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Lauderdale County: A place you’ll love to call home...... 2

Business & Industry

An ideal location and workforce.............................................. 3

Health Care

Helping Lauderdale County Residents Live full and Happy lives.................................................................. 5

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Uniting Faith and Community........................................................ 7

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State-of-the-Art Schools and Facilities.................................. 8

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elcome to Lauderdale County, located on the beautiful, fertile banks of the Mississippi River in West Tennessee.

Named for Col. James Lauderdale, the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, the community sits between the Hatchie and Forked Deer rivers and was incorporated in 1838.

Our community is close to the big cities of Memphis and Jackson, but it is still pristinely rural, with a population of about 27,000 people. We’re home to the communities of Ripley, Halls, Henning and Gates, all located along U.S. Highway 51 on the main line of the Illinois Central Railroad between Chicago and New Orleans. The convenient road, rail and waterway access offers plentiful shipping routes for industry and agriculture. We enjoy some of the richest soil in the world here along the Mississippi — be sure to taste our famous tomatoes, among our many other high-quality agriculture crops.

The abundant parks, wildlife and outdoor recreational areas in our county have won the Governor’s Award for Excellence several times. Open Lake and Chisholm Lake are both beautifully scenic and offer fine fishing. Be sure to visit our historical and cultural sites as well — the childhood home of Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley, the Veterans’ Museum in Halls, and the quaint shops at Charlene’s Colony of Shoppes.

If you’re after big-city life, Memphis and Jackson are less than an hour away. The communities of Lauderdale County evoke the kind of small-town life that American dreams are made of. We offer safe and friendly communities, affordable housing, reasonable cost of living, and an overall high quality of life. Our workforce is reliable and diverse, with a 2 percent absenteeism rate and a 3.9 percent turnover rate.

Lauderdale County is prospering and growing. As you read these pages, you will learn about our growing economic base, high-achieving schools, blossoming arts community, progressive health services, and award-winning parks system.

We at the Lauderdale Chamber/Economic & Community Development are ready to help you on your journey through this great county. We hope to welcome you as a new neighbor in a place you’ll love to call home.

The Lauderdale Chamber / Economic & Community Development 123 S. Jefferson Street Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9541 • www.lauderdalecountytn.org

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on the banks of the Mississippi River, with several airports nearby, including the Memphis International Airport, which is just 50 miles away. Our roads are convenient, too, with U.S. Highway 51 running through the county and Interstates 40 and 55 nearby.

Lauderdale County is home to an outstanding workforce that is drawn from a five-county area. We are a cost-effective and profitable place to do business. Our turnover rate is only 3.9 percent, and our absenteeism rate is 2 percent. Lauderdale County has reasonable property taxes and a relatively low tax base.

Tennessee is a Right to Work state, with no state property tax and many exemptions from sales taxes.

Modern educational facilities and the outstanding services of the Tennessee Technology Center and the new UT Martin Ripley Center assure that the workforce is ready to take on the challenges of 21st-century industry. The average weekly wage for Lauderdale County in 2006 was $533. This would be equivalent to $13.33 per hour or $27,716 per year.

Lauderdale County is ready for new businesses to move in and start working. There are many available sites for new or expanding industries, and many are in move-in condition. There are also three industrial parks with certified “Deal Ready” sites complete with utilities, transport and modern communications systems.

American Greetings The American Greetings plant in Ripley is the company’s North American lithographic

printing facility that manufactures all the company’s U.S. greeting cards. The plant’s 145 employees each have an average of 16 years of service. The plant opened in 1972 and today utilizes nine large-format specialty printers to produce about 1.6 billion greeting cards per year.

Once the cards are printed, they are transported to the company’s finishing plants in Kentucky and Arkansas for final touches.

American Greetings Corporation is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of greeting cards, gift wrap, party goods, stationery, calendars, ornaments and electronic greetings. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual net sales of approximately $1.7 billion. For more information, visit www.americangreetings.com.

Jimmy Sanders, Inc. With approximately 35 locations throughout the South, Jimmy Sanders, Inc., makes and distributes farm supplies, fertilizers and agricultural chemicals. It also provides grain marketing and storage, seed processing and handling, technology support, and other related services to farmers. Chairman and CEO Mike Sanders, the founder’s son, runs the company.

The local division of Jimmy Sanders, Inc., was established in Lauderdale County in 1995 and has locations in Ripley and Halls. For more information, visit www.jsanders.com.

Komatsu Ripley is home to the Komatsu Master Parts Distribution Center, which supplies replacement parts around the world for the heavyduty construction and mining equipment made

by Komatsu America International Company.

Komatsu America Corporation manufactures and markets a full line of integrated construction equipment. The product line includes hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, crawler dozers, off-highway trucks, motor graders, skid steer loaders, tractor loaders and backhoe loaders. Although Komatsu started marketing its products in the 1960s in the United States, its North American operations were established in 1970.

Today, Komatsu America is the second-largest fully integrated manufacturer and supplier of construction equipment in North America, with a reputation for reliability that’s second to none. It maintains a network of manufacturing plants and parts depots with approximately 2,000 employees who manufacture more than 90 percent of all Komatsu America equipment in the United States.

The distribution center in Ripley fills about 500 emergency orders per day, encompassing 180,000 different parts in its 592,000-squarefoot facility. Visit them on the Web at www. komatsuamerica.com.

Marvin Windows and Doors of Tennessee Since 1980, Marvin Windows and Doors of Tennessee has been a part of Lauderdale County’s industrial economic opportunity.

Marvin’s organization has offered and produced high-end wood and aluminum-clad wood doors with a custom made-to-order logic for both commercial and residential applications.

The facility and its employment base have grown from a humble beginning of six associates to more than 700 in its 570,000-squarefoot facility.

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Marvin line of wood-clad patio doors. Custom options might include hardwood species such as Honduran mahogany, American cherry, vertical-grain Douglas fir or white oak, plus high-grade architectural hardware to meet the architect’s vision and the home owner’s desire.

“Custom work is what the Marvin company is recognized for,” says Renate Jennings, manager of support services.

The Ripley facility was the first within the Marvin companies to implement the “5S” Workplace Management System, a system that helps organize and maintain the work environment to be safe, clean, efficient and productive.

Marvin’s Tennessee plant has won the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration Star Award for its success at providing a safe and productive workplace through the state’s Volunteer Protection Program and has achieved certification for ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001:2000 Quality System for quality-driven manufacturing practices.

Marvin Windows and Doors of Tennessee supports many local civic organizations in Lauderdale County as part of the Marvin Company core values. Marvin associates serve and support the community in multi-dimensional ways. Says Jennings, “We work hard to present ourselves as a great place to work in Lauderdale County.” Visit their Web site at www.marvin.com.

The Royal Group The Royal Group has been manufacturing corrugated cardboard products, mostly packaging and shipping containers, since 1922.

It celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Halls facility in August 2007.

The facility in Halls produces common brown box manufacturing along with computer-aided design technology, bar-coded inventory capabilities and creative point-of-purchase graphics. The Royal Group is a one-stop box company with a complete line of packaging and shipping supplies, with award-winning graphic packaging and product displays. Its customer base ranges from large manufacturers and distributors to small businesses and from high-tech automotive manufacturers, cabinetry and woodworking to local farmers.

Originally known as Allen-Stone Boxes, Inc., the Halls facility now employs 55 people in its 98,000-square-foot facility and 40,000-squarefoot storage building. Corporate headquarters for the company is in Cicero, Ill. The original Allen-Stone Box Company was formed by a partnership between R.C. Allen of Memphis, Tenn., and Albert A. Stone of Jackson, Tenn.

The entrepreneurs came to Halls, Tenn.,

seeking to lease a warehouse facility located near Arnold Field.

Today, as Royal Box Group, the company proudly serves thousands of customers throughout the mid-South, Midwest, Ohio Valley and Southeast. Visit them on the Web at www.royalbox.com.

S.N. Anthony Insurance, Inc. In 1907, at the age of 43, Sydney Albert Anthony hitched up his buggy and began traveling dirt roads to sell property and casualty insurance to the rural residents of Lauderdale, Crockett and Haywood counties. With no hotels or restaurants in the remote areas of the county, Anthony knew which farmers were likely to offer him a good meal and a bed for the night. If he found no home, he spent the night camping.

“He weighed about 107 pounds with his overcoat on. And he wore that overcoat through the month of June,” recalls S. Norfleet Anthony Jr., Anthony’s grandson and current chairman of the company.

