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Tupelo • Plantersville • Saltillo • Nettleton • Sherman • Baldwyn • Shannon • Guntown • Verona

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Lee County Profile

Population

Location

2.9 million Mississippi 83,500 Lee County 35,600 Tupelo

Lee County is located in Northeast Mississippi approximately 190 miles from Jackson, approximately 108 miles from Memphis, Tenn., and approximately 133 miles from Birmingham, Ala. Baldwyn

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Guntown

14% 7%

Persons 65 years and older Persons 18-65 years old

Sherman Tupelo

54% 25%

Persons under 18 years

Saltillo

Verona Plantersville Nettleton

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Shannon

55.01 rainfall (inches) annual

Cost of Living

$111,300 median value of owner occupied housing $1,091 median monthly owner costs with a mortgage 2.5%

Time Zone Central

Transportation

Ethnicity

28%

African American 69%

Caucasion Hispanic or Latino

Closest Airport

Tupelo Regional Airport (service to Nashville only)

Closest International Airport

Memphis International Airport 98 miles

Median Travel Time to Work 19.2 minutes

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ee County is the heartbeat of the state’s northeast corner, centrally located between large cities in two different states and, with municipalities of all different sizes, offering urban amenities, small-town charm and deeply rural landscapes.

By car, Birmingham, Ala., lies about two hours east while Memphis, Tenn., is a little under that. The new Interstate-22 almost completely connects the two cities, traveling an east-west path straight through Lee County.

Offering a slower-paced, much more scenic transportation corridor, the Natchez Trace cuts a forested diagonal through the county.

There are hiking and camping options off the Trace right in Lee County. For a weekend trip, the Trace travels as far south as Natchez or as far north as Nashville, Tenn. There are recreational opportunities along the entire route.

Even aside from the Trace, the outdoor-lover will find plenty to enjoy in Lee County. Tombigbee State Park features primitive and developed campsites as well as cabins. Most of the cabins feature the historical pedigree of having been constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. In the park, Lake Lee offers opportunities for boating and fishing.

For those a bit less wilderness-minded, try Lee’s county seat of Tupelo – population 35,000 – for shopping and dining, concerts and festivals.

The Mall at Barnes Crossing is the anchor of a major retail center in Tupelo’s northern edge. The city’s downtown is dotted by local boutiques and stores.

Two banks are headquartered in Tupelo, BancorpSouth and Renasant. The city is also home to the nation’s largest rural healthcare system North Mississippi Health Services, which serves much of the region.

A Toyota manufacturing plant is just across the county line in Blue Springs. Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. also ranks as a top employer in the county. Furniture manufacturing has also long been dominant in the region.

According to 2015 Census estimates, Lee County’s population is 85,000. Tupelo is the largest of the county’s nine cities and towns, and Sherman the smallest, with a recent estimated population of only about 650, though the entire town isn’t located in Lee County. The smallest town located entirely within Lee County is Plantersville, with population estimates of 1,100.

Lee County was carved out of neighboring Pontotoc and Itawamba counties in 1866 and is named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee. History buffs may enjoy the county’s two Civil War battlefield sites, Tupelo National Battlefield and Brice’s Crossroads National Battlefield in Baldwyn.

County Leaders: County Administrator Sean Thompson (662) 432-2020 Chancery Clerk Bill Benson (662) 432-2100 Circuit Clerk Camille Roberts Dulaney (662) 432-2300 County Court Judge Charles “Charlie” Brett 662-432-2330 County Road Manager Tim Allred (662) 680-6006 Sheriff Jim Johnson (662) 841-9040 Justice Court Judges: (662) 432-2500 District 1: Chuck Hopkins District 2: Hoyt Sheffield District 3: Sadie Holland District 4: Marcus Crump Board of Supervisors: District 1: Phil Morgan (662) 871-7876 District 2: Mike Smith (662) 401-2697 District 3: Tony Roper (662) 844-2416 District 4: Tommie Lee Ivy (662) 401-5994 District 5: Billy Joe Holland (662) 840-5478

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irthplace to the King, home to finance and furniture, a healthcare hub.

The population and employment anchor of Lee County and Northeast Mississippi, Tupelo boasts retail, recreation, dining and tourism offerings that draw visitors and residents from across the region.

When most folks come to visit, they do so to see Tupelo’s perennial claim-on-fame: the Elvis Presley Birthplace.

The iconic singer was born in a small, two-bedroom house in the East Tupelo community. The home has been restored and the site now features a museum and chapel.

But beyond the birthplace, there are attractions-aplenty.

Downtown, the Tupelo Automobile Museum offers over 100 antique or collectible vehicles on display. All are arranged chronologically from an 1886 Benz to a 1994 Dodge Viper.

There’s the Oren Dunn City Museum, located in a former dairy barn. Visitors can peruse artifacts that trace the history of Tupelo and then see a collection of military memorabilia. Short-term special exhibits are often on display.

If you prefer living things, try the 210-acre Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo. There’s buffalo, sure, but also giraffes, zebras, monkeys and many other animals.

The city’s parks – about 18 in total – offer many options for outdoor enthusiasts, including disc golf courses, sand volleyball, walking trails, splash pads, skate parks and multipurpose fields.

Hungry after all that?

On the dining scene, the Neon Pig’s Smashburger was voted Best Burger in American in 2015 by users of Thrillist.com. The Neon Pig also has an extensive craft beer selection and butcher shop, offering meats sourced from regional farms as well as an extensive craft beer selection.

For retail, downtown offers small boutiques as well as the 115-year old Reed’s department store. Chain retailers can be found at the Barnes Crossing retail district, including the state’s second-largest mall.

Local residents take pride in a community known for civic engagement and a willingness to invest back into the community, a willingness often called the “Tupelo Spirit.”

That spirit has paid dividends. In 2015, Tupelo garnered the All-America City award for a fifth time. The National Civic League bestows the distinction on 10 municipalities annually.

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award five times.

By recent Census estimates, the city has a population of about 35,000, the seventh-largest city in Mississippi.

Jobs in healthcare, banking and furniture manufacturing drive much of the economy. North Mississippi Medical Center is located in Tupelo, the largest hospital located in a micropolitan area.

BancorpSouth and Renasant Bank are financial institutions headquartered in Tupelo, while the furniture industry has long been an important component of the northeast Mississippi business community.

City Leaders: Mayor Jason Shelton (662) 841-6513 City Clerk Kim Hanna (662) 841-6502 City Planner Pat Falkner (662) 841-6520 Police Chief Bart Aguirre (662) 841-6402 Fire Chief Thomas Walker (662) 841-6439 City Attorney Ben Logan (662) 840-2059 Municipal Court Administrator John Knight (662) 841-6516 City Council: Ward 1: Markel Whittington (662) 871-0568 Ward 2: Lynn Bryan (662) 840-2081 Ward 3: Travis Beard (662) 610-0550 Ward 4: Nettie Davis (662) 871-8394 Ward 5: Buddy Palmer (662) 255-1454 Ward 6: Mike Bryan (662) 678-6287 Ward 7: Willie Jennings (662) 687-0607

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here’s not much hustle and bustle in Guntown, and that’s one of its features.

“Guntown is a small community,” said Mayor Bud Herring. “It’s a good place to raise your kids. It has a slow pace.”

According to history compiled by Jimmy Bryson, the oldest grave in the city’s Smith Cemetery dates back to 1839, so Guntown’s origins surely predate that.

Herring has a picture in his office of Stephen Smith, who was elected mayor of Guntown in 1877, when it was considered a village.

“Feb. 27, 1905, that’s when it was incorporated,” Herring said.

“There were about 300 people then. It stayed consistently that way for a long time.”

In 1980, the U. S. Census reported a population of 359. By 1990, the number rose to 692, then it hit 1,183 in 2000. Herring estimated about 2,200 people call Guntown home today.

The old part of the town is east of Highway 45, where a few historic homes are ripe for restoration by families or entrepreneurs.

To the west of Highway 45, a bedroom community has sprung up with more recently constructed neighborhoods.

The mayor said Guntown has a feel that appeals to lifelong residents and new arrivals.

“People like the slow, laid-back atmosphere,” Herring said, “and we’re close to Tupelo, just a few minutes from the mall.”

Town Leaders: Mayor Bud Herring (662) 348-5353 Town Clerk Shelly McKee (662) 415-1557 Police Chief Michael Hall (662) 416-8760 Fire Chief David Wood (662) 348-5300 Town Attorney Drew Stuart (662) 348-5353 Municipal Judge Matt Blanchard (662) 840-0620 Board of Aldermen: Petey Hopkins (662) 401-6301 Chad McMahan (662) 348-5353 Greg Cagle (662) 665-5436 Jeff Herring (662) 348-5391 Brent Lindsey (662) 348-5353

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Tupelo Takes Flight Commercial air service returned to Tupelo in 2016 with a new airline and daily flights from Tupelo to Nashville.

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Corporate Flight Management brought Contour Airlines to Tupelo in April after approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace Seaport as Tupelo’s airline.

Contour Airlines is currently operating a schedule of five daily flights from Tupelo to Nashville on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; four flights on Tuesdays and Sundays; and two flights on Saturdays.

The nine-passenger, twin-engine Jetstream 31 planes Contour is flying are converted 19-seat aircraft. That means passengers have plenty of room to stretch. Contour is using two of the planes, both recently renovated inside and out, with one always stationed in Tupelo as a backup.

Flights to and from Nashville International Airport resumed on April 5, following 11 months of unreliable service from SeaPort Airlines and a five month period of no flight service following their departure.

Contour Airlines kicked off their new service by offering a special rate of $18.99 on flights booked before April 30, a more than 50 percent discount from the usual price of $49.99.

At the end of the promotion, the airline had booked more than 3,200 tickets, an encouraging increase from the 2,145 tickets sold by SeaPort Airlines during its 11 months of operation in Tupelo.

Matt Chaifetz, CEO of Corporate Flight Management, told the Daily Journal that community response “has far surpassed (their) expectations.”

“Given we had a small window starting March 22, we had two

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weeks before we started service, and we were able to fill 65 percent of the seats in April,” he said. “It’s unbelievable.”

While the discounted fare is a major driver of Sales, Chaifetz said passengers are also interested to see what Contour offers.

Chaifetz said 96 percent of Contour Airline’s flights in its first month of service were on-time.

Contour Airlines will fly into Concourse B at Nashville International Airport, the same concourse that Delta Airlines flies into.

“We’re very different from the carriers that have provided service here in the past,” Chaifetz said. “Reliability is something that we do very well.”

Chaifetz believes that with Contour Airlines’ reputation for reliability coupled with its competitive pricing, that the Tupelo market will “rebound pretty quickly.”

Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton agrees. He said the costs associated with larger regional airports, like parking fees, make flying out of Tupelo an even more attractive option.

“This is a great day for Tupelo and Tupelo Regional Airport,” Shelton said in April when the first Contour flights landed in Tupelo. “I really think this airline is going to be a success This is going to a viable, reliable option for air travel out of Tupelo.”

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aldwyn sits in the northeast corner of Lee County about 20 miles from Tupelo.

