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A Guide to Lee County 2017

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

Festival Guide

Movers & Shakers

Lee County offers a variety of community events throughout the year

These people are doing their part in shaping the area

City profiles

Education & economic info

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pg. 14 The Source 2017 Editor Justin Whitmore Reporters Caleb Bedillion Michaela Morris Ginna Parsons W. Derek Russell M. Scott Morris Dennis Seid William Moore Carmen Cristo Emma Crawford Kent Thomas Simpson Photography Lauren Wood Thomas Wells Adam Robison Niche Product Manager Ellie Turner The Source is an annual publication of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.

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Lee County Profile

Population

Location

2.9 million Mississippi 85,555 Lee County 35,688 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

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Persons 65 years and older

Sherman

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18%

Persons 35-64 years old Persons 21-34 years old Persons under 20 years

Saltillo

Tupelo Verona Plantersville

29%

Nettleton Shannon

Cost of Living

$140,755 median value of owner occupied housing $1,055 median monthly owner costs with a mortgage 4%

55.2

annual rainfall (inches)

Time Zone Central

Transportation

Ethnicity

29%

African-American 66%

Caucasion Other

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, Alabama, lies about two hours east while Memphis, Tennessee, is a little under that to the west. 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, Tennessee. 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.

A Toyota manufacturing plant is just across the county line in Blue Springs. Cooper Tire and Rubber Company also ranks as a top employer in the county. Furniture manufacturing has 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 would be 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: Chancery Clerk Bill Benson (662) 432-2100 Circuit Clerk Camille Roberts (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 health care 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 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 America 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.

Johnnie’s Drive-In, open since 1945, offers barbecue and burgers but also something no other restaurant in Tupelo can: the “Elvis booth” where the young Presley is known to have sat.

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 center, which includes 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

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League bestows the distinction on 10 municipalities annually.

Tupelo is only the seventh city nationwide to have won the award five times.

By 2010 census numbers, the city has a population of about 34,500, the seventh-largest city in Mississippi.

Jobs in health care, 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, 4, 5 and 6: TBD in Spring 2017 elections Ward 7: Willie Jennings (662) 687-0607

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Cafe 212 Best place to shop: The Farmhouse Best option for outside fun: Ballard Park Community Event: Elvis Fest

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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 Mary Roberts (662) 348-5353 Police Chief Michael Hall (662) 416-8760 Fire Chief Larry McCoy (662) 348-5300 Town Attorney Drew Stuart (662) 348-5353 Municipal Judge Matt Blanchard (662) 840-0620 Board of Aldermen: TBD in Spring 2017 elections

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Los Toros Best place to shop: Mitchell’s Super Market Best option for outside fun: Guntown City Park Community Event: Fourth of July celebration

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North MS Cherry Blossom Festival

Krewe of Barkus

Festival Guide

From dog festivals to ones honoring Japanese culture, Lee County has no shortage of community events.

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Tupelo Comic Con

BBQ Duel

Tupelo Blue Suede Cruise

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February Krewe of Barkus - Mardi Gras Dog Parade and Festival Tupelo Bark Park

A Mardi Gras celebration featuring a pet parade, food, games and a costume contest

March BBQ Duel

Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo A two-day barbecue competition featuring live music

North MS Cherry Blossom Festival Ballard Park in Tupelo

A festival honoring Japanese culture with food sampling and arts demonstrations

April

Tupelo Comic Con

Tupelo Furniture Market A multi-genre comic convention

May Tupelo Blue Suede Cruise A classic car show that takes place at several venues throughout the city with contests, a swap meet, a car corral and live entertainment

Dudie Burger Festival Oren Dunn City Museum

Burgers, music and activities for kids

Barktoberfest Tupelo Bark Park

Music, food and vendors with pet-related products

Tupelo Film Festival

Gumtree Festival

A multi-day festival screening independent films

A celebration of the arts, including vendor booths, live entertainment

Malco Theater in Tupelo

County Line Festival Downtown Baldwyn

Food, music and local vendors

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Downtown Tupelo A New Orleans-style festival with food and live music

Downtown Git-Down Downtown Saltillo

A car and bike show with live entertainment

Downtown Tupelo

June Tupelo Elvis Festival Downtown Tupelo

A music festival with food vendors, a pet parade, a tribute artist contest and 5k run

July Independence Celebration in the Park Guntown City Park

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Oktoberfest

Down on Main

Dogtrot Rockabilly Festival

A free concert series with events throughout the summer months

Features food vendors and contests like Cow Patty Bingo and Rockabetty Pin-up contest

Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo

September

Saltillo Scarecrow Festival Downtown Saltillo

Downtown Nettleton

A family event with music, food and a Buddy Walk

Car show, food trucks and craft vendors

Okeelala Festival and Car Show

Chili Fest

Downtown Tupelo Sample chili from local businesses, vote for your favorite and enjoy live music

Oktoberfest

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Latimer Park in Baldwyn

Car show, craft vendors and a parade of beauties

Chickasaw Celebration

Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo A celebration of Chickasaw heritage featuring academic talks, stompdancing, arts and crafts and stickball

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With a recent downtown revitalization and a nearby Civil War landmark, the city of Baldwyn has plenty going for it right now.

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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.

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. The trails follow the Confederate lines of battle over the terrain of the battlefield, and signs along the trails explain the significance of specific spots.

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Town Leaders: Mayor: TBD in Spring 2017 elections 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: TBD in Spring 2017 elections 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

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Agnew’s Restaurant Best Place to shop: The Tin Roof Best outside fun: Brice’s Crossroads Community Event: Okeelala Festival and Car Show

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rom antiques to old-fashioned Southern cooking, the past is alive in Verona’s present.

