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A Guide to Lee County // 2018 // Tupelo • Plantersville • Saltillo • Nettleton • Sherman • Baldwyn • Shannon • Guntown • Verona

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pg. 12 The Source 2018 Editor Justin Whitmore Reporters Caleb Bedillion Michaela Morris Ginna Parsons W. Derek Russell Dennis Seid William Moore Emma Kent Cristina Carreon Dillon Mullan Photography Lauren Wood Thomas Wells Adam Robison Libby Ezell 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 84,933 Lee County 38,842 Tupelo 7%

Age Persons 65 years and older Persons 18-64 years old

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

15%

Guntown Saltillo Sherman

26%

Tupelo Verona

Persons under 18 years old

Plantersville

53%

Nettleton

Persons under 5 years old

Shannon

55 rainfall (inches) annual

Cost of Living

$120,400 median value of owner occupied housing $1,092 median monthly owner costs with a mortgage 4%

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 19.7 minutes

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Lee County

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he hub of Mississippi’s northeast corner, Lee County sits astride key transportation corridors and, with cities and towns of all sizes, offers urban amenities, small-town charm and deeply rural landscapes.

The recently completed Interstate 22 cuts an eastwest path through Lee County, connecting Birmingham, Alabama to the east with Memphis, Tennessee to the west. The lengthy U.S. Route 45 also runs through the county seat, Tupelo.

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

For a weekend trip, the Trace travels as far south as Natchez, with its historic homes, or as far north as Nashville, Tennessee, with a bustling nightlife and storied music culture.

There are recreational opportunities all along the 444-miles of the Trace, including hiking and camping as well as a Chickasaw village site and the parkway visitor right off the byway route in Tupelo.

Wander off the Trace and the outdoor-lover will find plenty more 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.

History buffs may enjoy the county’s two Civil War battlefield sites, Tupelo National Battlefield and the Mississippi Final Stands Interpretive Center in Baldwyn contains extensive information about the nearby Brice’s Crossroads National Battlefield site.

For those a bit less outdoors minded, try the shopping, dining, concerts and festivals found in Tupelo, with an estimated population of about 38,000.

The Mall at Barnes Crossing is the anchor of a major regional retail center in Tupelo. The city’s historic downtown is dotted by local boutiques and stores and is also home to an increasingly active nightlife.

Manufacturing, banking and healthcare are all major employment sectors in Lee County.

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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 Lee County line in Blue Springs. Cooper Tire and Rubber Company also ranks as a top employer in the area. Furniture manufacturing has long been dominant in the region.

According to 2017 Census estimates, Lee County’s population is just under 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 687, though the entire town isn’t located in Lee County. The smallest town located entirely within Lee County is Plantersville, with population estimates of about 1,100.

According to the latest census data, Lee County is the seventh largest of Mississippi’s 82 counties.

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: Rickey Thompson Board of Supervisors: District 1: Phil Morgan (662) 871-7876 District 2: Mike Smith (662) 401-2697 District 3: Tony Roper (662) 844-2416 District 4: Tommie Lee Ivy (662) 401-5994 District 5: Billy Joe Holland (662) 840-5478

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

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

Tourists mostly come for one thing: 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.

The Elvis Festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2018, annually draws devotees of the King to see his humble beginnings, including the downtown hardware store where Presley purchased his first guitar.

But beyond the birthplace, there’s 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.

The Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau boasts a recently upgraded visitors center. Exhibits include an interactive timeline of the region’s history as well as spotlight features on significant figures that helped write the Tupelo story.

Prefer to get outdoors and see some animals? Try the 210acre 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?

The food scene includes fine dining, prize winning burgers served up on butcher paper, local farm-to-table offerings and familiar fast casual chains.

For retail, downtown offers small boutiques as well as the 115year old Reed’s department store. Chain retailers can be found at the Barnes Crossing retail center, which includes one of the state’s largest malls.

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gagement 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 an All-America City award for a fifth time. The National Civic League bestows the distinction on 10 municipalities annually.

Tupelo is among of only a handful of cities to have received the award five times.

Historically, the furniture industry has driven much of the local economy, but in recent decades jobs in healthcare, banking and automobile manufacturing have also come to the fore.

North Mississippi Medical Center is located in Tupelo and is the largest hospital located in a micropolitan area. BancorpSouth and Renasant Bank are financial institutions headquartered in Tupelo. A Toyota plant operates at nearby Blue Springs.

The latest census estimates put the city’s population at about 38,842, the seventh-largest city in Mississippi.

