shocks & Struts • CV Joints & Axel Repair • Transmission and Radiator Fluid Change

2 LOCATIONS

WE Roast, You Boast

Hwy. 6, 4.5 mi. from Nettleton & Plantersville In front of Pettigrew Cabinets

Tire Service

Fried Pickles, Cheese and Sausage Plate, Cheese Steaks, Hoagies, Chicken Salad, Fish, Steaks, Kid Menu, BBQ Nachos, Homemade Desserts and much, much more.

We’re a family owned business and appreciate all of our customers

3061 Tupelo Commons • Tupelo, MS • 840-1700 920 Hwy 72 East • Corinth, MS • 284-4646

Town Creek Center

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

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

204 Starlyn Avenue • New Albany, MS

662-534-4500

Uniforms

Keeping Professional People Looking Professional 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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Restaurant

Party Trays for all Occasions!

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Commercial Plumbing, Gas & Industrial Piping RICHARD HANLON (662) 447-3213

P.O. BOX 417 Okolona, MS 38860

1101 W. Main • Tupelo 842-3774

Thank you for choosing RH Plumbing. We appreciate your business

Real Estate

Roofing

Restaurant

HE

EL

ER

RO

INC.

OF

ING

“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.

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

Real Estate

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

Restaurant

Thinking of Selling Your Home or Property?

East Main Tire

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

Tupelo’s Source for New & Used Tires at Competitive Prices!

at

• 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

Restaurant

• Dining • Carryout • Catering 203 Commerce St. • Tupelo, MS • 840-1524 fax

Across from BancorpSouth Arena Mon.- Wed. 6:00 am - 6:00 pm • Thu. - Sat. 6:00 am. - Until

Restaurant Come See Us at

Thu., Fri. & Sat. Nights 5:00 – 9:00 pm

Lunch Specials & Pizza

Call 591-2900 for take-out orders

Monday–Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm

844-4222

1425 East Main • Tupelo

Tobacco & Beer

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

• Pizza Spaghetti • Salad Bar • Sandwich

365-7059

709 S 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS Mon.-Thurs. 11-10 • Fri.-Sat. 11-11 • Sun. 12-10

Restaurant

The Rib Shack

Country Store (2) Can Eat for $1899 Specializing in Ribs & BBQ! MS Farm Raised & Restaurant C(2A) 2TPc.FWhole ISH PLATES Served w/salad & potato.

Price includes drinks & tax.

• Same Day Alignment in Most Cases • Computer Wheel Balance • Mounting Tire Repair • Oil Change / Brakes / Shocks & Struts • CV Joints & Axel Repair • Transmission and Radiator Fluid Change

2 LOCATIONS

WE Roast, You Boast

Hwy. 6, 4.5 mi. from Nettleton & Plantersville In front of Pettigrew Cabinets

Tire Service

Fried Pickles, Cheese and Sausage Plate, Cheese Steaks, Hoagies, Chicken Salad, Fish, Steaks, Kid Menu, BBQ Nachos, Homemade Desserts and much, much more.

We’re a family owned business and appreciate all of our customers

3061 Tupelo Commons • Tupelo, MS • 840-1700 920 Hwy 72 East • Corinth, MS • 284-4646

Town Creek Center

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

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

204 Starlyn Avenue • New Albany, MS

662-534-4500

Uniforms

Keeping Professional People Looking Professional 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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Restaurant

Party Trays for all Occasions!

RH PLUMBING, INC.

W

Commercial Plumbing, Gas & Industrial Piping RICHARD HANLON (662) 447-3213

P.O. BOX 417 Okolona, MS 38860

1101 W. Main • Tupelo 842-3774

Thank you for choosing RH Plumbing. We appreciate your business

Real Estate

Roofing

Restaurant

HE

EL

ER

RO

INC.

OF

ING

“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.

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

Real Estate

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

Restaurant

Thinking of Selling Your Home or Property?

East Main Tire

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

Tupelo’s Source for New & Used Tires at Competitive Prices!

at

• 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

Restaurant

• Dining • Carryout • Catering 203 Commerce St. • Tupelo, MS • 840-1524 fax

Across from BancorpSouth Arena Mon.- Wed. 6:00 am - 6:00 pm • Thu. - Sat. 6:00 am. - Until

Restaurant Come See Us at

Thu., Fri. & Sat. Nights 5:00 – 9:00 pm

Lunch Specials & Pizza

Call 591-2900 for take-out orders

Monday–Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm

844-4222

1425 East Main • Tupelo

Tobacco & Beer

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

• Pizza Spaghetti • Salad Bar • Sandwich

365-7059

709 S 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS Mon.-Thurs. 11-10 • Fri.-Sat. 11-11 • Sun. 12-10

Restaurant

The Rib Shack

Country Store (2) Can Eat for $1899 Specializing in Ribs & BBQ! MS Farm Raised & Restaurant C(2A) 2TPc.FWhole ISH PLATES Served w/salad & potato.

Price includes drinks & tax.

• Same Day Alignment in Most Cases • Computer Wheel Balance • Mounting Tire Repair • Oil Change / Brakes / Shocks & Struts • CV Joints & Axel Repair • Transmission and Radiator Fluid Change

2 LOCATIONS

WE Roast, You Boast

Hwy. 6, 4.5 mi. from Nettleton & Plantersville In front of Pettigrew Cabinets

Tire Service

Fried Pickles, Cheese and Sausage Plate, Cheese Steaks, Hoagies, Chicken Salad, Fish, Steaks, Kid Menu, BBQ Nachos, Homemade Desserts and much, much more.

We’re a family owned business and appreciate all of our customers

3061 Tupelo Commons • Tupelo, MS • 840-1700 920 Hwy 72 East • Corinth, MS • 284-4646

Town Creek Center

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

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

204 Starlyn Avenue • New Albany, MS

662-534-4500

Uniforms

Keeping Professional People Looking Professional 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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