Raymond Trice Co. Antiques and Down Home Cooking have shared the treasures of home and hearth in the town of 3,000 since 2000. Verona has been a sweet spot for both businesses.

“That it’s a historic town has contributed to our success,” said Ruth Stanford, one of the five friends who own and operate Raymond Trice Co. “It’s also location. We get a lot of travelers from Highway 45.”

Down Home Cooking serves generous helpings of old-fashioned Southern specialities like fried chicken, macaroni and cheese and banana pudding, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday on Raymond Avenues. It’s a popular spot with those who work close by in the South Lee Industrial Park.

“A lot of customers come in and say, ‘this is just the way my grandma cooked,’” said James McGaughy who runs the restaurant with his sister Mattie Edwards.

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. 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, 1864, the depot was discovered and destroyed by Union cavalry.

Verona also was an important player in the early economic growth of Lee County. A number of bedrock businesses, notably the Bank of Mississippi, now BancorpSouth, started in Verona.

The town 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.

The antiques mall, located at Main Street and College Avenue, originally got its start across the street in the 1870s building that housed the forerunner to Bank of Mississippi. Its current building has seen life as a grocery store and a factory, Stanford said. The five friends – Stanford, Nell Hill, Sandra Ballard, Nancy Bradley and Lynda Johnson – each have their own booths and they rent space to 20 others.

Over the years, unique pieces have passed through the doors of the antiques mall including a rosewood bar from a steamboat and 1929 Ford pick up, Stanford said. These days, architectural

salvage, especially old doors and windows, and mid-century modern pieces are the hot tickets.

“Pinterest has given us a boost,” Stanford said.

Down Home Cooking typically offers a rotating selection of meats including fried catfish, grilled and fried chicken and barbecue ribs McGaughy smokes out back along with a host of Southern-style vegetables. The cakes and other desserts are homemade.

“This is my sister’s heart,” McGaughy said. “She loves to cook.”

Beyond the food, they’ve strived to create a comfortable place where people can share a visit as well as a meal.

“I want them to leave with a smile on their face,” McGaughy said.

Town Leaders: Mayor: TBD in Spring 2017 elections 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: TBD in Spring 2017 elections

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Down Home Cooking or The Blue Moon Cafe Best place to shop: Raymond Trice Antiques Mall or Mac’s Fashions Best place for outdoor fun: City Park

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Lee County School District District Rating

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District Rating

B

Superintendent: Jimmy Weeks, (662) 841-9144 Enrollment: 6,984 Average class size: 20 Graduating class size: 500-600 Graduation rate: 80 % 4 elementary schools • 2 primary schools • 4 middle schools • 3 high schools

Tupelo Public School District

Superintendent: Gearl Loden, (662) 841-8850 Enrollment: 6,762 Average class size: 24 Graduating class size: 500-600 Graduation rate: 86.6 % 1 pre-kindergarten school • 9 elementary schools • 1 middle school • 1 high school

Nettleton School District District Rating

C

Education Profile

Superintendent: Brian Jernigan, (662) 963-2151 Enrollment: 1,312 Graduating class size: 80-90 Graduation rate: 79.4 % 1 elementary school • 1 primary school • 1 middle school • 1 high school

District Rating

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Baldwyn School District

Superintendent: Jason McKay (662) 365-1000 Enrollment: 782 Graduating class size: 60-70 Graduation rate: 90.2 % 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 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.”

ginna.parsons@journalinc.com Town Leaders: Mayor: TBD in Spring 2017 elections 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 James Mabry (662) 844-2012

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Driskill’s Fish and Steak Best place to catch up with neighbors: Town Hall Best option for outside fun: Grant Wuichet Park playground Hidden treasure: Tombigbee State Park

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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

glitters.

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.

Lindsey Hines is the director of Saltillo Downtown Main Street. She moved to the city in 2005 from Tupelo and instantly fell in love with how close the relationships between businesses and residents were. Hines believes the potential for growth is still there.

“I helped come up with the hashtag SaltilloLIFE as a way to say, ‘Saltillo is a way of life that only our community understands,’” Hines said. “The leadership in this town is tremendous and we are beginning to see more and more businesses wanting to come here.”

Saltillo Main Street recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. The organization is currently working with businesses and residents at adding banners and signage around the downtown area, while they launched their website, www.saltillolife.com, earlier this year.

“We are always looking at ways to improve our organization and improving the downtown area,” Hines said.

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

Saltillo kicked off its annual downtown event in 2016, the Downtown Git Down, a classic car show right in the middle of the growing downtown. In 2015, the town created Party at the Lake,

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a July 4th community event at Lake Lamar Bruce.

As Saltillo continues to grow, Hines wants to see business owners and city residents to enhance Saltillo while Saltillo Main Street continues to see their events grow.

“We brought a team of experts in November to see what the city of Saltillo can begin incorporating within community,” she said. “We feel confident in some of the ideas we have come up with.”

Town Leaders: Mayor Rex Smith (662) 255-3966 Fire Chief Mark Nowell (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 Malcomb Driskell (662) 869-5431 Copey Grantham (662) 869-5431 Craig Sonders (662) 869-5431

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Bishop’s BBQ Best place to shop: Smith’s Nursery Best outside fun: Lake Lamar Bruce Community Event: Party at the Lake at Lake Lamar Bruce

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Lee County

Movers & Shakers Here are a few names you should know when it comes to people who play a vital part in making Lee County a better place to live.

/// Keith Henley Keith Henley is a real estate agent for Tommy Morgan, Inc. He was named Realtor of the Year by the Northeast Mississippi Board of Realtors in 2011. In 2016, he was awarded the Community Champion Award by both the Northeast Mississippi Association of Realtors and the Mississippi Association of Realtors for his volunteerism in Tupelo and projects like “Santa for Seniors.”