The salesman grew his business family by family, eventually passing his love for helping farmers find insurance to his son in 1931 and grandson in 1956. The latter two Anthony salesmen have been involved with insurance associations at both state and national levels.

What started in a rented one-room office with a roll-top desk is today the largest independent insurance agency in Lauderdale County, with 13 employees. They can still be found in their 1947 office building on South Washington Street in Ripley, with an additional office in Halls. The agents and S.N. Anthony Insurance are independent, which means they can recommend any policy that is best for the company. They can offer policies from 32 different insurance carriers. “This puts us in a position to be extremely competitive,” says Anthony Jr. Today S.N. Anthony Insurance is in its fourth generation and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007. They are continuing to provide clients with quality and caring insurance. Contact them at 104 South Washington Street, Ripley, TN 38063, 731-635-9441; or 110 South Church Street, Halls, TN 38040, 731-836-9641.

Siegel-Robert Automotive Siegel-Robert Automotive is the largest manufacturer of chrome-plated plastic parts for the automotive industry in North America.

Founded in 1946, the company has manufacturing plants in the U.S. and China. It supplies grilles, door handles, nameplates, and

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other trim products to nearly every major automotive manufacturer.

Two of Siegel-Robert Automotive’s manufacturing plants are located in southern and northern parts of Ripley. The Ripley North facility was selected as one of 25 finalists for Industry Week’s Best Plants in North America Award in 2006. It produces high-quality decorative trim products as well as grilles and other parts for both automotive and nonautomotive customers. It employs 507 full- and part-time employees and ships in excess of 10,900 units daily.

Siegel-Robert Automotive as a whole has earned numerous awards for performance, products and services in recent years, including General Motor’s Supplier of the Year Award in 2003. The company has also earned a reputation as a leader in the area of environmental stewardship. Siegel-Robert Automotive is a business unit of Siegel-Robert, Inc., a privately owned company based in St. Louis, Missouri. It is a globally diversified manufacturer of highly engineered products for automobiles, safety and air monitoring, semiconductor packaging, and pressure-relief industries. It has a presence in 57 countries and employs 3,500 people worldwide. Visit them on the Web at www. siegelrobertautomotive.com.

Solid Rock, Inc. Solid Rock, Inc., was established in March 2006 with the intention of producing the highest-quality stone veneer possible. Its founders, Barry Griffith and Rob Jamison, have been engaged in research and development and small-scale manufacturing of stone product since 1999. Through trial and error and many successes, they have created the most realisticlooking stone available in the manufactured stone veneer industry.

One major advantage to their product is that it is resistant to ultraviolet rays, which can fade manufactured stone. The coloring process they use is more expensive to produce, but the product remains reasonably priced. They make their own molds from natural stone to enhance the realistic look.

Solid Rock’s goal is to increase production at the Lauderdale County plant to 2 million square feet annually by the end of 2009. They market their product through brick yards and masonry companies that install stone veneer products and plan to expand into specialty items. For more information, contact Solid Rock, Inc., at 901-335-7796.

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County are fortunate to have several hospitals nearby and many fine doctors available to provide the best of health care close to home. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley is a full-service, not-for-profit hospital providing a wide range of services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. In addition to the hospital, you’ll find an expanded medical community of general and family practitioners, dental and orthodontic services, optometrists and opticians, nursing homes, and home health services. The combination of these services ensures plenty of health care choices, helping Lauderdale County residents live full and healthy lives.

Asbury Cove Assisted Living Located at 315 Asbury Avenue in Ripley, Asbury Cove Assisted Living offers long-term care for those who need personal assistance with everyday living. A licensed nurse and certified personal care aides get to know residents like family.

The dining room provides residents with a variety of food choices, including how their meals are cooked. Admission counseling services are comprehensive. The administrator helps guide the family through all of the care options available to them as well as through the maze of paperwork involved to access private or public long-term care benefits. Visit their Web site at www.americareusa.net for more information.

Christian Family Medicine Christian Family Medicine is a family health care clinic located on Highway 51 in Ripley. The clinic opened in May 2004 with the intent of providing quality, affordable health care to people of all ages in Lauderdale County and the surrounding areas. The practice has grown to 5,700 square feet and houses nine patient rooms, a full-service retail pharmacy, and the Emmaus Counseling Center.

The clinic offers the services of advanced nurse practitioners, pharmacists, a licensed clinical social worker, and a minister. It employs 21 people and is open every day but Sundays and holidays.

Christian Family Medicine’s mission is to provide primary health care to private and indigent patients with attention to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of each patient.

Christian Family Medicine seeks to present Christian values, ethics and attitudes in its family of employees while cultivating a unique Christ-centered relationship with those patients who entrust Christian Family Medicine with their care. For more information, visit their Web site at www.christianfamilymed.com.

Family Optometry Family Optometry offers eye care for the whole family. Dr. Brooks A. Harris, O.D., and his staff evaluate and treat focusing disorders, eye alignment disorders and eye coordination disorders. They create and fill prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses, and screen patients for

diseases of the eye such as glaucoma, cataracts or retinal disorders.

Dr. Harris is active in the community and has served in many volunteer and leadership roles. He provides free eye screenings for children in his office and free screenings to adults at health fairs, nursing homes and senior citizen centers. He received his undergraduate degree from UT Martin in 1981 and received his Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, in 1985. He is a member of the American Optometric Association, Tennessee Optometric Association and Northwest Tennessee Optometric Association.

Family Optometry is located in the MidTown Center at 192 S. Washington St., Ripley, TN 38063, 731-635-3026.

Dr. Ravinder Machra Dr. Machra graduated from the Medical College, Srinagar, University of Kashmir, India.

She completed her internal medicine residency at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, and is boardcertified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Machra is affiliated with the Dyersburg Internal Medicine Clinic at 315 East Tickle Street, Dyersburg, and their clinic at 103 South Church Street, Halls. She became a member of the hospital’s medical staff in November 2004. For an appointment, call 731-285-9938 or 731-836-1239. www.lauderdalecountytn.org 5

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PT Company is an outpatient physical therapy and rehabilitation facility, using a team of physical therapists and assistants whose goal is to improve patients’ quality of life by application of rehabilitation and restorative services.

PT Company was founded in 2001 by President and CEO Eddie Crocker, who worked as a physical therapist and administrator for a large corporation for over 12 years. Crocker’s main objective was to build a private physical therapy practice that provides one-on-one care with superior outcomes. The PT Company is located in Dyersburg at 470 Mall Blvd., Suite D., and in Ripley at 787 Highway 51, Bypass North, Suite 1. For more information, visit their Web site at www.ptcompany.net.

PT Company offers a variety of physical therapy and rehabilitation services.

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the health, safety and welfare of our citizens, in addition to offering a place for worship and learning.

Located at 705 Sumrow Street in Halls, Westside Baptist Church offers worship and mission throughout the Halls community.

One way they do that is through Kingsmen, a men’s Bible study and service organization.

Kingsmen builds four or five wheelchair ramps each year for people in the community.

Members also mow yards and do other household chores for the widows in their church.

The Kingsmen hold a variety fundraisers, including a barbecue booth at the Lauderdale County Fair, to finance their projects.

Located at 145 South Main Street in Ripley, First United Methodist Church serves the community in many ways. One

way is through Martha’s Cupboard, a meal ministry organized by about 20 women in the church, funded entirely through donations. These women cook together and take meals once a month to those who have had an illness, surgery, new baby, or have just joined the church. They also provide meals to grieving families after funerals. For more information, visit the church’s Web site at www.ripleyfumc.com.

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ducation is important in Lauderdale County, which serves more than 4,600 public school students in eight school buildings and employs more than 350 teachers. All are licensed by the Tennessee

State Department of Education. Thirty-two percent have advanced degrees, and 68 have met the requirements for Career Level II or III in Tennessee’s Master Teacher Career Ladder Program.

The schools themselves are modern and feature state-of-the-art computer labs and equipment. The system’s high schools offer both college-preparatory classes and vocational training. Our schools consistently score high in the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP), which measures proficiency in mathematics, reading, language, science and social studies.

The nine schools of the Lauderdale County School System are: • Halls Elementary School (PreK–6): 731-836-9651 • Halls Junior High School (7–8): 731-836-5579 • Halls High School (9–12): 731-836-9642 • Lauderdale Middle School (6–8): 731-635-1391 • Lauderdale County Optional High School (7–12): 731-635-4856 • Ripley Primary School (PreK–2): 731-635-0691

• Ripley Elementary School (3–5): 731-221-3066 • Ripley High School (9–12): 731-635-2642

Laptop Initiative What can raise test scores and motivate students? A laptop on every desk, according to Lauderdale County School Superintendent Phillip Jackson. Local schools began providing Apple iBooks to sixth graders in 2006, now expanding to all sixth- through eighth-grade students during the 2007–2008 school year.

