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THOMAS WELLS | DAILY JOURNAL

North Gloster Street is one stretch of Highway 145 that spans Lee County. This particular stretch in Tupelo is one of significant development, boasting new hotels, restaurants and is a draw for Lee County and neighboring communities daily.

Lee County offers many shopping, cultural and employment options

BY ROBBIE WARD DAILY JOURNAL

TUPELO – Martha Thomas may have two-hour daily commute to work, but Lee County has a way of making the drive work worth it.

She and husband Matt moved to the area in March 2012 when they decided to buy their first home. They live a short distance away from Verona and minutes from first-class cultural, educational and shopping opportunities.

With Matt as an environmental engineer with MTD Products and Martha an executive assistant at Mississippi State University, the husband and wife knew one of them would have a longer drive to work.

They found what they wanted: A home with space for their two dogs to stretch their legs but still have easy access to fun things offered by a city.

“We’re in a neighborhood but

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houses aren’t on top of each other,” said Martha, 29.“But we’re also five miles away from fantastic shopping and restaurants.”

With an estimated 2012 population of 85,402, according Census data, Lee County offers a wealth of rural landscapes, outdoor activities and community events that make residents proud to call it home.

From fledgling craft beer festivals to the historic Natchez Trace Parkway, the area keeps residents and visitors engaged and entertained.

Lee County has nine urban areas, including the main hub, Tupelo. Home to some of the state’s largest industries and attractions such as BancorpSouth and Renasant banks, North Mississippi Medical Center, the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum and The Mall at Barnes Crossing, the county enjoys its role as a retail and employment hub.

Civil War historic landmarks

COUNTY LEADERS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

DISTRICT 1: Phil Morgan (662) 8717876 DISTRICT 2: Bobby Smith (662) 4015992 DISTRICT 3: Darrell Rankin (662) 2559514 DISTRICT 4: Tommie Lee Ivy (662) 401-5994 DISTRICT 5: Billy Joe Holland (662) 687-1305 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR – Sean Thompson (662) 841-9130 COUNTY ATTORNEY – Gary Carnathan (662) 842-3321 like nearby Brice’s Crossroads National Battlefield Site and the Tupelo National Battlefield offer opportunities to explore the past while also staying connected to the present with annual festivals and community activities.

Along with camping offered,

SHERIFF – Jim Johnson (662) 841-9040 CHANCERY CLERK – Bill Benson (662) 841-9100 CIRCUIT CLERK – Joyce Loftin (662) 841-9024 COUNTY COURT – Judge Charles Brett (662) 841-9730 COUNTY ROAD MANAGER – Tim Allred (662) 680-6006

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(662) 841-9014 DISTRICT 1: Pat Carr DISTRICT 2: Hoyt Sheffield DISTRICT 3: Sadie Holland DISTRICT 4: Rickey Thompson and water activities at Elvis Presley Lake and Campground and Tombigbee State Park, the county is also home to three public golf courses – Bel-Air, Big Oaks and Natchez Trace.

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Tupelo

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Arts, food, history and jobs - Tupelo has it

BY ROBBIE WARD DAILY JOURNAL

TUPELO – Having lived in bigger cities of Atlanta and Charlotte, Carson Overstreet and her family have come to expect a lot from where they live.

While Tupelo may not have the population of those places, it makes up for it with community spirit and events.

In the two years since she and her family moved to Tupelo, they have enjoyed events like the annual Don’t Be Cruel BBQ Duel and visiting many of the area’s green spaces and parks.

“Tupelo is a great place with low crime and a well-connected group of people who belong to organizations that better the community,” said Carson, the young adult minister at First Presbyterian Church.

She, her husband Doug and

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their two daughters attend family events offered in the area, from Tupelo Symphony Orchestra performances at the Link Centre to Tupelo Community Theatre productions downtown.

With a population of about 35,000 residents, the city that was the birthplace to the King of Rock ’n’ Roll and hosts an annual Elvis Festival enjoys bringing smiles to locals and visitors through numerous festivals and cultural events.

A bedrock to Northeast Mississippi’s employment and shopping center, Tupelo is home to the nation’s largest rural health care system, the Barnes Crossing shopping area and headquarters for two regional banks – Renasant and BancorpSouth. It also boasts a long tradition of quality public schools.

Tupelo has a long history of

promoting and recruiting industry to the area through the Community Development Foundation, a key partner in landing Toyota Motor Corp.’s automotive plant that employs about 2,000 workers in Blue Springs.

Developing from within and expanding nearby, the city received final approval in 2012 for an annexation that brought 16 square miles of unincorporated land into the city.

With a constant eye on improvement, Tupelo has attained significant accolades from those efforts. In 2011, the National League of Cities honored Tupelo with the title of AllAmerica City, while Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi awarded it with the “Healthiest City in Mississippi” award in 2012.

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CITY LEADERS MAYOR - Jack Reed Jr. (662) 841-6513

CITY COUNCIL

WARD 1 – Markel Whittington (662) 8710568 WARD 2 – Fred Pitts, president, (662) 6872059 WARD 3 – Jim Newell (662) 401-6187 WARD 4 – Nettie Davis, vice president, (662) 842-5506 WARD 5 – Jonny Davis (662) 871-9223 WARD 6 – Mike Bryan (662) 678-6287 WARD 7 – Willie Jennings (662) 687-0607 CITY CLERK – Kim Hanna (662) 841-6502 CITY PLANNER – Pat Falkner (662) 8416520 POLICE CHIEF – Tony Carleton (662) 8416402 FIRE CHIEF – Thomas Walker (662) 8416439 CITY ATTORNEY – John Hill (662) 842-3871 MUNICIPAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR – Larry Montgomery (662) 841-6516

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Armed by the British, the Chickasaw tribes who populate the area fight a fierce battle with the French about three miles northwest of modern-day Tupelo.

The May 26 conflict is called the Battle of Ackia, and the Chickasaws ultimately defeated the French, as well as the Choctaws who were helping them. This battle set the stage for early British rule of the American territories.

U.S. Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, U.S. Gen. David Meriwether, and the Council of the Chickasaw Nation gather at the Chickasaw Council House in what soon will become Lee County to sign the Treaty of Chickasaw. The treaty is “to settle all territorial controversies, and to perpetuate that peace and harmony which has long happily subsisted between the United States and Chickasaw Nation.”

Verona is incorporated, becoming the first city in Lee County.

Baldwyn is incorporated on April 1 in Tishomingo and Itawamba counties. The town, named after an engineer, was settled along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

When Lee County is formed five years later, it absorbs part of Baldwyn.

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Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest chooses Verona for his headquarters during the Civil War.

The Battle of Brice’s Crossroads begins late in the morning of June 10 near Baldwyn and ends at 5 p.m. with the Union Army retreating. Today, Brice’s Crossroads is a national park. Less than five weeks later, on July 14, another conflict erupts in Tupelo. This time, the Union forces succeed during the day-long Battle of Tupelo – or Battle of Harrisburg, as it is sometimes called. A small monument on West Main Street today commemorates the fight.

Lee County is formed on Oct. 26 from parts of Itawamba and Pontotoc counties and is named after Confederate Army Gen. Robert E. Lee. By the time of the first U.S. census four years later, the county’s population is 15,955.

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Guntown is incorporated on Feb. 16. Various publications link the town’s naming either to a gunsmith who ran a shop there or to James Gunn, a Virginia native who owned land in the area.

Saltillo, Shannon and Tupelo all are incorporated on July 20. Tupelo had changed its name from Gum Pond to Tupelo, after the Battle of Tupelo.

The Bank of Verona opens its doors. It later moves to Tupelo and is renamed the Bank of Tupelo. Today it is BancorpSouth, the largest state-charted bank in Mississippi.

The town of Plantersville is incorporated.

Tupelo beats out Verona as the county’s railroad hub when the two railroads – the Mobile & Ohio (M&O); and the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham (KCMB) – converge in the 17-year-old city. The railroads bring both jobs and opportunity and help spur Tupelo’s growth. Today, most residents know the two railroads as the Kansas City Southern (formerly M&O) and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (formerly KCMB).

The town of Sherman is incorporated on March 3; the town of Nettleton is incorporated on March 9.

Tupelo becomes the first city to get electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority; George McLean purchases the then-bankrupt Tupelo Journal.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Tupelo and dubs it the “First TVA City;” Elvis Aaron Presley is born Jan. 8 to Tupelo residents Vernon Elvis and Gladys Love Presley in a small shotgun house. Today, that house and the adjacent Elvis Presley Museum draws about 100,000 tourists annually.

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The fourth deadliest tornado strikes Tupelo the evening of April 5, destroying a large swath of downtown and killing more than 230 people. The tornado, while devastating, proved a turning point for the town whose residents rallied together to rebuild.

The new 50-bed Tupelo Hospital is built by a New York nonprofit agency at the urging of several Tupelo business leaders. The facility welcomes its first patient on Oct. 18. The hospital today is called North Mississippi Medical Center and is the nation’s largest rural hospital.

Noticing the region’s declining cotton industry, McLean raises $50,000 from local merchants to launch a dairy industry. He uses the funds to purchase a prize bull and sire dairy cows. The first year of milk production brings in $1 million for the investors and creates numerous jobs. Within a decade, Lee County becomes the nation’s top dairy producer.

1942

Two tornadoes touch down March 16 in Baldwyn, killing 65 people.

1946

McLean raises $40,000 from local businessmen to create The Tupelo Plan, a strategic guide to growing wealth and industry for the Tupelo-Lee County area.

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The Community Development Foundation is founded in the Blue Room of Hotel Tupelo as a means to coordinate the region’s various economic and community development activities. Today, the organization boasts a full staff, board of directors and more than 1,400 members.

CDF sends a delegation to Chicago to meet with Morris Futorian, who manufactures upholstered furniture, in an effort to lure his company to Northeast Mississippi. The group eventually raises $150,000 and succeeds, thereby launching the region’s prosperous furniture industry.

Now an international music star, Elvis Presley returns to Tupelo for a homecoming concert at the MississippiAlabama State Fair & Dairy Show.

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Tupelo is named an All-America City by the National Civic League, an honor it would again receive in 1989, 1999 and 2011.

The nonprofit CREATE Foundation is formed by McLean and his wife, Anna Kiersey, to benefit Northeast Mississippi communities through grants, endowments and leadership.

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway gets under construction.

The Tupelo Furniture Market has its first show at the Ramada Inn and the old Woolco Building in the Downtown Mall, setting the trend for 24 consecutive years of markets.

The Mall at Barnes Crossing opens as the first regional mall in Northeast Mississippi, attracting more than 3.8 million shoppers its first year.

The BancorpSouth Coliseum – now the BancorpSouth Arena – opens on Oct. 9 with comedian Bill Cosby as its first act. It has since gone on to host numerous acts such as Aerosmith, Willie Nelson, the Broadway musical Cats and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

The Lee County Agri-Center opens in Verona as a performance hall, cattle barn and RV park.

The Advanced Education Center opens on the Itawamba Community College Tupelo campus as a partnership among ICC, University of Mississippi and the Mississippi University for Women.

Toyota announces on Feb. 27 that it will open its 11th U.S. manufacturing plant near Blue Springs and hire at least 2,000 workers. The announcement spurs the construction of several supplier plants in the region, which also will employ numerous workers.

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Jeanne and Thomas Stott drove to Baldwyn one day in 2004, found a house they fell in love with, purchased it the next day and opened Sachem, a bed and breakfast, later that year.

Warm, small-town feeling draws folks to Baldwyn

BY GINNA PARSONS DAILY JOURNAL

BALDWYN – In the spring of 2004, Thomas and Jeanne Stott spent a week in North Carolina looking for the perfect bed and breakfast to operate.

When they couldn’t find anything to their liking there, they surfed the Internet and found a couple of houses in Baldwyn that interested them.

When they arrived in town, they found that one of the homes had already been sold.

The other was unsuitable for their purposes. On a whim, they drove down West Main Street.

“We saw this house we liked,” said Thomas, 71. “It had only been on the market for a week. We called the real estate agent and spent an hour and a half looking at it. The next

morning, we bought it.”

In December of the same year, the couple, who moved to Baldwyn from Albany, N.Y., opened Sachem, a bed and breakfast.

“We just fell in love with the town,” said Jeanne, 67. “We had New York plates on our car and still everybody waved at us. It’s just a small town and everybody seems to know your name.”

That small-town feel is what draws a lot of people to Baldwyn with its population of 3,297, said Lori Tucker, director of the Chamber of Commerce.

During the fall, most local businesses decorate their establishments in blue and red displays honoring the Baldwyn High School Bearcats. Each October, the town also comes together to celebrate Okeelala

Festival, which offers arts, crafts, antique cars, food and entertainment.

The third Saturday in May, the town hosts the County Line Festival, which features a pageant, 5k run, arts and crafts and entertainment. Part of Baldwyn is in Lee County and the other part is in Prentiss County.

“When you move here, people want to know two things,” Thomas said. “Where you’re from and where you go to church. And that’s OK.We have wonderful neighbors. The first day we were here, a neighbor came over with a bag full of tomatoes and introduced himself.”

“They’re nice folks here,” Jeanne added. “Nice, Southern folks.”

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Guntown grows from rich Civil War and industrial history

BY RILEY MANNING DAILY JOURNAL

GUNTOWN – Civil War history and local lore are plentiful in Guntown, and its history often differs with the person asked to tell it.

“The Battle of Brice’s Crossroads took place four miles up the road in the Camel Hill area,” said Mayor Robert Herring, a lifelong Guntown resident. “The Yankees burned the whole place to the ground, and the people decided to rebuild close to the railroad, which is how Guntown was born.”

Though hotels, a new hospital, and other necessities quickly flourished near the tracks, the first thing built was something else.

“The first business built was a gun shop, opened by a man named Gunn. Everything else came after, but that’s how Guntown got its name,” Herring said.

“At least that’s the story I know.”

Others say the name came from a local Chickasaw dame, others still say from a British sympathizer with the name “Gunn.”

Whatever the case, Guntown has grown and thrived with the influx of industry. Big manufacturing operations like the Toyota plant in nearby Blue Springs and the Caterpillar construction plant in Corinth have drawn workers and their families to the area, many opting to commute from Guntown for its smalltown feel and low cost of living.

“Guntown originally had one of the best cotton markets in the state. People would travel from all over to sell their cotton here, but cotton fell by the wayside when more industry came to the area,” Herring said.

Herring reported 2,083 residents in Guntown, a 76 percent increase from 10 years ago, and that houses are being constructed nonstop. Currently, the city is attempting to expand its

borders by acquiring more commercial land along Highway 45.

Though jobs may draw people to Guntown, the school and lifestyle keep them there.

“It’s a quiet, laid-back place.

The people are friendly and help each other,” he said. “We have plenty of churches that are very active in the community.”

Herring said visitors should be sure to catch Guntown’s Fourth of July fireworks show, and the annual Cotton Festival later in the fall that features local vendors, food and entertainment.

Visitors also come to Guntown to see the final resting place of John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865 in Washington. Federal agents caught up with Booth in Virginia, and thought they vanquished him in a blaze of gunfire. However, Booth escaped, and was shuttled south under the wing of Southern sympathizers to Gun-

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Today he remains buried in the Booth family cemetery, which lies on top of a grassy hill off County Road 883.

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Nettleton has experienced growth and a new sense of excitement thanks to Homestretch choosing the town as its base of operation. With the furniture industry giving the town a boost, Sonic recently reopened and jobs are arriving.

A town experiencing revitalization

BY JB CLARK DAILY JOURNAL

NETTLETON – The town of Nettleton has experienced some growth and revitalization in the last two years thanks to two furniture companies’ investments in the community.