Since 2005, Henley has been recruiting fellow real estate agents to visit area nursing homes for Christmas parties during the holidays. He currently serves as the Mississippi Association of Realtors state treasurer, the 2017 Tupelo State Convention chairman, and a Link Centre Board member. In 2016, he was also president of the Northeast Mississippi Board of Realtors and the Tupelo Elvis Fan Club, for which he is now the fundraising and giving chairman. In prior years, Henley has served on the Downtown Main Street Board of Directors as treasurer and the Presley Heights Neighborhood Association as vice president and president. He is a member of Kiwanis and the Community Development Foundation and the founder of “Tupelo Goes,” a group of like-minded residents who enjoy exploring all that Northeast Mississippi has to offer.

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Asia Rainey Asia Rainey is the current Community Outreach and Operations Liaison at the Link Centre in Tupelo, where she served formerly as the artist-in-residence. She is now the master teaching artist and arts integrationist at the Learning Skills Center. Rainey serves as the director of Wordplay, the Open DOORS Project, Sessions Open Mic and Music Cafe. She participates with the Police Athletic League, is the program coordinator for the Real Men Stand Up Mentoring Program, is the marketing committee chairman for the Tupelo Film Festival and an Outreach Task Force Member for the City of Tupelo.

David & Brandy Wilson David and Brandy Wilson are champions for Saltillo. They are the owners and operators of Ironclad Tattoo Gallery, Hellbomb Photography, The Hall at Rogues and Rebels and Rogues and Rebels Cafe, which they plan to open this year. David sits on the Mississippi Main Street Board for Saltillo as the event chairman. He is the creator and planner of the annual Downtown Git Down, which debuted last year with more than 100 cars in show. Other events include Ironclad’s BlackSheep Revival, which has been providing games, prizes and live music for seven years, and the first Springtime Social in May 2017 that includes a swap meet and free food inside the Hall at Rogues and Rebels. The Wilsons’ plans in the near-future include fundraising for an in-ground skate park and splash pad at the city park, planning of “Movie and Meal” nights this summer at the Hall and the addition of yoga and ballroom dancing classes. djournal.com

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Sean Suggs Sean Suggs is the vice president of manufacturing at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi in Blue Springs. In the community, Suggs is an active supporter of several state and local nonprofit organizations. His community involvement and board member activities include the Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the University of Mississippi, Toyota Wellspring Endowment Committee, Community Development Foundation, Tree of Life Clinic, CREATE Foundation, Mississippi Manufacturers Association, Heath Care Foundation, Minority PUL Alliance and the Mississippi Economic Council. Suggs is a resident of Saltillo.

Greg Pirkle Greg Pirkle is the managing partner at the Phelps Dunbar Tupelo office. He has been practicing law in Tupelo for 27 years. He is actively involved in the community as a member, deacon and trustee of Calvary Baptist Church, a member of North Mississippi Health Services, a past director and past president of the Tupelo Rotary Club, the former chairman of the Tupelo chapter of Junior Achievement, chairman of the Lobbying and Oversight Committee of the Tupelo Major Thoroughfare Program, a member of the Tupelo Community Chorus, a participant in Tupelo Community Theater productions and a trustee of Blue Mountain College. Pirkle is currently director of the CREATE Foundation, United Way of Northeast Mississippi, Boys and Girls Club of North Mississippi, Harrisburg Cultural and Social Services Center, Community Development Foundation, BNA Bank and Journal Inc. 32

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Daniel Mejia Acosta Daniel Mejia Acosta is the Spanish pastor at The Orchard church in Tupelo, and the pastor of its church plant, El Huerto de mi Padre. The church serves the Hispanic community with conferences, English classes and bilingual worship services with Origins church. Acosta volunteers his time interpreting for families in area schools, medical offices and courts. He is also actively involved in the soccer scene as the leader of the Hispanic soccer league and the boys’ soccer coach at Tupelo Christian Preparatory School.

Lori Tucker Lori Tucker accepted the position of director of the Baldwyn Main Street Chamber in 2008. Since then, the chamber has excelled--receiving a National Register of Historic Places certification, establishing a Certified Local Government/Historic Preservation Committee, and completing a $550,000 revitalization/infrastructure project in downtown. Tucker has served as president for both the Rotary Club and Woman’s Club.

She has chaired the Baldwyn Relay for Life Committee and is involved with the Interact Club at Baldwyn High School and the Mayor’s Youth Council. She currently serves on the Baldwyn Main Street Players Theatre Board and the Baldwyn Historic Committee. In 2016, Tucker was chosen by her peers to be the Directors’ Representative on the Mississippi Main Street Board of Directors. Her passion in life is to be “Baldwyn’s cheerleader,” doing her part to make her community the best place to live, work and raise a family. djournal.com

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Bev Crossen Bev Crossen is the co-owner of Farmhouse and Blairhaus in downtown Tupelo and a standout community leader. Crossen currently sits on the Community Development Foundation Executive Board, the Link Centre Board, the DTMSA Board, the Weston Reed Foundation Board and the TCT Board. She is an active member of the Lee County Medical Alliance, is the president elect of the Rotary Satellite Club and created a new sub-group of NEWMS called BOSS, a support group for female business owners. Crossen has chaired the Tupelo BBQ Duel for seven years. She has received multiple awards, including the 2015 Volunteer of the Year award, presented at the Mississippi Governor’s Conference on Tourism Awards, and the 2009 Spirit of Women Community Hero Award for her work in raising awareness about automated external defibrillators. When she isn’t volunteering her time to her community, empowering other women or working on her businesses, she enjoys teaching workshops, completing DIY projects and traveling with her friends and family.