City Leaders: Mayor: Jason Shelton (662) 841-6513 City Clerk: Kim Hanna (662) 841-6502 Development Services Director: Shane Hooper (662) 690-6054 Fire Chief: Thomas Walker (662) 841-6439 Police Chief: Bart Aguirre (662) 841-6402 Municipal Court Director: John Knight (662) 841-6531 Parks and Recreation Director: Alex Farned (662) 841-6440 Public Works Director: Chuck Williams (662) 841-6457 City Council: Ward 1: Markel Whittington (662) 871-0568 Ward 2: Lynn Bryan (662) 321-2081 Ward 3: Travis Beard (662) 610-0550 Ward 4: Nettie Davis (662) 871-8394 Ward 5: Buddy Palmer (662) 255-1454 Ward 6: Mike Bryan (662) 841-8778 Ward 7: Willie Jennings (662) 687-0607

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

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Guntown

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here’s not much hustle and bustle to Guntown, but that is 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 and 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 still 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.

The last census in 2010 saw 2,083 but the last U.S. Census Bureau population estimates in 2016 put that number closer to 2,720.

The old part of the town is east of Highway 45, where a couple beautiful historic homes can be seen, some of which have been restored.

“In the older part of town, we do have a few houses that are available for restoration and a couple that have been restored,” Herring said.

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

“They’ve been in the process of building over there for a few years, but they just keeping adding on to the area,” Herring said.

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.”

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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) 348-5393 Town Attorney: Drew Stuart (662) 840-4911 Municipal Judge: Matt Blanchard 662-348-5353 Board of Aldermen: Petey Hopkins (662) 348-5353 Daniel Davis (662) 348-5353 Darren Herring (662) 348-5353 Jeff Herring (662) 348-5353 Brent Lindsey (662) 348-5353

Local Favorites Place to eat : Los Toros Mexican Restaurant or The Magnolia House restaurant Place to shop: Mitchell’s U-Save Grocery Place for outside fun: City Park Community event: Fourth of July celebration

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Buds & Burgers

Dudie Burger Festival

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

Down on Main

Tupelo Blue Suede Cruise

Tupelo Elvis Festival

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 Downtown Git-Down Downtown Saltillo

A car and bike show with live entertainment

North MS Cherry Blossom Festival

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

Ballard Park in Tupelo

Music, food and vendors with pet-related products

A festival honoring Japanese culture with food sampling and arts demonstrations

Gumtree Festival

April Tupelo Film Festival Malco Theater in Tupelo

A multi-day festival screening independent films

County Line Festival Downtown Baldwyn

Food, music and local vendors

Buds & Burgers Downtown Tupelo

Teams compete for the tastiest burger, so go sample, vote and enjoy some live music

Tupelo Comic Con

Tupelo Furniture Market A multi-genre comic convention

Downtown Tupelo

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

June Tupelo Elvis Festival Downtown Tupelo

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

Dinner & Music in the Park Saltillo City Park

Live music and food trucks every Thursday evening in June

July Independence Celebration in the Park Guntown City Park

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Communities Forward Festival

Chili Fest

Down on Main

Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo A free concert series with events throughout the summer months

September

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

Dogtrot Heritage Festival

Car show, food trucks and craft vendors

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

Chickasaw Celebration

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

Communities Forward Festival Gumtree Park in Tupelo

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Town Creek Festival Downtown Nettleton

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Saltillo Scarecrow Festival Downtown Saltillo

A family event with music, food and a Buddy Walk

Okeelala Festival and Car Show Latimer Park in Baldwyn

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Baldwyn

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aldwyn is 20 miles north of Tupelo off of US-45. The city was formed along the now defunct Mobile and Ohio railroad in 1861 and is located in both Lee and Prentiss counties as main street straddles the boundary.

For many years, a Civil War battle site was the town’s main tourist attraction. Since Lori Tucker started as director of the city’s main street association in 2008 though, Baldwyn has expanded shopping, dining and entertainment options.

“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.”

Every third Saturday, the city hosts “Market Days in Downtown Baldwyn” in the parking lot of the former Regions Bank branch on Main Street, where there’s enough room for 20 vendors to set up shop. Attendees can expect to see a variety of crafts, baked goods, jams and jellies, fresh produce (when available), coffees, pottery, paintings and more, and music will be provided as well.

In October, the 39th annual Okeelala Festival and Classic Car Show will feature over 100 Classic Cars lining the park area, over 35 arts & craft vendors, southern grilling, music on main stage, a Miss Okeelala Pageant, Okeelala BINGO and more family fun.

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 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.

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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.