“We’re interested in our businesses in town and being successful,” said Nettleton Mayor R.V. Adams. “We like the fact that we’re putting people to work and selling more merchandise in our city.”

Gentry Long and Skipper Holliman started Homestretch, a reclining furniture company, in 2010 and chose Nettleton, a town of 1,992 people, for their base of operation.

“When we were looking to start the business, we looked at a lot of facilities in Northeast Mississippi and we found one down here that was available and fit the footprint and size that we thought would work well for us,”

Holliman said. “We also knew there was a good bit of labor available because a few furniture

‘We like the fact that we’re putting people to work and selling more merchandise in our city.’

R.V. Adams Nettleton mayor businesses that are no longer in business were from here.”

The company grew from one production line to employing 190 people.

“The folks in town have been

great and seem happy to have us here,” he said. “Our employees go into town and shop and eat lunch and dinner. It’s provided some commerce for the local businesses and they seem to support us.”

Since Homestretch moved into Nettleton, United Furniture has moved into another of the town’s unoccupied manufacturing buildings.

Adams estimates the two businesses employ between 550 and 600 people.

“We haven’t seen as many people move to Nettleton for work as we have seen people getting jobs here and driving in,” Adams said. “In doing that, they’re spending more money with our businesses.”

Since the manufacturing companies moved to town, Adams said their Sonic reopened and they’ve granted multiple business licenses to multiple restaurants.

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Growing Saltillo blends historic past with eyes on future

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Saltillo – Like Topsy in the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” Saltillo “just grew.”

Before the town was established in 1845, Chickasaw Indians had the run of the area.

Famed Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reportedly came through even earlier – in 1539.

And French explorer Bienville explored the area but failed to make friends with the Chickasaws, who later preferred the English.

In 1803, a treaty authorized the U.S. government to develop roads here, and the first was the Natchez Trace Parkway. Many Chickasaws sold their land and experienced the forced relocation to Oklahoma, known as the Trail of Tears. Others stayed in an area reservation known as James Waugh Kyle land.

History abounds in Saltillo, one of Lee County’s oldest towns, chartered by Kyle in 1870, the same day as its new

southern sister, Tupelo.

While it was first established a mile west of its current site, in 1858 the Mobile and Ohio Railroad surveyed for its route one mile east, where everybody moved to establish a booming trade post.

Two stories remain about the origin of its name: First, that Kyle named it in honor of an old Chickasaw chief, Saltillo. The other, for the Mexican town of Saltillo, where returning soldiers from the Mexican War recalled a hard battle and lost friends.

When Lee County was created in 1866, Saltillo was its first county seat because of its central location, but that lasted only one year before its move to Tupelo.

Today, Saltillo is among the fastest growing small cities in Mississippi and has a population of 4,752.

While it’s bisected by the fourlaned Highway 45 North, each side of the city has small, thriving business and professional centers, as well as scores of middle-

class residential developments.

In recent years, city officials have sought a wide range of improvements as the population increased. The schools are highly regarded and its recreational opportunities range from a city-run sports park on the west side to the sprawling Lake Lamar Bruce, where state agencies continue a dam restoration project.

Historic buildings dot the landscape, especially downtown.West of town is the first concrete road south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Just east of the railroad tracks are 13 Confederate graves.

A wide range of churches also dot the town, many new or expanded for congregations swollen by the booming population of the past decade.

Of special pride is the Dr. R.B. Robison Resource Center to offer the public computers and educational resources, as well as books, craft workshops and demonstrations, music and history.

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Shannon has a brand-new town hall building. Construction crews wrapped up work in February.

Good food, fellowship abound in Shannon

BY JB CLARK DAILY JOURNAL

SHANNON – Visitors can get a dose of Southern charm and a tasty sausage biscuit most mornings at Griggs’ Grocery and Deli in Shannon.

The convenience store turned restaurant is where everyone from farmers and hunters to public officials and retirees from all around Shannon meet for breakfast, lunch and afternoon coffee to exchange stories and talk about the news of the world.

Owner Gary Griggs said they started out wanting to open a convenience store with a small food service area in 2008.

“We used to have a country store near here and I know a lot of folks from Shannon that I went to school with at ICC in the ’70s,” he said. “It started as

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a convenience store with a little cooking and it’s turned into a little convenience store with a lot of cooking.”

The restaurant embodies what small Southern towns like Shannon, with a population of 1,753, are known for – hospitality and fellowship.

The little metal building can be found by driving west of Highway 45 on Highway 145 and then south on Highway 245.

Jerry Paepke of Okolona and Oscar Paey and Mike Witthauer, both from outside the Shannon city limits, can be found talking, or as Paey said, telling lies, around one of the Grigg’s Grocery tables most every morning.

“The best thing is they don’t have a law against lying here,” he said with a laugh. “And they have a pretty good steak on Fridays.”

The restaurant and convenience store is run by Griggs, his wife Pam, and his son Brandon.

“They run the show and I just hang out and watch,” he said.

On the way to Griggs’ just off Highway 45 in Shannon is the town’s newest addition, a brand new Shannon Town Hall.

The $400,000 building project gives the city muchneeded office and court space.

The Shannon Police Department will move into the old Shannon Town Hall.

“We’re real proud of the new town Hall,” said Shannon Mayor Ronnie Hallmark after his first week in the new office space. “We’ll be even more proud when we get the landscaping finished.”

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Sherman

LAUREN WOOD | DAILY JOURNAL

Jane Westmoreland, right, smiles as Penny Spencer helps her plate a piece of cake celebrating the 125th anniversary of Sherman at Town Hall in March.

Sherman: On the edge of it all

BY ERROL CASTENS DAILY JOURNAL

SHERMAN – There is a parallel between Sherman’s geographical position and its character.

Just as the town of about 650 people is split between Lee, Pontotoc and Union counties, it also has multiple characters. It’s partcommuter community, partsmall town with its own unique history, and part-growth path for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi and its related enterprises.

“Most of us – probably 80 percent – are people who’ve lived here a long time,” said Terry “Worm” Jolly, a lifelong resident of nearly 60 years.“Everybody knows everybody; it’s like a big family.

Your kids can get out to play, and you haven’t got to worry about them that much.”

Unlike Baldwyn and Nettleton, which also straddle county lines, Sherman doesn’t have a school of its own, so neighboring kids may actually attend different campuses in their respective counties.

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They’re likely to reconnect, though, through park-league softball or church activities.

Most people who don’t live in Sherman know the town best for some of the region’s consistently lowest gas prices atWild Bill’s, just off U.S. Highway 78, where afternoon commuters line up.

Another of the town’s landmarks is Sherman RV Center, whose lakeside, highway-fronting fleet of motor homes has launched many family vacations.

And across town from the fourlane, off State Highway 178, is Cravin’ Catfish, a three-nights-aweek restaurant known for its eponymous aquatic entrée and other Southern specialties.

Farming, timber and the railroad gave rise to Sherman, which was chartered by the State Legislature in 1888. In addition to cotton and other commodity crops that are still grown a stone’s throw away, the town was once known for a 65-acre strawberry crop.

Nowadays, the biggest employers are Best Foam and Fiber, Pre-

TOWN LEADERS MAYOR Ben Logan – benmloganlaw@gmail.com; ben_logan@bellsouth.net; (662) 844-6547; (662) 840-4900; (662) 790-4744 TOWN HALL – (662) 840-9185, P.O. Box 397, Sherman, MS 38869

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• Wayne Bullock (662) 401-0043 • Dianne Jolly (662) 213-5632 • Todd McDonald (662) 401-4389 mier Prints and Toyota Tier 1 supplier KC Industries.

Current developments shaping Sherman – besides the ongoing development of Toyota’s impact – are a pending annexation that will nearly double the town’s size, along with the rerouting and fourlaning of State Highway 9 southward to Pontotoc.

Mayor Ben Logan said the town’s industrial employers, commercial businesses and public

• Ann Simmons (662) 321-1266 • Martha Swindle (662) 322-7205 TOWN CLERK – Connie Allen shermanclerk@comcast.net POLICE CHIEF – Joel Spellins (662) 871-1791 FIRE CHIEF – Brad McMurry (662) 255-6638 PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITY DIRECTOR – Clint Long (662) 871-2521 amenities from library and law enforcement to parks and recreation combine with ease of access to other communities to offer residents a high quality of life.

“We’re fairly independent; we draw from the strengths of all three counties,” he said.“We’d like to retain our characteristics as a small town with big-town amenities.”

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A sign along Highway 6 welcomes drivers to Plantersville. The town is outside of the hustle of Tupelo and its county windy roads are celebrated by many.

Plantersville, cradle of tight-knit community and outdoor adventure

BY RILEY MANNING DAILY JOURNAL

PLANTERSVILLE – To some, the town of Plantersville may seem little more than a tangle of county roads criss-crossing back and forth across Highway 6, but many of the 1,100-plus who live there say they wouldn’t hang their hats anywhere else.

Incorporated in 1880, Plantersville boasts stable living and longtime businesses. But new things pop up like Nate’s Restaurant along Highway 6, which serves as Plantersville’s main street.

“We opened in March and the parking lot stayed full for a few weeks,” said Kristen Morris, who takes orders and waits table at the restaurant. “The other restaurants are only open for supper. Plantersville needed a breakfast and lunch place.”

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She runs the restaurant with her husband, Nate, as well as her brother and brother-in-law.

Nate, a Plantersville native, said he got his first taste of the restaurant business in the previous eatery that occupied the same building.

“When it was open as another restaurant, I worked in it,” Nate said. “The guy who owned it was a friend of ours, so we bought it from him.”

So it goes in Plantersville, where everything seems to be a family – or community – affair.

“Everyone helps out here,” Kristen said. “When we opened, the gas station across the street quit serving breakfast so we wouldn’t be competition.”

Down at the town hall, Town Clerk Norma Ballard said Plantersville is a place where residents have multiple opportunities to get involved in town

affairs, and can relax in the small-town atmosphere.

“It’s kind of like Mayberry,” Ballard said. “We’ve even got a Barney Fife, but I won’t tell you who that is.”

Nate agreed and said he enjoys the quiet and safety of Plantersville.

“Tupelo is close enough if you need something, but it’s really peaceful out here,” he said.

Visitors to Plantersville should be sure to check out nearby Tombigbee State Park, which sports tent camping sights for those looking to rough it, and cabins for those not so rough. It also hosts 37 picnic areas situated around 120-acre Lake Lee, which is well-stocked with bass, bream and catfish.

Nature trails and disc golf goals abound.

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Verona

LAUREN WOOD | DAILY JOURNAL

Verona’s Main Street has some of the county’s oldest buildings, with the city being the first formed town in Lee County.

History abounds in Lee County’s oldest town: Verona

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD DAILY JOURNAL

VERONA – Tales of Elvis and Civil War history abound in Verona, Lee County’s oldest town, just south of Tupelo.

It’s a quaint little place where history buffs can really let go.

• Elvis Presley’s parents, Vernon and Gladys, were married and honeymooned here in 1933.

• Confederate cavalry chief Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest held command here and lost 4,000 new English carbines to the 7th Indiana Cavalry in late 1864.

• Its historic cemetery holds the graves of military casualties and bygone community leaders.

Locals swear that ghosts roam the back streets and roughedged architecture of days gone by.

In 1857, a GM&O Railroad survey crew chose the location for its railroad and Verona was founded on John Ratliff’s land.

Ratliff’s daughter named the town for Verona, Italy, and it drew its first residents from the

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smaller surrounding communities because of the railroad.

In July 1860, Verona became Lee County’s first chartered town.

Shortly after its founding, Mississippi withdrew from the Union and townsmen formed the Verona Rifles as part of the 41st Mississippi Infantry regiment.

Because of its railroad location, Verona served as a recruitment camp and a loading point to ship soldiers and supplies to Virginia and other places as the Confederate Army needed them.

In 1864, Forrest launched many of his campaigns from here. It was inVerona that Forrest was promoted to general of all the cavalry in the Department of Mississippi, Alabama and East Louisiana.

Anna ScottWalker, the sister of Union Gen. Winfield Scott, is buried in the Old Verona Cemetery. Many of Lee County’s founding families are at rest here, too. Three past members of the U.S. Congress are from Verona.

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CITY LEADERS MAYOR – Bobby Williams (662) 5661419

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In 1859, the first hotel in Lee County was started in Verona. In 1876, the first bank in Lee County was started in Verona by Alfred Raymond, Robert Trice and Richard Clark. This bank has grown to become BancorpSouth.

Three other banks had their roots in Verona: Peoples Bank, Citizens Bank and the Bank of Verona.

(662) 871-7376 POLICE CHIEF – Anthony Anderson (662) 871-8366 CITY PLANNER – Sean Johnston (662) 871-7375 CITY ATTORNEY – Gary Carnathan (662) 842-3321 CITY CLERK – Nita Westbrook (662) 566-1507 CITY JUDGE – Rickey Thompson (662) 841-9014 On June 17, 1933, Gladys Smith andVernon Presley ran off to Pontotoc to get a marriage license, and then returned to Verona to be married by Verona Justice of the Peace, Robert Emmit Kelly.

Although many townspeople and businesses moved to Tupelo after the railroad closed, the town remains a quiet place, with about 3,006 residents, where officials boast they have the best drinking water in Lee County.

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Black Friday draws in shoppers from throughout Northeast Mississippi to Le County’s Mall at Barnes Crossing.

Tupelo, Lee County economy rebound

BY DENNIS SEID DAILY JOURNAL

The recession appears to be firmly in the rearview mirror, with Tupelo and Lee County enjoying an economic upswing in 2012.

The city and county are the economic hub of Northeast Mississippi, and where Tupelo and Lee County go, so goes the rest of the 16-county region.

And last year was a good one.

According to the Community Development Foundation, the economic development group for the city and county, there were 17 new or expanding industry projects, with a total capital investment of nearly $32 million. Those projects created 600 jobs, representing an annual payroll of almost $17.3 million.

Among the major projects in 2012 were expansions at General Atomics, Advanced Innovations and H. M. Richards.

Also, Ashley Furniture Industries, the world’s largest furniture supplier and retailer, said it was adding 70 jobs over the next couple of years with its acquisition of a facility in the Tupelo

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Lee Industrial Park South And while Toyota Motor Corp.’s assembly facility is some 15 miles northwest of Tupelo in Blue Springs, the automaker employs 2,000 employees from across the region, with another 2,000 employed at its suppliers.

North Mississippi Health Services, the largest employer in Tupelo and the region, brought more attention to the area after winning the Baldrige Quality Award for 2012. Six years earlier, the system’s flagship hospital, North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo, also won the award.

Last year also was a significant milestone for Tupelo and Northeast Mississippi – the overall region finally lost its three-year grip on double-digit unemployment rates.

With December’s jobless rate coming in at 9.6 percent, the region’s jobless rate averaged 9.4 percent for all of 2012.

It was the lowest average annual rate since 2008, when the recession began to take hold here.

Entering 2012, the region’s jobless rate had been in double digits for 35 of the previous 36 months.

But last year saw nine of the 12 months log rates under 10 percent, a string not seen since 2008.

Obviously, more jobs helped lower the rate.

As the housing market improved nationwide, the region saw the furniture industry benefit. The industry is closely tied with how housing fares.

Other manufacturing companies – mostly existing industries – also expanded and added jobs.

In 2011, unemployment averaged 11.5 percent in the region, a slight improvement from 11.7 percent in 2010 and 11.2 percent in 2009.

Lee County, the most populous county in the region and its economic hub, wasn’t immune to the economic downturn – or its upswing.

In 2009, the county’s unemployment rate averaged 10.4 percent. The next two years saw the rate average 10.6 percent. Finally, last year, it was back down to 8.7 percent. During that four-year span, despite historically high unemployment rates, Lee County managed to add a net 3,100 jobs.