Educators have already seen the benefits of technology in students’ hands. Test scores have risen among children who used the laptops, while also improving classroom behavior.

“Our children today are digital children,” says Jackson. “They’re already wired. And we’re changing the way we teach to connect with them.” Laptops in classrooms motivate and engage the children, Jackson says. “You should see them with the computers. They’re engaged and working, they’re quiet and learning.”

Even test scores have improved. “The sixth graders at Lauderdale Middle School made tremendous, tremendous gains,” says Elementary Supervisor Harriet Shelby. “TCAP scores were up, as well as Value-Added scores. We feel that had to do with laptops.

The students made gains in all academic areas, especially science.”

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School officials have safeguarded Internet use through system filters that restrict ­inappropriate Web sites. In the future, Jackson would like to see broadband wireless Internet throughout county schools, another innovation that can be used to benefit students, educators and area industries as technology advances in the future.

Pre-K Program Ninety percent of brain development occurs before kindergarten, according to the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine. Research has found that a quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program can increase academic achievement, educational progress, graduation rates, and future earnings for children. For every $1 invested in a quality pre-K program, economists estimate a return of at least $3.

That’s why Tennessee started a statewide initiative to provide voluntary pre-K classes for at-risk children. Lauderdale County has participated in this program since 2005 and now serves 160 4-year-olds in eight pre-K classes.

The program has achieved tremendous success, according to school superintendent Phillip Jackson, and uses quality materials and curricula. “We’ve had an excellent response from parents,” says Jackson. “And the kindergarten teachers love it because they’re getting kids who are ready for school.”

UT Martin Ripley Center When Sandra Dennis went back to school for a Bachelor of Nursing degree, she knew there was only one choice for her degree: UT Martin Ripley Center, Lauderdale County’s first institution of higher education. As a registered nurse, Dennis wanted to get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree for career enhancement, but she needed a degree program close to home that would fit conveniently into her work schedule. She found just that at the Ripley Center, which opened in spring 2006. “The friendly staff, knowledgeable instructors and flexible schedules made it possible to complete a degree in a timely fashion. This program allows nontraditional students to obtain a degree and continue to meet the demands of family and work,� says Dennis, who was among the first three students to graduate with a BSN in May 2007.

UT Martin Ripley Center offers eight classrooms, including one with 30 flat-screen monitor computers; a distance-learning classroom; and a modern science laboratory with a prep area. It also has a library, resource center, conference rooms, large multipurpose room,

student lounge, bookstore, recreation room and administrative offices.

The center offers the BSN, University Studies, and Education (Integrated Studies, K–6). It also provides local high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to earn credit for college courses at the same time they earn high school credit. In fall 2007, nearly 100 high school students were able to earn dual credits, putting them on an early path to academic success.

The UT Martin Ripley Center is located at 315 South Washington Street, Ripley. Call 731-221-8778 or visit www.utmartin.edu for more information.

Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley The Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley (TTC-Ripley) provides technical training for students just out of high school as well as advanced training for adults who are already working. Credits earned at Tennessee Technology Center easily transfer to many other institutions within the Tennessee Board of Regents system.

The center offers many courses of study, including practical nursing, industrial electronics, commercial truck driving, business systems technology, computer-aided drafting, computer operations technology, patient care technology, and technology foundations.

As a partner with the Tennessee Department of Labor/Adult Education Program, TTT-Ripley also provides Adult Education for adults who want to prepare for the General Equivalency Diploma (GED). The center is also the designated testing site in the county for administration of the GED exam.

For more information, visit the TTC-Ripley Web site at www.ripley.tec.tn.us.

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Pre-K classes focus on social skills like sharing and taking turns, pre-reading, and math skills. Speech, hearing or developmental delays are identified earlier, and the child is given extra help right away, instead of waiting another year. “The payoffs are already showing,� Jackson adds. “We’re having fewer students referred to special education at every age because of this program.�

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Ambulance Authority, E911 Emergency Services in Lauderdale County responds to about 3,000 calls annually for police, fire and ambulance. The county offers four staffed ambulances all with Advanced Life Support skills.

In 2007 the Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) granted Lauderdale County two highway safety grants, funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and totaling $73,316, to the Halls Police Department and the Lauderdale County Ambulance Authority. “These grants will help keep drunk drivers off our roadways by funding increased DUI enforcement by local police,� says Representative Craig Fitzhugh. “They will also provide much-needed funds to train our first responders.� “Grants awarded by the GHSO are provided to support the foundation for highway safety,� adds Kendell Poole, director of GHSO. “Agencies across the state are better equipped

with this grant funding. We pledge to work with our grantees statewide to save lives.�

Fire Departments There are six fire departments in Lauderdale County, staffed primarily with trained and dedicated volunteer fire fighters.

The Ripley Fire Department, led by Chief Felix Moore, employs mostly paid career fire fighters and a few volunteers. They respond to about 800 calls each year, including 60 to 80 fires. Many of these calls are to assist the volunteer fire departments in other parts of the county. “We back them up,� says Moore. “Most of our calls are medical, and all our fire fighters are First Responders.� This means workers are trained in emergency medical care. The Ripley department has five trucks and about 25 fire fighters on three shifts. The brave efforts of the fire fighters in Lauderdale County are an invaluable asset to our community.

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Lauderdale County Health Department The Lauderdale County Health Department moved into a new facility on the South 51 Bypass in 2004. It is home to the department’s offices and provides space for all the classes and services the department offers.

Residents can take advantage of immunizations for children, women’s family planning, breastfeeding classes, WIC, school examinations, dental services, vaccines for those traveling abroad, and flu shots for the senior population, among many other programs. Services are kept affordable for everyone in the community, being offered on a sliding-fee scale based on income. It also accepts TennCare, the statefunded insurance program.

The Lauderdale County Health Department is the first source for health information and services. Contact the Lauderdale County Health Department at 731-635-4661 or 731-6359711 for information about services.

Drug Task Force Lauderdale County is part of the newly created 25th Judicial District Drug Task Force, which includes Tipton, Fayette, Hardeman and McNairy counties. Attorney General Mike Dunavant formed the task force to encourage greater participation by local police forces in drug enforcement efforts.

Dunavant says it was better to return to this smaller, more local type of drug task force. Local officials will still share intelligence with the West Tennessee Drug Force. Dunavant appointed John Thompson to direct the 25th Judicial District Drug Task Force. Thompson is a nearly 20-year veteran drug officer with the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department.

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The famous Lauderdale County Tomato festival is a time when we celebrate our worldclass, tangy, juicy, favorite summer produce.

The Tomato Festival is held for two days in early July on the square in downtown Ripley, and has been a tradition sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce since 1983. We celebrate Lauderdale County’s many commercial farmers and backyard gardeners who grow the best tomatoes in the nation.

The festival highlight is the Tomato Tasting, attracting hundreds of participants who line up hours in advance to sample the county’s best. Events include tomato contests, food and craft vendors, well-known entertainers, a pistol shoot, a 5K run, a “paint the town red� competition, carnival rides, a petting zoo, pony rides, and a crawling contest for babies.

Tomatoes are a labor-intensive crop requiring rich soils and hand-tending of each vine.

Lauderdale County growers maintain highly productive soils that develop large fruits, which ripen to a flavorful, deep red color, a favorite throughout the eastern United States.

Lauderdale County Fair The newest of our annual events, the Lauderdale County Fair started in 2004 and is held annually during the last week of September at the Dyersburg Army Airbase in Halls. It is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and area businesses.

The fair begins with a community church service on Wednesday night. Events vary, but Thursday night always features a salute to local heroes: police, sheriff, fire, ambulance and the Tennessee National Guard.

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Throughout the week, the fair offers a carnival, food, craft exhibits, and lots of good entertainment.

Friday and Saturday night feature popular entertainment, and throughout the weekend there are livestock showings, contests, fireworks and even a wrestling event. Some of the recent entertainment included gospel singing, the Peacemakers (Memphis Policemen), the Steven Whitson band, and Tequila Sunrise (an Eagles tribute show). Good food, games and more for the entire family are included with

one admission price. Senior citizens and kids day is Friday.

Skateboard Park Located in Crihfield Park on East Main Street in Halls, this 100-by-60-foot park offers skateboarders a safe place to practice jumps and tricks on specialty equipment: a pump bump, wedges, basic benches, fun box with rails, and a quarter pipe. The park, which opened in January 2008, was funded partly by a state grant.