Town Leaders: Mayor: Michael James: (662) 365-2383 Fire Chief: Sam Parker (662) 365-1049 Police Chief: Troy Agnew (662) 365-1047 Code Officer: Aston Alexander (662) 365-1047 City Clerk: Nan L Nanney (662) 365-2383 Court Clerk: Mariea Burress (662) 365-1041 City Council: Ward 1: Lee Bowdry Ward 2: Tom Nelson Ward 3: Barbara Kohlheim Ward 4: Ricky Massengill At Large: Lynda B. Conlee

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Agnew’s Restraunt Best place to shop: 311 Downtown, Southern Charm Boutique and The Tin Roof Best outside fun: Market Days in Downtown Baldwyn every third Saturday Community event: Okeelala Festival and Classic Car Show

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Verona

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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 Avenue. It’s 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 antique mall including a rosewood bar from a steamboat and an 1929 Ford pick up, Stanford said. These days, architectur-

al 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: Bobby Williams (662) 566-2211 ext. 113 Fire Chief: Andrew Hooper (662) 566-1503 Police Chief: J.B. Long (662) 566-2211 Code Enforcement: Shane Davis (662) 397-2013 Public Works Director/Water: Daniel McNich (662) 566-2211 City Clerk: Pamela Shumpert (662) 566-2211 ext. 110 Board of Aldermen: Margaret Baker (662) 687-1243 Jesse Gilmore (662) 687-1263 Brenda Spurgon (662) 397-4349 Julian Riley (662) 213-4297 Eddie Tucker (662) 346-6034

Local Favorites Best place to eat: Down Home Cooking on Raymond Ave. Best places to shop: Raymond Trice Co. Antiques Mall, Mac’s Fashions Best place for outdoor fun: City Park, the Hazel Hall building is available for private and community events

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Plantersville

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he town of Plantersville began as a settlement about 5 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 and one underway, one school, a post office, town hall, a grocery store, a discount store, a medical lift chair business, two mattress factories, two consignment shops, two restaurants, two gas stations, 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.

“I’ve lived here all my life,” said Brandy Smith, town clerk for Plantersville. “It’s a nice, safe, family-oriented Christian town.”

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

“I’d hate to leave the comfort of this community,” Smith said.

Plantersville encompasses only about 2.4 square miles.

“It’s a hidden place with a lot of talent,” Smith said.

“A lot of people live here but work in Tupelo. It’s a small city with big talent.”

Town Leaders: Mayor: Shelton Shannon (662) 844-2012 Town Clerk: Brandy Smith (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) 844-201

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he 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.

“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 two-year anniversary. The organization is currently working to host community events and continuing growth in the downtown area.

The downtown area has revitalized rapidly, eight downtown buildings belonging to an absentee owner living in Ohio were recently sold to the city.

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

Kinfolks restaurant, DB’s Floral Designs ‘N’ More, a new antiques mall and a hair salon opened downtown this year, as a result.

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 at the end of March, the Downtown Git Down, a classic car show right in the middle of the growing downtown. This year, a pinewood derby race for kids and RC race car races were added to the event.

The Lucky Leprechaun 5K in March was a new event Hines hopes to continue doing, which featured a race and pancake breakfast provided by new restaurant owners Seth Copeland

and Jeremy Lewis of Kinfolks.

“We’re trying to be a healthy hometown and people show up for 5Ks in Saltillo, so we would like to incorporate more events that promote a healthy lifestyle,” Hines said.

As Saltillo continues to grow its downtown businesses and events, Hines wants to include business owners and city residents in the city’s new recycling efforts as well.

“We just received a $1,000 grant thanks to a local Allstate agent and that money is going towards our recycling efforts, people have really participated in that and seem to like the idea that we have a drop-off location to recycles so we’re going to take that money and update our recycle trailer which was donated

by Lee County,” Hines said.

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: Kinfolks Best place to shop: Smith’s Nursery Best outside fun: Lucky Leprechaun 5K Community Event: Downtown Git Down Car and Bike Show

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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.

/// Meredith Martin Meredith Martin has lived in Tupelo since 2000, but she grew up living all over Mississippi before calling Tupelo home. Martin and her husband have two sons, and she works as a realtor for Tommy Morgan, Inc. Realtors. She was named a Tommy Morgan top seller, top producer and top lister in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Martin is a member of the Northeast Mississippi Board of Realtors, the Community Development Foundation, the Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute, Junior Auxiliary of Tupelo, Tupelo Rocks, Rotary Club of Tupelo and the Northeast Mississippi Girl Scout Community Action Cabinet. In 2017, Martin was a finalist for the Mud & Magnolias Influential Women event. Martin also serves as a member of the Historic Preservation Society. “I just think Tupelo is a great place to live, I’ve lived here so long now, I think I’m a lifer – I don’t want to leave,” Martin, 45, said.“You have to bloom where you are planted.” Martin has been involved in planning numerous community events like the Down on Main concert series, Elvis Festival and the Gumtree Festival. She’s also an advocate for the arts, serving on the board at the Link Centre from 2016 to 2017 and serving as a member of the Tupelo Symphony League board from 2003 to 2004.