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Farmers’ Depot

Taste of Tupelo

Reed’s Tupelo Parade

Events Calendar April

April 1 – May 24: Stones & Bones at Oren Dunn City Museum in Tupelo

May

May 5-28: Barnyard Finds Exhibit at Tupelo Automobile Museum May 13: Farmers’ Depot Opening Day May 13-14: 2017 GumTree Festival in Tupelo May 15: Disc Golf Mini Tournament at Veterans Park in Tupelo’s May 19-21: USTA League Adult 55 & Over Mississippi Championships at Rob Leake City Park in Tupelo May 20: Lee County Schools Graduation Ceremonies at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo May 20: Music Cafe: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder at the Link Centre in Tupelo May 21: March of Dimes’ “March for Babies” at the NMMC Community Walking Track May 22: Open DOORS Project: Generational Racial Concepts at the Link Centre in Tupelo May 22: Disc Golf Mini Tournament at Veterans Park in Tupelo May 29: Disc Golf Mini Tournament at Veterans Park in Tupelo

June

June 1-4: Tupelo Elvis Festival in Downtown Tupelo June 3: Wavorly 10-Year Reunion Celebration at the Link Centre in Tupelo June 7: Journey with Asia at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo June 10: Music, Monet & Margaritas at

the Tupelo Community Theater in Tupelo June 12: 13th Annual Nita & Bob Butler Memorial Golf Tournament at the Tupelo Country Club June 24: Tupelo Community Theater’s “Shrek Jr.” June 24: Kids-n-Cops at Saltillo City Park June 24: Summer Movie Series in the Park at Ballard Park in Tupelo

September

September 9: Touch-A-Truck at Ballard Park in Tupelo September 14: Down on Main Summer Concert Series at Fairpark in Tupelo September 22-23: Family Fun Camp Out at Veterans Park in Tupelo September 28: Tupelo Ale Trail

October

July 1: Guntown 4th of July Annual Day in the Park July 10-14: Tupelo Community Theater’s Theater Camp July 13: Down on Main Summer Concert Series at Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo July 22: Summer Movie Series in the Park at Ballard Park in Tupelo

October 17: Zombie Fun Run at Ballard Park in Tupelo October 13: The Great Floating Pumpkin Patch at Tupelo Aquatic Center October 13: Chili Fest in Downtown Tupelo October 26: Oktoberfest at Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo October 26: Halloween Egg Hunt & Trunk-or-Treat at Ballard Park in Tupelo

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August 5-27: Orphan Car Exhibit at Tupelo Automobile Museum August 10: Down on Main Summer Concert Series at Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo August 11: Elvis Week Kickoff Concert at the Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo August 12: Elvis Presley Birthplace Fan Day at the Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo August 25-27: USTA League Mixed Doubles 18 & Over Mississippi Championship at Rob Leake City Park in Tupelo August 26: Summer Movie Series in the Park at Ballard Park in Tupelo

November 2: Community Development Foundation Taste of Tupelo at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo November 19: Christmas Open House in Downtown Tupelo November 30: Ballard Park Christmas Lighting at Ballard Park in Tupelo

December

December 1: 69th Annual Reed’s Tupelo Christmas Parade in Downtown Tupelo

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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. Last summer, the city spent about $100,000 to refurbish the town’s park, including the addition of a splash pad and a brand new basketball court.

“The response has been good,” Hallmark said. “We now have something good out there for all ages, from small kids to adults.”

Shannon sits on a ridge at the south end of Lee County, at the intersection of U. S. Highways 45 and 45 Alternate, and state highways 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 1870 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.

Shannon Town Leaders: Mayor: TBD in Spring 2017 elections 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: Debbie Johnson (662) 767-9747 Ward 3: TBD in Spring 2017 elections Ward 4: Paul Lyles (662) 767-3196 At-Large: Carl Trice (662) 767-8802

Local Favorites Best place to eat: 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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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.

Mayor Mem Riley says those industries have become the lifeblood of the town.

“We are still a mid-sized town, but we are on the upswing, bringing in several new businesses here,” Riley said. “We’ve been able to get new homes built in our area, bringing in more people here and, in turn, creating more traffic for our businesses.”

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Riley, who has been a Nettleton resident his whole life, was elected mayor in September 2015. For now, he wants to be able to turn more revenue for the town.

“We are an attractive town with a low crime rate, great school and great churches,” Riley said. “We want to court new businesses here and continue to improve. There’s a great balance of people here to do that.”

Town Leaders: Mayor Mem Riley (662) 231-0634 Police Chief: TBD in Spring 2017 elections 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: Mike Fulco (662) 963-2605 Ward 2: TBD in Spring 2017 elections Ward 3: Iry Gladney (662) 231-8846 Ward 4: Daniel Lee (662) 963-2605 At-large: Thomas Adams (662) 963-2605

Local Favorites Best Place to Eat: Riley’s Restaurant Best Place to Shop: Corner 222 Best Place for Outdoor Fun: Town Creek Festival Hidden Treasure: Veterans Park

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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 the 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: TBD in Spring 2017 elections 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: TBD in Spring 2017 elections

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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$3.7 Billion 2016 Net Retail Sales 2,165 Total Retail Trade & Food and Drink Businesses 1.7 Million Total Retail Space (sq. ft.) Available

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Mighty Micropolitan The All-America City continued its string of success in attracting new business and industry to the area.

The Tupelo area in March was again named one of the most active micropolitans in the country.

The area was ranked fifth – down one notch from a year ago.

It’s the eighth time since 2005 Tupelo has finished in the top 10.

Tupelo has finished in the top 25 micropolitan rankings 13 times.