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auderdale County is blessed with many parks and wildlife management areas, making camping, fishing and boating prime attractions for tourists. For those who prefer the indoors, our

fascinating museums and quaint, small-town shops offer just the place to while away an afternoon.

Charlene’s Colony of Shoppes To the home decorator, there’s no better treasure trove of boutiques than Charlene’s Colony of Shoppes in Halls, owned by Charlene Roberts.

Charlene’s main shop features 6,000 square feet of home accessories and furniture displayed in vignettes of many styles. Charlene imports furniture from Indonesia and keeps the store well-stocked with dishes, oil paintings, lamps and accessories.

Halo Christian Store is dedicated to Christian-themed merchandise, including t-shirts, jewelry and cell phone totes. Hugs and Kisses provides unique gifts for moms and moms-to-be, clothing for children, and Merle Norman cosmetics. Fancy This, a gourmet food shop, offers coffees, cookbooks, dips, soups and Savannah Syrups. Visit on a Sampling Saturday and you’ll get to taste gourmet featured items. Scrap Happy is a source for creative scrapbooking. It offers an extensive line of patterned paper, stickers, cardstock, scrapbook adhesives, die cuts, cut-outs and embellishments. Finally, stop in at the Just Divine Tea Room, where lunch is served daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Charlene’s is located on Highway 88. From I-40, exit onto Highway 385, to U.S. Highway 51 north, to the Halls exit. Turn left onto

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Highway 88, and Charlene’s Colony of Shoppes is located 0.25 miles on the left. For more information, visit her Web site at www.charlenes.net or call 731-836-5418.

Alex Haley Museum A $2 million Alex Haley Interpretive Center, at the Alex Haley Museum in Henning, Tenn., is scheduled to open in June 2008, just in time for the summer tourist season.

With more than 7,000 square feet of lighted space, the new center offers an amphitheater where guests will view a short film on the life of Alex Haley. It also offers plenty of space in which the museum can display Haley’s documents and memorabilia from a lifetime of traveling and writing. The Interpretive Center sits behind the childhood home of Alex Haley, which visitors will still be able to view.

“We’re excited about the new Interpretive Center,” says Baris Douglas, executive director for the museum. “The house museum has been here since the 1980s, and it shows very well how Alex Haley grew up. Now the new Interpretive Center will have a better collection of his manuscripts and artifacts.”

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Alex Haley’s personal journey to discover his family’s history inspired an entire nation to explore family history and genealogy. Haley’s book Roots, based on the stories told to him by his relatives, is the story of his ancestors’ origins in Africa, their arrival in America, and their lives as slaves.

It chronicles the triumph they achieved over what might have been crippling hardships.

Haley was born in New York, but his family returned to his mother’s home in Henning when Haley was still an infant. Haley grew up in Henning; it was here that his passion for his

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family’s history originated. “The front porch of this home is, in fact, the birthplace of Roots,” said Haley of the 10-room home in Henning that was constructed by his grandfather, Will E. Palmer, a prominent Henning businessman. There, on the front porch, Haley and his childhood friend, the late Fred Montgomery, who served for many years as an interpreter for the site, listened as relatives told stories of Haley’s ancestors.

Roots also became a television miniseries viewed by over 130 million people. In addition to writing about his own family, Haley’s Autobiography of Malcolm X, based on his interviews with the political leader, led to a greater understanding of civil rights and Islam.

Haley passed away in 1992 and is buried at the site of his home and museum in Henning.

Today the home is a museum dedicated to celebrating Haley’s life and works. It is the first state-owned historic site devoted to an African American in Tennessee. Displayed throughout the home are photographs and memorabilia of the Haley family, including turn-of-the-century furnishings. Haley’s legacy lives on as some 10,000 visitors come to the museum each year. The Interpretive Center will be an even more exciting tourist spot for those interested in history, genealogy, and the famed writing career of Alex Haley. Contact the museum at 731-738-2240 for more information.

Veterans’ Museum Located at Arnold Field at 100 Veterans’ Drive, the Veterans’ Museum is on the site of the Dyersburg Army Airbase at Halls. The base was a training facility for B-17 pilots during World War II. It was the largest combat crew training school built during the early war years

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and was the only B-17 training base east of the Mississippi River.

The museum was built in 1997. The purpose of the museum is to preserve materials and artifacts from WWI to date as a reminder to the older generations, and to educate the younger generations about their heritage. The facility is located on the ramp of the former WWII B-17 Training Facility.

While the museum honors our veterans from that era with displays, photographs and history of the base, it also honors all veterans with displays from the different wars and conflicts in which the United States has been involved. The museum is owned and operated by the Dyersburg Army Airbase Memorial Association, Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1992.

Memorabilia has been donated by many organizations and individuals. The collection of artifacts fills the 8,900-square-foot building. Pictures and documents from the National Archives, materials from WWI through Iraq, diaries, personal and official letters, technical publications, divisional histories, WWII and Korea military vehicles, uniforms, and videos intrigue adults and give the young an opportunity to get a first-hand glimpse of history. Unique exhibits found in the private, nonprofit museum include murals painted by Ernie Berke. Photographs of 72 crews are also displayed. Tim Bivens, who is one of the DAAB incorporators, secured these and many more pictures that reveal base life.

The museum contains a meeting room to accommodate conferences of 35 or less.

Furthermore, it is home to the Sammie Arnold Lending Library, where the avid reader will find books on a variety of topics.

For more information, visit www.dyaab.us.

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Aaron’s 790 Hwy. 51 N., Suite 2 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1595 FURNITURE LEASE OWNERSHIP – (Appliances, Bedding, Computers, Electronics, Furniture) Accents Gift Shop PO Box 455, 126 N. Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1648 GIFT SHOPS

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Bancorp South PO Box 497, 260 N. Main St. Henning, TN 38041 731-738-5001 BANKS See ad on page 7 Bank of Halls PO Box 8, 101 Main St Halls, TN 38040 731-836-7515 BANKS

Ag Center, Inc. PO Box 68, 595 Hwy. 51 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9771 FARM EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

Bank of Ripley PO Box 269, 134 N. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1230 Branch Offices: 1) 311 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-6150 2) 514 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1230 BANKS See ad on Outside Back Cover

Alex Haley Museum PO Box 500, 200 S. Church St. Henning, TN 38041 731-738-2240 MUSEUMS

BankTennessee PO Box 234, 312 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1234 BANKS

American Cellular 790 Hwy. 51 N. Deer Crossing Shopping Center Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-7834 CELLULAR PHONES

Beasley Chiropractic Center 201 W. Pleasant Ave. Covington, TN 38019 901-475-1100 CHIROPRACTORS/PHYSICIANS

Advance Auto Parts 780 Hwy. 51.

Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-7093 AUTOMOBILE PARTS & SUPPLIES

American Greetings Corporation PO Box 528, 1236 American Way Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3000 MANUFACTURERS

Best Wade Petroleum, Inc. PO Box 566, 201 Dodge Dr. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9661 OILS/PETROLEUM See ad on page 13

Ammons Photography 3037 Asbury Glimp Rd. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1942 PHOTOGRAPHY

Bethel College 325 Cherry Ave. Mckenzie, TN 38201 731-352-4000 COLLEGES EDUCATION

Arnold Drug Company 112 E. Main St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-7211 PHARMACIES Asbury Cove 315 Asbury Rd. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3200 HEALTH/ASSISTED LIVING NURSING HOMES See ad on page 9 AT&T 6055 Primacy Pkwy., Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38119 901-577-1402 TELEPHONE

BMH-Lauderdale (Baptist Memorial Hospital) 326 Asbury Rd. Ripley, TN 38063 731-221-2200 HOSPITAL See ad on page 6

Burks Beverage, L.P. (Dr. Pepper/Pepsi Cola) PO Box 687, 2918 Jere Ford Hwy. Dyersburg, TN 38025 731-285-3671 BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS Burks Broadcasting SL-100/Eagle 97.3/Oldies 1450 35 Radio Rd., PO Box 100 Dyersburg, TN 38024 731-285-1339 RADIO C

C&A Company PO Box 97, 315 S. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-7592 GIFT SHOPS CAC Financial Partners John W. Moses, Investment Representative PO Box 525, 116 N. Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1303 INVESTMENT SECURITIES CAC Financial Services PO Box 525, 116 N. Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1303 INSURANCE AGENCIES J. Thomas Caldwell 114 Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9162 ATTORNEYS Caldwell’s Office Outfitters 19-K Northstar Dr. Jackson, TN 38305 731-664-5577 OFFICE PRODUCTS CareAll Home Care Services 567 Hwy. 51 S., Suite B Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0015 HEALTH/HOMECARE SERVICES Chapel Ridge Apartments 449 Robeson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0001 HOUSING Charlene’s Collectibles 2257 Hwy. 88 W. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-5418 FURNITURE GIFT SHOPS

Big Daddy Choppers 423 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2333 MOTORCYCLES (Sales & Service)

Charles Griggs Building Materials PO Box 82, 216 N. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9131 FLOOR MATERIALS HARDWARE/LUMBER

Blue & White Restaurant 1320 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1471 DINING RESTAURANTS

Children & Family Services P.O. Box 845, 412 Alston St. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-2364 FAMILY SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES

The information in this membership directory has been provided and reviewed for accuracy by the Lauderdale Chamber/Economic & Community Development. CommunityLink and Craig Williams Creative Inc. assume no responsibility for omissions or errors of any kind.