When the Mobile and Ohio Railroad was being built, it missed the town of Carrollton by a mile and a half, forcing citizens to move. Thus, Baldwyn was born.

Today, Baldwyn straddles Lee and Prentiss counties, and the community’s historic Main Street runs along the boundary between the two.

Baldwyn also has a historic downtown and its own public school district.

Historic downtown Baldwyn has been on the up-and-up since 2008 when Lori Tucker became director of the city’s Main Street Association.

“We really didn’t have but one tourism draw and that was the Brice’s Crossroads visitor’s center,” Tucker said. “With us redoing the facades and rehabbing the buildings we have basically turned our downtown into a music, theater and dining getaway.”

Just a few miles from downtown Baldwyn, the Confederate Army won a major victory at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads during the Civil War. Visitors to the now National Battlefield Site can see Bethany Church, which served as a hospital during the Civil War. They can also walk through the Bethany Church Historic Cemetery where 96 Confederate soldiers who died during the battle are buried.

To really get a sense of what the battle was like, visitors can walk through the battlefield’s interpretive trails, which follow the Confederate lines of battle over the terrain of the battlefield.

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Town Leaders: Mayor Michael James (662) 365-2383 Fire Chief Jerry Ozbirn (662) 401-3277 Police Chief Troy Agnew (662) 365-1047 Code Officer Aston Alexander (662) 365-5358 City Clerk Nan L. Nanney (662) 365-1040 Court Clerk Mariea Burress (662) 365-1041 City Council: Ward 1: Lee Bowdry (662) 213-0872 Ward 2: Tom Nelson (662) 365-2383 Ward 3: Barbara Kohlhiem (662) 372-2585 Ward 4: Ricky Massengill (662) 706-4446 At Large: Lynda Conlee (662) 891-0836

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Located just south of Tupelo, just west of U.S. 45, the town of Verona is brimming over with history.

“There’s a lot of things that are unique to Verona,” said Mayor Robert Trice.

More than 3,000 people call Verona home, and Trice has high hopes the town is entering a period of growth.

The Tall Oaks development near City Point Road will soon add 80 three-bedroom townhouses to the town. He believes it could fill a crucial need in Lee County.

“We have a lot of people who come here to work,” Trice said.

“Many of them would live closer if there was an affordable place for them to live.”

Trice hopes more homes and families will encourage small businesses to set up shop in Verona.

“We’re expecting a positive snowball effect,” Trice said. “It has great opportunities.”

The town has a quiet, slow pace of life, said Trice, who has lived in Verona for 36 years.

“It’s one of the best kept secrets in Lee County,” Trice said.

Verona has deep historical roots. Chartered in July 1860, the town predates Lee County, which was formed in 1866 in the aftermath of the Civil War. “It was the place to be,” Trice said.

The railroad put young Verona on the map during the War between the States. In 1864, Confederate Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest had his headquarters camp and a large supply depot in Verona. On Christmas Day, several key offensives were launched from Verona before the depot was discovered and destroyed by Union cavalry in December 1864.

Verona also was an important player in the early economic growth of Lee County.

“Lots of businesses in Tupelo and Mississippi started here,” Trice said, notably the Bank of Mississippi, now BancorpSouth.

Verona also provided a backdrop for a couple who would give life to the King of Rock n’ Roll. Elvis Presley’s parents, Vernon and Gladys, tied the knot in Verona on June 17, 1933.

Town Leaders: Mayor Robert Trice (662) 566-2211 ext. 113 City Clerk Sonja Moore (662) 566-2211 ext. 110 Police Chief J.B. Long (662) 566-2211 Fire Chief Andrew Hooper (662) 566-1503 Code Enforcement Shane Davis (662) 397-2013 Public Works Supervisor Richard Foster (662) 871-7375 Board of Aldermen: Margaret Baker (662) 687-1243 Jesse Gilmore (662) 687-1263 Brenda Spurgon (662) 397-4349 Julian Riley (662) 213-4297 Eddie Tucker (662) 346-6034

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Superintendent: James McKay (662) 365-1000 Enrollment: 829 Graduating class size: 66 Graduation rate: 83.2% 1 elementary school • 1 middle school • 1 high school

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he town of Plantersville began as a settlement about five miles southeast of Tupelo’s original city limits at the junction of Highway 6 and Richmond Road.

It got its name in 1872, when the post office opened.

Chartered in 1890, it is considered one of the oldest towns in Lee County.

Plantersville has a population of 1,155, according to the 2010 Census.

Today, it boasts eight churches, one school, a post office, town hall, a grocery store, a discount store, a metal processing business, a medical lift chair business, two mattress factories, two restaurants, a clothing store, a gas station, a barber shop and a beauty shop, an assisted living facility, an adult daycare, a medical clinic, a community center, a car wash, a laundry mat, a used car lot and a city park.

“This is a small town and you just about know everybody,” said Norma Ballard, chief of staff and town clerk for Plantersville. “I think the people who come here to live never leave – they die here. The housing turnover is very, very slim.”

Ballard said Plantersville’s low tax and water rates make it attractive and the low crime rate is also a draw.

“Plus, we’re only four miles from the hospital (North Mississippi Medical Center) and in close proximity to the doctors, so we have better access to health care than some of the people who live in Tupelo,” she said. “We’re close enough to Tupelo for shopping and eating out. So you can live in Plantersville for cheap and still go to Tupelo to shop and eat.”

Plantersville encompasses only about 2.4 square miles, Ballard said.

“Our former mayor, Viola Foster, used to say you could spit from one end to the other.”

Town Leaders: Mayor Gloria Holland (662) 844-2004 Town Clerk Norma Ballard (662) 844-2012 Fire Chief Dennis Parks (662) 523-0187 Police Chief Mark Covington (662) 844-2012 Board of Aldermen: Vicky Rigby (662) 840-9709 Renee Morris (662) 844-2154 Charles Heard (662) 842-0926 Sextus Shannon (662) 372-0939 Shelton Shannon (662) 844-3586

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Nate’s Restaurant and Driskill’s Fish and Steak Best option for outside fun: Grant Wuichet Park playground Hidden treasure: Tombigbee State Park

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Saltillo

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ust around the curve of Mobile Street, the town of Saltillo begins to blossom into quaint downtown.

The first doctor’s office in town, an old yellow house, awaits visitors. Off the beaten path, an original iron bridge almost as old as the town connects two roads.

Just outside of the city limits, Lake Lamar Bruce glit-

ters.

Saltillo originally settled about a mile west of the current location. In 1845, founders created the original settlement atop the hill on Mobile Street. The town became the original county seat of Lee County until the railroads attracted more people to Tupelo.

Mayor Rex Smith, elected in 2013, has lived in Saltillo for 55 years. He stayed for the convenience, the lack of traffic congestion, the great parks and schools and Lake Lamar Bruce.

He’s seen Saltillo grow from a population of 536 in 1960 to 4,752 in 2010.

The people, or “characters” as Smith calls them, are what make Saltillo. Describing them in three words, he chose independent, conservative and adventurous. The citizens also have an athletic spirit due to winning several state baseball championships in the early ‘70s.

“You remember the people,” Smith said. “Maybe not the events. When you think of Saltillo, you think of them.”

Since becoming mayor, Smith has tried to reinvigorate its downtown, the latest addition to Mississippi Main Street Association.

With a lack of events in the recent years, Smith said the citizens were hungry for things to do.

“There’s not much of (downtown),” Smith said. “It’s small. It’s a challenge, but it’s something that every town needs. They need to have the heart to be thriving.”

Saltillo kicked off its first downtown event in April called Downtown Git Down, a classic car show right in the middle of the growing downtown. Last July, the town created Party at the Lake, a community event at Lake Lamar Bruce.

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As Saltillo grows, Smith wants to improve retail opportunities and promote Saltillo economically to create a good environment for economic development.

Smith summed up Saltillo in three words: growing, diverse and challenging.

“We have a lot of good things going,” he said. “There’s a great school. There’s a low crime rate. It’s a good place for people to raise their kids.”

Town Leaders: Mayor Rex Smith (662) 255-3966 Fire Chief Mark Knowell (662) 869-8656 Police Chief Grant Bailey (662) 869-5654 City Attorney Chris Evans (662) 844-6040 City Clerk Mary Parker (662) 869-5431, ext. 3 City Judge Dennis Voge (662) 620-6277 City Council: Donald Cullom (662) 523-0369 Terry Glidewell (662) 869-5196 Scott Knight (662) 871-2387 Jewell Webb (662) 321-5578 Brad Woodcock (662) 871-9094

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Driskills Diner Best place to shop: DB’s Floral Designs N’ More Best outside fun: Lake Lamar Bruce Community Event: Party at the Lake at Lake Lamar Bruce

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Shannon

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ucked away on the south end of Lee County, just off the main road, is the welcoming town of Shannon.

“It’s a nice community that is close to everything,” said Mayor Ronnie Hallmark. “A traffic count shows 21,000 people a day drive down Highway 45, but all of them don’t go through town.

“We’re within three miles of 1,000 jobs at the industrial park.

It’s a small town but we have a lot going for us.”

The town of roughly 1,800 has a full-time police department and a volunteer fire department with three pumper trucks. The board of aldermen recently spent about $100,000 to refurbish the town’s park, including the addition of a splash pad and a brand new basketball court.

Shannon sits on a ridge at the south end of Lee County, at the intersection on U. S. 45 and 45 Alternate, and Mississippi 145 and 245.

Town founder and namesake Samuel Shannon traded horses to Chickasaw Chief Itawamba in the early 1800s, built a cabin and started a farm. The original settlement was just north of the present day Shannon Park.

When the Mobile & Ohio Railroad began building their northsouth line through the region, Shannon residents incorporated in 1860 in what was then Itawamba County. (Lee County was created in 1866 from portions of Pontotoc and Itawamba counties.)

The heart of the settlement moved south several thousand feet and a downtown was created to be closer to the railroad station.

The town once boasted a bustling downtown, three cotton gins, two grain elevators and even a Coca-Cola bottling plant. While life is quieter these days, there is still plenty to do.

Town Leaders: Mayor Ronnie Hallmark (662) 767-9747 Town Clerk Kizzy Johnson (662) 767-9747 Police Chief Desiree Kershner (662) 767-8369 Fire Chief Jamey Burrow (662) (662) 767-9747 Town Attorney Gary Carnathan (662) 842-3321 Municipal Judge John H. Sheffield (662) 432-2552 Board of Aldermen: Ward 1: Bryant Thompson (662) 231-2268 Ward 2: Joey McCord (662) 767-3320 Ward 3: James Oswalt (662) 767-3202 Ward 4: Paul Lyles (662) 767-3196 At-Large: Carl Trice (662) 767-8802

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Double Barrel Steakhouse and Griggs Best place to shop: Family Dollar and Dollar General Best option for outside fun: Samuel Shannon Memorial Park Community Event: Community Thanksgiving at Shannon High School

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Food Truck Frenzy For nearly a decade, food trucks have been taking the nation by storm and they don’t seem to be slowing down. When Curt McLellan moved back to Tupelo from Nashville, he was surprised to find the trend hadn’t made it to the All-America City yet.