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APOSTOLIC

THE ROCK PENTECOSTAL APOSTOLIC CHURCH 2406 Main Street, Plantersville 662-844-7609; 662-844-2259 Bishop Ledentry Forster, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School, 9am, Worship, 11am & 6pm Wednesday - Bible Study, 6:30pm

BAPTIST

AUBURN BAPTIST CHURCH 1138 Road 931, Tupelo 842-5638 Pastor: Bro. Jimmy Henry Sunday Worship, 8:00am Sunday School 9:15am, Worship 10:30am and 5:30pm Wednesday Awana 6:30pm Youth 6:30pm Adult Bible Study 6:30pm BARNES CROSSING BAPTIST CHURCH 496 Barnes Crossing Rd; Saltillo, MS; 662-844-3411 Bro. Jackie Spencer, Pastor SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Children’s Church 11:00 a.m.

Evening Worship Service 6 pm WEDNESDAY NIGHT Adult, Youth & Children’s Bible Study 6:00 p.m.

BELDEN BAPTIST CHURCH 4121 McCullough Blvd., Belden 662-842-6341 Jim Holcomb, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 9am, Worship 10am and 5pm Wednesday - Prayer Meeting 10am & 6:30pm, Discipleship 6:30pm, Supper 5:00 pm, Awana 6:00-7:30 pm beldenbaptistchurch.com

BISSELL BAPTIST CHURCH 4662 West Main, Tupelo 842-2183 Roger Smith, Pastor Vic Bonner, Worship Leader Sunday - Sunday School, 10am, Worship 11am & 6pm Wednesday - Children’s Ministry, Youth & Prayer Meeting 6:30pm

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 501 West Main Street, Tupelo Phone: 662-842-3338 Dr. David Eldridge, Pastor SUNDAY Sunday School 9:15am; Worship-10:30am & 6pm WEDNESDAY Family Night Supper 4:30pm; Prayer Service 6:00pm Nursery for All Services Morning Worship Broadcasts WTVA (Comcast Ch 6) Sunday, 11:00am; WEPH (Comcast Ch 4)Thursday & Sunday, 5:30pm; MS 98 (97.5 FM) Sunday @ 10:30am www.calvarytupelo.com FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TUPELO 300 N.Church St.; 662-842-1327 Pastor: Rev. Chad Grayson Sunday-Worship 8:15, 11am, 6pm Sunday School - 9:45am Wednesday - Family Supper 4:45pm, Midweek Service 6pm www.fbctupelo.org

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EAST HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH 205 Lake Street Tupelo 662-842-4947 Dr. Tim Brown, Senior Pastor Gary Townsend, Minister of Music Nathan Fitts, Youth Minister Hunter Slay, Children’s Director SUNDAY 9:00am, Sunday School 10:00am, Worship and Children’s Worship 5:00pm, Worship and Life Groups WEDNESDAY 6:00 pm Bible Study www.eastheights.org

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 552 CR 681 Saltillo, MS 38866 662-869-3348 PASTOR: Dr. Marvin Murphy SERVICES: SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:15 a.m.

SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30 am WEDNESDAY PRAYER SERVICE 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE 6:00 p.m.

(First Sunday Each Month)

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MANTACHIE 6080 Highway 363, Mantachie 282-7425 FAX: 662-282-7500 Pastor: Dr. John M. Adams Sunday -Sunday School 10am Morning Worship 11am Evening Worship 6pm Wednesday Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm; Awana (Ages 3 Years-6th Grade) 6:30-8pm; Student/Main Event (7th-12th Grades) 6:45-8pm, Trent Thompson, Youth Pastor FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PLANTERSVILLE 284 Old Planters Road Plantersville, 842-8486 Bro. Danny Balint, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship 10:45 am & 6 pm Discipleship Training 5 pm, Choir 7:15 pm Wednesday - Youth Bible Study & TeamKids (Age 4-6th Grade) 6 pm, Adult Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 141 Shannon Avenue, Shannon, MS 38868 Phone: 662-767-3948 PASTOR: Bro. John Box SUNDAY: Sunday School, 9:00 am Morning Worship, 10:00 am Discipleship Training, 5:00 pm Evening Worship, 6:00 pm WEDNESDAY: Prayer Meeting, 6:30 pm

Greater New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church 33039 Highway 45 North, Nettleton Rev. Leon Griffin, 662-256-1491 Sunday - Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.

Monday - Women’s Missions 7 p.m, 1st Monday Brotherhood 7 p.m.

Wednesday - Prayer Meeting/ Bible Study 7 p.m. all groups

HARRISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH 4675 Cliff Gookin, Tupelo 842-6917 Dr. Forrest Sheffield, Pastor Sunday - Worship 8:30am & 11am, Sunday School 9:45 am, Zamar Student Choir 4:00pm Classic Worship 5:00 pm Awaken Service 5:30pm Wed - Family Supper 4:45 pm Music & Missions 5:30pm Prayer Service 6:00pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm Monday & Thursday Mother’s Day Out is available 8:30am - 1:30pm

LAKEVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH Independent, Fundamental 830 Shumacola Trail, Tupelo 842-4005 Robert Garland, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 9:45am, Worship 11am & 6pm Wednesday - Children’s class 6:30pm; C.H.O.S.E.N. Teen Church 7pm; Prayer Service 7pm www.lakeviewbaptisttupelo.com

MONUMENT DRIVE BAPTIST CHURCH 405 Monument Drive, Tupelo, MS Phone: 662-842-3943 Pastor Bro. Tim Roaten Sunday Schedule Fellowship:Coffee & Donuts 8:30am, Bible Study 9:00am, Children’s Church 9:50am, Morning Worship Service 10 am Sanctuary Choir 5:30pm, Discipleship Training 6:30pm, Evening Worship Service... 7pm Wednesday Schedule Adult Bible Study 6:30pm, Missions Program 6:30pm, Youth Program 6:30pm Monthly Organizations Church Brotherhood (2nd Sunday) 7:30am, WMU (2nd Monday) 6:30pm MT. VERNON BAPTIST CHURCH 937 Mt. Vernon Road, Tupelo 842-9082 Rev. Doug Westmoreland, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 10am, Worship 11am & 6pm Wed - Prayer/Bible Study 7pm

MUD CREEK M.B. CHURCH 454 County Road 653-A, Saltillo, MS 38866 Phone: 620-8957 or 871-9165 Rev. H.B. Sadler, Pastor/Teacher Sunday - Sunday School 9:00 am, Worship services 10:30am Wednesday - Prayer Service 6:30 pm, Bible classes for adults, Youth & Children 7pm NEW PROSPECT M. B. CHURCH 30100 Prospect Road, Nettleton, MS 38858 Phone: 662-256-1435 Pastor: George Taylor SUNDAY: Sunday School 9:45am Worship: 11am; Brotherhood: 1st Sunday, 7am; 3rd Sunday, 8am WED: Mission 6pm, Prayer Meeting, 7pm, Bible Study 7:15pm, BTU 7pm

New Zion M.B. Church 140 Pinecrest Ave, Plantersville, MS Celester Davis, Pastor 842-0200 Sunday - Morning Pray 9:00 am, Sunday School 9:30am, Morning Worship 10:35am,Training Union 5:00pm, Evening Worship 6:00pm Wed - Mid-Week Prayer Service 6:30pm, Bible Study 7:00p.m.

NEW DIMENSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 588 North Green Street Tupelo, MS 38804 Church Phone: 662-840-8889 Senior Pastor: Harold B. Wilson SUNDAY Morning Worship 8:30am TUESDAY Super Tuesday (Youth Camp & Adult Bible Study): 6:307:30pm OLD UNION BAPTIST CHURCH 531 Road 600, Shannon, MS 767-8831 Billy Langley, Pastor www.oldunionbaptistchurch.com Sunday - Sunday School 9am, Worship 10am & 6:30pm, Discipleship Training 6pm Wednesday - Bible Study 10am & 7pm

PALESTINE BAPTIST CHURCH 730 Road 598, Nettleton, MS (P O Box 312) Bro. Mark Hoover, Pastor 662-610-5455 662-205-4331 SUNDAY Sunday School - 10:00am Worship Service - 11:00am Evening Service - 6:00pm WEDNESDAY Prayer Meeting - 7:00pm Children/Youth Activities 7:00pm PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH 1302 Lee Street, Tupelo Matt Scopel, Pastor Sunday - Bible Study 9:15 am, Worship 10:30am & 6pm, POPSJC/Bible Study 5pm Wednesday - Meal 5pm Prayer Meeting and Youth Discipleship 6:30pm Adult Discipleship 6:30pm RA’s/GA’s/Mission Friends 6:45pm

SPRINGHILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 593 North Green Street Tupelo, MS 38802 662-844-2466 Rev. Gary Long, Sr., Pastor SUNDAY - Sunday School 9:45am Morning Worship Service 11am Baptist Training Union 5:30pm Evening Worship Service 6pm

WEDNESDAY - Intercessory Prayer Service 12 Noon Golden Age Bible Study 1pm Mid-Week Bible Study 6pm Youth & Children Activities 6pm WHITE HILL M.B. CHURCH 107 South Canal Street, Tupelo 842-3783 Reverend Jeffrey Daniel, Pastor Sunday-Early Morning Worship 8 am, Sunday School - 9:45 am, Sunday Worship 11 am Wednesday-Bible Study 6 pm Awana ages 2-18 6 p.m.

CATHOLIC

ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH Tupelo, MS Rev. Lincoln Dall, Pastor 1911 North Gloster 662.842.4881 Church Office 8:30am-3:30pm Schedule Saturday Vigil 4:30 St. James Sunday Mass Schedule for St. James 8:00am & 10:30am (Nursery Available) 2:00pm Hispanic Mass Daily Mass Schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00am St. James Wednesday-6 pm St. James

CHRISTIAN CHURCH

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1590 McCullough Blvd, Tupelo, 842-4571 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:50 a.m.

Wednesday Night Meal 5:30 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m.

OAK RIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1325 Fletcher Street, Tupelo 842-4284 Pastor Anthony Pierce Sunday Sunday School 9:30 am, Worship 10:30 am & 6 pm Wednesday Bible Study 6:30pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST

EGGVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST 1066 CR 1498, Tupelo 844-7383 Leon Willis, Minister Sunday -Worship 10am & 5pm Bible classes 11 am Wednesday-Bible classes 7pm GLOSTER STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST 307 North Gloster Street, Tupelo 842-6082 Chad Ramsey, Minister Sunday - Worship 9am & 6pm, Bible Study 10 am, Wednesday - Bible Study 7 pm.

Dayspring TV Program Every Sunday - 8:00 A.M. on ABC WTVA Comcast Channel7; Sunday 9:00 A.M. on WTVA Comcast Channel 6 LEE ACRES CHURCH OF CHRIST 1400 South Lawndale, Tupelo 844-3111 Sam Garner, Minister Sunday- Worship 9:30 am Classes- 11:00 am Evening Worship- 6:00 pm Wednesday-services at 7 pm WEST MAIN CHURCH OF CHRIST 2460 West Main Street Tupelo, MS 38801 Phone: 662-842-9263 email: office@westmainchurch.org Website: westmainchurch.org Minister: Doug Greenway Youth Minister: Russell Smith ASSEMBLIES Sunday: Morning Worship 9am Bible Classes 10am Evening Worship 6pm Wednesday: Classes, 7:00pm

CHURCH OF GOD

TUPELO CHURCH OF GOD 1813 Briar Ridge Road, Tupelo 662-844-5836 Jack Ezell, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 9:45am Worship/Children’s Church 10:45am, Worship 5:00pm Tuesday - Community Prayer Meeting 5:oo pm- 7:00pm Wednesday - Bible Study(Graded Classes) 7:00pm; Emmaus Road Youth Group TUPELO CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY 1198 Elvis Presley Drive, Tupelo, MS 620-1094 Pastor Marvis Bostick Sunday - Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Youth Service 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday-Bible Study 6 pm

EPISCOPAL

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH 608 Jefferson Street, Tupelo 662-842-4386 Fax: 662-842-0204 www.allsaintstupelo.com Rev. Paul J. Stephens, Rector Rev. H. Stanford Adams Jr., Curate Sunday, April 7, 14, 21, & 28 8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist* 9:30 a.m. Christian Formation* 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist* Wed - April 3, 10, 17, & 24 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Anointing (Chapel) Wednesday- April 24 5:45 p.m. Potluck Dinner* * Nursery Provided

LATTER-DAY SAINTS

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS (Mormon) 1085 South Thomas Street Tupelo, MS 38801 Bishop Matt Westcott SACRAMENT MEETING: 9:00am - 10:10am SUNDAY SCHOOL Adults & youth 10:20am-11am RELIEF SOCIETY & PRIESTHOOD For men, women & youth 11:10am -12:00pm PRIMARY CLASSES and singing time for children 10:20am - 12:00pm FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY (Genealogy) WEDNESDAY: 5:30 - 8:00pm. All other times by appt only.

LUTHERAN

CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) 1002 South Lawndale Drive, Tupelo Phone: 662-840-8207 www.christthekingtupelo.com Pastor Rev. Will Rogers, D. Min. SUNDAY 8:30am Sunday School 9:30am Worship Service & Holy Communion

SATURDAY Saturday 9-10 am Tumblin’ for Jesus. Free Gymnastics Class.

All ages welcome Come walk the LABYRINTH. It is always open.

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HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) http/holytrinitylcms.net 1305 Lawhon Dr., Tupelo, MS 662-842-0364 662-610-5674 Rev. David Mac Kain, Pastor SUNDAY Divine Service - 9:00am Sunday School - 10:45am Bible Study(Colossians) - 10:45am MONDAY Bible Study(St. John) - 6:30pm WEDNESDAY Choir Practice - 5:30pm Lenten Vespers - 7:00 pm Bible Class (The Apochrypha) 8pm THURSDAY Hannah Circle - 9:00am SPECIAL Lenten Soup Suppers -Wed 6:00pm

METHODIST

Jehovah Jireh CME Church 508 Academy St, Okolona, MS Rev. Sherry Thomas, Pastor 662-397-2468 Sunday - Sunday School 9:30 am, Morning Worship 11am *Every 3rd Sunday - Praise & Deliverance 6pm Wednesday - Bible Class - 6pm

Poplar Springs Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 31868 County Line Road, 662-447-5164 Rev. Dr. Clementine Mays, Pastor SUNDAY: Sunday School 9:30 A.M. - 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8:00 A.M. 3rd & 5th Sunday, Worship 11:00 A.M; 1st, 2nd, 4th, 9:00 A.M. - 3rd & 5th Sunday, Christian Youth Fellowship, 11:00 A.M. Every 3rd Sunday WEDNESDAY: Prayer & Bible Study 6:30 P.M. MONDAY: Intercessory Prayer 5:30 P.M., Health/Wellness Ministry 6:45 Every 2nd & 4th Monday

ST LUKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1400 Clayton, Tupelo 662-842-6522 www.stluketupelo.org Dr. Rick Brooks, Pastor Sunday - Worship (non traditional) 8:45 am, Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship 11 am, Youth Meal 5 pm Wed - Meal 5:30 pm, Studies for all ages 6:30 pm (Sept. - May)

ST. MARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 175 Elvis Presley Drive, Tupelo, MS 38804 Phone: 662-842-7463 Rev. Don McCain - Pastor SUNDAY Sunday School 10:00am Worship 11:00am, Evening 5:00pm WEDNESDAY Bible Study 5:30pm ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 504 N. Spring Street, Tupelo Rev. Gloria McKinney, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship 11 am Wednesday - Senior Adult Fellowship 11 am, Bible Study/Prayer Service/ Youth Fellowship 6:30 pm WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2010 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 662-842-2377 www.wesleytupelo.com Rev. Raymond J. Rooney, Jr. Sunday - Sunday School 9:30am Worship - 10:30 am & 5:30 pm (Nursery Provided) Wednesday - Meal 5 pm, Worship 6 pm

NON-DENOMINATIONAL GOOD NEWS CHURCH 2018 West Jackson Street, Tupelo, 841-1401 www.tupelogoodnews.com Terry & Dori Garrett, Pastors Sunday - Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:30am Sunday Morning Services Streamed Live Sunday Night Services 6:00pm - 7:30pm Nursery, Children, and Youth Wednesday - Prayer 6:30pm; Bible Study-all age groups 7pm Thursday-Prayer 7pm-8:30pm Second Saturday - Men’s Breakfast 7:30 am - 9:00am HOPE CHURCH TUPELO 2094 McCullough Boulevard 662-844-8522 Pastor: Scooter Noland www.hopechurchtupelo.com Sunday - Bible Study 9:15 am Worship Service 10:30 am Wednesday - Family Supper (with reservations) 4:45 pm (Age 4-5th grade) AWANA 6pm Youth 6:00 pm; Bible Study 6pm Adult Choir 7:30 pm LIVING WATER COMMUNITY CHURCH 139 CR 1554, Mooreville, MS 662-840-5271 Brother Horace Barnes, Pastor Sunday Morning 10:00 am Sunday School 11am Sunday Morning Worship 5:30 pm Sunday Night Worship 7:00 pm Wednesday Service

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ST. PAUL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MISSION 2436 1/2 West Main St., Suite C, Tupelo, MS 38801 www.orthodoxtupelo.com Father Nikolai Meyers 901-274-4119 Weekly Services: Wed:Readers Vespers, 6 p.m.