The U.S. Census Bureau lists 575 micropolitans – an urban area with a population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 – in the country.

The ranking was compiled by Atlanta-based Site Selection magazine, which focuses on corporate real estate and economic development fields.

Tupelo was recognized for its showing in all of 2016, when it announced 10 new and expanding industry projects during the year, including General Atomics, AIA Countertops, Southern Motion and more. The projects created more than $61 million in new capital investment and at least 869 new jobs.

The Community Development Foundation figures differ in that it uses fiscal year numbers. Using that benchmark, from May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2017, the CF said capital investment totaled $39,315,000, with 795 jobs created and more than $24.8 million in payroll added.

Since 2005, the CDF and Lee County have created nearly $750 million in capital investment and nearly 6,000 jobs.

“The success of 2016 is yet another step in Tupelo/Lee County’s long-term strategy for economic growth. Through our partner-

ships with the Mississippi Development Authority, Tennessee Valley Authority and other economic development officials, we will continue to maintain our momentum in 2017,” said Lee County Board of Supervisors President Phil Morgan. “Our focus on the further development of our industrial parks, including the construction of Lee County’s third, 100,000-square-foot shell building, will remain a top priority.”

Barry Smith, the chairman of CDF, said, “Community Development Foundation’s program of work in partnership with our private and public leaders is exemplary. This recognition is not by chance, but is only the result of the hard work by our community, working together towards greater prosperity for all. These partnerships are critical as we work together to create more and better jobs in 2017.”

Lee County continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates not only in Northeast Mississippi, but in the state.

In March, Northeast Mississippi’s unemployment rate was 4 percent in March, up slightly from February’s 3.9 percent.

February’s jobless rate was the lowest for the 16-county region since 1999-2000. Union County had the lowest rate in the region at 3.2 percent, tied for lowest in the state.

Lee County’s 3.5 percent jobless rate – unchanged from February – was the lowest rate it has recorded since records have been kept. For March, Lee and Pontotoc tied for third-lowest unemployment in the state. Lafayette (3.6 percent) was eighth-lowest, while Calhoun and Itawamba, both at 3.9 percent, tied for 10th-lowest.

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Church Directory The Rock Pentecostal Apostolic Church: 2406 Main Street, Plantersville; 662-205-4146; 662844-2259 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 Bethany Baptist Church: 231 CR 851 Saltillo; (662) 835-9278; Pastor Troy Montgomery; Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Services 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

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; Fax: 662-842-2938, Rev. Chris DeGeorge; Sunday School 9:15 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m; Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Service, 6 p.m., Children & Youth Activities, 6 p.m. *Nursery for All Services Morning Worship Broadcasts WTVA (Comcast Channel 6) Sunday, 11:00 a.m. WEPH (Comcast Channel 4)Thursday & Sunday, 5:30 p.m. MS 98 (97.5 FM) Sunday, 10:30 a.m., www. calvarytupelo.com or info@calvarytupelo.com First Baptist Church of Mantachie: 6080 Highway 363, Mantachie, 282-7425 FAX: 662-2827500 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 First Baptist Church Plantersville: 284 Old Planters Road, Plantersville, MS 662-842-8486 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 11 a.m. Monday - Women’s Missions 7 p.m, 1st Monday - Brotherhood 7 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting/Bible Study 7 p.m. all groups Harrisburg Baptist Church: 662-842-6917 Dr. Chuck Hampton, Transition Pastor - Sunday Worship 8:30 and 11 a.m., Children’s Worship 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Zamar Student Choir 4 p.m., Classic Worship 5 p.m., Awaken Service 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Family Supper 4:45 p.m., Music and Missions 5:45 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-A/ 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.

Old Union Baptist Church: 531 Road 600, Shannon, 767-8831 www.oubcshannon.org, Rev. Bob O’Neal; 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.

Palestine Baptist Church: 730 Road 598, Nettleton, 662-610-5455, 662-205-4331 Bro. Mark Hoover, Pastor, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Discipleship Training 5:30 p.m., Evening Worship Service 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m., Children/Youth Activities 6:30 p.m.

People’s Community Baptist Church: 1202 Lawndale St., Tupelo; (662) 844-1118; Dr. Stevie D. McKinney, Pastor; Sunday Adult & Youth Sunday School 9 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Prayer/Bible Study 6 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; 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.

West Jackson Street Baptist Church: 1349 West Jackson Street, Tupelo, 842-7875 Brother Keith Cochran, Pastor, Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m, www.westjackson. com, info@westjackson.com White Hill M.B. Church: 1987 South Eason Blvd, Tupelo, 842-3783 Reverend Jeffrey Daniel, Pastor, Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m., Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m., Awana ages 2-18, 6 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 Boule-

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Church Directory vard, Tupelo, 842-4571 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:50 a.m. Wednesday Night Meal 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6:00 p.m.

Oak Valley Christian Church: Reverend Danny Horton 258 Road 261, Tupelo, MS, (Old Union/ Palmetto Community) 662-231-1082 Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.. Evening Service 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

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

Eggville Church of Christ: 1066 CR 1498, Tupelo, 844-7383 Leon Willis, Minister Sunday -Worship 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., Bible classes 11 a.m. Wednesday-Bible classes 7 p.m.

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 All Saints’ Episcopal Church: 608 Jefferson Street, Tupelo, 662-842-4386, Fax: 662-842-0204 www.allsaintstupelo.org; welcome@allsaintstupelo. org The Rev. Paul J. Stephens, Rector, The Rev. Dr. Billy Walton, Deacon, Sunday 8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist*, 9:30 a.m. Christian Formation* 10:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist*, 5:30 p.m. Contemplative Holy Eucharist Wednesday - 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing (Chapel) Wednesday –5:45 p.m. Potluck Dinner and Program (last Wednesday of month)* *Nursery Provided 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.,

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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 Christ The King Lutheran Church (ELCA): 1002 South Lawndale Drive, Tupelo, Phone: 662-8408207 www.christthekingtupelo.com, Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship Service, Holy Communion First and Third Sunday Come walk the LABYRINTH. It is always open.