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Quick Guide Local Mobile

Monday - Friday 11 am - 1:30 pm Monday - C Spire (2250 West Main Street) Tuesday - Longtown Medical Park (4381 South Eason Boulevard) Wednesday - BancorpSouth (201 South Spring Street) Thursday - TRI Inc. Realtors (600 Main Street) Friday - Fairpark To keep up with Local Mobile, add them on Facebook or Twitter.

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Thursday - Saturday 10:30 am - 9 pm Located on Gloster Street near Economy Inn. Check their Facebook page for other locations in the region.

Toretta’s Slammin’ BBQ

Open most days from 11 am - 6 pm Location varies, with regular stops at Fun World (314 South Green Street) and Big Lots (2605 Main Street).

For updates, check their Facebook page or text SLAM to 51660.

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Monday - Saturday 11 am - 9 pm Located at Choice Pawn (1141 West Main Street).

For more information, visit their Facebook page or Instagram.

In 2013, he opened Local Mobile and changed that.

“I figured it would be busy early on, but it never died out,” McLellan said.

Local Mobile sets up at a different location in Tupelo each day, Monday through Friday. Their regular stops are the BancorpSouth building on Wednesday, TRI Inc. Realtors on Thursday, and Fairpark for food truck Friday.

Ashley Prince, Local Mobile’s marketing specialist, attributes the truck’s success to the food’s consistent quality. McLellan serves Southern staples that can be prepared quickly and on a flat-top or in a slow cooker. His best sellers are burger sliders and grilled shrimp po-boys.

Since 2013, more mobile food establishments have been added to Tupelo’s culinary scene, some becoming local staples like McLellan’s truck.

“I think, altogether, the more good food in Tupelo, the better everything is, and the more draw to the area and especially downtown,” he said.

Demarc White, owner of D and D BBQ, returned to selling his famous rib tips from a concession trailer in September after closing his restaurant in Water Valley, Miss.

White and his barbecue trailer can be found on Gloster Street in Tupelo on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. He also frequents Starkville and caters events.

“We have some people who come every day that we are open, or who call us every day to ask where we are,” he said.

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food operation is in the food.

“It’s a growing trend. You can get really, really good food from a mobile unit, because we know we are competing against stationary units and their amenities,” White said. “We have to put out a good product.”

Juan Carlos Acosta, owner of Taqueria Ferrus, echoed that statement about the success of his taco truck business.

“I wanted to do things right,” he said. “I wanted people in Lee County to see that this business was different.”

Acosta has been cooking for as long as he can remember, but he didn’t open his food truck until 2015, when he was tired of long days of construction work and missing time with his family.

“I like cooking. I even make my own spices. I wanted to do something I really, really liked,” he said.

Taqueria Ferrus’ menu includes authentic Mexican dishes like tacos, tamales, and quesadillas with various meat choices. According to Acosta, the carne asada tacos are his most sold item, by far, because of the flavor of the meat.

Acosta has been surprised by the overwhelmingly positive community response and, in turn, he sees it as his mission to give back to the community in any way that he can.

All three food truck owners agreed the one-on-one customer interaction is a major perk of the job.

“To me, the best part is being out and meeting new people and seeing people smile while they order or try to decide,” said McLellan.

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October 7-October 9 – Flea Market, Gun Show, & Yard Sale at Tupelo Furniture Market Buildings I & III October 27-October 29 – Chickasaw Celebration at Fairpark

November 11-November 13 – Flea Market at Tupelo Furniture Market Buildings I & III

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December 2 – 2016 Reed’s Tupelo Christmas Parade at Fairpark December 9-December 11 – Flea Market & Gun Show at Tupelo Furniture Market Buildings I & III

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Nettleton

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ike many towns in the area, Nettleton holds its roots in the railroad. In fact, its name comes from the thenpresident of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad – George Henry Nettleton.

Nettleton helped found the city, which was incorporated in 1888.

As the railroad evolved, Nettleton grew, as well, attracting more and more industries. The Nettleton Hardwood Company opened in 1890, shipping hardwood across the nation and even to other countries. However, the local timber was depleted in under a decade, and the company left Nettleton.

But Nettleton pressed on as a farming community. Two highways – U.S. Highway 45 and Mississippi Highway 6 – were routed through Nettleton, and its traffic helped it prosper into a small city. As the railroad slowly pulled away from the town, the highways kept a healthy stream of commercial and industrial growth.

Today, Nettleton has its own school district with one campus for kindergarten through third grade and another campus for grades four through 12.

It is also home to three furniture factories, two grocery stores, three parks, a library, two medical clinics and other industries.

Town Leaders: Mayor Mem Riley (662) 231-0634 Police Chief A.D. Heard (662) 871-6982 City Clerk Dana Burcham (662) 523-0290 Judge Michael Malski (662) 842-3321 Fire Chief Michael Moody (662) 401-0234 Board of Aldermen: Ward 1: Charles Morris (662) 790-4062 Ward 2: G.C. Rhudy (662) 963-3988 Ward 3: Iry Gladney (662) 231-8846 Ward 4: Larry Guess (662) 963-3763 At-large: Kirk Lindsey (662) 963-3545

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hile your familiarity with Sherman may be limited to the low gas prices found at Wild Bill’s convenience store as you’re passing by on U.S. Interstate 22, you’ll find much more if you take the exit to the small community with a big heart.

Positioned across Lee, Pontotoc and Union counties, the town has an official population of 650, according to the 2010 census, and was established in 1888.

While most of the town keeps its small-town atmosphere, with residents meeting up at Cravin’ Catfish or Big R’s – two dining favorites in the area – its nearness to larger businesses and industries makes it a gold mine all its own. Due to its prominent location, the nearby Toyota plant has proved a great advantage for Sherman.

But big businesses aren’t all to look for in the area – plenty of town staples keep people traveling to the small hamlet often, like Sherman Drugs or Sherman R&V. “We love our local businesses,” said town clerk Connie Allen, who has lived and worked in Sherman for 31 years. “I’d like to see a few more industries brought in and some more restaurants in the future. Hopefully, we will see some more convenience stores come in. I want us to move forward with our small-town atmosphere – small enough to know everyone.”

Recent businesses that have opened in Sherman in the past year have boosted economy, according to Allen. New storefronts like Great Home Galleries, Arcadia Designs, L & J Products, MMC Materials, Shop Rite, Tri-County Auto, Vic’s Place, The Lilly Company and Thompson Machinery add to an already wide variety of businesses in the community.

And when you’re not busy shopping with local merchants, there’s always the local Red Line Groceries to visit on the way to Sherman Ballpark.

“We have a terrific parks and recreation program,” Allen said.

“We offer t-ball, coach pitch, baseball and girls softball.”

Allen said due to the recent annexation of the area, it’s never been a better time to visit Sherman.

“Our location is what makes us,” she said. “We’re halfway between Memphis and Birmingham, Tupelo and New Albany. We have wonderful coverage of the area.”

Town Leaders: Mayor Ben Logan (662) 844-6547 Town Clerk Connie Allen - shermanclerk@comcast.com Court Clerk Jo Abbott (662) 840-9185 Police Chief Joel Spellins (662) 871-1791 Fire Chief Kyle Horton (662) 840-9185 Public Works Director Clint Long (662) 871-2521 Board of Aldermen: Wayne Bullock (662) 401-0043 Mike Swords (662) 409-2495 Martha Swindle (662) 322-7205 Todd McDonald (662) 401-4389 Randy Bolen (662) 840-9185

Local Favorites Best Place to Eat: Big R’s Best Place to Shop: Red Line Grocery Best Place for Outdoor Fun: Town Park Hidden Treasure: Sherman Library

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Overview:

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Mighty Micropolitan For the seventh time in 10 years – and 12th time since 2000 – Tupelo and Lee County was named one of the top 25 micropolitans in the country.

In the most recent ranking for 2015, the All-America City and Lee County were No. 4 for new and existing industry.

That distinction is awarded by Site Selection magazine, which annually compiles its list of the most active micropolitan areas for new and existing industries in the country.

The U.S. Census Bureau has has designated 575-micropolitan areas. A micropolitan area is comprised of a largely rural economy that includes a city of at least 10,000 people, but fewer than 50,000, and covers at least one county.

The latest award, announced in March, was Tupelo’s seventh time to be ranked among the Top 10.

Last year, Tupelo and Lee County announced 16 new and expanding industries, leading up to 844 new jobs with a $26.5 million payroll. Capital investment reached nearly $42 million.

Among the largest projects in 2015: • H.M. Richards said last June it was adding 280,000 square feet and 500 jobs over the next three years. The upholstered furniture manufacturer is investing $8.3 million.

• United Furniture moved its distribution operations to the former Lane Furniture facility in Verona. United, which invested $2.75 million, employs a total of about 300 people at its manufacturing plant and its warehouse in Verona.

• Cooper Tire in August said it was investing about $2 million to its Tupelo plant.

The project added 14,000 square feet to the southeast side of the manufacturing facility on South Green Street.

Cooper employs more than 1,600 workers at the Tupelo facility, which can produce about 40,000 tires a day.

The investment by Cooper is part of an agreement made by the company last year to invest up to $140 million in the facility if Mississippi provided some financial help over 10 years. Cooper also said it would employ a minimum of 1,300 employees during that span.

• Raybern Foods invested $14.6 million and is adding 200 jobs at its sandwich-making facility in the Tupelo Lee Industrial Park South.

• Way Valve invested $3 million for its new facility in the Tupelo-Lee Industrial Park South.

Since 2005, the Community Development Foundation and Lee County have created nearly $700 million in capital investment and 5,000 jobs.

Diversity of employment is important for any community, said CDF President and CEO David Rumbarger.

“It’s extremely important because that diversity gives us a base of operations,” he said. “Sometimes you’d rather have 10 100-person companies than one 1,000-person company because the impact is so great.”

Lisa Hawkins, the chairman of the CDF, said she wasn’t surprised by the most recent Site Selection ranking.

“All the employees at CDF work extremely hard every day to bring more and better jobs to north Mississippi,” she said.

“They’re excellent, and they’re led by a great leader in David.”

Rumbarger in late February was named one of the 2016 North American Top 50 Economic Developers by Consultant Connect.

He said the award was the result of a team effort.

“We spend a lot of time in preparation during the year to make sure our economic development team can perform,” he said.

“When you get those calls, when you get a chance to see the client on the ground in the area, that’s our ‘go’ time, and a lot of people go into that. I’m delighted to be a part of a system that’s proven to produce economic-development results.

“For the last 10 years, Lee County has been the undisputed leader in job creation, winning twice the number of projects as any other area in the state. 2015 was especially rewarding to see the response of our furniture sector and our partnerships are critical as we work together to create more and better jobs in 2016 and beyond. Our focus on the development of our new and existing industrial parks and several other shovel-ready sites, will remain our top priority.”

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Timeline of Tupelo & Lee County 1736: 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.

1816: 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.”

1860: Verona is incorporated, becoming the first city in Lee County.

1861: 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.

1863: Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest chooses Verona for his headquarters during the Civil War. 1864: 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’s sometimes called. A small monument on West Main Street today commemorates the fight.

1866: 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.

1867: 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.

1870: 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.