Sat: Great Vespers, 6 p.m.

Sundays: 10 a.m.

PENTECOSTAL

ALL NATION PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Apostolic Faith) 2597 Main Street, Plantersville, MS, 662-523-0848, Ira Platt, Pastor Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.

Wed: Bible Study 7:00 P.M. Friday: Prayer & Delivery Service 7:00 p.m.

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 400 West Jefferson Street Phone 842-5681 Fax 842-1696 www.firstprestupelo.org Pastor – Dr. Tom Groome Associate - Rev. Carson Overstreet WORSHIP SERVICES 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:45 a.m.

WEDNESDAY - Faithbuilders 5:00 p.m. SUPPER 5:30 p.m.

Program for all ages 6:15 p.m.

CHANCEL CHOIR, 7:15 p.m.

Service Broadcast over FM Radio Station Sunny 93 GUMTREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (ARP) 1011 S. Thomas Street Tupelo, MS 38803 Charles Covington, Bible Teacher Sunday Sunday School - 9:30a.m.

Worship - 10:45a.m.

WEDNESDAY Youth & Family Night, 6:30p.m.

Nursery Available

LAWNDALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PCA 1500 Lawndale Drive, Tupelo 844-6795 Sunday - Sunday School 9:30 am, Worship 10:30 & 6:00 pm every Third Sunday of each month.

ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10211 Hwy 6 East Pontotoc; 662-871-0271 PASTOR Tom Hewitt CLP Gary Carnathan Lay Preacher Sunday School - 9:45; Worship Services 11:00

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST FIRST SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 836 Chester Avenue, Tupelo 662-844-4671 Ray Elsberry, Pastor Sat-Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Church Services 10:45 a.m.

Tuesday- 7pm Prayer Meeting

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF TUPELO meets every Sunday at 11 am at Temple B’Nai Israel 1301 Marshall Street Tupelo, Mississippi 1ST SUNDAY Lay Minister - Bob Spencer 2ND SUNDAY Adult Faith Development

3RD SUNDAY Dick Johnson

4TH SUNDAY Stewart Guernsey or Guest Speaker 5TH SUNDAY “Joyful Noise” - learning new hymns, remembering old folk and protest songs with Ken Sizemore and other spirit lifting discussions. www.uutupelo.org

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Listings

Health Care

Michaela Gibson Morris

HOSPITALS

• North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo, general information (662) 3773000 • NMMC Behavioral Health Center (662) 377-3161 • NMMC Insurance Claims/Billing Department (662) 377-3219 • NMMC Surgery Center (662) 377-4700 • NMMC Women’s Hospital (662) 3774800 • North Mississippi State Hospital (662) 690-4200

FITNESS PROGRAMS

JAZZERCISE is offered at 9 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at the Tupelo Furniture Market Mississippi Building on Coley Road in Tupelo. Contact Sherry Reppert at (662) 205-4585 or (662) 255-2696.

TUPELO PARKS AND RECREATION organizes a number of adult and children’s fitness and sports programs and operates parks, pools and recreational facilities in the city. Call (662) 841-6440.

NMMC WELLNESS CENTER offers fitness programs for members and a number of events and classes that are open to the public. For more information, call (662) 377-4141 or (800) 843-3375.

BEGINNER YOGA is offered at 9:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Yoga Center in Tupelo. All classes are based on donation. Pay what you can afford to pay. Call (662) 372-3233.

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C. TODD SHERMAN | DAILY JOURNAL

Tupelo and Lee County have a wealth of medical resources usually only found in much larger cities. The county boasts more than 250 physicians representing 37 specialties.

North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo is one of the nation’s largest non-metropolitan hospitals and has been recognized repeatedly for its commitment to quality improvement.

The hospital provides a number of community health services, including wellness centers in Tupelo and Baldwyn, an annual Live Well Health Fair and a school nurse program.

In addition to the main unit, it includes a women’s hospital, behavioral health center and a growing complement of outpatient services, including an outreach clinic in partnership for Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center. It is the flagship of the six-hospital North Mississippi Health Services system, which won the National Baldrige Award for Quality in 2012.

Also in Tupelo, North Mississippi State Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient mental health services.

North Mississippi Medical Center’s main hospital is located on Gloster Street, and surrounding it for several blocks are doctor offices for both urgent and specialist care.

RESOURCES

ACCESS FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, a federally qualified health center, offers services on a sliding scale. Also serves as community-based outpatient clinic for the Memphis VA hospital. Located at Gloster Creek Village in Tupelo. Call (662) 6908007.

ACTS – ALCOHOL CHEMICAL TREATMENT SERIES – is a curriculumbased self-help, recovery and educational program for anyone wanting to recover from alcohol or drugs, along with families. ACTS meets from 6 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Cedar Grove United Pentecostal Church on North Veterans Boulevard, Tupelo. ACTS is free. Call (662) 844-9637.

ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES are offered 6 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Cedar Grove United Pentecostal Church on North Veterans Boulevard in Tupelo. Call (662) 844-9637.

ANTONE TANNEHILL GOOD SAMARITAN FREE CLINIC provides health care to working or temporarily unemployed Lee County residents who cannot afford health insurance but are not eligible for government health care programs. Call (662) 844-3733.

AUTISM CENTER OF TUPELO provides free assessments and early intervention for children with autism on a sliding fee scale. The nonprofit agency is located 146 S. Thomas St., Suite E, Tupelo. Call (662) 8400974.

CATCH KIDS offers free health care to children under 18 through schoolbased and community clinics in Lee, Pontotoc and Chickasaw Counties.

In Lee County, weekly community clinics are offered at 5 p.m. Mondays at the North Green Street Clinic and Tuesdays at the Haven Acres Clinic. Weekly school clinics are offered at Lawhon Elementary in the Tupelo Public School District and all Lee County schools. Call (662) 3772194 or visit www.catchkids.org.

CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES are regularly offered through the American Red Cross, Northeast Mississippi chapter, 4127 West Side Drive.

Call (662) 680-6101.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES for expectant parents are offered through the NMMC Women’s Hospital. Classes include Early Pregnancy Class, Preparation for Birth, Preparation for Cesarean Birth, Lamaze Class, Breastfeeding Class, Grandparenting Class, Sibling Class and Infant CPR. Call (662) 377-4934 for infant CPR and (662) 377-4956 for all other classes, or (800) 843-3375.

THE EXTRA MILE – sober living center for men 18-55 who have completed primary residential treatment for chemical dependency. Located in between Saltillo and Mantachie.

(662) 282-7807 and (662) 3972854.

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI offers parenting classes, Parents as Teachers program, fathers-only

classes and parenting during divorce classes. Call (662) 844-0013.

HEALTHWORKS! CHILDREN’S HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER takes an interactive, hands-on approach to teaching children about healthy lifestyles and is located at the corner of Robert E. Lee and Industrial drives in Tupelo. Programs, exhibit floor and special events. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

General admission is $5. Call (662) 377-5437.

LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT provides public health services for children and adults through the Mississippi Department of Health. 532 Church St., Tupelo. Call (662) 8419096.

MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT interviews by a licensed professional counselor are offered through North Mississippi Medical Center Behavioral Health Center by appointment, Monday-Friday at the Eason Boulevard center. Call (800) 442-2238.

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCY provides free confidential information, assessments and treatment referrals for people struggling with addiction.

Maintains listings of area support group meetings. Call (662) 8410403.

NORTH MISSISSIPPI BIRTHING PROJECT • NMMC Breast Care Center offers free, private sessions with a breast health specialist to help women

Listings learn proper breast self-examination skills. Classes are by appointment.

Call (662) 377-4910.

• The NMMC Diabetes Treatment Center offers a Comprehensive Diabetes Self-Management Program.

Call (662) 377-2500 or (800) 8433375.

• NMMC The Desk provides physician referrals and information on hospital health programs that are open to the public. Call (800) 8433375.

• Nurse Link, a free health care information service provided by NMMC, connects callers with a registered nurse from 4 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to midnight weekends and holidays. Call (800) 882-6274.

• Regional Rehabilitation Center provides long-term outpatient, therapeutic rehabilitation services free of charge to individuals with disabilities. Call (662) 842-1891.

• Region III Mental Health Center provides outpatient mental health services on a sliding scale. Call (662) 844-1717.

• Smoking cessation classes are regularly available through the NMMC Community Health Department. Free. Call (800) 843-3375.

• Sisters Network, a chapter of the national black breast cancer survivors support group, offers support group meetings, free temporary prosthesis and funding for mammograms for medically underserved women. Call Norma Derring at (662) 842-3440.

• Tree of Life Free Clinic offers basic medical care free of charge to those without private health insurance, Medicaid or Medicare. Limited dental care – extractions only – is offered to the clinic’s patients. The clinic has no income or residency requirements. Clinic is open at 4:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month and at 9 a.m. the first Saturday of the month. Call (662) 8418777.

• A Woman’s Place Lunchtime Learning Series, a series of free educational programs for women, is sponsored by the Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi. Lunch is $5; preregistration required. Call (800) 843-3375.

SUPPORT GROUPS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of men and women working to solve their common problem of alcoholism. There are no dues or fees. In Tupelo, meetings 31 times a week. Call (662) 844-0374 or visit www.aa-mississippi.org for listings.

AL-ANON is a fellowship of friends and relatives of alcoholics. The group has meetings at several locations:

• Tupelo Serenity Group, 8 p.m.

Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays at 613 Pegram Drive. Call (662) 610-5950.

• First Presbyterian Church, Tupelo 8 p.m. Tuesday. Call (662) 844-0374 or (800) 344-2666.

• Peace Seekers Al-Anon Family Group meets at noon Wednesday and Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, Tupelo. Call (662) 401-8094 or (800) 344-2666.

• Solution Seekers – Adult Children of Alcoholics meets at noon Mondays at Calvary Baptist Church fellowship hall, Tupelo. Call Nancy P. at (847) 902-6267.

ADDICTION SUPPORT GROUP listings available from National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency. Call (662) 841-0403 or check www.msncadd.net.

THE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Cedars Health Center Activity Room, Tupelo. Open to anyone who has a relative or friend suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or any dementia-related illness. Call Terri Armstrong at (662) 844-1441.

AN AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP meets at noon the first Tuesday of each month at NMMC Outpatient Rehabilitation Center in Tupelo. Call (662) 377-7225 or (800) 843-3375.

THE AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Tupelo. Child care provided. Call Melissa Caldwell at (662) 832-2039 or Cheryl Bailey at (662) 315-3388.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP meets 10 a.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month at Darlington Oaks on Skeet Drive in Verona. Call Community Hospice at (662) 566-4011.

CANCER SURVIVOR 101 SUPPORT GROUP for newly diagnosed patients actively undergoing treatment will meet at 2 p.m. the second Thursday of the month. Call Cindy Edwards at (662) 377-4049 or (800) 843-3375.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY is a Biblebased group open to those struggling with addiction, anger issues, grief, guilt, shame, financial loss, abuse, eating disorders or compulsive behaviors. Groups meet at: • 7 p.m. Fridays in the youth building at West Jackson Street Baptist Church, Tupelo. Contact Neil Naron at (662) 891-1773 or Susan Naron at 871-3872.

• 6 p.m. Saturdays at NorthStar Church, 112 Bauhaus, Saltillo. Call (662) 869-7778 or email cr@northstarchurch.com.

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS-TUPELO, a support group for families

who have suffered the death of a child of any age, meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo.

Call Dave Jensen at (662) 842-1327 or (662) 231-1305 or Jamie Seale at (662) 213-2776 or (662) 8423174. Parents, stepparents, grandparents and siblings are invited to attend. Information is at www.compassionatefriends.org.

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP-TUPELO meets at 11 a.m. the second Thursday of the month at the NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo. Sponsored by the NMMC Diabetes Treatment Center. Call (662) 377-2500 or (800) 843-3375.

THE DISABILITY SUPPORT GROUP meets at 2 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at LIFE office, Cliff Gookin Boulevard, Tupelo. People with all types of physical and mental disabilities are welcome. Call Wayne Lauderdale or Emily Word at (662) 844-6633.

A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUP meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday. Call (800) 527-7233 for location. Child care is provided.

A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUP meets at 3:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Lee County Family Resource Center in Tupelo. Child care available. Call (662) 844-0013.

FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUPTUPELO meets at 6 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at the Women First Resource Center 215 N. Gloster St., Suite D, in Tupelo. Call (662) 842-5725.

GRAY MATTERS SUPPORT GROUP for anyone diagnosed with a brain tumor and their caregivers meets at 6 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at the NMMC Cancer Center in Tupelo. Call Cindy Edwards at (662) 377-4049 or (800) 843-3375.

I CAN COPE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets at noon the second Friday of the month at Bridgepoint on South Gloster Street. Guest speakers. Lunch provided for cancer survivors and caregivers. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

Call coordinator Donna Kingsley at (662) 213-8478.

LA LECHE LEAGUE OF LEE COUNTY offers mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding. The group meets at 11 a.m. the first Thursday of the month. All pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are invited to attend.

Other LLL services include a lending library and 24-hour telephone help.

For information about meeting location or help with a breastfeeding concern, call Toni at (662) 2558283.

LUPUS SUPPORT is available in Northeast Mississippi. Sponsored by the

Lupus Foundation of America. Open to anyone interested in lupus. Contact Michelle Harris at (662) 8250224 or (662) 256-2604.

MAN-TO-MAN PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month in the NMMC-Tupelo education center. Call (662) 377-3985 or (800) 843-3375.

MENDED HEARTS-TUPELO a support group for people who have had heart bypass surgery, heart disease or other physical ailments of the heart, meets at 5:45 p.m. the last Thursday of each month except December at Room 21 of the NMMC East Tower Education Center. Dinner available for $11; RSVP required for dinner. Call Frances Cobb at (662) 840-4335 to register.

MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER OF PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN will meet at 9 a.m. the last Saturday of the month at the Harden House office on North Gloster Street in Tupelo. Contact Pat Sartain at (662) 871-8262.

THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo.

Contact Allison Holloway at (662) 231-5829, Karan Woods at (662) 231-9160 or (800) 843-3375.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, a community-based association of recovering drug addicts, meets in Lee County.

• Tupelo group meets at Salvation Army on Carnation Street at 6 p.m.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Sundays.

• Mooreville group meets at 4:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 p.m. Wednesday at Living Waters Community Church on County Road 1554.

Call (662) 841-9998 or (866) 8419998 for information.

THE NORTH MS PEDIATRIC CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (PECANS) meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Call Teresa Farris at (662) 791-1228 for meeting location.

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY offers support and information resources for families of children with Down Syndrome. The group hosts the Buddy Walk in October. Call (662) 8712387 or (662) 869-3211, email nemdss@bellsouth.net or visit www.nemdss.org.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP meets at 3 p.m. the first Sunday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo. Open to people with Parkinson’s and their families. Call Ginger Gore or Amanda Allen at (662) 377-3729 or (800) 843-3375.

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Listings Tupelo, 3517 Tom Watson Drive, Tupelo, (662) 842-1202.

• M&F Bank, 333 Court St., Tupelo, (662) 842-3981.

• North Mississippi Health Services Employees Federal Credit Union, 830 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 377-3235 • Regions Bank, 331 W. Main St., Tupelo, (662) 842-2666.

• Renasant Bank, 209 Troy St., Tupelo, (662), 680-1001.

• TPC Employees Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 527, Tupelo, (662) 5664810.

• Trustmark Bank, 110 E. Main St., Suite A, Tupelo, (662) 841-2983.

Utilities CABLE TELEVISION

Comcast / Xfinity 353 N. Gloster St., Tupelo (662) 842-5625 or (800) 266-2278 Note: Satellite service providers also are available for Lee County

MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY

Tupelo Water & Light 320 Court St., Tupelo (662) 841-6470 Emergency/power outage: (662) 8416460

RURAL ELECTRICITY

• Tombigbee Electric Power Association 1906 S. Gloster St., Tupelo (662) 842-7635 (662) 862-3146 Emergency: (662) 963-3883; 9632778; 963-3827; 348-3167; 869-1396 • Prentiss County Electric Power Association 106 E. Clayton St., Baldwyn (662) 365-7161 Emergency: (662) 728-2549

NATURAL GAS

ATMOS 1308 W. Main St., Tupelo (888) 286-6700 or (662) 842-2441 Emergencies or leaks: (866) 322-8667 (includes Lee County, with some exceptions)

TELEPHONE SERVICE (LAND LINES)

• AT&T (888) 757-6500 Local AT&T Stores (land lines, Direct TV, cellular service and Internet) • 2436 W. Main St., Tupelo (662) 841-2341 • 1001 Barnes Crossing Road (662) 841-7900 • 3849 N. Gloster St. (662) 842-9400 • Budget Telephone Services • 2604 W. Main St., Tupelo (662) 842-5465

Note: There are other telephone service providers for Lee County, but the providers listed have local offices.

Federal Do-Not-Call Registry • (888) 382-1222

WASTE COLLECTION

• Waste Management of Tupelo (800) 284-2451 or (662) 844-5523 • Lee County Solid Waste For billing or account information: Lee County Justice Center second floor or (800) 253-0831 or (662) 841-0378 For garbage pickup: (662) 844-2003

MUNICIPAL WATER

• Tupelo Water & Light 320 Court St., Tupelo (662) 841-6470 Emergency/power outage: (662) 841-6460 • Baldwyn Gas & Water 202 S. Second St., Baldwyn (662) 365-8171 • Guntown Water Department Town Hall, Guntown (662) 348-5363 or 348-5353 • Nettleton Water Department 124 Short Ave., Town Hall, Nettleton (662) 963-3589 • Plantersville Water Department 2587 Main St., Town Hall, Plantersville (662) 844-2012 • Saltillo Water Department 395 Mobile St., City Hall, Saltillo (662) 869-5431 ext. 1 • Shannon Gas & Water Department 1426 North St., Town Hall, Shannon (662) 767-3969 • Verona Water Department 194 Main St., Town Hall, Verona (662) 566-2211 or 566-1502

RURAL WATER

• City Point Water Association 3488 Highway 6, Plantersville (662) 680-5710 Emergency: (662) 321-6950 • Mooreville Richmond Water Association 751 Highway 371, Mooreville (662) 844-0311 Emergency: (662) 844-9146 • Wheeler-Frankstown Water Association 658A County Road 5031 (662) 365-8750 Emergency: (662) 554-1833 or 5541844 • North Lee County Water Association 1004 Birmingham Ridge Road, Saltillo (662) 869-1223 Emergency: (662) 321-5793

Services AIRPORT

• Tupelo Regional Airport 2704 W. Jackson St., Tupelo

Administration: (662) 841-6570 • Silver Airways - commercial carrier (800) 499-7450 or (662) 269-4055 • Tupelo Aviation Unlimited (noncommercial/private planes) 105 Lemons Drive, Tupelo (662) 823-4359

BUS

Greyhound Bus Lines at T Mart Travel Center 1360 Barnes Crossing Road, Tupelo (662) 842-4557

RECYCLING CENTERS

• Northeast Metal (cans, metal) 797 Central St., Plantersville (662) 844-2164 • Sims Metal Management Mississippi (cans, metal) 2337 S. Veterans Blvd., Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 842-7452 • Liberty Tire Recycling (tire recycling) 2058 Highway 145 North, Saltillo (662) 869-1840 • Waste Management Curbside pickup every other Wednesday in Tupelo (800) 284-2451 or (662) 844-5523 • City of Tupelo dropoff sites (newspaper, cardboard, aluminum and steel cans, No. 1 through No. 7 plastic): North Commerce Street, south of Lee County jail; 4125 Coley Road, behind Fire Station No. 6; 2429 Lawndale Drive behind AvonLea Assisted Living; South Gloster at the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society. Call (662) 841-6510 for more information.

• Tupelo Recycling 669 Westmoreland Drive, Tupelo (662) 407-0708

TAXI

• A-1 Cab Co. 813 Varsity Drive, Ste. 9, Tupelo (662) 840-4300 • Tupelo Cab Co. 241 South Park, Tupelo (662) 842-1133

VEHICLE RENTAL

• Budget 2763 W. Jackson St. (inside Tupelo Regional Airport) (662) 840-3710 • Danco Auto and Van Rental (15-passenger vans) 1223 W. Main St., Tupelo (662) 841-5085 • Discount Rent-a-Car 1480 E. Main St., Tupelo (662) 842-5404 • Enterprise 551 Daybrite Drive, Tupelo (662) 842-2237 • Hertz 2763 W. Jackson St. (inside Tupelo Regional Airport) (662) 680-9482

• U-Save Car & Truck Rental 1973 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo (662) 840-8888

Education The Tupelo Public School District and city of Tupelo were recognized in 2012 for their collaboration on several projects, including an agreement that allows city residents to use school playgrounds. Both entities received a Governor’s Award from the Mississippi Association for Partners in Education.

The 7,500-student school district earned a B grade from the Mississippi Department of Education based on student results on state tests. This year, it will begin a dual enrollment program that will allow Tupelo High School students to earn credit from both THS and Itawamba Community College.

The school district has a long history of academic and extracurricular successes. It has won more than 110 sports championships, and Tupelo Middle School sent four teams to last year’s National Bridge Building competition.

Meanwhile, the Lee County School District earned A grades from the Mississippi Department of Education for two of its three high schools: Saltillo High School and Mooreville High School. Overall, the district received a C grade.

Saltillo High School earned a National Blue Ribbon Award from the national education department in 2011.

The 7,100-student district also recently used federal dollars to add wireless Internet and sets of laptops and computer carts for its schools.

Tupelo Superintendent Gearl Loden and Lee County Superintendent Jimmy Weeks will each begin their second full school years in August.

Chris Kieffer

TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Tupelo Public School District has three K-2 schools, three third- to fifth-grade schools, a K-1 school, a second- to fifth-grade school, a sixthgrade school, middle school and high school. The district also has the Early Childhood Education Center for 4-yearolds.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN • Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Education Center Phone: (662) 840-5237 Address: 1402 N. Green St. Lead teacher: Anita Buchanan GRADES K-2 • Carver Elementary School (K-1) Phone: (662) 841-8870 Address: 910 N. Green St. Principal: Christy Carroll

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Listings Tupelo, 3517 Tom Watson Drive, Tupelo, (662) 842-1202.

• M&F Bank, 333 Court St., Tupelo, (662) 842-3981.

• North Mississippi Health Services Employees Federal Credit Union, 830 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 377-3235 • Regions Bank, 331 W. Main St., Tupelo, (662) 842-2666.

• Renasant Bank, 209 Troy St., Tupelo, (662), 680-1001.

• TPC Employees Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 527, Tupelo, (662) 5664810.

• Trustmark Bank, 110 E. Main St., Suite A, Tupelo, (662) 841-2983.

Utilities CABLE TELEVISION

Comcast / Xfinity 353 N. Gloster St., Tupelo (662) 842-5625 or (800) 266-2278 Note: Satellite service providers also are available for Lee County

MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY

Tupelo Water & Light 320 Court St., Tupelo (662) 841-6470 Emergency/power outage: (662) 8416460

RURAL ELECTRICAL

• Tombigbee Electric Power Association 1906 S. Gloster St., Tupelo (662) 842-7635 (662) 862-3146 Emergency: (662) 963-3883; 9632778; 963-3827; 348-3167; 869-1396 • Prentiss County Electric Power Association 106 E. Clayton St., Baldwyn (662) 365-7161 Emergency: (662) 728-2549

NATURAL GAS

ATMOS 1308 W. Main St., Tupelo (888) 286-6700 or (662) 842-2441 Emergencies or leaks: (866) 322-8667 (includes Lee County, with some exceptions)

TELEPHONE SERVICE (LAND LINES)

• AT&T (888) 757-6500 Local AT&T Stores (land lines, Direct TV, cellular service and Internet) • 2436 W. Main St., Tupelo (662) 841-2341 • 1001 Barnes Crossing Road (662) 841-7900 • 3849 N. Gloster St. (662) 842-9400 • Budget Telephone Services • 2604 W. Main St., Tupelo (662) 842-5465

Note: There are other telephone service providers for Lee County, but the providers listed have local offices.

Federal Do-Not-Call Registry • (888) 382-1222

WASTE COLLECTION

• Waste Management of Tupelo (800) 284-2451 or (662) 844-5523 • Lee County Solid Waste For billing or account information: Lee County Justice Center second floor or (800) 253-0831 or (662) 841-0378 For garbage pickup: (662) 844-2003

WATER

• Tupelo Water & Light 320 Court St., Tupelo (662) 841-6470 Emergency/power outage: (662) 841-6460 • Baldwyn Gas & Water 202 S. Second St., Baldwyn (662) 365-8171 • Guntown Water Department Town Hall, Guntown (662) 348-5363 or 348-5353 • Nettleton Water Department 124 Short Ave., Town Hall, Nettleton (662) 963-3589 • Plantersville Water Department 2587 Main St., Town Hall, Plantersville (662) 844-2012 • Saltillo Water Department 395 Mobile St., City Hall, Saltillo (662) 869-5431 ext. 1 • Shannon Gas & Water Department 1426 North St., Town Hall, Shannon (662) 767-3969 • Verona Water Department 194 Main St., Town Hall, Verona (662) 566-2211 or 566-1502

RURAL WATER DEPARTMENTS

• City Point Water Association 3488 Highway 6, Plantersville (662) 680-5710 Emergency: (662) 321-6950 • Mooreville Richmond Water Association 751 Highway 371, Mooreville (662) 844-0311 Emergency: (662) 844-9146 • Wheeler-Frankstown Water Association 658A County Road 5031 (662) 365-8750 Emergency: (662) 554-1833 or 5541844 • North Lee County Water Association 1004 Birmingham Ridge Road, Saltillo (662) 869-1223 Emergency: (662) 321-5793

Services AIRPORT

• Tupelo Regional Airport 2704 W. Jackson St., Tupelo

Administration: (662) 841-6570 • Silver Airways - commercial carrier (800) 499-7450 or (662) 269-4055 • Tupelo Aviation Unlimited (noncommercial/private planes) 105 Lemons Drive, Tupelo (662) 823-4359

BUS

Greyhound Bus Lines at T Mart Travel Center 1360 Barnes Crossing Road, Tupelo (662) 842-4557

RECYCLING CENTERS

• Northeast Metal (cans, metal) 797 Central St., Plantersville (662) 844-2164 • Sims Metal Management Mississippi (cans, metal) 2337 S. Veterans Blvd., Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 842-7452 • Liberty Tire Recycling (tire recycling) 2058 Highway 145 North, Saltillo (662) 869-1840 • Waste Management Curbside pickup every other Wednesday in Tupelo (800) 284-2451 or (662) 844-5523 C• ity of Tupelo dropoff sites (newspaper, cardboard, aluminum and steel cans, No. 1 through No. 7 plastic): North Commerce Street, south of Lee County jail; 4125 Coley Road, behind Fire Station No. 6; 2429 Lawndale Drive behind AvonLea Assisted Living; South Gloster at the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society. Call (662) 841-6510 for more information.

• Tupelo Recycling 669 Westmoreland Drive, Tupelo (662) 407-0708

TAXI

• A-1 Cab Co. 813 Varsity Drive, Ste. 9, Tupelo (662) 840-4300 • Tupelo Cab Co. 241 South Park, Tupelo (662) 842-1133

VEHICLE RENTAL

• Budget 2763 W. Jackson St. (inside Tupelo Regional Airport) (662) 840-3710 • Danco Auto and Van Rental (15-passenger vans) 1223 W. Main St., Tupelo (662) 841-5085 • Discount Rent-a-Car 1480 E. Main St., Tupelo (662) 842-5404 • Enterprise 551 Daybrite Drive, Tupelo (662) 842-2237 • Hertz 2763 W. Jackson St. (inside Tupelo Regional Airport) (662) 680-9482

• U-Save Car & Truck Rental 1973 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo (662) 840-8888

Education The Tupelo Public School District and city of Tupelo were recognized in 2012 for their collaboration on several projects, including an agreement that allows city residents to use school playgrounds. Both entities received a Governor’s Award from the Mississippi Association for Partners in Education.

The 7,500-student school district earned a B grade from the Mississippi Department of Education based on student results on state tests. This year, it will begin a dual enrollment program that will allow Tupelo High School students to earn credit from both THS and Itawamba Community College.

The school district has a long history of academic and extracurricular successes. It has won more than 110 sports championships, and Tupelo Middle School sent four teams to last year’s National Bridge Building competition.

Meanwhile, the Lee County School District earned A grades from the Mississippi Department of Education for two of its three high schools: Saltillo High School and Mooreville High School. Overall, the district received a C grade.

Saltillo High School earned a National Blue Ribbon Award from the national education department in 2011.

The 7,100-student district also recently used federal dollars to add wireless Internet and sets of laptops and computer carts for its schools.

Tupelo Superintendent Gearl Loden and Lee County Superintendent Jimmy Weeks will each begin their second full school years in August.