Christian Family Medicine 77 Hwy. 51 S. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1569 731-635-8189 PHARMACIES PHYSICIANS Circuit Court Clerk (Richard Jennings) Lauderdale County Justice Center 675 Hwy. 51 S. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0101 GOVERNMENT City Liquor of Ripley 787 Hwy. 51 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-7700 LIQUOR STORES Cole’s Do-it Best Building Center 309 Hwy. 51 N Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0861 FLOOR MATERIALS HARDWARE/LUMBER HOME IMPROVEMENTS Company’s Coming 11722 Hwy. 51 N., Suites 1 & 2 Halls, TN 38040 731-863-0503 CONVENIENCE STORES GROCERS PARTY ITEMS Connell Body Shop 665 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2292 AUTOMOBILE REPAIR & SERVICE Council of Arts, Lauderdale County PO Box 551 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-7700 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS Country Chevrolet & Cadillac 3299 Hwy. 51 S. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-2277 AUTOMOBILE DEALERS (New/Used Cars & Trucks)

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Crye*Leike Carter Realty 567 Hwy. 51 S., Suite C Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1422 REAL ESTATE Currie’s Funeral Home PO Box 499, 160 N. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-738-2625/635-1318 FUNERAL HOMES/SERVICES

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District Attorney (Mike Dunavant) 121 N. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-5163 GOVERNMENT

Fancy This 2257 Hwy. 88 W. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-0209 GIFT SHOPS GOURMET FOODS

Domino’s Pizza 291 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3020 PIZZA William Dan Douglas PO Box 489, 109 S. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-5113 ATTORNEYS Dyersburg State Community College 1510 Lake Rd. Dyersburg, TN 38024 731-286-3200 COLLEGES EDUCATION E

Crain’s Pharmacy, Inc. 309 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2232 PHARMACIES See ad on page 2

Edwards Construction Co. 341 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9500 CONSTRUCTION William Elder 101 S. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-9561 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

FCE Council, Lauderdale County PO Box 27 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9551 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS First Citizens Insurance 316 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-5949 INSURANCE AGENCIES First Citizens National Bank 316 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-8008 BANKS See ad on page 9 First United Methodist Church Rev. Randy Cooper 145 S. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-082 Activities building - 635-9097 CHURCHES

Edward Jones Investments Judy Tyree, Investment Representative 104 N. Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-8682 INVESTMENT SECURITIES

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Eye Care Clinic of Ripley Dr. David Orwig, OD 790 Hwy. 51 N., Suite #10 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0991 OPTOMETRISTS

Factory Connection 790 Hwy. 51 N., Suite 9 Ripley, TN 38063 731-221-8616 CLOTHING STORES GIFT SHOPS

County Mayor (Rod Schuh) Lauderdale County Court House 100 Court Square Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3500 GOVERNMENT

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Country Hearth Inn 315 Lake Dr. Ripley, TN 38063 731-221-8887 HOTELS See ad on page 9

Criner Furniture Company PO Box 377, 120 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2921 FURNITURE

Enterprise, The Lauderdale County PO Box 289, 145 Jackson Ave. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1771 NEWSPAPERS

Days Inn Hotel 555 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-7378 HOTELS See ad on page 2

E. W. James & Sons Supermarket, Inc. 286 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3412 GROCERS

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Martha Crites, CPA PO Box 84, 115 S. Front St Halls, TN 38040 (731-836-5987 ACCOUNTANTS See ad on page 15

Forcum Lannom Contractors, LLC PO Box 768, 350 Jere Ford Hwy. Dyersburg, TN 38025 731-285-6503 CONSTRUCTION Ford Construction, Co. PO Box 527, 1311 E. Court St. Dyersburg, TN 38025 731-285-1938 CONSTRUCTION The Fork & Spoon 329 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-7895 CATERER COFFEE SHOP DINING RESTAURANTS

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Jimmy Sanders, Inc. 323 Volunteer Dr. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-8807 AGRICULTURAL SEED, CHEMICAL, FERTILIZER, PRECISION AG PROGRAMS (Wholesale & Retail Distributor)

Garner’s Funeral Home PO Box 473 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1271 FUNERAL HOMES/SERVICES

Junior Auxiliary of Ripley Lauderdale County PO Box 454 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0106 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

General Sessions Judge (Janice Craig) Lauderdale County Justice Center 675 Hwy. 51 S. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2572 GOVERNMENT

Just Divine Tea Room 2257 Hwy. 88 W. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-6113 731-836-5418 DINING/ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANTS

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H&A Partners 1616 Hwy. 88 W. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-9507 CONVENIENCE STORES GROCERS Halls High School 800 W. Tigrett St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-9642 SCHOOLS Halls Trophy & Engravables 230 S. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-5919 ADVERTISING SPECIALISTS SCHOOL UNIFORMS TROPHIES Halls Westside Baptist Rev. John Compere 705 Sumrow St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-5193 CHURCHES Hamilton-Ryker Company, The PO Box 463, 305 Hwy. 51 Dyersburg, TN 38025 731-285-7705 Branch: 132 E. Pleasant St. Covington, TN 38019 901-475-0350 or 731-635-8367 EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES - TEMPORARY Dr. Joe John Harper, OD 479 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1369 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Brooks A. Harris, OD 192 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3026 OPTOMETRISTS Helen R. Tucker Adult Development Center PO Box 648, 2660 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-4290 FAMILY SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES Historical Society, Lauderdale County 1562 Poplar Grove Cemetery Rd. Henning, TN 38041 731-738-2400 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS HRL Television, Inc. 6408 Hwy. 209 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3488 TELEVISION J

Jerol Hopkins Ford, Lincoln & Mercury, Inc. PO Box 508, 965 Hwy. 51 N. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-7111 AUTOMOBILE DEALERS (New/Used Cars & Trucks) Jimmy Sanders, Inc. 1210 Industrial Rd. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-7784 AGRICULTURAL SEED, CHEMICAL, FERTILIZER, PRECISION AG PROGRAMS (Wholesale & Retail Distributor)

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KCDC Computer Repair 115 W. Jackson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-7245 COMPUTER REPAIR & SERVICES Kentucky Fried Chicken 770 Hwy. 51 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0222 FAST FOOD Key Corner Exxon 228 N. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-9290 CONVENIENCE STORES GROCERS Kidney Specialists, PC 1243 Hwy. 51 N., Suite 3 Ripley, TN 38063 731-221-3164 PHYSICIANS Komatsu America Corp.