1876: The Bank of Verona opens it doors. It later moves to Tupelo and is renamed the Bank of Tupelo. Today it is BancorpSouth, the largest state-charted bank in Mississippi.

1887: 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).

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1888: The town of Sherman is incorporated on March 3; the town of Nettleton is incorporated on March 9.

1934: Tupelo becomes the first city to get electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority; George McLean purchases the then-bankrupt Tupelo Journal.

1935: 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.

1936: 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.

1937: 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.

1940: 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.

1948: 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.

1950: 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.

1956: Now an international music star, Elvis Presley returns to Tupelo for a homecoming concert at the Mississippi-Alabama State Fair & Dairy Show.

1967: Tupelo is named an All-America City by the National Civic League, an honor it would again receive in 1989, 1999, 2011 and 2015.

1972: The nonprofit CREATE Foundation is formed by McLean and his wife, Anna Kiersey, to benefit Northeast Mississippi communities through grants, endowments and leadership.

1977: The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway gets under construction.

1987: 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.

1990: The Mall at Barnes Crossing opens as the first regional mall in Northeast Mississippi, attracting more than 3.8 million shoppers its first year.

1993: 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.

1936: Front pa ge of Tupelo Jo urnal informs locals of tornad o aid.

1994: The Lee County Agri-Center opens in Verona as a performance hall, cattle barn and RV park.

2000: 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.

2007: 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.

2011: Toyota ramps up production in the fall, celebrating its first car coming off the line in October.

2014: An EF3 tornado struck Tupelo and parts of Lee County April 28. The twister touched down in west Tupelo near Thomas Street and headed north, passing through quintessential Tupelo neighborhoods including Joyner, Bel Air and Sharon Hills. The tornado continued north, hitting portions of North Green Street and ending near The Mall at Barnes Crossing. It then hit portions of Lee and Itawamba counties. One death was reported due to a car accident.

ge 1937: Front pa l of Tupelo Journa states community hospital is open.

2016: On January 27, Jack Reed Sr., a pre-eminent civic and business leader in Tupelo, died at the age of 91. Reed was an advocate for racial fairness and reconciliation in Mississippi and became friends with key leaders of the national Civil Rights Movement. He was chairman of R.W. Reed Co., the retail store founded by his father.

Reed was also a champion for strong public education.

1993: Front page of Daily Journal announces th e opening of the BancorpSou th Coliseum .

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Resource Guide

Church Directory The Rock Pentecostal Apostolic Church: 2406 Main Street, Plantersville; 662-205-4146; 662-844-2259 Bishop Ledentry Forster, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. & Evening Worship 6 p.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays only) Wednesday - Bible Study, 6:30 p.m.

Barnes Crossing Baptist Church: 2496 Barnes Crossing Road, Saltillo; 662-844-3411 Bro. Jackie Spencer, Pastor, Sunday Services: Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m., Children’s Church 11 a.m., Evening Worship Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Night Adult, Youth & Children’s Bible Study, 6 p.m.

Belden Baptist Church: 4121 McCullough Blvd., Belden; 662-842-6341, Jim Holcomb, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Evening Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday - Prayer Meeting 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Discipleship 6 p.m., Supper 5 p.m., Awana 6-7:30 p.m. beldenbaptistchurch.com Bissell Baptist Church: 4662 West Main, Tupelo, 662-842-2183 Roger Smith, Pastor; Vic Bonner, Worship Leader Sunday: Sunday School, 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: Children’s Ministry, Youth & Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Calvary Baptist Church: 501 West Main Street, Tupelo Phone: 662-842-3338, Sunday School 9:15 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m; Adult Missions 6 p.m., Children & Youth Activities, 6 p.m., Wednesday Adult Discipleship Groups 6 p.m., Children & Youth Activities 6 p.m. *Nursery for All Services www.calvarytupelo.com or info@calvarytupelo.com First Baptist Church of Mantachie: 6080 Highway 363, Mantachie, 282-7425 FAX: 662282-7500 Pastor: Dr. John M. Adams Sunday -Sunday School 10 a.m., Morning Worship 11 a.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday -Adult Bible Study 7 p.m., Awana (Ages 3 Years-6th Grade) 6:30-8 p.m. Student/Main Event (7th-12th Grades) 6:45-8 p.m.

First Baptist Church Tupelo: 300 N. Church Street, Tupelo, 662-842-1327 Sunday Worship, 8:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Casual Worship 9:45 a.m., Bible Study 9:45 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday Family Supper 4:45 p.m., Age Based Ministries 5:45 p.m., www. fbctupelo.org

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First Baptist Church Plantersville: 284 Old Planters Road, Plantersville, MS 662-8428486 Bro. Danny Balint, Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Choir 7:15 p.m., Wednesday Youth Bible Study & TeamKids (Preschool Age 4-6th Grade) 6 p.m., Adult Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Greater New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church: 33039 Highway 45 North, Nettleton, 662-256-1491 Rev. Leon Griffin, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Third and Fourth Wednesdsay - Women’s Missions 6 p.m., Brotherhood 7 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting/Bible Study 7 p.m. all groups Harrisburg Baptist Church: 662-842-6917 Chuck Hampton, Transition Pastor - Sunday Worship 8:30 and 11 a.m., Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Zamar Student Choir 3:30 p.m., Evening Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Family Supper 4:45 p.m., Prayer Service 6 p.m., Student Revolution 6 p.m., Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m., Mother’s Day Out Program; Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., www.harrisburgonline.org Lakeview Baptist Church: Independent, Fundamental 830 Shumacola Trail, Tupelo, 842-4005 Robert Garland, Pastor, Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Children’s class 6:30 p.m., C.H.O.S.E.N. Teen Church 7 p.m., Prayer Service 7 p.m., www.lakeviewbaptisttupelo.com Mud Creek M.B. Church: 454 Rd. 653 / Mud Creek Rd., Saltillo, Phone: 620-8957 or 871-9165 Rev. H.B. Sadler, Pastor/Teacher Religious Services Sunday School 9 a.m., Morning Worship services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Night Prayer service 6:30 p.m., Bible classes for Adults, Youth & Children 7 p.m.

New Prospect M. B. Church: 30100 Prospect Road, Nettleton, Phone: 662-256-1435 Pastor: George Taylor, Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Brotherhood: 1st Sunday, 7 a.m., 3rd Sunday, 8 a.m. Wednesday: Mission 6 p.m., Prayer Meeting 7 p.m., Bible Study 7:15 p.m., BTU 7 p.m.

New Dimension Community Church: 107 South Canal Street, Tupelo, Phone 662523-6159, Senior Pastor: Harold B. Wilson, Sunday School 8:15 a.m., Sunday Morning Gathering 9 a.m., Wednesday Youth Church and Prayer, Community Outreach 6:30 p.m.

Old Union Baptist Church: 531 Road 600, Shannon, 662-767-8831 www.oubcshannon. org, Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., Discipleship Training 6 p.m.

Wednesday - Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Open Door Baptist Church: 746 Post Street, Tupelo, Scotty Crawson, pastor, 662-8407255, Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday services 7 p.m.

Priceville Baptist Church: 713 North Feemster Lake Road, Tupelo, 842-1177 Andy Dozier, Pastor, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. & 5 p.m., WednesdaY Bible Study Children Youth 6:30 p.m.

Springhill Missionary Baptist Church: 593 North Green Street, Tupelo, 662-844-2466 Rev. Gary Long, Sr., Pastor, Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship Service 11 a.m., Baptist Training Union 5:30 p.m., Evening Worship Service 6 p.m., Wednesday Intercessory Prayer Service noon, Golden Age Bible Study 1 p.m., Mid-Week Bible Study 6 p.m., Youth & Children Activities 6 p.m.

Tupelo Baptist Church: 1406 Eckford St. (behind Todd’s Grocery), Tupelo, Elder Mike Drewery, pastor, Sunday bible study 10 a.m., Sunday Worship service 10:30 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

St. James Catholic Church: Tupelo, MS, Rev. Lincoln Dall, Pastor 1911 North Gloster, 662.842.4881, Saturday Vigil 4:30 p.m., Sunday Mass Schedule 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

(Nursery Available) 1 p.m. Hispanic Mass, Daily Mass Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8 a.m., Friday 12:10 noon, Wednesday 6 p.m.

First Christian Church: (Disciples of Christ) Reverend Sherry Horton 1590 McCullough Boulevard, Tupelo, 842-4571 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:50 a.m. Wednesday Night Meal and Devotional 5:30 p.m., Wednesday Night Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Oak Ridge Christian Church: 1325 Fletcher Street, Tupelo, 842-4284 Sunday Sunday School 9:30 am, Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

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Church Directory Gloster Street Church of Christ: 307 North Gloster Street, Tupelo, 842-6082 Chad Ramsey, Minister Sunday - Worship 9 a.m. & 6 p.m., Bible Study 10 a.m., Wednesday-Bible Study 7 p.m. Dayspring TV Program Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m. & 6:30 a.m., My Mississippi Sunday 8-8:30 a.m., ABC WTVA Tupelo Comcast Channel 7. Sunday 9 a.m. WTVA Comcast, Channel 6 Tupelo Church of God: 1813 Briar Ridge Road, Tupelo, 662-844-5836 www.tupelocog. org, Live Streaming Sunday Service, Jack Ezell, Pastor Emeritus; Judd Vowell, Lead Pastor, Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship/ Children’s Church 10:45 a.m., Worship 5 p.m.

Tuesday - Community Prayer Meeting 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Bible Study (Graded Classes) 7 p.m.; Emmaus Road Youth Group Lane Chapel CME Church: 1509 North Madison Street, Tupelo, 662-842-3527, Rev. Dr. Cheryl Penson, Sunday Service 8 a.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon): 1085 South Thomas Street, Tupelo Bishop Matt Westcott Sacrament Meeting: 9 a.m. to 10:10 a.m., Sunday School Adults & Youth 10:20 a.m. to 11 a.m., Relief Society & Priesthood for men, women & youth 11:10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Primary Classes and singing time for children 10:20 a.m. to 12 p.m. Family History Library (Genealogy) Wednesday: 5:30 - 8 p.m. All other times by appointment only. To meet with local missionaries please call: 662-422-1067 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (LC-MS): 1305 Lawhon Drive, Tupelo, 662-350-3679 Pastor David Mac Kain, 662-610-5674 http// www.holytrinitylcms.net Sunday Bible Class- Luke- 9 a.m., Divine Service- 10 a.m., Sunday School 11:30 a.m. Monday - Bible Class - Isaiah - 6:30 p.m. Wednesday- Choir Practice- 5:30 p.m., Vespers 7 p.m., Bible Class (Judges) 7:45 p.m. Thursday Hannah Circle- 9 a.m.

Special Private Confession & Absolution by arrangement with Pastor Hope Church: 2094 McCullough Blvd., Tupelo, 662-844-8522, Pastor Scooter Noland, Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Awana, Youth and Bible Study 6 p.m., hopechurchtupelo.com King’s Gate Worship Center (formerly Good News Church): 2018 West Jackson Street Tupelo, MS 662-841-1401 www.tupelokings-

gate.com, email:tupelokingsgate@gmail. com, Terry & Dori Garrett, Pastors Sunday Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday & Wednesday Services Streamed Live Sunday Night Services for Nursery, Children, Youth and Adults, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday - Bible Study All age groups 6:30pm Thursday-Prayer 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Second Saturday - Family Breakfast 8 a.m. 9:15 a.m.