Chris Kieffer

TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Tupelo Public School District has three K-2 schools, three third- to fifth-grade schools, a K-1 school, a second- to fifth-grade school, a sixthgrade school, middle school and high school. The district also has the Early Childhood Education Center for 4-yearolds.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN • Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Education Center Phone: (662) 840-5237 Address: 1402 N. Green St. Lead teacher: Anita Buchanan GRADES K-2 • Carver Elementary School (K-1) Phone: (662) 841-8870 Address: 910 N. Green St. Principal: Christy Carroll

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• Joyner Elementary School Phone: (662) 841-8900 Address: 1201 Joyner Ave. Principal: Kim Foster • Parkway Elementary School Phone: (662) 844-6303 Address: 628 Rutherford Road Principal: Mitzi Moore • Thomas Street Elementary School Phone: (662) 841-8960 Address: 520 S. Thomas St. Principal: Chad Chism GRADES 3-5 • Lawhon Elementary School (2-5) Phone: (662) 841-8910 Address: 140 Lake St. Principal: Corlis Curry • Lawndale Elementary School Phone: (662) 841-8890 Address: 1563 Mitchell Road Principal: Brock English • Pierce Street Elementary School Phone: (662) 841-8940 Address: 1008 Pierce St. Principal: Kenneth Goralczyk • Rankin Elementary School Phone: (662) 841-8950 Address: 1908 Forrest St. Principal: Paul Moton GRADE 6 • Milam Elementary School Phone: (662) 841-8920 Address: 720 W. Jefferson St.

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Principal: Travis Beard GRADES 7-8 • Tupelo Middle School Phone: (662) 840-8780 Address: 1009 Varsity Drive Principal: Dr. Kristy Luse GRADES 9-12 • Tupelo High School Phone (662) 841-8970 Address: 4125 Cliff Gookin Blvd.

Principal: Jason Harris Other Divisions • Administrative Office Phone: (662) 841-8850 Address: 1242 S. Green St. Superintendent: Gearl Loden Board of Trustees • President: Beth Stone (662) 8449639 • Vice President: Rob Hudson (662) 841-7770 • Secretary: Kenneth Wheeler (662) 610-6953 • Joe Babb (662) 620-1892 • Eddie Prather (662) 840-8514 Career Center Phone: (662) 841-8990 Address: 4125 Cliff Gookin Blvd.

Director: Evet Topp

Fillmore Center Phone: (662) 690-5004 Address: 903 Fillmore St. Director: Larry Harmon AEE The Association for Excellence in Education is a community organization designed to raise private money to fund public school projects that aren’t covered by state, local or federal money.

Phone: (662) 844-8989 Address: AEE, C/O of CREATE Foundation. P.O. Box 1053, Tupelo, MS 38802 President: Brent Waldrop

LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS

The Lee County School District has 13 schools located in communities throughout the county.

Mooreville Elementary School (Grades K-5) Phone: (662) 844-7105 Address: 967 County Road 1409 Principal: Joanna Peugh Mooreville Middle School (Grades 6-8) Phone: (662) 680-4894 Address: 964 County Road 1409 Principal: Roman Doty Mooreville High School

(Grades 9-12) Phone: (662) 842-6859 Address: 115 County Road 1429 Principal: Lee Bruce Saltillo Primary School (Grades K-2) Phone: (662) 869-3724 Address: 1806 Highway 45 Principal: Ken Smith Saltillo Elementary School (Grades 3-5) Phone: (662) 869-2211 Address: 424 S. 3rd St. Principal: Belinda McKinion Guntown Middle School (Grades 6-8) Phone: (662) 348-8800 Address: 1539 Main St. Principal: Steven Havens Saltillo High School (Grades 9-12) Phone: (662) 869-5466 Address: 146 Tiger Drive Principal: Tim Devaughn Plantersville Middle School (Grades 5-8) Phone (662) 842-4690 Address: 2657 Main St. Principal: Pam Blissard Verona Elementary School (Grades K-4) Phone: (662) 566-7266 Address: 212 College Ave.

DAILY JOURNAL

Colton White and other kindergarteners in Robin Maynard's room eagerly raise their hands to answer questions at Thomas Street Elementary School.

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DAILY JOURNAL

First grade teacher Sandra Magers asks her student Zack Wilkes, 8, if the word 'dreamed' is a verb or a noun at Saltillo Primary School.

Principal: Temeka Shannon Shannon Primary School (Grades K-2) Phone: (662) 767-0135 Address: 6408 Noah Curtis St. Principal: Shelly Brooks Shannon Elementary School (Grades 3-5) Phone: (662) 767-9514 Address: 695 Romie Hill Ave. Principal: Ida Brand Shannon Middle School (Grades 6-8) Phone: (662) 767-3986 Address: 232 Cherry St. Principal: To be announced Shannon High School (Grades 9-12) Phone (662) 767-9566 Address: 218 Cherry St. Principal: Bill Rosenthal Other Divisions Administrative Office Phone: (662) 841-9144 Address: 1280 College View Drive Superintendent: Jimmy Weeks School Board • President: Sherry Mask: cheryl.mask@leecountyschools.us • Vice President: Mike Mitchell: mike.mitchell@leecountyschools.us • Secretary: Mary Edwards: mary.ed-

wards@leecountyschools.us • Hal Swann: hal.swann@leecountyschools.us • Ronnie Bell: rbell@trpdd.com Belden Center Phone: (662) 842-2050 Address: 4677 Endville Road, Belden Director: Ralph Green EXPECT Exceptional Progress in Education through Curriculum and Technology is a community organization designed to generate private money to fund various projects in Lee County’s schools.

Phone: (662) 841-9144 Address: 1280 College View Drive, Tupelo, MS 38804 President: Staci Bevill

NETTLETON

The Nettleton School District has four schools serving students in southeast Lee County and northwest Monroe County.

Nettleton Primary School (Grades K-3) Phone: (662) 963-2360 Address: 4386 Highway 6 North Principal: David Tutor Nettleton Elementary School (Grades 4-5)

Phone: (662) 963-7406 Address: 170 Mullen Ave. Principal: Robert Black Nettleton Junior High School (Grades 6-8) Phone: (662) 963-7400 Address: 170 Mullen Ave. Principal: Melissa Thomas Nettleton High School (Grades 9-12) Phone: (662) 963-2306 Address: 165 Mullen Ave. Principal: Jerry Pitts Administrative Office Phone: (662) 963-2151 Address: 179 Mullen Ave. Superintendent: Russell Taylor

BALDWYN SCHOOLS

Baldwyn has three schools serving students in north Lee County and southwest Prentiss County.

Baldwyn Elementary School (Grades K-4) Phone: (662) 365-1010 Address: 515 Bender Circle Principal: Diane McCreary Baldwyn Middle School (Grades 5-8) Phone: (662) 365-1015 Address: 452 N. 4th St. Principal: Danny Ramsey Baldwyn High School (Grades 9-12)

Phone: (662) 365-1020 Address: 512 N. 4th St. Principal: Adam Lindsey Administrative Office Phone: (662) 365-1000 Address: 107 W. Main St. Superintendent: Ronnie Hill

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Lakeview Baptist Academy (Grades Pre-K-12) Phone: (662) 842-4005 Address: 830 Shumacola Trail, Tupelo Principal: Robert Garland Tupelo Christian Academy (Grades Pre-K-12) Phone: (662) 791-7731 Address: 1801 E. Main St. Principal: Jennifer Lawrence Tupelo Christian Preparatory School (Grades Pre-K-12) Phone: (662) 844-8604 Address: 5440 Endville Road Headmaster: Brian Benscoter

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

Itawamba Community College, Tupelo campus Phone: (662) 620-5000 Address: 2176 S. Eason Blvd.

Career/Technical Instruction Dean: Tony Tice Incoming President: Mike Eaton

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Library Lee County Library Phone: (662) 841-9027 and (662) 841-9028 for circulation; (662) 841-9029 for director; (662) 8419013 for reference

Annika Stafford gets to enjoy a book at the Lee County Library.

Annika and her mother Nickole, try to stop by the library twice a week.

Address: 219 N. Madison St. Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday and Saturday Director: Jeff Tomlinson

Weekly Newspapers • Lee County Courier 303 W. Main St. Tupelo, MS 38804 Phone: (662) 840-8819 Fax: (662) 840-9051 www.leecountycourier.net • Baldwyn News P.O. Box 130 116 W. Main St. Baldwyn, MS 38824 Phone: (662) 365-3232 Fax: (662) 365-7989 • Saltillo/Guntown Gazette P.O. Box 647 Saltillo, MS 38866 Phone: (662) 869-8380 Fax: (662) 728-3114

• WELO The Pulse 104.3 FM/580 AM – 2214 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 842-7658 • WWKZ 103.9 FM – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 8421067 • WWZD Wizard 106.7 FM – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-1067 • WESE 92.5 FM JAMZ – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 8421067 • WKMQ 1060 AM – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-1067 • WTUP 1490 AM – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-1067 • WFTA Power 101.9 FM – 1241 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 8427625 • WCNA Max 95.9 FM – 1241 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 8429595 • WAFR 88.3 FM– 107 Parkgate Drive, Tupelo, (662) 844-8888 • WAQB 90.9 FM – 107 Parkgate Drive, Tupelo, (662) 844-8888 • WAJS 91.7 FM – 107 Parkgate Drive, Tupelo, (662) 844-8888 • WWMR Super Talk Mississippi 102.9 FM – 306 Troy St., Tupelo, (662) 680-1606 • WXWX ESPN Radio 96.3 FM – 306 Troy St., Tupelo, (662) 680-1606

Radio stations • WWMS 97.5 Miss 98 FM – 2214 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 842-7658 • WZLQ Z98.5 FM – 2214 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 842-7658 • WSYE Sunny 93.3 FM – 2214 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 842-7658

Television stations • WCBI – 339 E. Main St., Tupelo, (662) 841-0044 • WLOV – 1359 Beech Springs Road, Saltillo, (662) 842-7620 • WTVA – 1359 Beech Springs Road, Saltillo, (662) 842-7620

Media Daily Newspaper • Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal P.O. Box 909 1242 S. Green St. Tupelo, MS 38802 Phone: (662) 842-2611 Fax: (662) 842-2233 djournal.com

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Government U.S. SENATE

Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.

• Oxford office U.S. Federal Courthouse 911 East Jackson Ave. Suite 249 Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: (662) 2361018 Cochran • Washington office 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2402 Phone: (202) 224-5054 Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

• Tupelo office 2801 West Main St. Tupelo, MS 38801 Phone: (662) 8445010 Fax: (662) 8445030 • Washington office 555 Dirksen SenWicker ate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6253 Fax: (202) 228-0378 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, R. Miss • Tupelo office 431 West Main St., Suite 450 Tupelo, MS 38804

Phone: (662) 8418808 Fax: (662) 841-8845 • Washington office 1427 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. Nunnelee 20515 Phone: (202) 225-4306 Fax: (202) 225-3549

MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Rep. Steve Holland, D-District 16 • Home: P.O. Box 2 Plantersville, MS 38862 (662) 844-2004 (H) (662) 840-5000 (W) • Jackson, MS 39215 Holland (601) 359-2435 • Capitol: (601) 359-3348 Room: 201 P. O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215 (601) 359-2435 sholland@house.ms.gov Rep. Randy Boyd, R-DistrIct 19 • Home: 492 Sonny Road Mantachie, MS 38855 (662) 282-4045 (H) (662) 231-0133 Boyd (W)

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Mississippi University for Women Division of Nursing, Tupelo campus Phone: (662) 620-5380 Address: 1918 Briar Ridge Road Coordinator: Rosemary Marecle University of Mississippi Advanced Education Center Phone: (662) 844-5622 Address: 1918 Briar Ridge Road Dean: Dr. James Pate

History (662) 231-0133 (C) Room: 400-F P. O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 (601) 359-2435 rboyd@house.ms.gov Rep. Brian Aldridge, R-District 17 • Home: P.O. Box 2611 Tupelo, MS 38803 (662) 842-0401 (H) (662) 841-5833 (W) Adridge • Capitol: (601) 359-2420 Room: 400-E P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 (601)359-2420 baldridge@house.ms.gov Rep. Jerry Turner, R-District 18 • Home: 1290 Carrollville Ave. Baldwyn, MS 38824 (662) 365-5135 (H) (662) 365-8484 Turner (W) • Capitol: (601) 359-9473 Room: 201M-4 P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 (601) 359-9473 jturner@house.ms.gov

MISSISSIPPI SENATE

Sen. Nancy Adams Collins, R-District 6 • Home: 1604 Briar Ridge Road Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 844-1690 • Capitol: (601) 359-2395 Collins P. O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 (601)359-2395 ncollins@senate.ms.gov Sen. Hob Bryan, D-District 7 • Home: P.O. Box 75 Amory, MS 38821 (662) 256-9989 (H) (662) 256-9601 (W) Bryan • Capitol: (601) 359-3237 Room: 409 A P. O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215

(601) 359-3237 hbryan@senate.ms.gov Sen. Russell Jolly, D-District 8 • Home: 369 Hwy. 47 Houston, MS 38851 (662) 456-3118 (H) (662) 542-6701 (W) Jolly (662) 542-6701 (C) • Capitol: (601) 359-2886 P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 (601) 359-2886 • rjolly@senate.ms.gov

Post offices Tupelo Main Office Location: 362 S. Thomas St. (662) 791-8407 Tupelo Downtown Office Location: 500 W. Main St. (662) 841-1286 Belden Location: 3871 McCullough Blvd.

Phone: (662) 840-1917 Baldwyn Location: 205 W. Main St. Phone: (662) 365-2323 Guntown Location: 1660 Main St. Phone: (662) 348-5335 Mooreville Location: 110 County Road 1427 Phone: (662) 844-3125 Nettleton Location: 4540 Union Ave. Phone: (662) 963-2623 Plantersville Location: 2540 Main St. Phone: (662) 844-2096 Saltillo Location: 162 Mobile St. Phone: (662) 869-5111 Shannon Location: 718 Romie Hill Ave. Phone: (662) 767-3386 Sherman Location: 65 E. Main St. Phone: (662) 840-2559 Verona Location: 5107 Raymond Ave. Phone: (662) 566-2442

Trace State Park is a to fishing destination.

Outdoors STATE LAKES

For more information on Mississippi State Lakes, including fishing reports and depth maps, visit home.mdwfp.com.

Tippah County Lake – 145-acre lake, 2.5 miles north of Ripley on Highway 15, then west three miles. Facilities include restrooms, boat ramp, picnic tables, grills, tent camping, camping pads with electric and water hookups and a pavilion. Skiing is available from noon to sunset Saturday and Sunday. Contact: Lake manager Jim Cutberth at (662) 837-9850.

Lake Lamar Bruce – 300-acre lake in Lee County. Closed for renovation.

Lake Monroe – 99-acre lake in Monroe County, between Aberdeen and Amory off U.S. 45 on Coontail Road.

Facilities include restrooms, boat ramp, picnic tables, tent camping, camping pads with electrical and water hookups and a pavilion. Skiing is not allowed. Contact: Lake manager Dirk Lucas at (662) 256- 9637.

Elvis Presley Lake – 322-acre lake, northeast of Tupelo on Veterans Boulevard, off Hwy. 78 East. Facilities include restrooms, boat ramp, picnic tables, grills, camping pads with electric and water hookups, tent camping and a pavilion. Skiing is available noon to sunset daily.

Contact: Lake manager Ken Stanford at (662) 620-6314.

FEES FOR STATE LAKES

• Entrance/Fishing (ages 16-64) – $5; Launching/Fishing/Entrance/Skiing for boats – $7; Youth Fishing (under age 16) – Free; Boat Launching/Disabled/Exempt Fishing (age 65 and over) – $6; Camping/per day – $18; Disabled/Senior Citizen Camping/per day – $13.

• Camping Permit (30 days) – $360;

Disabled ⁄ Senior Citizen Camping (30 days) – $270.

• Disabled/Exempt Fishing – $3.

• Tent Camping without electricity/per day – $13.

• Pavilion Rental (without restrooms) – $36.

• Pavilion Rental (with restrooms) – $51.