Martin currently serves on the Tupelo Community Theatre Off-Broadway executive board.

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Aaron Washington Aaron Washington is a longtime Northeast Mississippi resident who settled in Tupelo in 1999. A Monroe County native, Washington, 46, owns A-Plus Barber Shop in Tupelo. The business used to be located in Amory, but when Washington got married and started a family in Tupelo with his wife, he wanted to work closer to home. Washington first opened A-Plus Barber Shop in Amory in 1993, but the business has been in Tupelo for seven years now. “Tupelo has been good,” Washington said.

“I like the growth, and they support small businesses well.” Washington has more than 20 years of experience in the barber stylist profession.When he isn’t busy running his business, Washington dedicates his time to a multitude of community groups and organizations. He attends White Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

He’s a partner with KBN Radio and a member of the Community Development Foundation board. Washington is also a member of the City of Tupelo’s police advisory board, which was formed to strengthen the community’s relationship with local police. His two children have encouraged him to get involved in local schools as well.

Lindsey Hines Lindsey Hines, 37, was hired as Saltillo’s community director in 2015. When she started, she was tasked with getting Mississippi Main Street status for the city of Saltillo. Now, just a few years later, Hines has helped the city achieve that goal and more. The city of Saltillo received its designation as a Mississippi Main Street member in March 2016. She’s also been in charge of attracting businesses to Saltillo’s downtown and promoting and planning community activities. “I think people had always heard that Saltillo had potential, and now that potential is actually happening and the ball is rolling,” Hines said. In recent years, businesses and restaurants have opened on the city’s Main Street. The city is also continually encouraging citizens to get out and attend community events, bringing life to the heart of the city. Under her leadership, the main street association has focused on hosting just a few events each year that citizens of all ages can enjoy instead of a lot of events that may have smaller turnouts. Hines has lived in Saltillo since 2005. djournal.com

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Grace McAllister Grace McAllister, a 15-year-old Nettleton High School student, has stepped out as an advocate for victims of childhood abuse. McAllister was sexually abused as a child. Now, she’s using the Internet and pageant competitions to share her story and raise awareness. In April, she spoke at a Me Too Sexual Abuse Awareness event in Tupelo. As a Mississippi honoree for the Prudential Spirit of Community Award, she represented the state in Washington D.C. in April. She also competed as Miss Blues Trail’s Outstanding Teen 2018 in the Miss Mississippi Outstanding Teen pageant in Vicksburg. In addition to the Miss Mississippi Outstanding Teen pageant, McAllister has competed in numerous other pageants.

She’s also a competitive dancer. McAllister works with the Family Resource Center in Tupelo and has collected and donated more than 1,000 stuffed animals to children who have suffered abuse. As a child, McAllister received support from the Family Resource Center when she was abused, so her work with them is her way of giving back. In the future, McAllister hopes to start a camp for children who have been sexually abused called “Camp Saving Grace.”

Lindsay Brett Longtime educator Lindsay Brett has hit her stride as principal at Plantersville Middle School.

Brett, 36, was named the Lee County School District’s 2018 Administrator of the Year during her first year as principal at Plantersville. Under her leadership at Plantersville, the school has seen academic improvement as well as improvement in the school’s culture. Brett also taught for 12 years at Tupelo Middle School. She first taught theater, then English as a Second Language, and filled several leadership roles. To some, Brett is also known as “Gladys Gladstone,” a quirky, over-thetop character who’s always trying to do the right thing. Brett takes her character, Gladys, on the road to churches, conferences, schools and workshops to to teach young people about character-building.

She has also been invited to teach educators the “Gladys method” of teaching through professional development. Gladys was born out of Brett’s love for theater and she has been involved with Tupelo Community Theatre in the past. She also began creating videos of her lessons to share with groups she can’t visit in person. Her work as Gladys even earned her a spot in the prestigious National Institute for School Leaders, a leadership development program.