PO Box 2101, 108 N. Industrial Dr. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-6100 MANUFACTURERS See ad on page 1 L

Land’s True Value Hardware 173 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3481 FLOOR MATERIALS HARDWARE/LUMBER HOME IMPROVEMENTS Lankford Realty Company PO Box 618, 109 N. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-5511 REAL ESTATE See ads on pages 1, 2 Lauderdale Community Living Center PO Box 186, 215 Lackey Lane Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-5100 NURSING HOMES Lauderdale County Bank PO Box 217, 305 S. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-5000 Branch Office PO Box 612, 331 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0500 BANKS See ad on page 13 Lauderdale County Commission on Aging Joni Cook 605 Airport St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-5444 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS See ad on page 11 Lauderdale County Department of Education PO Box 350, 402 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2941 EDUCATION Lauderdale County Farm Bureau 146 Volunteer Dr. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0961 FARM BUREAU INSURANCE AGENCIES

Lauderdale County Museum 123 S. Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9541 MUSEUMS Lauderdale County Veterinary Clinic James C. Wilson, DVM PO Box 376, 647 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9341 VETERINARIANS Lauderdale Headstart 142 Nelson Ave. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-8234 CHILD CARE CENTERS DAYCARES See ad on page 9 Lauderdale Homes, L.P. (Autumn Hills) 25 Geoffrey Ave. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-7177 HOUSING Lauderdale Medical Clinic 103 S. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-1239 PHYSICIANS See ad on page 14 Lauderdale Middle School 309 Charles Griggs St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1391 SCHOOLS Lee’s Pit B-B-Q 197 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0686 RESTAURANTS/DINING Lesa’s Travel Connection 1243 Highway 51 N. - Suite 4 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-5565 TRAVEL Lifeblood/Mid-South Regional Blood Center 1040 Madison Ave. Memphis, TN 38104 901-522-8585 Regional Branches: Tipton County Neighborhood Center 826A Hwy. 51 N. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-5501 North Neighborhood Center 3860 Covington Pike Memphis, TN 38128 901-388-8585 BLOOD BANK Lighhouse Wedding Chapel 3037 Asbury Glimp Rd. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1942 WEDDING CHAPEL Lowell’s Custom Designing 163 Sammy Wright Rd. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-5659 INTERNET PROVIDER M

Manpower West Tennessee 1875 Hwy. 51 S., Suite B Dyersburg, TN 38024 731-285-3124 EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES - TEMPORARY

Mayor, Town of Gates (Booker Nance) Gates City Hall PO Box 129, 10085 Second St. Gates, TN 38037 731-836-7501 GOVERNMENT Mayor, Town of Halls (Trent McManus) Halls City Hall 208 N. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-9653 GOVERNMENT Mayor, Town of Henning (Baris Douglas) Henning City Hall PO Box 488, 105 S. Main St. Henning, TN 38041 731-738-5055 GOVERNMENT Mays-Dunavant Drugs, Inc. 111 S. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9191 PHARMACIES McArmour Enterprises P.O. Box 97, 315 S. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-7592 TRUCKING McDonald’s 590 Hwy. 51 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-7050 FAST FOOD MedSouth Healthcare 201 Front St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-5617 PHYSICIANS Merle Norman 329 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-4168 CLOTHING STORES COSMETICS GIFT SHOPS JEWELERS MidSouth Cancer Center 326 Asbury Ave., Suite 102 Ripley, TN 38063 731-221-2567 800-877-6734 PHYSICIANS Mont’s Flower Shop 321 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2361 FLORISTS Joe & Billie Morris 824 Asbury Rd. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3041 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Tracy Schneider Morris, DDS 201 Tucker St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0166 DENTISTS See ad on page 6

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New Beginnings Christian Center 309 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-8408 CHILD CARE CENTERS DAYCARES New Beginnings Christian Center Rev. Cyronose Spicer 313 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-8480 CHURCHES NewWave Communications P.O. Box 297, 1368 N. Washington St. Brownsville, TN 38012 731-772-7296 One Montgomery Plaza, 4th Floor Sikeston, MO 63801 573-472-9500 TELEVISION See ad on page 14 Northwest Tennessee Workforce Board 313 West Cedar St. Dyersburg, TN 38024 731-286-3585, ext. 16 AGENCIES EMPLOYMENT O

O’Reilly’s Auto Parts 443 Robeson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635 -3719 AUTOMOBILE PARTS & SUPPLIES See ad on page 14 Olympic Steak House 475 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1313 DINING RESTAURANTS P

Phillips’ Design 111 Front St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-5004 ADVERTISING SPECIALISTS SCHOOL UNIFORMS SIGNS SPORTS APPAREL Pizza Hut 317-1/2 S. Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-4817 PIZZA Poston Rentals 194 S. Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1635 REAL ESTATE PT Company 787 Hwy. 51 N., Suite 1 Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1055 PHYSICAL THERAPIST Pugh Farms, Inc. Eugene Pugh PO Box 174, 614 W. Tigrett St. Halls, TN. 38040 731-836-5197 FARMS

Quality Service, Inc. P.O. Box 616, 366 N. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3452 AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING CONTRACTORS & SYSTEMS See ad on page 11 R

R T Pollard Insurance Agency PO Box 247, 114 N. Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1982 INSURANCE AGENCIES Randstad North America 973 Hwy.51 N. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-0027 Branch: 620 B-2 Mall Blvd.

Dyersburg, TN 38024 731-287-7211 EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES - TEMPORARY Reelfoot Lumber Company PO Box 486 205 Henning Bethlehem Rd. Henning, TN 38041 731-738-5021 HARDWARE/LUMBER Regional Home Care 103 S. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-6965 HEALTH/HOMECARE SERVICES Regions Bank 662 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9670 BANKS Register of Deeds (Annie Laura Jennings) Lauderdale County Court House 100 Court Square Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2171 GOVERNMENT Ripley Business Association PO Box 623 Ripley, TN 38063 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS MERCHANT’S ASSOCIATION Ripley Fire Department 101 Randolph St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2284 FIRE DEPARTMENT Ripley Gas & Water Department PO Box 26, 116 Church St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1212 UTILITIES See ad on page 7 Ripley Healthcare 118 Halliburton St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-5180 NURSING HOMES See ad on page 6 Ripley High School 254 Jefferson St. Ripley 731-635-2642 SCHOOLS

Marvin Windows & Doors, Inc. PO Box 2102, 101 Marvin Dr. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-5190 MANUFACTURERS See ad on page 7 Mathis Office Supply 323 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3688 OFFICE PRODUCTS Mayo’s Flower Shop 101 S. Church St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-9561 FLORISTS Mayor, City of Ripley (Jon Pavletic) Ripley City Hall 110 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-4000 GOVERNMENT See ad on page 10

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Friends of Lauderdale County Library 120 Lafayette St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1872 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

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Ripley Housing Authority 101 Northcrest Ave. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1901 HOUSING Ripley Parks & Recreation 110 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 635-4645 RECREATIONAL Ripley Rotary Club PO Box 342 Ripley, TN 38063 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS Rolling Hills Country Club P.O. Box 465, 502 Country Club Lane Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2957 COUNTRY CLUBS Rose Integrated Services 126 Hwy. 51 S. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-9600 CONSTRUCTION Royal Group, The PO Box 128, 154 Co-op Dr. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-7542 MANUFACTURERS See ad on page 7 Rural Health of West TN 104 E. Main St. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-7700 211 Anthony St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2755 PHYSICIANS S

S. N. Anthony, Inc. PO Box 599, 104 N. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9441 INSURANCE AGENCIES See ad on page 10 Sheriff of Lauderdale County (Steve Sanders) Lauderdale County Justice Center 675 Hwy. 51 S. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1311 GOVERNMENT Shoe Barn, The (Carhartt Dealer) 262 Cleveland St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-9446 CLOTHING STORES SHOES Siegel-Robert Automotive Ripley North PO Box 486, 2483 Hwy. 209 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3421 MANUFACTURERS Siegel-Robert Automotive Ripley South PO Box 233, 2483 Hwy. 164 Viar Rd. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0671 MANUFACTURERS Something Special 230 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-4470 GIFT SHOPS Sonic Drive-In 171 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-4646 FAST FOOD Stixx Wear/Strike Zone Academy 451 Robeson Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-8844 SCHOOL UNIFORMS SPORTS APPAREL TRAINING ACADEMY (Baseball/Softball) Super 8 Motel 765 Hwy. 51 South Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-8181 HOTELS

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Tennessee State Representative (Craig Fitzhugh) Bank of Ripley PO Box 269, 134 N. Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1230 GOVERNMENT Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley 127 Industrial Rd. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3368 COLLEGES EDUCATION SCHOOLS Thornton’s, Inc. PO Box 188,1145 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2392 FURNITURE See ad on page 11 Tim Castellaw Ford Lincoln-Mercury PO Box 448, 920 Hwy. 51 Bypass Dyersburg, TN 38024 731-285-2500 AUTOMOBILE DEALERS (New/Used Cars & Trucks) Tipton Farmers Cooperative PO Box 189, 2060 Hwy. 51 S. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-8692 2040 Industrial Rd. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-5912 98 Roy Crain Rd. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1811 FARM EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES TKS Fitness Center 200 Knee St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-0997 FITNESS CENTERS/GYMS TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development 301-C, Lake Dr. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3479 AGENCIES EMPLOYMENT Turner Dairies, Inc. 635 Turner Lane Covington, TN 38019 901-476-2643 DAIRY PRODUCTS U

Unique Properties 365 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3660 REAL ESTATE See ad on page 10