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- 2nd Samuel- 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 (Joshua) 7:45 p.m. Thursday Hannah Circle- 9 a.m.

Special Private Confession & Absolution by arrangement with Pastor First United Methodist Church: 312 West Main, Baldwyn, 662-365-5818 James (Jim) Petermann, Pastor Sunday- Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m., Kids for Christ & UMYF, 6 p.m., Choir Practice 5 p.m., Wednesday Prayer & Meditation 7 a.m., Luncheon & Bible Study at noon; Discipleship 6:30 p.m., Youth Discipleship 6:30 p.m. Saturday-Food Pantry, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m., 3rd Saturday of month Mooreville United Methodist: Pastor Bro. Abe Zimmerman, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Tuesday Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday- Somebodies and MYF, Youth Group 6:30 p.m. Andrews Chapel Methodist Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m., Allen’s Chapel Methodist Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.

St. Mark United Methodist Church: 175 Elvis Presley Drive, Tupelo, Phone: 662-842-7463 Rev. Don McCain, Pastor Sunday- Sunday School - 10 a.m., Worship - 11 a.m., Evening 5 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

King’s Gate Worship Center (formerly Good News Church): 2018 West Jackson Street Tupelo, MS 662-841-1401 www.tupelokingsgate.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.

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 – 842-1696, 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; 334-467-5174/662-844-4671 Ray Elsberry, Pastor, Saturday - Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Church Services 10:45 a.m.

Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Tupelo (member of the UU Association of Congregations): A “Welcoming Congregation” open and inclusive of all people without exception. Meets every Sunday at 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.

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Resource Guide Utilities Cable Television Comcast / Xfinity 4368 Mall Drive., Tupelo (800) 934-6489 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

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

Natural Gas ATMOS 1308 W. Main St., Tupelo (888) 286-6700 or (662) 8422441 Emergencies or leaks: (866) 322-8667 (includes Lee County, with some exceptions)

Saltillo Water Dept.

395 Mobile St., City Hall, Saltillo (662) 869-5431 ext. 1

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 • 3849 N. Gloster St., Tupelo // (662) 842-9400

Verona Water Dept.

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

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

Federal Do-Not-Call Registry // (888) 382-1222 Waste Collection Waste Management of Tupelo // (800) 284-2451 or (662) 844-5523 Lee County Solid Waste // For billing or account information: Lee County Justice

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

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

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

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Lee County Library Phone: (662) 841-9027 for circulation and (662) 6871520 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

Airport Tupelo Regional Airport 2704 W. Jackson St., Tupelo // Administration: (662) 8416570

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

Contour Airlines – commercial service - TBD 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 Tupelo Recycling 669 Westmoreland Drive, Tupelo // (662) 407-0708; Takes newspaper, cardboard, aluminum and steel cans, No. 1 and No. 2 plastic.

Taxi A-1 Cabs (662) 840-4300

Resource Guide AAA Taxi Cabs (662) 871-8998 or (662) 8718828 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

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

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

Radio stations WWMS 97.5 Miss 98 FM – 2214 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 842-7658.

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

WZLQ Z98.5 FM – 2214 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 842-7658.

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

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

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

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

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

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

WWZD Wizard 106.7 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. Baldwyn, MS 38824 Phone: (662) 365-3232 Fax: (662) 365-7989

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.

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

WWMR Super Talk Mississippi 102.9 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) 8427620.

WTVA – 1359 Beech Springs Road, Saltillo, (662) 8427620.

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. 205102402 Phone: (202) 224-5054 Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Tupelo office 330 West Jefferson St., Ste. B 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

Mississippi House of Representatives 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 Rep. Randy Boyd, R-DistrIct 19 P.O. Box 157 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 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) 3774141 or (800) 843-3375.

Beginner Yoga is offered at 9:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Yoga Center in Tupelo. All classes are based on donation. Pay what you can afford to pay. (662) 3723233.

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Mississippi provides assessments and early intervention for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Services offered on a sliding scale.

Call (662) 840-0974 or visit www.autismcenternms. com.

Family Resource Center of Northeast Mississippi on Magazine Street in Tupelo offers a range of resources for parents including parenting classes, conflict resolution seminars, positive youth development and child safety seat assistance.

Call (662) 844-0013.

HealthWorks! Children’s Education Center is open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday. Located at the corner of Robert E. Lee and Industrial drives in Tupelo.

General admission is $5.

Call (662) 377-5437 or www. healthworkskidsms.org.

LIFE – Living Independence For Everyone – on Cliff Gookin Boulevard in Tupelo provides assistance and advocacy for people with disabilities. (662) 844-6633.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency provides free confidential information, assessments and treatment referrals for people struggling with addiction. Maintains listings of area support group meetings. Call (662) 841-0403.

Northeast Mississippi Birthing Project offers support for pregnant women by pairing them with volunteer mentors and offering pregnancy and life-management related classes. Call (662) 255-8283 or email tonihill@ birthingprojectusa.org.

Nurse Link, a free health care information service provided by NMMC, connects callers with a registered nurse from 4 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.

to midnight weekends and holidays. Call (800) 882-6274.

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

Free clinics Antone Tannehill Good Samaritan Free Clinic provides health care to working or temporarily unemployed Lee County residents who cannot afford insurance but are not eligible for government programs at its Magazine Street clinic.