11 am at Temple B’Nai Israel 1301 Marshall Street Tupelo, Mississippi Service details and other activities may be found at www. uutupelo.org and on our Facebook page: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tupelo, Mississippi *Listings based on the Daily Journal’s paid church directory.

St. Paul Orthodox Church: 2436 1/2 West Main St., Tupelo, MS 38801, www.orthodoxtupelo.com, www.facebook.com/ orthodoxtupelo, Father Don Berge, don@dberge.com, (901) 496 9555 Wednesdays, Vespers 6 p.m.

Saturdays, Great Vespers 6 p.m. Sundays, Orthros and Divine Liturgy 9 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church: 400 West Jefferson Street, Phone 842-5681; Fax – 8421696, www.firstprestupelo.org Pastor Dr. Tom Groome; Associate Pastor - Rev. Carson Overstreet Worship Services 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Wednesday - Faithbuilders - 5 p.m., Supper 5:30 p.m., Program for all ages 6:15 p.m Gumtree Presbyterian Church (ARP): 1011 S. Thomas Street, Tupelo Charles Covington, Bible Teacher, Sunday School - 9:30 a.m., Worship - 10:45 a.m. Wednesday - Youth & Family Night, 6:30 p.m. Nursery Available Lawndale Presbyterian Church, PCA: 1500 Lawndale Drive, Tupelo, 844-6795 Bill Bradford, Pastor; Andy Coburn, Asst. Pastor Sunday - Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday -5:45 p.m. Fellowship Supper, 6:30 p.m. classes Zion Presbyterian Church: 10211 Hwy 6 East, Pontotoc, 662-871-0271 Pastor Tom Hewitt CLP, Gary Carnathan Lay Preacher Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.; Worship Services 11 a.m., Established 1840 First Seventh Day Adventist Church: 836 Chester Avenue, Tupelo; 334-467-5174/662844-4671 Ray Elsberry, Pastor, Saturday - Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Church Services 10:45 a.m.

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The Elvis Presley Trail, which will connect downtown Tupelo to the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum, is set for completion in June. The project, which broke ground in September 2014, will “improve traffic flow and efficiency as well as pedestrian comfort and safety,” according to Tupelo’s Main Street Association. When the trail is complete, East Main Street will have five, repaved lanes, synchronized traffic signal controls, trees and added green space, bricked crosswalks, pedestrian crossing signals and decorative street lighting.

“The construction of the Elvis Birthplace Trail is in the last weeks before completion,” said Debbie Brangenberg, director of the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association. “While it appears to be slow moving this project has so many different layers and with that in mind the construction has gone extremely well,” The renovations will span from the Green Street intersection on East Main to North Veterans Boulevard, with parts of North Veterans Boulevard and Reese Street included.

These changes are expected to increase the draw downtown

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and make downtown businesses and events more accessible for Tupelo residents. They will also benefit the tourists who come to visit the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum that would also like to see Tupelo Hardware, where Elvis’ first guitar was purchased.

“The changes that you will see totally change the face of downtown, our gateway and the street to our number one tourist attraction the Elvis Presley Birthplace,” Brangenberg said. “Once the equipment is out of the way and all is cleaned up, these improvements will create a seamless corridor from downtown to east Tupelo, prime for economic investment.”

The $11.5 million project is being funded in part with an MDOT Transportation Enhancement Grant and the Major Thoroughfare Program funding.

While construction on the Elvis Presley Trail is nearing completion, the city is just starting on the West Jackson Street project. The goal of the project is to improve the livability of the area and provide affordable housing for Tupelo’s families.

The $2.9 million redevelopment was approved by the city

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council in January 2013, with the Neighborhood Development Corporation spearheading the project. The funds will be used to purchase properties in the corridor between Clayton and Joyner avenues on West Jackson Street, demolish unsalvageable buildings, improve infrastructure and utilities and create affordable and attractive single-family housing.

The residential developments will include a tree-lined cul-desac with approximately a dozen homes, with two more development zones planned for townhomes across the street. These zones will have 17 to 20 townhomes each.

The redevelopment also includes bringing new businesses to the neighborhood, including Forklift, a restaurant that will sit at the intersection of West Jackson Street and Clayton Avenue.

Chef David Leathers had originally planned for his restaurant to be housed in the former apartment complex that sat on the lot, but when it was demolished, he created a new concept with his business partner, Jim Frerer.

Other measures are being taken to improve the livability of the area, including sidewalks on each side of the street and updates to the West Jackson Street cross section roadway. The neighborhood will also receive new lighting, landscaping and brick crosswalks for each end of the roadway.

Saltillo

After formally becoming a member of the Mississippi Main Street Association in March, the City of Saltillo is working towards revitalizing their downtown area. Lindsey Hines, Saltillo Main Street Director, and volunteers have begun working on the appearance of the area while city and organization leaders work on a strategy for the town.

“We’re taking small steps to improve what we have with little money,” Hines said.

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These small steps include organizing city-wide cleanup initiatives, planting flower beds, power washing sidewalks and researching grants.

Baldwyn

Another Mississippi Main Street Association member, the City of Baldwyn has seen a revival of its downtown area. At the end of 2015, only six of the 40 Main Street area storefronts remained vacant, with two of those undergoing renovations and plans for two more to be renovated in the near future.

Baldwyn’s Main Street Chamber, led by Executive Director Lori Tucker, aids community merchants and leaders in networking, advertising, grants, event planning and promotional listings.

The aim of their work is to benefit the historical district, school system and businesses. Once a desolate area, downtown Baldwyn is now home to thriving small businesses and year-round events.

“Baldwyn has numerous unique historical assets; however, it is up to us to share those and tell our story,” said Tucker. “This recent redevelopment has moved Baldwyn forward with a vision of growth and development that will continue through future generations.”

Guntown

Just miles down the road, Guntown Middle School is undergoing renovations. A new building, which will house 10 classrooms, is being built, and two existing buildings are being demolished to make way for a courtyard.

The new building’s exterior will match a Mississippi Landmark Building that once stood on the property, but had to be replaced due to mold and termite damage. It will feature an art deco facade, corner windows and decorative brick work.

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Resource Guide Utilities Cable Television Comcast / Xfinity 353 N. Gloster St., Tupelo (662) 842-5625 or (800) 2662278 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) 841-6460 Rural Electricity Tombigbee Electric Power Association 1346 Auburn Road, Tupelo (662) 842-7635 (662) 862-3146 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, Tupelo // (662) 841-7900 • 3849 N. Gloster St., Tupelo // (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) 8445523

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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) 8442003 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 Dept.

Town Hall, Guntown (662) 348-5363 or 348-5353 Nettleton Water Dept.

124 Short Ave., City Hall, Nettleton (662) 963-3589 Plantersville Water Dept.

2587 Main St., Town Hall, Plantersville (662) 844-2012 Saltillo Water Dept.

395 Mobile St., City Hall, Saltillo (662) 869-5431 ext. 1 Shannon Gas & Water Dept.

1426 North St., Town Hall, Shannon (662) 767-3969 Verona Water Dept.

194 Main St., City Hall, Verona (662) 566-2211 or 566-1502 Rural Water City Point Water Assoc.

3488 Highway 6, Plantersville (662) 680-5710 Emergency: (662) 321-6950 Mooreville Richmond Water Assoc.

751 Highway 371, Mooreville (662) 844-0311 Emergency: (662) 844-9146 Wheeler-Frankstown Water Assoc.

658A County Road 5031, Wheeler (662) 365-8750

Emergency: (662) 554-1833 or 554-1844 North Lee Water Assoc.

1004 Birmingham Ridge Road, Saltillo (662) 869-1223 Emergency: (662) 321-5793

Library Lee County Library Phone: (662) 841-9027 for circulation and (662) 687-1520 for bookmobile; (662) 841-9029 for business office and director; (662) 841-9013 for reference 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

Post Offices Tupelo Main Office Location: 362 S. Thomas St. // (662) 791-8401 Tupelo Downtown Office Location: 500 W. Main St. (662) 841-1286 Belden Location: 3871 McCullough Blvd. // (662) 840-1917 Baldwyn Location: 205 W. Main St. (662) 365-2323 Guntown Location: 1660 Main St. (662) 348-5335 Mooreville Location: 110 County Road 1427 // (662) 844-3125 Nettleton Location: 4540 Union Ave. (662) 963-2623 Plantersville Location: 2540 Main St. (662) 844-2096 Saltillo Location: 162 Mobile St. (662) 869-5111 Shannon Location: 718 Romie Hill Ave. // (662) 767-3386

Sherman Location: 65 E. Main St. (662) 840-2559 Verona Location: 5107 Raymond Ave. // (662) 566-2442

Services Airport Tupelo Regional Airport 2704 W. Jackson St., Tupelo // Administration: (662) 841-6570 Contour Airlines – contourairlines.com Tupelo Aviation Unlimited (noncommercial/private planes) // 105 Lemons Drive, Tupelo (662) 823-4359 Bus Greyhound Bus Lines 1074 N. Eason Blvd. (NJS Supermart) (662) 842-4557 Recycling Centers Northeast Metal (cans, metal) // 551 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 SMC Recycling (scrap metal) // 1000 Park Lake Road, Tupelo // (662) 842-6060 Waste Management Curbside pickup every other Wednesday in Tupelo (662) 844-5523 City of Tupelo dropoff site: 338 Commerce Street. Takes newspaper, cardboard, aluminum and steel cans, No. 1 and No. 2 plastic. Call (662) 841-6510 for more information.

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

Resource Guide Taxi A-1 Cabs (662) 840-4300 AAA Taxi Cabs (662) 871-8998 or (662) 871-8828 City Cab Co. (662) 871-3500 Tupelo Cab (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

Baldwyn, MS 38824 Phone: (662) 365-3232 Fax: (662) 365-7989 Email: news@baldwynnews. com

WAQB 90.9 FM – 107 Parkgate Drive, Tupelo, (662) 844-8888.

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WAJS 91.7 FM – 107 Parkgate Drive, Tupelo, (662) 844-8888.

Saltillo Gazette/Guntown Gazette/Prentiss County Progress P.O. Box 647 Saltillo, MS 38866 Phone: (662) 869-8380 Fax: (662) 728-3114 Email: pcprogress1@bellsouth. net

WWMR Super Talk Mississippi 102.9 FM – 306 Troy St., Tupelo, (662) 680-1606.

Rep. Steve Holland, D-District 16 P.O. Box 2 Plantersville, MS 38862 (662) 844-2004 (H) (662) 840-5000 (W) Capitol: (601) 359-3348 Room: 201 P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 sholland@house.ms.gov

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) 8427658.

Discount Rent-a-Car 1480 E. Main St., Tupelo (662) 842-5404

WSYE Sunny 93.3 FM – 2214 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 842-7658.

Enterprise 551 Daybrite Drive, Tupelo (662) 842-2237

WELO The Pulse 104.3 FM/580 AM – 2214 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 842-7658.