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Jesse Bandre Jesse Bandre has been a Tupelo resident for seven years. The 35-year-old Clinton native jumped into the community with both feet, joining the Rotary Club of Tupelo and getting involved with multiple nonprofit organizations. What brought him to Tupelo, though, was his career at Exceed Technologies. Exceed is a full-service technology company. As Director of North Mississippi Operations for Exceed, Bandre works with clients from Tupelo all the way to Tennessee. Bandre served as president of the Tupelo Rotary Club in 2015.

During his tenure as Rotary president, he started the “10 for Tupelo” service day event. “I was trying to find a service project for our club, and I figured a little clean-up would help our community,” Bandre said. In its first two years, Bandre said several hundred volunteers turned out for the event. But this year’s event garnered nearly 1,000 volunteers. Bandre is also a member of the United Way of Northeast Mississippi’s board of directors and has helped start the Groundswell Community Collective, a project of the United Way. Groundswell is a collective of community-builders that hosts events centered around service, connection and leadership. He also recently became involved in opening Pizza Doctor, a pizza restaurant, in the location that was previously home to Sweet Tomato Pizza Kitchen at Midtown Pointe in Tupelo.

Mieko Kikuchi Originally from Japan, Mieko Kikuchi grew up in Tokyo before moving to the United States as an exchange student. Kikuchi, 47, is a relationship manager and Japanese liaison for Renasant Bank. At Renasant, she helps the bank reach out and work with Northeast Mississippi’s Japanese population. The opening of the Toyota Mississippi plant in Blue Springs drew many people from Japan to the Tupelo area. Kikuchi also serves on the board of directors for the Japan-America Society of Mississippi. The society helps build bridges between the Japanese community and Mississippi communities.

As part of her work with the Japan-America Society, Kikuchi works closely with the Tupelo Public School District, which has a large Japanese student population.

She helps organize Japanese culture celebrations at the schools including cooking demonstrations, kimono shows and puppet theater. She also helped coordinate a visit from the Shirohato Taiko drum ensemble to Tupelo Schools in 2015. Additionally, she worked with the city of Tupelo to help start the Tupelo Cherry Blossom Festival. Kikuchi and her husband have lived in Tupelo for about 10 years now. Kikuchi said the Tupelo community reminds her of home in Japan. “I had a good community that I grew up with, and it’s actually similar here,” Kikuchi said. “I really like the closeness – people get to know each other, and they’re nice to each other.” djournal.com

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

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

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

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

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

It is also home to three furniture factories, three 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 Photos by Lauren Wood and Adam Robison

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here and, in turn, creating more traffic for our businesses.”

Riley, who has been a Nettleton resident his whole life, was elected mayor in September 2015.

“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) 963-3060 Police Chief: Gary Monaghan (662) 871-6982 City Clerk: Dana Burcham (662) 963-2605 Judge: Michael Malski (662) 963-2605 Fire Chief: Michael Moody (662) 963-3111 Board of Aldermen: Ward 1 Mike Fulco (662) 401-0234 Ward 2 Jeff Finch (662) 401-7854 Ward 3 Iry Gladny (662) 231-8846 Ward 4 Daniel Lee (662) 308-7869 At-large: Thomas Adams (662) 213-2880

Local Favorites Best Place to Eat: Riley’s Restaurant Best Place to Shop: Fred’s Store 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’s residents and visitors.

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 RV. “We love our local businesses,” said town clerk Connie Allen, who has lived and worked in Sherman for 32 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 few years have boosted economy, according to Allen. New storefronts like Great Home Galleries, Arcadia Designs, L & J Products, MMC Materials, Shop Rite, Tri-County Auto, Vic’s Place, The Lilly Company and Thompson Machinery add to an already wide variety of businesses in the community.

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

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

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

Allen said that 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: Mike Swords (662) 871-6157 Town Clerk: Connie Allen shermanclerk@comcast.net Court Clerk: Jo Abbott (662) 840-9185 Police Chief: Joel Spellins (662) 871-1791 Fire Chief: Kyle Horton (662) 840-9185 Public Works Director: Clint Long (662) 871-2521 Board of Aldermen: Wayne Bullock (662) 401-0043 Keith Rogers (662) 840-9185 Martha Swindle (662) 322-7205 Todd McDonald (662) 401-4389 Randy Bolen (662) 840-9185

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

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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. Two years ago, 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: Ronnie Hallmark (662) 767-9747 Town Clerk: Kizzy Johnson (662) 767-9747 Police Chief: Desiree Kershner (662) 767-8369 Fire Chief: Jamey Burrow (662) (662) 767-9747 Town Attorney: Gary Carnathan (662) 842-3321 Municipal Judge: Marcus Crump (662) 432-2500 Board of Aldermen: Ward 1: Bryant Thompson (662) 231-2268 Ward 2: Debbie Johnson (662) 767-9747 Ward 3: Lucy Blair (662) 767-9747 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: Shannon Park Community Event: Community Thanksgiving at Shannon High School