Medications are provided through the clinic pharmacy. Clinics are offered Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Wednesday morning and afternoon. Call (662) 844-3733.

CATCH Kids offers schoolbased and community clinics where children 18 and under can be seen free of charge. Medications are provided without cost to patients through arrangements with local pharmacies. Call (662) 377-2194.

Community clinics are: • 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays amd Thursdays at 1616 N. Green St., Tupelo.

• 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Morning Star Baptist Church in Tupelo.

Tree of Life Free Clinic offers free medical services to anyone without Medicaid, Medicare or private health insurance at 4:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month and 9 a.m. the third Saturday of the month at its 541 W. Main St. building in Tupelo. Basic dental care – extractions only – identified through the regular medical clinic. Call (662) 841-8777.

Support Groups Here is a listing of support groups that meet throughout Lee County.

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 844-9637.

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: • American Legion Building, • Lift Inc. building at Fairground Circle, New Albany, • Cornerstone Methodist Churnch, Tupelo • First Presbyterian Church, Tupelo Peace Seekers Family Group, noon Wednesday and Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, Tupelo. Call (662) 401-8094 or (847) 9026267.

• St. James Catholic Church, Tupelo, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 p.m. Fridays.

ALS Connections Support Group meets at noon the second Tuesday of the month at Longtown Medical Park ground floor conference room in Tupelo. Sponsored by the ALS Association LouisianaMississippi Chapter. Open to patients, family members, caregivers. Contact Whytnie Howell at whytnie.howell@ alsalams.org.

Alzheimer’s support group for family members and friends of those with the

Resource Guide 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.

Amputee Support Group meets at noon the first Tuesday of the month at NMMC Outpatient Rehab first floor conference room in Tupelo. Call (800) 8433375.

Celebrate Recovery is a Bible-based 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.

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) 8446633.

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) 8440013.

A Domestic Violence Support Group meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday. Call (800) 527-7233 for location.

Child care is provided.

Donor Families/Transplant Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, except for at the MORA office conference room at Midtown Pointe, Tupelo.

Call Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency, Tupelo office (662) 841-1960.

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.

Family Hope & Healing support group for those with a loved one in active addiction, treatment or recovery, meets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Tupelo outpatient office for the Oxford Centre at 341 E. Main Street, suite A-1.

Call (662)680-2636 or visit theoxfordcentre.org.

Fibromyalgia Support Group-Tupelo 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) 843-3375.

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) 3773612 or (800) 843-3375.

I Can Cope cancer support group meets at noon the second Friday of the month at NMMC Cancer Care on South Gloster Street. Guest speakers. Lunch provided for cancer survivors and caregivers. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Call coordinator Donna Kingsley at (662) 213-8478.

La Leche League of Lee County offers motherto-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. Contact Michelle Harris at (662) 825-0224 or (662) 256-2604.

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.

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.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group-Tupelo meets at 11 a.m. the second Thursday of the month in the food court at Midtown Pointe (formerly Gloster Creek Village). Contact Allison Holloway at (662) 231-5829, Karan Woods at (662) 2319160 or (800) 843-3375 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.

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) 843-3375.

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.

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

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.

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.

Ovarian Cancer Support Group meets the first Monday of the month at the Women First Resource Center, 215 N. Gloster, Suite D. Call (662) 422-1938.

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group-Tupelo meets at 11:30 a.m. the second Monday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo.

Call (662) 377-3248.

A Sexual Addicts Anonymous (SAA) group for men is forming in Tupelo.

Call (662) 350-0542 or email tupelosaagroup@gmail.com for details.

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

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) 842-3440.

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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.

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) 377-7546 or (866) 908-9465.

Women with Cancer support group, sponsored by the Women First Resource Center, is available in Amory.

Call (662) 325-0721.

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.

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

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.

BankPlus, 108 N. Broadway St., Tupelo, (662) 260-5195 BNA Bank, 3041 McCullough Blvd., Belden, (662) 8428005.

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) 844-8653.

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.

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

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.

Regions Bank, 331 W. Main

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

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

Education Tupelo Public Schools King Early Childhood Education Center Phone: (662) 840-5237 Address: 1402 N. Green St. Carver Elementary School (K-1) Phone: (662) 841-8870 Address: 910 N. Green St. Joyner Elementary (K-2) Phone: (662) 841-8900 Address: 1201 Joyner Ave. Parkway Elementary (K-2) Phone: (662) 844-6303 Address: 628 Rutherford Road Thomas Street Elementary (K-2) Phone: (662) 841-8960 Address: 520 S. Thomas St. 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.

Resource Guide 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: Eddie Prather (662) 840-8514 Vice President: Sherry Davis (662) 871-9224 Secretary Rob Hudson (662) 841-7770 Joe Babb (662) 620-1892 Kenneth Wheeler (662) 6106953 Career-Technical Center Phone: (662) 841-8990 Address: 4125 Golden Wave Drive Tupelo Alternative School Phone: (662) 841-8956 Address: 903 Fillmore 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 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) Phone: (662) 869-5466 Address: 146 Tiger Drive Plantersville Middle School (5-8) Phone (662) 842-4690 Address: 2657 Main St. Verona Elementary (K-4) Phone: (662) 566-7266 Address: 212 College Ave. 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 Ronnie Bell: rbell@trpdd. com Improvement Center Phone: (662) 842-2050 Address: 4677 Endville Road, Belden EXPECT Exceptional Progress in Education through Curriculum and Technology is a community organization designed to generate private money to fund various projects in Lee County’s schools.

Phone: (662) 841-9144 Address: 1280 College View Drive, Tupelo, MS 38804 Nettleton Schools The Nettleton School District has four schools serving students in southeast Lee County and northwest Monroe County.