Hertz 2763 W. Jackson St. Inside Tupelo Regional Airport // (662) 680-9482

WWKZ 103.9 FM – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-1067.

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

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 Weekly newspapers Lee County Courier 303 W. Main St. Tupelo, MS 38804 Phone: (662) 840-8819 Fax: (662) 840-9051 www.leecountycourier.net The Baldwyn News/The Saltillo Sun P.O. Box 130 116 W. Main St.

WWZD Wizard 106.7 FM – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-1067.

WESE 92.5 FM JAMZ – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-1067.

WKMQ 1060 AM – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-1067.

WTUP 1490 AM – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-1067.

WBVV 99.3 FM – 5026 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-1067.

WFTA Power 101.9 FM – 1241 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-7625.

WCNA Max 95.9 FM – 1241 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, (662) 842-9595.

WAFR 88.3 FM – 107 Parkgate Drive, Tupelo, (662) 844-8888.

WXWX ESPN Radio 96.3 FM – 306 Troy St., Tupelo, (662) 680-1606.

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.

Government Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.

Oxford office U.S. Federal Courthouse 911 East Jackson Ave. Suite 249 Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: (662) 236-1018 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) 844-5010 Fax: (662) 844-5030 Washington office 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6253 Fax: (202) 228-0378 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. Representative Trent Kelly, R-Miss.

Tupelo District 1 office 431 West Main St., Suite 450 Tupelo, MS 38804 Phone: (662) 841-8808 Fax: (662) 841-8845

Rep. Randy Boyd, R-DistrIct 19 492 Sonny Road Mantachie, MS 38855 (662) 282-4045 (H) (662) 231-0133 (W) (662) 231-0133 (C) Capitol: (601) 359-2435 Room: 400-F P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 rboyd@house.ms.gov Rep. Shane Aguirre, RDistrict 17 709 Highland Cir. Tupelo, MS 38804 Capitol: (601) 359-3374 Room: 100-C P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 Rep. Jerry Turner, R-District 18 1290 Carrollville Ave. Baldwyn, MS 38824 (662) 365-5135 (H) (662) 365-8484 (W) Capitol: (601) 359-9473 Room: 201M-4 P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 jturner@house.ms.gov Mississippi Senate Sen. Chad McMahan, RDistrict 6 Capitol: (601) 359-3244 P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 cmcmahan@senate.ms.gov Sen. Hob Bryan, D-District 7 P.O. Box 75 Amory, MS 38821 (662) 256-9989 (H) (662) 256-9601 (W) Capitol: (601) 359-3237 Room: 409 A P.O. Box 1018 djournal.com

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

Health Hospitals North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo, general information (662) 377-3000 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) 377-4800 North Mississippi State Hospital (662) 690-4200 Fitness programs Jazzercise is offered at 8:309:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; at 12:15 -12:45 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at King’s Gate Worship Center on West Jackson Street in Tupelo. Monthly fees start at $32. Contact Sherry Reppert at (662) 255-2696 or jazzreppert@yahoo.com.

Tupelo Parks and Recreation organizes a number of adult and children’s fitness and sports programs and operates parks, aquatic center and recreational facilities in the city.

(662) 841-6440.

NMMC Wellness Center offers fitness programs for members and a number of events and classes that are open to the public. (662) 377-4141 or (800) 843-3375.

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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. (662) 372-3233.

TUPELO FIT is public fitness initiative in Tupelo. Free weekly fitness activities are offered around the city. Activities are posted at Tupelo FIT Facebook page.

Resources ACTS – Alcohol Chemical Treatment Series – is a curriculum-based self-help, recovery and educational program for anyone wanting to recover from alcohol or drugs, and their 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 8449637.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women working to solve their common problem of alcoholism and has meetings in Tupelo and Saltillo. There are no dues or fees. 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: • Cornerstone Methodist Church, Tupelo, 5:30 p.m.

Mondays. Call (662) 871-6871811 or (662) 871-8068.

• Calvary Baptist Church, Tupelo, noon Wednesday and Friday.

• First Presbyterian Church, Tupelo 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

• How It Works group, St. James Catholic Church, Tupelo, 7 p.m. Fridays • Solution Seekers – Adult Children of Alcoholics meets at noon Mondays at Calvary Baptist Church fellowship hall, Tupelo. Call Nancy P. at (847) 902-6267.

Groups also meet in Belmont, Corinth and Oxford.

Alzheimer’s support group for family members and friends of

those with the disease meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Cedars Health Center Activity Room.

Call Terri at (662) 844-1441.

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. The group meets at 6 p.m. Saturdays at NorthStar Church, 112 Bauhaus, Saltillo.

Call (662) 869-7778 or email cr@thenorthstarchurch.com.

The Compassionate Friends a support group for families who have suffered the death of a child of any age, is open to parents, step-parents, grandparents and siblings.

Information is at www. compassionatefriends.org.

The group meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center.

Call Elizabeth Stamper at (662) 321-5442 or Doug Stamper at (662) 401-6131.

Parents, step-parents, grandparents and siblings are invited to attend.

Information is at www. compassionatefriends.org.

Diabetes Support Group meets at11 a.m. the second Thursday of the month at the NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo, 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 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.

A Domestic Violence Support Group meets at 6 p.m. every

Thursday. Call (800) 527-7233 for location. Child care is provided.

FACE IT food allergy support group, offers support for parents of children with food allergies, but open to others with medical conditions that require food avoidance.

Contact Amelia at (662) 3227434 or faceittupelo@live.com for locations and times.

Fibromyalgia Support GroupTupelo meets at 6 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at the Women First Resource Center 215 N. Gloster, Suite D, in Tupelo. Call 842-5725.

Gray Matters Support Group for anyone diagnosed with a brain tumor and their caregivers meets meets the last Tuesday of the month at the NMMC Cancer Center in Tupelo. Call Cindy Edwards at (662) 377-4049 or (800) 8433375.

Grief Support Groups meet at: • 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month at Gentiva Hospice in Spanish Village, Suite 105, Thomas Street, Tupelo. Free and open to anyone in need. Call the Rev. Danny Rushing at (662) 844-2417.

• 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the month in the NMMC North Education Center Room 2 in Tupelo. Call Jamie Grissom, NMMC Hospice bereavement coordinator, at (662) 377-3612 or (800) 843-3375.

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 please call Toni at (662) 255-8283.

Lupus Support is available in Northeast Mississippi.

Sponsored by the Lupus Foundation of America. Open to anyone interested in lupus.

Resource Guide Contact Michelle Harris at (662) 825-0224 or (662) 2562604.

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

Man-to-Man support group for prostate cancer meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month in at NMMC East Tower first floor Diabetes Treatment Center classroom.

Contact Gail Denton at (662) 377-3522 or (800) 843-3375.

The North MS Pediatric Cancer Support Group (PECANS) meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the food court of the Mall of Barnes Crossing in Tupelo. Call Teresa Farris at (662) 791-1228.

Mended Hearts, 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 at Room 21 of the NMMC East Tower Education Center, Tupelo.

Dinner available for $11; RSVP required for dinner. Call Frances Cobb at (662) 840-4335 to register.

Mental Health Family Support Group meets at 10 a.m. the second and fourth Saturday of the month at North Mississippi RC on Highway 7 in Oxford.

The group is designed for family members of people with serious mental illness. Call (800) 357-0388 or visit www. nami.org.

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) 871-2387 or (662) 869-3211, e-mail nemdss@ bellsouth.net or visit www. nemdss.org.

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group-Tupelo meets at 3 p.m. the first Sunday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo. Call (662) 377-3248.

A Sexual Addiction Support Group meets in Tupelo. Call (662) 841-0403.

A Sexual Assault Support Group meets at 1 p.m. every Wednesday. Call (800) 5277233 for location.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group-Tupelo meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo.

Contact Allison Holloway at (662) 231-5829, Karan Woods at (662) 231-9160 or (800) 8433375.

Sisters Network, Tupelo chapter of the AfricanAmerican breast cancer survivor’s support group, meets at 5:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Link Centre in Tupelo. Call Norma Derring at (662) 8423440.

Narcotics Anonymous, a community-based association of recovering drug addicts, meets in Lee County.

• Helping Hands group meets at 6 p.m. Sunday, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 p.m. Fridays and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday at the Helping Hands Building at 314 S. Church St., Tupelo.

• Solutions group meets at 7 p.m. Fridays at All Saints Episcopal Church, Tupelo.

• Faith Addiction Group meets at 4 p.m. Sunday and 6 p.m.

Wednesday at at 453 County Road 1389.

Stroke support groups meets at 5 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month in NMMC East Tower Room 21 in Tupelo. Call Stacy Scruggs at (662) 3774058.

T.A.A.P. (Teen Addiction Awareness Program) is a free 10-week program offered by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence building, 200 N. Spring St., Tupelo. The program, which meets for 90 minutes once a week, is open to teens age 13-18. There will be educational sessions

on every aspect of drug and alcohol use and abuse. Call NCADD at (662) 841-0403 or www.ncadd.net.

TOPS, a weight loss support group,meets at 4:30 p.m.

Thursdays at Salvation Army Building at 527 Carnation St. Call Ann Ivy at (662) 566-2816 or (662) 397-4998. . Fees are $28 for annual membership; $14 for spouses and teens.

Call area captain Tina Evans at (662) 369-7151, state coordinator Pat Harris at (662) 386-0249 or (800) 932-8677 or visit www.tops.org.

Tupelo Lost Chords Club meets at noon the fourth Thursday of the month at the Longtown Medical Park conference room in Tupelo. The club is open to all laryngectomees, spouses of laryngectomees and interested professionals. Call Lisa Renfroe at (662) 377-3248.

BankPlus, 108 N. Broadway St., Tupelo, (662) 260-5195 BNA Bank, 3041 McCullough Blvd., Belden, (662) 842-8005.

BrightView Federal Credit Union, 924 Harmony Lane, Tupelo, (662) 844-9531.

CB&S Bank, 3425 W. Main St., Tupelo, (662) 620-1120.

Community Bank, 1317 N. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 8448653.

FAA Federal Credit Union, 3182 Tupelo Commons, Tupelo, (662) 680-5620.

Farmers & Merchants Bank, 111 W. Clayton Ave., Baldwyn, (662) 365-1200.

First American National Bank, 431 W. Main St., Tupelo, (662) 841-3419.

Weight Loss Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo. The group provides education and emotional support for those considering or have gone through bariatric surgery. Contact registered nurse Cherri Cox at (662) 3777546 or (866) 908-9465.

FNB Tupelo, 165 S. Commerce St., Tupelo, (662) 842-6678.

Women with Cancer support group, sponsored by the Women First Resource Center, is available in Amory. Call (662) 325-0721.

Regions Bank, 331 W. Main St., Tupelo, (662) 842-2666.

Women with Cancer support group meets at 6 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Women First Resource Center, 215 N. Gloster, Suite D, in Tupelo. Call (662) 842-5725.

TPC Employees Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 527, Tupelo, (662) 566-4810.

Financial Note: Some of the bank locations and phone numbers are for main offices.