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Events Calendar April

April 2 - May 11: Stones & Bones at Oren Dunn City Museum in Tupelo April 13: Bud & Burgers April 20: Wine Downtown

May

May 1-31: Barnyard Finds Exhibit at Tupelo Automobile Museum May 10: Northeast Mississippi Rose Society Annual Rose Show at Renasant Bank May 10-11: Redemption Day Bridging the Gap Car Show at Tupelo Automobile Museum May 13: Farmers’ Depot Opening Day May 12-13: 2017 GumTree Festival in Tupelo May 18-20: USTA League Adult 55 & Over Mississippi Championships at Rob Leake City Park in Tupelo May 18: Tupelo High School Graduation Ceremony at BancorpSouth Arena, Baldwyn High School Graduation Ceremony at Baldwyn HS May 19: Lee County Schools Graduation Ceremonies at BancorpSouth Arena May 26: 2nd Annual Itty Bitty Beach Party at Tupelo Aquatic Center

June

June 6-10: Tupelo Elvis Festival in Downtown Tupelo June 10: WWE Live at BancorpSouth Arena June 11: 13th Annual Nita & Bob Butler Memorial Golf Tournament at the Tupelo Country Club

June 16: Music, Monet & Margaritas at the Tupelo Community Theater in Tupelo June 21-23: Tupelo Community Theater’s youth production of Disney’s “Lion King, Jr.” June 26-27: Paw Patrol Live at BancorpSouth Arena

July

July 4: All-America City Family Picnic in the Park July 9-13: Tupelo Community Theater’s Theater Camp July 19: Down on Main Summer Concert Series at Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo July 26: Counting Crows “25 Years and Counting” at BancorpSouth Arena

August

August 10: Elvis Week Kickoff Concert at the Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo August 11: Elvis Presley Birthplace Fan Day at the Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo August 16: Down on Main Summer Concert Series at Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo August 23-25: Tupelo Community Theater’s “The Marvelous Wondrettes”

September

September 7: Alabama at BancorpSouth Arena September 8: Touch-A-Truck at Ballard Park in Tupelo September 22: Down on Main Summer Concert Series at Fairpark in Tupelo

September 21-22: Family Fun Camp Out at Veterans Park in Tupelo September 28: Tupelo Ale Trail

October

Weekends in October: Tupelo Community Theater’s Haunted Theater October 17: Zombie Fun Run at Ballard Park in Tupelo October 12: Chili Fest in Downtown Tupelo October 13: The Great Floating Pumpkin Patch at Tupelo Aquatic Center October 24-26: Celebration Village in Tupelo October 25: Halloween Egg Hunt & Trunk-or-Treat at Ballard Park in Tupelo

November

November 8: Community Development Foundation Taste of Tupelo at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo November 10: Pigskins in the Park at Fairpark November 19: Christmas Open House in Downtown Tupelo November 24: Small Shop Saturday November 29: Ballard Park Christmas Lighting at Ballard Park in Tupelo November 30: 70th Annual Reed’s Tupelo Christmas Parade in Downtown Tupelo

December

December 6-8: Tupelo Community Theater’s “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

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The King of Rock n’ Roll

What would the birthplace of Elvis Presley be without a mural dedicated to the King?

Tupelo resident and art teacher Kit Stafford painted this mural, which shows Elvis in his “Jailhouse Rock” days. The mural can be found in downtown Tupelo in the alley to the right of Kermit’s Outlaw Kitchen.

This mural was also funded by a Quality of Life grant written by the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association.

Paint the Town

Painted on businesses and buildings all over Lee County, these murals show a glimpse of the area’s history and culture. Take a look to learn about Native Americans who first inhabited the area, the King of Rock n’ Roll, economic development, agriculture, Mississippi literature and more. Some were painted years ago and have been updated, while others are new and fresh.

But whether new or old, they’re worth seeing in real life.

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Nettleton Coca-Cola mural

This mural is located in downtown Nettleton on Buchanan Avenue on the side of an old brick building. According to current building owner Lawrence Shackelford, the building was built around 1900 and the original Coca-Cola mural on the building was painted in the 1940s or 1950s. Several years ago, Shackelford asked Nettleton resident Bill Kyle and his daughter to update the old mural with fresh paint, making it look new again.