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 Baldwyn Middle School (5-8) Phone: (662) 365-1015 Address: 452 N. 4th St. Baldwyn High School (9-12) Phone: (662) 365-1020 Address: 512 N. 4th St. Administrative Office Phone: (662) 365-1000 Address: 107 W. Main St. Superintendent: Jason McKay 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.

Nettleton Primary School (K-3) Phone: (662) 963-2360 Address: 4386 Highway 6 North

Tupelo Christian Preparatory School (Pre-K-12) Phone: (662) 844-8604 Address: 5440 Endville Road

Nettleton Upper Elementary School (4-5) Phone: (662) 963-7406 Address: 170 Mullen Ave.

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

Nettleton Junior High School (6-8) Phone: (662) 963-7400

Mississippi University for Women Division of Nursing, Tupelo campus

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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 own-

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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.

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

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

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. Farmto-table 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) 538-0014, 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. 1819 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) 2868662, 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) 2871550 or check mainstreetcorinth.com.

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

It includes music and a carnival. Call (662) 287-1550 or check mainstreetcorinth. com.

Resource Guide 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) 790-4718.

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) 3297386 or visit www.muw. edu/welty.

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

nights, The Dance Studio, Tupelo. Check tupeloballroomdance.blogs.com for additional dates. $10/ nonmembers, $5/members.

(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+, $1.50/4-14, free/4 and under.

Group rates available. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. Closed on holidays. Handicap accessible. orendunnmuseum.org.

On Facebook. (662) 841-6438.

Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum: 306 Elvis Presley Drive, Tupelo. Clothing, furniture, personal items and rare photos. Tours: 9 a.m.5:30 p.m. Mon. through Sat. from May to September, 9-5 p.m. Mon. through Sat. the remaining months, 1-5 p.m.

Sunday year-round.

Birthplace: $6/adults, $3/ children, free/7 and under.

Grand tour, includes house,

museum and church: $15/ adults, $12/students and seniors, $6/children. Group rates available. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Handicap-accessible.

(662) 841-1245.

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

Open during school year. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Free.

Handicap-accessible. (662) 862-8304.

Tupelo Automobile Museum: More than 100 collectible automobiles.

Self-guided tours, gift shop, gift certificates. 9-4:30 p.m. Mon-Sat., noon-4:30 p.m. Sun. $10/adults, $9/ over 60, AAA members and military. $5/12 and under, $8/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. 120seat 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 two-hour 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, 2525934.

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,

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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) 423-1287.

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

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.

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(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 noon-4 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, noon-4 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.

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

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

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

Blue Bluff Campground and Recreation Area: Aberdeen Lake, 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.

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) 305-7417.

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,

Resource Guide 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.

ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster outlets, (800) 7453000 and (662) 841-6573.

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) 4446777 or www.recreation. gov.

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.

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.

Holly Springs: Held each spring in Holly Springs.

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

Columbus: Held each spring in Columbus. Features tours of antebellum homes, 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.

Lee County Agri-Center Arena: 5445 Hwy. 145, Verona.

Rodeos, livestock shows, entertainment and more.

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

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 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 Baldwyn Main Street Players: 112 W Main St., Baldwyn. Baldwyn Main Street Players, Inc., was organized in 2011 as a non-profit community theater group. (662) 706-1219.

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) 534-3438, or visit www.tallahatchieriverplayers.com.

Corinth Theatre-Arts: Crossroads Playhouse, 303 Fulton Drive, Corinth. Call (662) 287-2995, 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, 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 for fall. Men’s, women’s and coed leagues.

Adult Flag Football: Registration in July; 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.

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-squarefoot 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)

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Golf Courses Bel-Air Golf Course: Public, 2107 Country Club Road, Tupelo, (662) 841-6446. Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Big Oaks: Semi-private, par 72; 3481 Big Oaks Blvd., Saltillo, (662) 844-8002; www. bigoaksgolfcourse.com. Driving range. Pro shop.

Natchez Trace Golf Club: Semi-public, par 72, Old Highway 45 North, Saltillo, (662) 869-2166. 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 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) 8911982.

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.

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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.). Visit website or call for league information, other specials, discounts and coupons. (662) 842-1132. www.rebelanesbowling.com.

Outdoors State Lakes Tippah County Lake – 145acre 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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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

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.

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.

History Lesson:

Lee County Tupelo Hospital

Tupelo Main Street in 1956

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n Oct. 26, 1866, Lee County is formed from parts of Itawamba and Pontotoc counties, receiving its name from Gen. Robert E Lee. This occurs 130 years after the Chickasaw tribes defeated the French with the support of the British on the land that is know as Lee County. What is now BancorpSouth opened its doors in 1876 under the name Bank of Verona. In 1934, Tupelo becomes the first city to get electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority. That same year, George McLean buys a then-bankrupt Tupelo Journal newspaper and begins

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his journey to become one of the most influential people in Lee County’s history. In 1936, The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, was born in a small shotgun house still standing in Tupelo. In 1937, the new 50-bed Tupelo Hospital was built by a New York nonprofit agency at the urging of several Tupelo business leaders and it is has grown into what is now North Mississippi Medical Center, the nation’s largest rural hospital. Tupelo was named an All-America City by the National Civic League in 1967, an honor it would again receive in 1989, 1999, 2011 and 2015.

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Instagram-worthy spots around Lee County.

Magnolia Botanical Garden in Verona

Mississippi mural in Nettleton, MS #lovemississippi

Coca-Cola mural in Nettleton

Antique Tom’s Drugstore sign in Baldwyn

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Elvis birthplace in Tupelo

Lake Lamar Bruce in Saltillo

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