• Annual Permits: Duplicate – Annual/Lifetime permit $7.29; Fishing/Entrance (no launching) Ages 16-64 – $52; Boat Launch/Skiing/Entrance/Fishing – $102; Annual Exempt Launch/Fish – $72; Senior Citizen/Disabled Bank Fishing (no launching) – $32.

• Daily cabin rental without linens, weekday – $65; weekend – $75.

STATE PARKS

For more information on Mississippi State Parks, photos and to make reservations online, visit home.mdwfp.com.

J.P. Coleman – Perched on a rocky bluff overlooking the Tennessee River, J.P. Coleman State Park offers all types of water sports. Visitors can enjoy sailing, swimming, skiing and fishing for smallmouth bass in Pickwick Lake and experience camping and exploring along the banks of the Tennessee River. J.P. Coleman State park is located on Pickwick Lake and the Tennessee River, 13 miles north of Iuka off Highway 25.

The park offers a four-lane boat ramp, 150-foot floating dock and 52 additional parking spaces for boat and trailer combinations.

Services and amenities: three townhouses, 16 motel rooms, 69 developed camping sites, 17 tent camping sites, 20 vacation cabins, laundry facilities, a 15-by-60 swimming pool and children’s pool, visitor/activity building, miniature golf, bath houses, biking, boating, comfort station, dump station, fish-cleaning station, fishing and houseboating.

Contact: Park manager Ruth Watson at (662) 423-6515.

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Tishomingo State Park – Tishomingo State Park was judged by ReserveAmerica in 2008 among the nation’s Top 25 Canoeing Spots and for its unique cabins. ReserveAmerica is North America’s leading camping reservation and campground solutions provider.

The park is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and steeped in history and scenic beauty.

Archaeological excavations confirm the presence of Paleo Indians in the area now encompassed by the park as early as 7000 B.C.; the park takes its name from the leader of the Chickasaw Nation, Chief Tishomingo. The Natchez Trace Parkway, the premier highway of the early 1800s and a modern scenic parkway, runs directly through the park.

Tishomingo State Park offers a unique landscape of massive rock formations and fern-filled crevices found nowhere else in Mississippi. Massive boulders blanketed in moss dot the hillsides, and wildflowers border trails once walked by American Indians.

Services and amenities: 62 developed camping sites, tent camping in a large wooded area overlooking Haynes Lake, six rustic rental cabins, group camping, swimming pool, canoe rental, disc golf, dump station, fire rings, fire-

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wood sales, fishing lake, geological formations, historic sites, jogging/running, laundry, meeting hall, nature study, picnic pavilion, picnic tables, rock climbing and hiking trails. Contact: Park manager Bill Brekeen at (662) 4386914.

Tombigbee State Park – Located six miles south of Tupelo, Tombigbee State Park offers outdoor recreation opportunities just minutes from one of Mississippi’s premier shopping, dining and entertainment areas.

Services and amenities: Boat ramp, boating, seven air-conditioned cabins, disc golf, fire rings, fishing, hiking, tent camping, 20 camping pads with hookups, information center, jogging/running, meeting hall, nature trail, picnic tables, playing field and playground. Contact: Park manager Donna Hollis at (662) 842-7669.

Trace State Park – Trace State Park also received national honors during ReserveAmerica’s 2008 study. The park was listed nationwide among the Top 100 Family Campgrounds and the Top 50 Fishing Spots.

A retreat located only minutes from Tupelo, Trace State Park has a variety of outdoor activities ranging from fishing and water sports to exploring miles

of secluded nature trails. An arrangement with the Pontotoc Country Club allows Trace State Park campers to play the 18-hole course without paying green fees.

Services and amenities: 10 rental cabins, 10 shaded tent camping sites, 52 developed campsites with full hookups, 25 picnic sites, bath house, biking, bird-watching, boat ramp, laundry facilities, Old Warrior Run Disc Golf Course, fire rings, firewood sales, fishing, bait sales, playground, souvenir shop, hiking and 35 miles of trails for all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, horses and mountain bikes. No swimming area is provided within the park. Waterskiing, however, is allowed year-round.

Contact: Park manager Donald Campbell at (662) 489-2958.

Sports, Recreation ADULT SPORTS

For information on any of the following sports, call Tupelo Parks and Recreation at (662) 841-6440 or visit www.tupeloms.gov/parkandrec.

Adult Softball: Registration held in February for summer sessions and July 8-Aug. 2 for fall. Men’s,

women’s and coed leagues.

Adult Flag Football: Registration July 8-Aug. 2; play starts mid-August..

Men’s, women’s and coed leagues.

Fall Coed Softball: Registration July 8-Aug. 2.

Fall Coed Kickball: Registration July 8-Aug. 2.

YOUTH SPORTS

Youth baseball/youth softball: Outside Tupelo, it is organized by communities. Contact the local town hall for information.

Elite Sports Academy: Located in Chesterville. Baseball fields and a 6,500-square-foot climate-controlled indoor facility with indoor/outdoor hitting areas, pitching areas and pitching machines as well as media room. Private lessons. Home Run Cafe. Open Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 15:30 p.m. Contact: Buddy Dickerson (662) 680-8020 or (662) 321-2310.

Tupelo Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of sports activities including basketball, football, cheerleading, T-ball, disc golf, aquatics and soccer. Regular office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Offices are closed on

Listings all national holidays. For information on any of the following sports, call Tupelo Parks and Recreation at (662) 841-6440.

• Tupelo Youth Baseball Association: Ages 4-18. Registration in January.

Four levels of play are Recreational, Recreational Weekend, All-Star and Rangers.

• Tupelo Youth Soccer Association: Ages 4-18 in separate boys and girls leagues at both recreational and select levels. TYSA plays all games at the Sportsplex and James L. Ballard Park.

• Tupelo Softball Association. For girls 4-14. Registration in January.

Play begins in April.

• Tupelo Aquatic Club. Aquatics Division of Tupelo Parks and Recreation offers Shockwave Aquatics competitive swimming for age 4 and up, including Master’s program for adults in their 20s and up.

The Tupelo High School boys golf team practices in Tupelo and there are many golf courses in the county and nearby for residents and visitors to enjoy.

CHURCH SPORTS

Various churches throughout Lee County are involved in basketball and softball leagues. Contact the church of your choice for more information.

GOLF COURSES

Bel-Air Golf Course: Public, 2107 Country Club Road, Tupelo, (662) 841-6446. Monday-Thursday, 18 holes $20 plus tax, with cart, $15 for nine; Friday-Sunday plus holidays, 18 holes $25, with cart, $20 for nine; Tuesdays and Thursdays, senior rate $11, with cart, 18 holes.

Monday-Thursday special after 2 p.m., all-you-can-play for $20 with cart. Walkers, Monday-Thursday, $12 and Friday-Sunday plus holidays, $14.Hours: 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Big Oaks: Public, par 72; 3481 Big Oaks Blvd., Saltillo, (662) 844-8002; www.bigoaksgolfcourse.com. Monday-Thursday, 18 holes, plus tax, with cart, $29; Friday-Sunday, 18 holes, $34 and nine holes, $26; Wednesday, all day, 55 and older, $20 all day; twilight special, all-youcan-play from 2 p.m. until dark, every day, $26; military rate, every day, $26, 18 holes; walking rate, 18 holes, $26 and nine holes, $18. Student special for summer through August, $100 per month, MondayThursday. Open seven days a week, 7:30 a.m. through 7 p.m. Driving range. Pro shop.

Natchez Trace Golf Club: Semi-public, par 72, Old Highway 45 North, Saltillo, (662) 869-2166. MondaysFridays, $34; weekends and holidays, $44; every day after 3 p.m., $25, all including cart and tax. Call for tee time. Open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Pro shop, driving range, practice green,

snack bar, lounge and bar.

Tupelo Country Club: Private, Winged Foot Road, Tupelo, (662) 840-4725. www.tupelocountryclub.org. For members and guests only.

SHOOTING

Whitetail Ridge Outdoors: 44 Birmingham Ridge Road, Blue Springs. www.whitetailridgeoutdoors.com.

One 5-15 station sporting clay course, 10 skeet fields with five lighted fields, five trap field overlays with lighted fields, one five-stand sporting clay field, rifle/pistol/archery ranges, pro shop for shooting or paintball needs, paintball field, 7,000-square-foot clubhouse, locker room, two fishing lakes, two picnic pavilions and 50 motor home hookups with water, electric and sewer. Named 2003 Gun Club of the Year by the National Skeet Shooters Association. Contact: Dick Hollaway, (662) 891-1982.

Ridge Crossing Shooting Club: 218 Birmingham Ridge Road, Blue Springs. www.ridgecrossingshootingclub.com. Ridge Crossing is affili-

ated with the International Defensive Pistol Association, which uses practical equipment in scenarios set up to mimic real-world encounters.

Practical handguns and holsters are a requirement – no competitiononly gear. Classes, training, lessons, classifiers and pistol matches. Contact: Nicky Carter, (662) 871-3346.

BOWLING

Rebelanes, 625 Robert E. Lee Drive, Tupelo; Bowling lanes, pro shop, snack bar, game room and party room. Open 9 a.m. winter months and 1 p.m. summer months (Wednesdays, 9 a.m.). Daily specials include Mondays, 1 p.m. to close, $12 an hour for up to six people per lane, $3 each shoe rentals; Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to close, $2 games, $2 shoe rental; Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to close, $5 admission, games 50 cents, shoe rental $1.50; Thursdays, 1 p.m. to close, $5 allyou-can-bowl, $3 shoe rental; Fridays and Saturdays, 9 p.m. to close, $11 all-you-can-bowl, includes shoe rental; and Sundays, 1

p.m. to close, $11 for three hours bowling and shoe rental. Visit website or call for league information, other specials, discounts and coupons. (662) 842-1132. www.rebelanesbowling.com.

Events Helen Foster Lecture: Each spring at the Lee County Library, 219 Madison St., Tupelo. Features wellknown authors. For more information, call (662) 841-9029.

Madrigal Singe Feaste: Each Christmas season. Features Tupelo High School Madrigals. For more information, call the Tupelo High School choral department at (662) 8418977.

Wave Connection and Soundwave: Tupelo High School show choirs perform concerts in fall and spring.

For more information, call the Tupelo High School choral department at (662) 841-8977.

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Every May Tupelo enjoys the Dudie Burger Festival. People gather to eat the famous Dudie burgers, which are also known as dough burgers. It’s held at Ballard Park by the Oren Dunn City Museum.

Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference: Summer, University of Mississippi, Oxford. Focuses on life and writings of Oxford’s Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture.

Features readings, lectures, discussions, reception. For more information, call (662) 915-7283 or check www.outreach.olemiss.edu.

Charity Ball: February celebration.

Sponsored by the Tupelo Junior Auxiliary. Recognizes Tupelo outstanding citizen. Attire is black tie optional. Proceeds benefit local charities. Tickets are available from Junior Auxiliary members. For more information, call (662) 213-0678.

Don’t Be Cruel BBQ Duel: March event in Tupelo. Professional and amateur barbecue teams compete.

The event is sanctioned by the Memphis Barbecue Network. Call (662) 690-4011, or visit www.tupelobbqduel.com.

Presley Heights Azalea Festival: First weekend in April at Veterans Park, Tupelo. Kids’ games, entertainment and more. Call (662) 213-5599, or visit www.presleyheights.com.

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Tupelo Blue Suede Cruise: First weekend in May in Tupelo. Classic car owners show off their wheels and drive around Tupelo. There’s music, vendors, a poker run and more. Call (662) 213-8873 or check www.bluesc.com.

Dudie’s Burger Festival: First Saturday in May at the Oren Dunn City Museum, Tupelo. Celebrates a downtown Tupelo landmark with music, food and more. Call (662) 841-6438 or check www.tupelo.net.

GumTree Festival of the Arts: Tupelo’s annual arts festival held every Mother’s Day weekend. Features juried art competition, songwriting contest and short story and poetry contest, entertainment, musical production and more. For more information, call (662) 844-2787 or www.gumtreemuseum.com.

Tupelo Film Festival: Begins the week after GumTree Festival. It spotlights independent films with screenings and workshops at the Lyric Theatre and downtown Tupelo locations. Call (800) 533-0611, (662) 841-6521 or visit www.tupelofilmfestival.net.

Elvis Presley Festival: First weekend in June, downtown Tupelo, fully licensed and supported by the city of Tupelo and Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. Features all types of music with emphasis on rock ’n’ roll, gospel and blues. Includes Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist competition. For more information, call (662) 841-6598 or check www.tupeloelvisfestival.com.

Northeast Mississippi Livestock Exposition: Fall livestock exposition at Lee County Agri-Center Arena, 5395 Hwy. 145, Verona. For more information, call (662) 841-9000.

Verona Heritage Festival: June event in downtown Verona. Features reenactment of Vernon and Gladys Presley’s wedding, plus music and more. Call (662) 213-4297.

Down from the Hills Music Festival: May 18, Union County Fairgrounds, New Albany. Features Mississippi Bluegrass Championships for fiddle, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, banjo and bluegrass band. Workshops for students will be May 17. Quilt show included, and campsites available. Call (662) 538-0014 or 534-1916, email jill@ucheritagemuseum.com or visit

www.mississippifiddlers.com.

Amory Railroad Festival: April festival in downtown Amory in Frisco Park. Arts and crafts, food, entertainment, 5k run, locomotive display and more. For more information, call (662) 256-2761, or visit the website www.amoryrailroadfestival.com.

Oxford’s Double Decker Festival: Spring festival the last Friday and Saturday in April on the square in Oxford. Music, arts and crafts, children events, food vendors, 5k walk and 10k run, and more. For more information, call (662) 232-2367, www.doubledeckerfestival.com.

Oxford Conference for the Book: Last week in March at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Authors, readers and academics gather for book-related events. Call the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at (662) 915-5993.

Okeelala Festival: Held the first Saturday in October in Latimer Park in Baldwyn. Features arts and crafts, entertainment, food, car show, beauty pageant, talent show. For more information, call (662) 3651050.

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Sloan Malin, 10, center, does a flip as she bounces on a bungee rope Saturday afternoon during the Azalea Festival held every April at Veterans Park.

Bodock Festival: Sept. 27-28 on the court square in Pontotoc. Features arts and crafts, art fair, bicycle race, art exhibit, fence post-throwing contest, car show, carnival, golf tournament, entertainment and more. Call (662) 489-5042.

Flywheel Festival: April 26-27 and Sept. 27-28, Joe Brigance Park in Houston. Fish fry, flywheel living history demonstrations, vendors, arts and crafts, 5k run and more.

For more information, call (662) 456-2321.

Heritage Day Festival: Labor Day weekend at Mineral Springs Park on Highway 172 East in Iuka. Features musical entertainment, kids’ games, arts and crafts, and car show, plus Civil War events. Call (662) 423-3954.

Jacinto Foundation: July 4 festival on the grounds of the Jacinto Courthouse in Alcorn County. Features political rally, Chucalissa Indians, arts and crafts, flea market and more. For more information, call (662) 286-8662.

Slugburger Festival: July 11-13 at downtown Corinth. Features local and mainstream entertainment, carnival, and the cooking of the

slugburger. For more information, call (662) 287-1550, or check mainstreetcorinth.com.

Hog Wild BBQ Festival: The first weekend in October in downtown Corinth. The event is sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society. It includes music and a carnival. (662) 287-1550, or check mainstreetcorinth.com.

Prairie Arts Festival: Saturday before Labor Day in downtown West Point.

Features 5k run, barbecue, entertainment, flea market and more.

For more information, call the Growth Alliance at (662) 494-5121, or visit www.westpointms.org.

Howlin’ Wolf Blues Festival: Friday before Labor Day at the West Point Civic Center. Musicians celebrate Chester “Howlin’ Wolf” Burnett.