Reed’s bookshelf mural

Located in downtown Tupelo on the exterior wall of Reed’s Gum Tree Bookstore, the Reed’s mural shows the book spines of various works of literature, both classic and modern. The mural was originally painted in 1996 by Morris McCain, who currently works at Reed’s. Jack Reed, Jr., commissioned McCain to paint the mural. About four years ago, McCain updated and refreshed the mural. He also changed a few of the book titles shown in the mural. There are also several murals inside of Reed’s, which McCain also painted.

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Tupelo’s Chickasaw heritage

This mural by MJ Torrecampo and Lujan Perez shows Tupelo before it became the All-America City and birthplace of Elvis Presley. The mural, located downtown on N. Broadway Street, depicts two Chickasaw leaders: Piominko and Tishominko.

Other symbols representative of Tupelo are also shown in the mural including Tupelo trees, magnolias, railroad tracks, the TVA arrow sign and the year “1870,” which is when the city was established. The 12-foot by 35-foot mural took two weeks to complete. The creation of the mural was funded by donations from Sherwin Williams along with a Quality of Life grant written by the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association. djournal.com

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Tupelo Farmer’s Depot

Painted by Tupelo High School students, this mural adds color to the Tupelo Farmer’s Depot. The 20foot by 70-foot mural was designed and brought to life by a group of 10-15 THS graduates. Creating the mural was their senior project, and the group worked with the Downtown Main Street Association to make it happen. The mural shows colorful fresh produce and farm fields and reads “Buy Local Produce.”

The farmer’s depot is located on South Spring Street near Clark Street in Tupelo.

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This mural in downtown Baldwyn was completed in 2002. It tells the story of Baldwyn’s history across five large painted panels, each one dedicated to a different period of time in the city’s history. The mural is made up of 120 smaller panels total and was painted by artists Morris McCain of Tupelo and Kim Wood Pastis of Saltillo. The mural shows depictions of Baldwyn’s early days – farms and the Battle at Brice’s Crossroads –and then progresses to depictions of modern-day life in the city. The mural is located on the Second Street side of the M. Gorden’s Old Dry Goods building.

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Economic Profile

Overview:

retail scorecard based on 30-mile radius

$1.9 Billion Gross Retail Sales 1,902 Total Retail Trade & Food and Drink Businesses Taxes

Top Employers

0.25%

H.M. Richards

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MTD Products

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• Median household income: $46,729 • Percentage of households or equal 0 5000 10000 less than 15000 20000 to $24,999: 27.43 4%

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Mighty Micropolitan

T

upelo and Lee County are the economic engine of Northeast Mississippi, a designation well-earned by being the financial and medical hub of the 17-county region.

Two of Mississippi’s largest banks, BancorpSouth and Renasant, with combined assets of nearly $30 billion, are headquartered in Tupelo.

The nation’s largest rural healthcare system, North Mississippi Health Services and its flagship hospital, North Mississippi Medical Center, are headquartered in Tupelo.

Tupelo and Lee County also are the retail epicenter of the region. For the most recent fiscal year, gross retail sales in the area topped $1.9 billion. That’s up by nearly $700 million since FY2014.

And with one of the lowest unemployment rates in the region, Tupelo and Lee County continued to add to the impressive resume during the last year.

Seven new and expanded industries created more than 660 jobs. Nearly $141 million in capital was invested, and nearly $21 million in annual payroll. Existing businesses also enjoyed more than $7 million in cost savings.

Among some of the highlights of the past year: • Tecumseh Products said it was investing $1.1 million and adding 60 jobs to its Verona plant as it consolidates its operations from Aylmer, Ontario.

Tecumseh, which makes compressors for refrigeration and A/C components, will employ 327 by the time hiring is complete in 2019.

The Verona plant has been in operation since 1975 and includes 528,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

• United Furniture Industries finalized its purchase of Lane Furniture in December, breathing new life into the iconic manufacturer.

United announced in November that it had agreed to buy Lane from Heritage Home Group LLC for an undisclosed sum.

The purchase included the global rights to the Lane brand, the 750,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Belden, and Lane’s 202,000-square-foot Royal Development recliner mechanism facility in High Point, North Carolina.

Lane now employs more than 400 at the Belden plant.

United Furniture, which has its roots in Okolona and has Photo by Adam Robison

its corporate office in Verona, currently employs nearly 4,000 employees at its facilities in Nettleton, Tupelo, Okolona, Hatley, Sherman, Vardaman and Amory; Archdale, High Point, Lexington and Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Victorville, California.