Other branches throughout the county are available for service.

BancorpSouth, 1 Mississippi Plaza, 201 S. Spring St., Tupelo, (662) 680-2000.

Land Bank of North Mississippi-Tupelo, 3517 Tom Watson Drive, Tupelo, (662) 842-1202.

North Mississippi Health Services Employees Federal Credit Union, 830 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 377-3235.

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

Trustmark Bank, 110 E. Main St., Suite A, Tupelo, (662) 8412983.

Education Tupelo Public Schools King Early Childhood Education Center Phone: (662) 840-5237 Address: 1402 N. Green St.

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Resource Guide Carver Elementary School (K-1) Phone: (662) 841-8870 Address: 910 N. Green St.

Kenneth Wheeler (662) 6106953

Phone: (662) 869-5466 Address: 146 Tiger Drive

Joyner Elementary (K-2) Phone: (662) 841-8900 Address: 1201 Joyner Ave.

Career-Technical Center Phone: (662) 841-8990 Address: 4125 Golden Wave Drive

Plantersville Middle School (5-8) Phone (662) 842-4690 Address: 2657 Main St.

Parkway Elementary (K-2) Phone: (662) 844-6303 Address: 628 Rutherford Road

Tupelo Alternative School Phone: (662) 841-8956 Address: 903 Fillmore St.

Thomas Street Elementary (K-2) Phone: (662) 841-8960 Address: 520 S. Thomas St.

AEE The Association for Excellence in Education is a community nonprofit organization created 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

Verona Elementary (K-4) Phone: (662) 566-7266 Address: 212 College Ave.

Lawhon Elementary School (2-5) Phone: (662) 841-8910 Address: 140 Lake St. Lawndale Elementary School (3-5) Phone: (662) 841-8890 Address: 1563 Mitchell Road Pierce Street Elementary School (3-5) Phone: (662) 841-8940 Address: 1008 Pierce St. Rankin Elementary School (3-5) Phone: (662) 841-8950 Address: 1908 Forrest St. Milam Elementary School (6) Phone: (662) 841-8920 Address: 720 W. Jefferson St. Tupelo Middle School (7-8) Phone: (662) 840-8780 Address: 1009 Varsity Drive Tupelo High School (9-12) Phone (662) 841-8970 Address: 4125 Golden Wave Drive Other Divisions Administrative Office Phone: (662) 841-8850 Address: 72 S. Green St. Superintendent: Gearl Loden Board of Trustees: President: Joe Babb (662) 6201892 Vice President: Eddie Prather (662) 840-8514 Secretary Sherry Davis (662) 871-9224 Rob Hudson (662) 841-7770

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

Mooreville Elementary School (K-5) Phone: (662) 844-7105 Address: 967 County Road 1409 Mooreville Middle School (6-8) Phone: (662) 680-4894 Address: 964 County Road 1409 Mooreville High School (9-12) Phone: (662) 842-6859 Address: 115 County Road 1429 Saltillo Primary School (K-2) Phone: (662) 869-3724 Address: 1806 Highway 45 Principal: Ken Smith Saltillo Elementary School (3-5) Phone: (662) 869-2211 Address: 424 S. 3rd St. Guntown Middle School (6-8) Phone: (662) 348-8800 Address: 1539 Main St. Saltillo High School (9-12)

Shannon Primary School (K-2) Phone: (662) 767-0135 Address: 6408 Noah Curtis St. Shannon Elementary (3-5) Phone: (662) 767-9514 Address: 695 Romie Hill Ave. Shannon Middle School (6-8) Phone: (662) 767-3986 Address: 232 Cherry St. Shannon High School (9-12) Phone (662) 767-9566 Address: 218 Cherry St. 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.edwards@leecountyschools.us Hal Swann: hal.swann@leecountyschools.us

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

Nettleton Primary School (K-3) Phone: (662) 963-2360 Address: 4386 Highway 6 North Nettleton Upper Elementary School (4-5) Phone: (662) 963-7406 Address: 170 Mullen Ave. Nettleton Junior High School (6-8) Phone: (662) 963-7400 Address: 170 Mullen Ave. Nettleton High School (9-12) Phone: (662) 963-2306 Address: 165 Mullen Ave. Administrative Office Phone: (662) 963-2151 Address: 179 Mullen Ave. Superintendent: Michael Cates Baldwyn Schools Baldwyn has three schools serving students in north Lee County and southwest Prentiss County.

Baldwyn Elementary School (K-4) Phone: (662) 365-1010 Address: 515 Bender Circle

Ronnie Bell: rbell@trpdd.com

Baldwyn Middle School (5-8) Phone: (662) 365-1015 Address: 452 N. 4th St.

Improvement Center Phone: (662) 842-2050 Address: 4677 Endville Road, Belden

Baldwyn High School (9-12) Phone: (662) 365-1020 Address: 512 N. 4th St.

EXPECT Exceptional Progress in Education through Curriculum and Technology is a commu-

Administrative Office Phone: (662) 365-1000 Address: 107 W. Main St. Superintendent: Jason McKay

Resource Guide Private Schools Lakeview Baptist Academy (Pre-K-12) Phone: (662) 842-4005 Address: 830 Shumacola Trail, Tupelo Tupelo Christian Academy (Pre-K-12) Phone: (662) 791-7731 Address: 1801 E. Main St. Tupelo Christian Preparatory School (Pre-K-12) Phone: (662) 844-8604 Address: 5440 Endville Road Colleges/Universities Itawamba Community College, Tupelo campus Phone: (662) 620-5000 Address: 2176 S. Eason Blvd.

Mississippi University for Women Division of Nursing, Tupelo campus Phone: (662) 620-5380 Address: 1918 Briar Ridge Road University of Mississippi Advanced Education Center, Phone: (662) 844-5622 Address: 1918 Briar Ridge Road

Entertainment Helen Foster Lecture: Each spring at the Lee County Library, 219 Madison St., Tupelo.

Features well-known 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) 841-8977.

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. Call (662) 213-5509.

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.

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 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.orendunnmuseum.org.

GumTree Festival of the Arts: Tupelo’s annual arts festival held every Mother’s Day weekend. Features juried art competition, song-writing contest and short story and poetry contest, entertainment, musical production and more.

For more information, call (662) 844-2787 or visit www. gumtreemuseum.com.

Tupelo Film Festival: Spring event in Tupelo. It spotlights independent films with screenings and workshops. Call (662) 871-7723 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.tupeloelvisfesti-

val.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.

Tupelo Craft Beer Festival: Spring event in downtown Tupelo. Craft beers, local food, live music and more. Visit www.tupelocraftbeerfest.com.

Down from the Hills Music Festival: May 22-23, 2015, downtown New Albany at Park Along the River. Farm-totable dinner and concert by Sean Watkins of Nickelcreek on Friday. Features youth and adult Mississippi Bluegrass Championships for fiddle, Dobro, guitar, mandolin, banjo and bluegrass band. Biscuit and Jam Farmer’s market and folk art market. Call (662) 5380014, email jill@ucheritagemuseum.com or visit www. mississippibluegrass.com.

Amory Railroad Festival: April festival downtown Amory in Frisco Park. Arts and crafts, food, entertainment, carnival, live entertainment, 5k run, locomotive display and more. For more information, call (662) 256-3213 or 315-5771 or visit 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 run and 10k run, and more. For more information, call (662) 232-2477, www.doubledeckerfestival.com.

Oxford Conference for the Book: Spring event 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, oxfordconferenceforthebook.com.

County Line Music Festival: Last Saturday in April. Five different stages with a variety

of musical genres, plus karaoke and a singer-songwriter competition. Call (662) 365-1050, www.baldwynliving.com.

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, 5k run. Call (662) 365-1050, www.baldwynliving.com.

Bodock Festival: Sept. 18-19 on the court square in Pontotoc. Features arts and crafts, art gallery, motorcycle run, twilight run, car show, carnival, golf tournament, entertainment and more. Call (662) 489-5042.

Flywheel Festival: Last Friday and Saturday of April and last Friday and Saturday of September, Joe Brigance Park in Houston. Fish fry, flywheel living history demonstrations, vendors, antique cars, 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 in Jay Bird Park on Front Street. Call (662) 423-3954 or check www.iukafestival.com.

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, corinth.net.

Slugburger Festival: July 9-11 at downtown Corinth.

Features local and mainstream entertainment, carnival, slugburger eating contest and more. For more information, call (662) 287-1550 or check mainstreetcorinth.com.

Hog Wild BBQ Festival: Oct. 1-3 downtown Corinth. The event is sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society. It

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Call (662) 287-1550 or check mainstreetcorinth.com.

Prairie Arts Festival: Saturday before Labor Day in downtown West Point. Features live music, arts and crafts, 5k run, kids’ events, food vendors, flea market and more. Call (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 http:// www.wpnet.org/index.php/ attractions/howlin_wolf.

Mantachie Fest: Third Saturday in September at Mantachie City Park. Arts and crafts, carnival rides, entertainment and more. For more information, call (662) 7904718.

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, 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, 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, vardamansweetpotatofestival.org.

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.

Tupelo Ballroom Dance Club: 7-9 p.m. Monday nights, The

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(662) 348-5773 or 869-2380.

Young at Heart: Adults 50+: 7-9 p.m. every Thursday except fifth Thursdays. $5.

Bel-Air Center, Tupelo. (662) 841-6440.

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 Battles of Brices Crossroads and Tupelo/Harrisburg. $5.

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., Thurs. and Fri., 10 a.m.-noon Wed. All other times by appointment. Free. Group tours available. (662) 844-2787. gumtreemuseum.com.

Oren Dunn Museum: Hwy. 6 at James L. Ballard Park, Tupelo. $3/adults, $2/60+, $1.50/414, 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.

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 yearround.

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 avail-

able. 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/pre-scheduled groups of 10 or more.

(662) 842-4242. tupeloautomuseum.com.

Tupelo Veterans Museum: 689 Rutherford Road, Tupelo.

(662) 842-1515.

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

Caron Gallery: 128 W. Main St., Tupelo. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mon.-Wed. and Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thurs., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. (662) 205-0351.

Town Square Post Office and Museum: 59 South Main St., Pontotoc. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday 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-March 28; 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. every day March 29-May 23; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. every day May 24-Aug. 29; 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. every day Aug. 30-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 $100/per hour with twohour minimum. $75 clean-up fee refunded if clean. 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 p.m.

Mon.-Fri. Open on weekends by appointments or special events. Christmas tour first weekend in December. $5/ adults, $3/12 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. southsideartgallery.com (662) 234-9090.

Tippah County Historical Museum: 106 N. Siddall St., Ripley, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Special tours by appointment. Free, with donations accepted. (662) 512-0099.

University Museums: Corner of Fifth & University Ave., Oxford. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Free. Suggested admission for traveling shows is $5/adults, $4/seniors, $3/6-17. Free/5 and under, Ole Miss students and museum members. 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, Faulkner literary garden, more. Free, with donations accepted; guided tours for classes, etc., (662) 538-0014, 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. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day. (662) 4231287.

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

Resource Guide Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center: 501 W. Linden St., Corinth. 8 a.m.-5 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. Only open on weekends otherwise. 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. Mon.-Sat. 1-4 p.m.