Call (662) 605-0770 or visit wpnet.org/Howlin_Festival.htm.

Mantachie Fest: Third weekend in September at Mantachie City Park.

Arts and crafts, carnival rides, entertainment and more. For more information, call (662) 282-7450.

Bukka White Blues Festival: Annual fall festival the third weekend in October at Blue Bluff Recreation Area, Aberdeen. Authentic blues,

kids’ activities, arts and crafts, and more. For more information, call (662) 369-9440 or (800) 634-3538, email info@aberdeenms.org, or visit www.bukkawhitefestival.com.

Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival: First week in November beginning on the first Saturday in Vardaman.

Arts and crafts, flea market and 5k run on first Saturday. Beauty contests on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Banquet and sweet potato recipe contest on second Saturday. For more information, call (662) 682-7561 or 682-7559.

Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium: An October event at Mississippi University for Women, Columbus. It includes lectures, author roundtables and more. For information, call (662) 329-7386, or visit www.muw.edu/welty.

DANCE

Tupelo Ballroom Dance Club: 7-10 p.m. one Saturday per month.

Check tupeloballroomdance.com for location and date. $10/non-members, $5/members. (662) 348-5773 or 869-2380.

Young at Heart, Adults 50+: 6:30-9 p.m. every Thurs. $5/pot-lucks,

$7/catered dinners. Bel-Air Center, Tupelo. (662) 841-6440.

MUSEUMS, GALLERIES

Amory Regional Museum: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. 1-5 p.m. Sun. Free. 801 3rd St. S., Amory. (662) 256-2761.

Mississippi Final Stands Interpretive Center: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 607 Grisham St., Baldwyn, near Hwy. 45 Bypass; exhibit featuring the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads and Tupelo/Harrisburg. $5/adults, $2/children. Group rates available.

Battlefield 5 miles west of Baldwyn on Hwy. 370 and is open dawn to dusk. (662) 365-3969.

GumTree Museum of Art: 211 W. Main St., Tupelo. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tues.-Sat. and by appointment.

Free. Group tours available. Handicap accessible. (662) 844-2787.

Oren Dunn City Museum: Miss. Hwy. 6 at James L. Ballard Park, Tupelo. $3/adults, $2/60+, $1.50/4-14, free/4 and under. Group rates available. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. Closed on holidays.

Handicap accessible. orendunnmuseum.org. On Facebook. (662) 8416438.

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Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum: 306 Elvis Presley Drive, Tupelo.

Clothing, furniture, personal items and rare photos. Tours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon. through Sat. from May to September. 9-5 p.m. Mon. through Sat. the remaining months. 1-5 p.m. Sunday year-round. Birthplace: $6/adults, $3/children, free/7 and under. Grand tour, includes house, museum and church: $15/adults, $12/students and seniors, $6/children. Group rates available. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Handicap accessible. (662) 841-1245.

Itawamba Community College Fine Arts Gallery: ICC campus, Fulton.

Open during school year. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Free. Handicap accessible. (662) 862-8304.

Tupelo Automobile Museum: More than 100 collectible automobiles.

Self-guided tours, gift shop, gift certificates. 9-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-4:30 p.m. Sun. $10/adults, $9/over 60, AAA members and military. $5/12 and under, $8/prescheduled groups of 10 or more.

(662) 842-4242.

Art at Tupelo City Hall: Downtown Tupelo. Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Fri. Free admission. Northeast Mississippi artists may participate by calling (662) 841-6513.

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Caron Gallery: 122 W. Main St., Tupelo. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. (662) 205-0351.

Town Square Post Office and Museum: 59 South Main Street, Pontotoc. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and by appointment. Closed weekends.

Free, with donations accepted.

(662) 488-0388.

Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center: 4 miles north of Fulton. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon.-Fri.Nov. 1 to March 28; 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day March 29 to May 23, 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day May 24 to Aug. 29, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day Aug. 30 to Oct. 31. Free tours. 120-seat auditorium & covered terrace picnic area. Groups should call ahead; $75/per day for auditorium. Charges for special occasions after hours are $50/per hour with two-hour minimum.

Reservations (2 weeks in advance) (662) 862-5414.

Marshall County Museum: 220 East College Ave., Holly Springs. Civil War Room; 11 Wars Room, etc. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and by appointment. Close at 4 p.m. Mon.Fri. in winter. Christmas tour first weekend in December. $5/adults, $3/10 and under with an adult.

(662) 252-3669.

Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery: 300

E. College Ave., Holly Springs. For appointments, (662) 252-2838, 252-5934.

Southside Gallery: 150 Courthouse Square, Oxford. Monthly exhibits.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat, Sunday and Monday by appointment. Free.

Handicap accessible. southsideartgallery.com (662) 234-9090.

Tippah County Historical Museum: 106 N. Siddall St., Ripley, 10 a.m.2 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Special tours by appointment. (662) 512-0099.

Free, with donations accepted.

University Museums: Corner of Fifth & University Ave., Oxford. 10 a.m.6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Free. Suggested admission of $5 for traveling shows. Handicap accessible. (662) 915-7073.

Union County Heritage Museum: 114 Cleveland St., New Albany. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sat. Exhibits include New Albany native William Faulkner, Paul Rainey, more. Free, with donations accepted; guided tours for classes, etc., (662) 538-0014 or ucheritagemuseum.com.

Bay Springs Lake Visitor Center: off Hwy. 4 on east side of Bay Springs Lake near Jamie Whitten Lock & Dam. 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Closed on federal holidays, except Memorial Day, Independence Day

and Labor Day. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day. (662) 423-1287.

The Verandah-Curlee House: 705 Jackson St., Corinth. Tours by appointment. (662) 287-9501.

Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center: 501 W. Linden St., Corinth. 8 a.m.4:30 p.m. daily. Closed Christmas Day. Free. (662) 287-9273.

Jacinto Courthouse: Includes a park area, walking trails and R.V. hookups. 367 C.R. 367, just off Hwy. 356, Jacinto. 1-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. and Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., Memorial Day through Labor Day. Free. (662) 286-8662.

Crossroads Museum: Civil War artifacts, historical photos, Chickasaw artifacts, Paleozoic and Cretaceous fossils. 221 N. Fillmore St., Corinth.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat. $5/adults, $3/seniors, students, military. Free for 16 and under. crossroadsmuseum.com. On Facebook. (662) 287-3120.

Corinth Artist Guild Gallery: 507 Cruise St., Corinth. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tues.-Sat. (662) 665-0520.

Corinth National Cemetery: Final resting place for 1,793 known and 3,895 unknown soldiers, and 273 regiments from 15 states. Horton Street, Corinth. Hours: dawn to dusk. Free. (901) 386-8311.

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Carolyn Carter, left, of Oxford and her husband, Gary, show their grandsons, Will, 13, and Zach, 7, around the Tupelo Automobile Museum. The museum is open year-round next to the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo.

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Listings

The Natchez Trace Parkway hosts many events throughout the year, including re-enactments of Native American and other historic events for the region.

Battery Robinett: The site of fierce fighting during the Civil War Battle of Corinth. Linden Street, Corinth.

Hours: dawn to dusk. Free. (662) 287-9273.

Cobb Institute of Archaeology Museum: Mississippi State University, Starkville. 1-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Closed in summer. Groups by appointment; please give two weeks’ notice for appointments. Opens in Sept., closes May. Handicap accessible. Free. (662) 325-3826.

Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum: Mississippi State University Mitchell Memorial Library, Starkville. Musical instruments, sheet music, records, more. 9-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (662) 325-6634.

Ida B. Wells Art Gallery: Located at

220 N. Randolph St., Holly Springs.

Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., boon-5 p.m. Sat. Closed Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Admission $4/adults, $3/12 and under and with an adult.

New featured exhibit every 4-6 weeks of African and African-American art. (662) 252-3232.

MOVIES

Cinemark 8: Located on the east side of The Mall at Barnes Crossing, Hwy. 45 and Barnes Crossing Road, Tupelo. Features 8 screens.

For more information, call (662) 844-8256, cinemark.com.

Malco 10: Located at 3088 Tupelo Commons Ave., Tupelo. Features 10 screens. For movie information,

call (662) 841-2088 check www.malco.com.

PARKS, RECREATION

Skate Zone: 103 Parkgate Drive, Tupelo. School hours are 6-8:30 p.m.

Tues. ($1), 7 p.m.-midnight. Fri. ($8), noon-10 p.m. Sat. ($8), 2-6 p.m. Sun. ($5). Call for summer hours. All prices plus regular skate rental. (662) 841-1260.

Ballard Park: Miss. Hwy. 6, Tupelo.

Walking track, small lake, picnic facilities, sports fields, playground, disc golf, museum & more. (662) 841-6440.

Veterans Park: Veterans Boulevard, Tupelo. Walking track, lake, picnic facilities, playground, community center, disc golf and more. (662)

841-6440.

Tupelo Baseball Sportplex and Tupelo Soccer Sportplex, Rutherford Road, Behind Ballard Park. Sports fields. (662) 841-6440.

Saltillo City Park: Cartwright Drive, Saltillo. High school and Little League fields, tennis courts, walking track, playground, grandstand, picnic pavilions, community center and senior citizens center. (662) 869-5668.

Blue Bluff Campground and Recreation Area: Aberdeen Lake, TennTom Waterway. 92 camp sites with concrete pads, picnic tables, grills, water hookups, handicap/special access sites, laundry, rest rooms, hot showers, playgrounds. Open all year 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Beach open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Boat ramps open 24 hours. Annual passes $30. $18/regular hookup, $20 hookup water front. 8 people allowed per site. Half price for SS card holders and seniors. (662) 369-2832.

Elvis Presley Lake & Campground: open all year, 212 C.R. 995, northeast of Tupelo. Bicycle trails, nature trail, pavilions, volleyball.

Fees: $5/entrance and fishing; $3/65+ fishing; $7/boat launch, fishing and skiing; free/16 and under fishing; $6/65+ boat launch; $15/camping; $11/primitive camp; $51/pavilion rental with restrooms; $36/pavilion rental without restrooms; $102/annual boat launch, fish and ski permit; $32/65+ annual fishing permit; $52/annual fishing permit; $7.29/duplicate copy of permit. (662) 620-6314.

Office open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.Fri. (662) 840-5172, www.mdwfp.com.

Holly Springs National Forest: Covers portions of Marshall, Benton, Tippah, Union, Lafayette and Yalobusha counties. 38 lakes with ramp facilities, 60 hunter camps and more than 140 camp & picnic sites, fishing. (662) 236-6550.

Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center: 6 miles north of Tupelo on Natchez Trace Parkway. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. every day, except Christmas Day. Features Natchez Trace orientation film, travel information, history exhibits, bookstore & Beech Springs Nature Trail. (662) 6804027 or (800) 305-7417.

Natchez Trace R.V. Camp: 8 miles south of Tupelo just off the Natchez Trace Parkway on Pontocola Road. Campground open all year. Full hookups with pull-through spaces, cabin, nature trail, tent sites, two fishing ponds, pool, pavilions, grills, laundry, restrooms & showers. $24/daily, $145/weekly.

Monthly rates available. (662) 7678609.

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Listings Bay Springs Lake Beaches: Old Bridge Beach and Piney Grove Beach open May 1 to Labor Day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. $4/private vehicle, $1/person for walk-ins and bikers (12 years or older), $1/ person (12 years or older for commercial vehicles but not less than $4.)

Fee for Golden Age/Access cardholder is half price. $30/annual pass. $3/vehicle for boat launching.

(662) 423-1287.

Piney Grove Campground: West side of Bay Springs Lake, 141 campsites, picnic tables, hookups, grills, fire rings, boat ramp, playgrounds, game courts, more. Some handicap facilities. $20/night for non-waterfront, $22/waterfront sites. Info: (662) 728-1134. Reservations: tollfree (877) 444-6777 or www.recreation.gov.

Whitten Park Campground: Near Fulton. Campsites with grill, picnic tables and utility hookups. Rest rooms, showers and laundry facilities, playgrounds, nature trails, boat docks and beach area, picnic shelters & open picnic area. Some campsites are handicap accessible.

(Only a part remains open during the winter.) Gatehouse open 6 a.m.10 p.m. Boat launch $3/vehicle, $1.50/seniors. Camping $20 night/$22 night for waterfront. (662) 423-1287.

Tupelo Community Theatre puts on the play “Second Samuel.”

The group has plays several times a year for residents to enjoy.

YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES

BancorpSouth Arena: 375 East Main

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SPRING PILGRIMAGES

Aberdeen: Held each spring in Aberdeen. Features tours of antebellum homes and churches, exhibits, storytelling, cemetery tour, library displays. For more information, call Aberdeen Visitors Bureau, (800) 634-3538 or (662) 369-9440, email info@aberdeenms.org or visit www.aberdeenpilgrimage.com.

Holly Springs: Held each spring in Holly Springs. Features tours of antebellum homes and churches, cemetery tour, re-enactments. Call (662) 252-2515 or (888) 687-4765, or visit www.hollyspringspilgrimage.com.

Columbus: Held each spring in Columbus. Features tours of antebellum homes, some with original furnishings, graveyard tour, candlelight tour, carriage rides, double decker bus rides, pilgrimage pageant and more. Tickets are available at Pilgrimage Headquarters, The Mississippi Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau, 117 3rd Street South, Columbus. For more information, call the Columbus Cultural and Heritage Foundation at (800) 920-3533 or visit columbusms.org.

St., Tupelo. Features concerts, conventions, meeting rooms, rodeos, truck and tractor pulls, sporting events, etc. Tickets at box office, arena outlets, www.bcsarena.com, www.ticketmaster.com, (800) 7453000 and (662) 841-6528.

Lee County Agri-Center Arena: 5445 Hwy. 145, Verona. Rodeos, livestock shows, entertainment and more.

For more information, call (662) 566-5600.

Tupelo Symphony Orchestra: Link Centre, Tupelo. Season features concerts with a professional symphony and guest artists. Call (662) 842-8433, or visit www.tupelosymphony.com.

Tupelo Ballet Company: 775 Poplarville Drive, Tupelo. Each season features several performances with guest artists, including The Nutcracker each Christmas season.

Call (662) 844-1928, or visit www.tupeloballet.com.

Tupelo Concert Association: Four

performances are held each season at the Tupelo Civic Auditorium. Season tickets are sold the last week of January and first week of February.

Call (662) 842-3173, 840-7505 or 840-2658.

MONTHLY EVENTS

Tupelo Flea Market and Craft Show: Held the weekend of the second Saturday of every month at the Tupelo Furniture Market Buildings at 1879 N. Coley Road, Tupelo. Features arts and crafts, knives, quilts, glassware, clothing, plants, etc. Free parking, $1/admission, free/5 and under.

Friday nights, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.- 7 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. For more information, call (662) 842-4442.

THEATER

Pied Piper Playhouse: Theater troupe geared for children. Season features several plays a year. For more information, call (662) 346-3899 or 678-

3844, or visit piedpiperplayhouse.net.

Tupelo Community Theatre: The Lyric Theatre, North Broadway Street, Tupelo. For more information, call (662) 844-1935, or visit www.tct.ms.

Tallahatchie River Players: The Ciné Theatre, 127 E. Bankhead St., New Albany. (662) 534-3438, or visit www.tallahatchieriverplayers.com.

Corinth Theatre-Arts: Crossroads Playhouse, 303 Fulton Drive, Corinth. For more information, call (662) 287-2995, or visit www.corinththeatrearts.com.

Starkville Community Theatre: Playhouse on Main, 108 East Main St., Starkville. For more information, call (662) 323-6855, or visit www.sctonline.org.

Saltillo Performing Arts: Children’s theater organization. For more information, call (662) 842-9031, or visit Facebook.com/saltilloperformingarts.

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