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Wal-Mart Pharmacy 832 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-5582 PHARMACIES Wal-Mart Super Center #0097 832 Hwy. 51 N. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-8904 DISCOUNT STORES GROCERS OFFICE PRODUCTS SCHOOL UNIFORMS Washington Street Wine & Liquor 280 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-419-2601 LIQUOR STORES White & Associates/ First Citizens Insurance, LLC 220 N. Main St. Dyersburg, TN 38024 731-288-3563 INSURANCE AGENCIES White’s Salvage PO Box 346, 253 Markham St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-2140 SALVAGE Wine & Spirits of Halls 11722 Hwy. 51 N., Suite 4 Ripley, TN 38040 731-836-5100 LIQUOR STORES Workforce Essentials 301-C Lake Dr. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-3479 AGENCIES EMPLOYMENT Wright’s Auto Parts & Metals, LLC 81 E. Wardlow St. Gates, TN 38037 731-836-9148 MANUFACTURERS WTRB Radio Station-AM1570 PO Box 410, 372 S. Jefferson St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1570 RADIO Y

Youth Villages 1865 Hwy. 51 Bypass Dyersburg, TN 38024 731-288-4613 FAMILY SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES

US 51 Country 101 WKBL Dr. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-7129 RADIO USDA/Rural Development 2043 Hwy. 51 S. Covington, TN 38019 901-475-3350 AGENCIES UT Martin Ripley Center 315 S. Washington St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-221-8778 COLLEGES EDUCATION SCHOOLS See ad on page 9 V

Veterans’ Museum, Arnold Air Field, Halls 100 Veteran’s Dr. Halls, TN 38040 731-836-7400 MUSEUMS See ad on page 7 VF Imagewear PO Box 447, 1000 S. Main St. Henning, TN 38041 731-738-5005 MANUFACTURERS Voice, The Lauderdale PO Box 249, 127 N. Main St. Ripley, TN 38063 731-635-1238 NEWSPAPERS

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ACCOUNTANTS

Martha Crites, CPA 731-836-5987 See ad on page 15 ADVERTISING SPECIALISTS

Halls Trophy & Engravables 731-836-5919 Phillips’ Design 731-836-5004 AGENCIES

Northwest Tennessee Workforce Board 731-286-3585, ext. 16 TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development 731-635-3479 USDA/Rural Development 901-475-3350 Workforce Essentials 731-635-3479 AGRICULTURAL SEED, CHEMICAL, FERTILIZER, PRECISION AG PROGRAMS (Wholesale & Retail Distributor)

Regions Bank 731-635-9670 BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS

Burks Beverage, L.P. (Dr. Pepper/Pepsi Cola) 731-285-3671 BLOOD BANK

Lifeblood/Mid-South Regional Blood Center 901-522-8585 Regional Branches: Tipton County Neighborhood Center 901-476-5501 North Neighborhood Center 901-388-8585 caterer

The Fork & Spoon 731-635-7895 CELLULAR PHONES

American Cellular 731-635-7834 CHILD CARE CENTERS

Jimmy Sanders, Inc. 731-836-7784

Lauderdale Headstart 731-635-8234 See ad on page 9

Jimmy Sanders, Inc. 731-635-8807

New Beginnings Christian Center 731-8408

AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING CONTRACTORS & SYSTEMS

Quality Service, Inc. 731-635-3452 See ad on page 11 ATTORNEYS

J. Thomas Caldwell 731-635-9162 William Dan Douglas 731-635-5113 AUTOMOBILE DEALERS (New/Used Cars & Trucks)

Country Chevrolet & Cadillac 901-476-2277 Jerol Hopkins Ford, Lincoln & Mercury, Inc. 901-476-7111 Tim Castellaw Ford Lincoln-Mercury 731-285-2500 AUTOMOBILE PARTS & SUPPLIES

Advance Auto Parts 731-635-7093 O’Reilly’s Auto Parts 731-635-3719 See ad on page 14 AUTOMOBILE REPAIR & SERVICE

Connell Body Shop 731-635-2292 BANKS

Bancorp South 731-738-5001 See ad on page 7

CHIROPRACTOR

Beasley Chiropractic Center 901-475-1100 CHURCHES

First United Methodist Church 731-635-082 Activities building - 635-9097 Halls Westside Baptist 731-836-5193 New Beginnings Christian Center 731-635-8480 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

Council of Arts, Lauderdale County 731-635-7700 Exchange Club, Ripley 731-635-3026/731-635-4835 FCE Council, Lauderdale County 731-635-9551 Friends of Lauderdale County Library 731-635-1872 Historical Society, Lauderdale County 731-738-2400 Junior Auxiliary of Ripley Lauderdale County 731-635-0106 Lauderdale County Commission on Aging 731-836-5444 See ad on page 11 Ripley Downtown Association Ripley Rotary Club CLOTHING STORES

Bank of Halls 731-836-7515

Factory Connection 731-221-8616

Bank of Ripley 731-635-1230 Branch Offices: 1) 731-635-6150 2) 731-635-1230 See ad on Outside Back Cover

Merle Norman 731-635-4168

BankTennessee 731-635-1234 First Citizens National Bank 731-635-8008 See ad on page 9 Lauderdale County Bank 731-836-5000 Branch Office 731-635-0500 See ad on page 13

Shoe Barn, The (Carhartt Dealer) 731-635-9446 COFFEE SHOP

The Fork & Spoon 731-635-7895 COLLEGES

Bethel College 731-352-4000

Dyersburg State Community College 731-286-3200 Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley 731-635-3368 UT Martin Ripley Center 731-221-8778 See ad on page 9 computer repair & services

KCDC Computer Repair 731-635-7245 CONSTRUCTION

Edwards Construction Co. 731-635-9500 Forcum Lannom Contractors, LLC 731-285-6503 Ford Construction, Co. 731-285-1938 Rose Integrated Services 901-476-9600 CONVENIENCE STOREs

Company’s Coming 731-863-0503 H&A Partners 731-836-9507 Key Corner Exxon 731-836-9290 COSMETICS

Merle Norman 731-635-4168 COUNTRY CLUBS

Rolling Hills Country Club 731-635-2957 DAIRY PRODUCTS

Turner Dairies, Inc. 901-476-2643 DAYCARES

Lauderdale Headstart 731-635-8234 See ad on page 9 New Beginnings Christian Center 731-8408 DENTISTS

Tracy Schneider Morris, DDS 731-635-0166 See ad on page 6 dining

Blue & White Restaurant 731-635-1471 The Fork & Spoon 731-635-7895 Lee’s Pit B-B-Q 731-635-0686 Olympic Steak House 731-635-1313 DINING/ENTERTAINMENT

Just Divine Tea Room 731-836-6113 DISCOUNT STORES

Wal-Mart Super Center #0097 731-635-8904 EDUCATION

Bethel College 731-352-4000 Dyersburg State Community College 731-286-3200 Lauderdale County Department of Education 731-635-2941 Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley 731-635-3368

EMPLOYMENT

Northwest Tennessee Workforce Board 731-286-3585, ext. 16 TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development 731-635-3479 Workforce Essentials 731-635-3479 EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES TEMPORARY

Hamilton-Ryker Company, The 731-285-7705 Branch: 901-475-0350 or 731-635-8367 Manpower West Tennessee 731-285-3124 Randstad North America 901-476-0027 Branch: 731-287-7211 FAMILY SERVICES

Children & Family Services 901-476-2364 Helen R. Tucker Adult Development Center 731-635-4290

FURNITURE

Aaron’s 731-635-1595 Charlene’s Collectibles 731-836-5418 Criner Furniture Company 731-635-2921 Thornton’s, Inc. 731-635-2392 See ad on page 11 GIFT SHOPS

FARM BUREAU

Lauderdale County Farm Bureau 731-635-0961 FARM EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

Charlene’s Collectibles 731-836-5418 Factory Connection 731-221-8616 Fancy This 731-836-0209

McDonald’s 731-635-7050 Sonic Drive-In 731-635-4646 FIRE DEPARTMENT

Ripley Fire Department 731-635-2284

Something Special 731-635-4470 GOURMET FOODS

Fancy This 731-836-0209

Circuit Court Clerk (Richard Jennings) 731-635-0101 County Mayor (Rod Schuh) 731-635-3500 District Attorney (Mike Dunavant) 731-635-5163