Sun. $5/adults, $3/seniors, students, military. Free for 16 and under. crossroadsmuseum.com. On Facebook. (662) 287-3120.

Corinth Artist Guild Gallery: 609 N. Fillmore 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.

Battery Robinett: The site of fierce fighting during the Civil War Battle of Corinth. Linden Street, Corinth. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. (662) 287-9273.

Cobb Institute of Archaeology Museum: Mississippi State University, Starkville. Open by appointment. Mon.-Fri. Groups by appointment; please give two weeks’ notice for appointments. 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. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Closed Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. $5/ 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. Eight screens. Movie information: (662) 844-8256, cinemark.com.

Malco 10: Located at 3088 Tupelo Commons Ave., Tupelo.

Features 10 screens. Movie information: (662) 841-2088, www.malco.com.

Parks, Recreation Skate Zone: 103 Parkgate Drive, Tupelo. School hours are: Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., $1 plus skate rental; Friday, 7 p.m.-midnight, $8 plus skate rental; Saturday, noon-11 p.m., $6 plus skate rental; Sunday, 2-6 p.m., $6, skate rental included. Summer hours are: Thursday and Tuesday noon4 p.m., $4 plus skate rental; Tuesday, 6-9 p.m., $2 plus skate rental; Thursday, 6-9 p.m., $4, skate rental included; Friday, 10 a.m.-noon is for children 10 and under only, noon4 p.m. all ages, $4 plus skate rental; Friday, 7-midnight, $8 plus skate rental. Saturday and Sunday hours and prices are same as in school hours. $2/skate rental. (662) 841-1260 Ballard Park: Hwy. 6, Tupelo. Walking track, small lake, picnic facilities, sports fields, playground, disc golf, museum, more. (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, Tenn-Tom 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. during peak seasons (May-September). Boat ramps open 24 hours. Annual passes $30. $20/ regular hookup, $22 hookup water front. 8 people allowed per site. Half price for Social Security cardholders and seniors. (662) 369-2832.

Elvis Presley Lake & Campground: open all year, 212 C.R. 995, northeast of Tupelo.

Bicycle trails, nature trail, pavilions, volley ball. Office open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (662) 620-6314. (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. Open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed all major holidays.

Veterans Park: Veterans Boulevard, Tupelo. Walking track, lake, picnic facilities, playground, splash pad, community center, disc golf, more. (662) 841-6440.

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) 680-4027 or (800) 3057417.

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

Natchez Trace R.V. Camp: 189 C.R. 506, Shannon. Campground open all year. Full hookups with pull-through spaces, cabin, nature trail, tent

sites, two fishing ponds, pool, pavilions, grills, laundry, rest rooms, showers. $24/daily, $145/weekly. Monthly rates available. (662) 767-8609.

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.) $30/ annual pass. $3/vehicle for boat launching. Fee for Golden Age Access cardholder and America the Beautiful Access is half price. (662) 423-1287.

Whitten Park Campground: 200 Campground Road 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 $22/night, $24/night for waterfront. (662) 862-7070.

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. $22/night for non-waterfront, $24/waterfront sites. Info: (662) 728-1134.

Reservations: toll free (877) 444-6777 or www.recreation. gov.

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

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Columbus: Held each spring in Columbus. Features tours of antebellum homes, graveyard tour, candlelight tour, carriage rides, double decker bus rides, pilgrimage pageant and more.

Call (800) 920-3533, or go to visitcolumbusms.org.

Year-round activities BancorpSouth Arena and Conference Center: 375 East Main St., Tupelo. Features concerts, conventions, meeting rooms, rodeos, sporting events, etc.

Tickets at box office, arena outlets, www.bcsarena.com, www.ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster outlets, (800) 7453000 and (662) 841-6573.

Lee County Agri-Center Arena: 5445 Hwy. 145, Verona. Rodeos, livestock shows, entertainment and more. For more information, call (662) 566-5600.

North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra: Link Center, Tupelo. Season features concerts with a professional symphony and guest artists. Call (662) 842-8433 or visit nmsymphony.com.

Tupelo Ballet Company: 775 Poplarville Drive, Tupelo. Each season features performances with guest artists, including The Nutcracker each Christmas season. Call (662) 844-1928 or visit www.tupeloballet. com.

Civic Ballet: Members present ballets and perform at community events. Call (662) 680-9041 or visit www.civicballet.org.

Live On Stage Tupelo: Three performances are held each season at Tupelo Civic Auditorium. For season subscriptions, call (615) 672-7060 or visit liveonstagetupelo.com.

Monthly events Tupelo Flea Market and Craft

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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. Call (662) 842-4442.

Theater Pied Piper Players: Theater troupe geared for children.

Season features several plays a year. For more information, call (662) 491-4576, or visit Pied Piper Players on Facebook.

Tupelo Community Theater: The Lyric Theater, North Broadway Street, and TCT Off Broadway, 213 E. Franklin St.. Call (662) 844-1935, or visit www.tct.ms.

Tallahatchie River Players: The Ciné Theatre, 127 E. Bankhead St., New Albany. (662) 5343438, or visit www.tallahatchieriverplayers.com.

Corinth Theatre-Arts: Crossroads Playhouse, 303 Fulton Drive, Corinth. Call (662) 2872995, or visit www.corinththeatrearts.com.

Starkville Community Theatre: Playhouse on Main, 108 East Main St., Starkville. Call (662) 323-6855, or visit www.sct-online.org.

Saltillo Performing Arts: Children’s theater organization.

For more information, call (662) 842-9031, or visit Facebook.com/saltilloperformingarts.

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/parks-and-recreations.

Adult Softball: Registration in February for spring play and July 6-31 for fall. Men’s, women’s and coed leagues.

Adult Flag Football: Registration July 6-31; play starts mid-August. Men’s, women’s and coed leagues.

40 & Over and 50 & Over Softball: Registration in February.

Men’s and women’s leagues.

Fall Coed Kickball: Registration July 6-31; play starts mid-August.

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 Belden. 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, 1-5:30 p.m. Contact: Buddy Dickerson, (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. The office is in James L. Ballard Park, 655 Rutherford Road. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Offices are closed on 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. Three levels of play are Recreational, All-Star and Rangers.

Tupelo Youth Soccer Association: Ages 4-18 in separate boys and girls leagues at both recreational and select levels in fall and spring. 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 5 and up, including Masters program for adults in their 20s and up.

Visit tupeloaquatics.com or call (662) 840-3768.

Golf Courses Bel-Air Golf Course: Public, 2107 Country Club Road, Tupelo, (662) 841-6446. Monday-Thursday, 18 holes $21.45, with cart, $16 for nine; Friday-Sunday plus holidays, 18 holes $26.85, with cart, $21.45 for nine; Tuesdays and Thursdays, senior rate $11, signed in by noon, with cart, 18 holes.

Monday-Thursday special after 2 p.m., all-you-can-play for $21.45 with cart. Walkers, Monday-Thursday, $12 and Friday-Sunday plus holidays, $14. Hours: 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Big Oaks: Semi-private, par 72; 3481 Big Oaks Blvd., Saltillo, (662) 844-8002; www.bigoaksgolfcourse.com. Monday-Friday 18 holes, plus tax, with cart, $30, and after 2 p.m., $24; Saturday, 7 a.m.-2p.m., 18 holes, $40 and after 2 p.m., $30; Sunday, 7-11 a.m. is $30, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. is $40 and after 2 p.m. is $30; Monday-Friday, seniors, $24; Ladies’ Day, Thursdays, $24. Driving range.

Pro shop.

Natchez Trace Golf Club: Semi-public, par 72, Old Highway 45 North, Saltillo, (662) 869-2166. Mondays-Fridays, $35; weekends and holidays, $45; every day after 3 p.m., $27, 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. Members and guests only.

Shooting Whitetail Ridge Outdoors: 44 Birmingham Ridge Road, Blue Springs. www.whitetailridgeoutdoors.com. One 5-15 station

Resource Guide sporting clay course, 10 skeet fields with five lighted fields, two 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-squarefoot clubhouse, locker room, two fishing lakes, two picnic pavilions and 50 motor home hookups with water, electric and sewer. Contact: Dick Hollaway, (662) 891-1982.

Ridge Crossing Shooting Club: 218 Birmingham Ridge Road, Blue Springs. www.ridgecrossingshootingclub.com. Ridge Crossing is affiliated 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 competition-only 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 noon summer months (Wednesdays, 9 a.m.). Daily specials include Mondays, noon to close, $15 an hour for up to six people per lane, $3 each shoe rentals; Tuesdays, noon to close, $2 games, $2 shoes; Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to close, first game $3, second game $2 and each additional game $1 all in same lane, $1 shoes; Thursdays, noon to close, $10 all-you-can-bowl, $3 shoes; Fridays and Saturdays, 1 p.m. to close, $12 cash and $13 debit or credit card allyou-can-bowl for three hours, includes shoes; Sundays, noon to close, $3.5 per person/per game, $3 shoes. Visit website or call for league information, other specials, discounts and coupons. (662) 842-1132. www. rebelanesbowling.com.

Outdoors State Lakes 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, (662) 837-9850.

Lake Lamar Bruce – 300-acre lake in Lee County; from Tupelo, take U.S. 45 north 5 miles to Saltillo and follow signs.

Reopened May 6 after renovation. Three fishing piers, boat ramp, 24 camping pads with water and electricity, picnic areas with grills. Skiing noon to sunset, Thursdays and Sundays. Contact: Lake manager Jim Lusby, (662) 869-2009.

Lake Monroe – 99-acre lake in Monroe County. Closed for renovation.

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, (662) 620-6314.

Fees for State Lakes Entrance/Fishing (ages 1664) – $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 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.

Tishomingo State Park – Tishomingo State Park, one of the nation’s top canoeing spots, is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and steeped in history and scenic beauty. 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, firewood 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 assistant manager Terry Harp at (662) 438-6914.

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: interim manager Ruth Watson at (662) 842-7669.

Trace State Park – Trace State Park is an ideal family campground and fishing spot located only minutes from Tupelo.

It 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. Water-skiing, however, is allowed year-round. Contact: assistant manager Josh Massey at (662) 489-2958.

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Activities

Fairpark concerts (Tupelo) The Link Centre (Tupelo) Blue Canoe (Tupelo) Steele’s Dive (Tupelo) South (Tupelo) Mugshots Bar & Grill (Tupelo) Romie’s Grocery (Tupelo) The Stables (Tupelo) Nautical Whimsey (Tupelo) Lula Lee’s (Baldwyn)

Kermit’s Outlaw Kitchen social clubs (Tupelo) TCT Off Broadway (Tupelo) Woody’s karaoke night (Tupelo) The Claude Gentry Theater (Baldwyn) South trivia night (Tupelo) Farmhouse chalk paint parties (Tupelo) The Caron Gallery special events (Tupelo) Gum Tree Arts Museum special events (Tupelo) About the South meet-and-greets (Tupelo) Spring Street Cigars viewing parties (Tupelo) West of Shake Rag Improv Comedy (Tupelo) Tupelo Community Theatre (Tupelo)

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