Mayor, Town of Gates (Booker Nance) 731-836-7501 Mayor, Town of Halls (Trent McManus) 731-836-9653 Mayor, Town of Henning (Baris Douglas) 731-738-5055 Register of Deeds (Annie Laura Jennings) 731-635-2171 Sheriff of Lauderdale County (Steve Sanders) 731-635-1311 Tennessee State Representative (Craig Fitzhugh) 731-635-1230 GROCERS

FITNESS CENTERS/GYMS

TKS Fitness Center 731-635-0997 FLOOR MATERIALS

Charles Griggs Building Materials 731-635-9131 Cole’s Do-it Best Building Center 731-635-0861 Land’s True Value Hardware 731-635-3481 FLORISTS

Mayo’s Flower Shop 731-836-9561 Mont’s Flower Shop 731-635-2361 FUNERAL HOMES/SERVICES

Currie’s Funeral Home 731-738-2625/635-1318 Garner’s Funeral Home 731-635-1271

HOSPITAL

BMH-Lauderdale (Baptist Memorial Hospital) 731-221-2200 See ad on page 6

Merle Norman 731-635-4168

Mayor, City of Ripley (Jon Pavletic) 731-635-4000 See ad on page 10

Kentucky Fried Chicken 731-635-0222

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Land’s True Value Hardware 731-635-3481

Tipton Farmers Cooperative 901-476-8692 731-836-5912 731-635-1811

FAST FOOD

Regional Home Care 731-836-6965

C&A Company 731-836-7592

Ag Center, Inc. 731-635-9771

Pugh Farms, Inc. 731-836-5197

CareAll Home Care Services 731-635-0015

Cole’s Do-it Best Building Center 731-635-0861

General Sessions Judge (Janice Craig) 731-635-2572

FARMS

HEALTH/HOMECARE SERVICES

Accents Gift Shop 731-635-1648

GOVERNMENT

Youth Villages 731-288-4613

HEALTH/ASSISTED LIVING

Asbury Cove 731-635-3200 See ad on page 9

Company’s Coming 731-863-0503 E. W. James & Sons Supermarket, Inc. 731-635-3412 H&A Partners 731-836-9507

HOTELS

Country Hearth Inn 731-221-8887 See ad on page 9 Days Inn Hotel 731-635-7378 See ad on page 2 Super 8 Motel 731-635-8181 HOUSING

Chapel Ridge Apartments 731-635-0001 Lauderdale Homes, L.P. (Autumn Hills) 731-635-7177 Ripley Housing Authority 731-635-1901 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

William Elder 731-836-9561 Dr. Joe John Harper, OD 731-635-1369 Joe & Billie Morris 731-635-3041 INSURANCE AGENCIES

CAC Financial Services 731-635-1303 First Citizens Insurance 731-635-5949 Lauderdale County Farm Bureau 731-635-0961 R T Pollard Insurance Agency 731-635-1982 S. N. Anthony, Inc. 731-635-9441 See ad on page 10 White & Associates/ First Citizens Insurance, LLC 731-288-3563 INTERNET PROVIDER

Lowell’s Custom Designing 731-836-5659 INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Key Corner Exxon 731-836-9290

CAC Financial Partners 731-635-1303

Wal-Mart Super Center #0097 731-635-8904

Edward Jones Investments 731-635-8682

HARDWARE/LUMBER

Charles Griggs Building Materials 731-635-9131 Cole’s Do-it Best Building Center 731-635-0861 Land’s True Value Hardware 731-635-3481 Reelfoot Lumber Company 731-738-5021

JEWELERS

Merle Norman 731-635-4168 LEASE OWNERSHIP – (Appliances, Bedding, Computers, Electronics, Furniture)

Aaron’s 731-635-1595

liquor stores

PHARMACIES

SCHOOL UNIFORMS

City Liquor of Ripley 731-635-7700

Arnold Drug Company 731-836-7211

Halls Trophy & Engravables 731-836-5919

Washington Street Wine & Liquor 731-419-2601

Christian Family Medicine 731-635-1569

Phillips’ Design 731-836-5004

Wine & Spirits of Halls 731-836-5100

Crain’s Pharmacy, Inc. 731-635-2232 See ad on page 2

Stixx Wear/Strike Zone Academy 731-635-8844

MANUFACTURERS

American Greetings Corporation 731-635-3000 Komatsu America Corp.

731-635-6100 See ad on page 1 Marvin Windows & Doors, Inc. 731-635-5190 See ad on page 7 Royal Group, The 731-836-7542 See ad on page 7 Siegel-Robert Automotive Ripley North 731-635-3421 Siegel-Robert Automotive Ripley South 731-635-0671 VF Imagewear 731-738-5005 Wright’s Auto Parts & Metals, LLC 731-836-9148 MERCHANT’S ASSOCIATION

Ripley Business Association MOTORCYCLES (Sales & Service)

Big Daddy Choppers 731-635-2333 MUSEUMS

Mays-Dunavant Drugs, Inc. 731-635-9191 Wal-Mart Pharmacy 731-635-5582 PHOTOGRAPHY

Ammons Photography 731-635-1942 PHYSICAL THERAPIST

PT Company 731-635-1055 PHYSICIANS

Beasley Chiropractic Center 901-475-1100 Christian Family Medicine 731-635-8189 Kidney Specialists, PC 731-221-3164 Lauderdale Medical Clinic 731-836-1239 See ad on page 14 MedSouth Healthcare 731-836-5617 MidSouth Cancer Center 731-221-2567 800-877-6734 Rural Health of West TN 731-836-7700 731-635-2755

Alex Haley Museum 731-738-2240

PIZZA

Lauderdale County Museum 731-635-9541

Domino’s Pizza 731-635-3020

Veterans’ Museum, Arnold Air Field, Halls 731-836-7400 See ad on page 7

Pizza Hut 731-635-4817

NEWSPAPERS

Enterprise, The Lauderdale County 731-635-1771 Voice, The Lauderdale 731-635-1238 NURSING HOMES

Asbury Cove 731-635-3200 See ad on page 9 Lauderdale Community Living Center 731-635-5100 Ripley Healthcare 731-635-5180 See ad on page 6 OFFICE PRODUCTS

Caldwell’s Office Outfitters 731-664-5577 Mathis Office Supply 731-635-3688 Wal-Mart Super Center #0097 731-635-8904 OILS/PETROLEUM

Best Wade Petroleum, Inc. 731-635-9661 See ad on page 13 OPTOMETRISTS

Eye Care Clinic of Ripley 731-635-0991 Brooks A. Harris, OD 731-635-3026 Party Items

Company’s Coming 731-863-0503

RADIO

Burks Broadcasting SL-100/Eagle 97.3/Oldies 1450 731-285-1339 US 51 Country 901-476-7129 WTRB Radio Station-AM1570 731-635-1570 REAL ESTATE

Crye*Leike Carter Realty 731-635-1422 Lankford Realty Company 731-635-5511 See ads on pages 1, 2 Poston Rentals 731-635-1635 Unique Properties 731-635-3660 See ad on page 10 RECREATIONAL

Ripley Parks & Recreation 635-4645 RESTAURANTS

Blue & White Restaurant 731-635-1471 The Fork & Spoon 731-635-7895 Just Divine Tea Room 731-836-5418 Lee’s Pit B-B-Q 731-635-0686 Olympic Steak House 731-635-1313 SALVAGE

White’s Salvage 731-635-2140

Wal-Mart Super Center #0097 731-635-8904 SCHOOLS

Halls High School 731-836-9642 Lauderdale Middle School 731-635-1391 Ripley High School 731-635-2642 Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley 731-635-3368 UT Martin Ripley Center 731-221-8778 See ad on page 9 SHOES

Shoe Barn, The 731-635-9446 SIGNS

Phillips’ Design 731-836-5004 SOCIAL SERVICES

Children & Family Services 901-476-2364 Helen R. Tucker Adult Development Center 731-635-4290 Youth Villages 731-288-4613 SPORTS APPAREL

Phillips’ Design 731-836-5004 Stixx Wear/Strike Zone Academy 731-635-8844 TELEPHONE

AT&T 901-577-1402 TELEVISION

HRL Television, Inc. 731-635-3488 NewWave Communications 731-772-7296 573-472-9500 See ad on page 14 TRAINING ACADEMY (Baseball/Softball)

Stixx Wear/Strike Zone Academy 731-635-8844 TRAVEL

Lesa’s Travel Connection 731-635-5565 TROPHIES

Halls Trophy & Engravables 731-836-5919 TRUCKING

McArmour Enterprises 731-836-7592 UTILITIES

Ripley Gas & Water Department 731-635-1212 See ad on page 7 VETERINARIANS

Lauderdale County Veterinary Clinic 731-635-9341

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