• BancorpSouth received regulatory approvals from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance to complete its mergers with Ouachita Bancshares Corp., of Monroe, Louisiana, and Central Community Corp., of Austin, Texas.

The mergers, first announced in early 2014, were completed in January. BancorpSouth now has more than $17 billion in assets.

The first four months of 2018 have had their share of highlights as well: • For more than three decades, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has been a mainstay in Tupelo’s manufacturing scene.

Having invested hundreds of millions of dollars in its plant here through the years, Cooper also has produced hundreds of millions of tires.

In February, the company rolled out its 375 millionth tire.

• For the fourth time since 2015, Renasant Corp. in March announced a merger and acquisition of an out-of-state bank.

This time, it’s with Brand Group Holdings Inc. of Atlanta.

The deal is valued at about $452.9 million in cash and stock, and would represent the largest acquisition in the history of 114-year-old Renasant.

• Three months after completing the acquisition of two banks, BancorpSouth was on another buying spree, announcing it would acquire Houston-based Icon Capital and its wholly owned subsidiary, Icon Bank of Texas for 4.125 million shares of BancorpSouth Bank and $17.5 million in cash.

The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year.

Icon has seven full-service banking offices in the Houston area.

It has total assets of $794 million, total loans of $624 million and total deposits of $692 million as of March 31.

And while Toyota Mississippi is some 15 miles northwest of Tupelo, the automaker is investing $170 million and adding 400 jobs in the next year as it retools the plant to build the next-generation Corolla.

Suppliers in the region may see expansions as well, including Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi in Baldwyn. djournal.com

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Resource Guide

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, 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 - Rev. Rob Armstrong, Senior 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, Shan-

non, 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; Rev. Rickey Bogan; 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: Rev. Timothy Murphy, Pastor 1911 North Gloster, Tupelo, MS, 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) 1590 McCullough Boulevard, 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. djournal.com

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Church Directory Oak Valley Christian Church: 258 Road 600, Tupelo, MS, (Old Union/ Palmetto Community) 662-706-1984 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, 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 Jed Thorderson. Sacrament Meeting: 9 a.m. to 10:10 a.m., Sunday School Adults & Youth 10:20 a.m. to 11 a.m., Relief Society & Priesthood for men, women & youth 11:10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Primary Classes and singing time for children 10:20 a.m. to 12 p.m. Family History Library (Genealogy) Wednesday: 5:30 - 8 p.m. All other times by appointment only. To meet with local missionaries please call: 662-422-1067.

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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 MacKain, 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.

The Orchard Tupelo: 1379 Coley Rd, Tupelo, MS 38801; (662) 844-3310; Lead Pastor Bryan Collier; Sunday service 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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: 733 Highway 371 East, Mooreville, MS 38857; Pastor Eric Christopher Sanford, 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. Corey Collins, 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 Satur

day - 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 Interim Pastor Rev. Dr. Olin McBride; 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.

Grace Oasis Church: 201 Commerce St., Tupelo; Gene Kovachev, pastor; Eddie Armstrong, associate pastor; Thursday nights 6-7 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m. - noon.

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 Dr, Tupelo, MS 38804 (800) 934-6489 Note: Satellite service providers also are available for Lee County Municipal Electricity Tupelo Water & Light 333 Court St., Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 841-6470 Emergency/power outage: (662) 841-6460 Rural Electricity Tombigbee Electric Power Association 1346 Auburn Road, Tupelo, MS 38802 (662) 842-7635 Prentiss County Electric Power Association 106 E. Clayton St., Baldwyn (662) 365-7161 Emergency: (662) 728-2549 Natural Gas ATMOS 1308 W. Main St., Tupelo (888) 286-6700 or (662) 8422441 Emergencies or leaks: (866) 322-8667 (includes Lee County, with some exceptions) Telephone Service (land lines) AT&T (888) 757-6500 Local AT&T Stores (land lines, Direct TV, cellular service and Internet) • 2436 W. Main St., Tupelo // (662) 841-2341 • 3849 N. Gloster St., Tupelo // (662) 842-9400 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

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For billing or account information: Lee County Justice Center second floor or (800) 253-0831 or (662) 841-0378 // For garbage pickup: (662) 844-2003 Municipal Water Tupelo Water & Light 333 Court St., Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 841-6470 Emergency/power outage: (662) 841-6460 Baldwyn Gas & Water 206 S. Second St., Baldwyn (662) 365-8171 Guntown Water Dept.

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

124 Short Ave., City Hall, Nettleton (662) 963-2605 Plantersville Water Dept.

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

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

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

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

3454 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

Shannon Location: 718 Romie Hill Ave. // (662) 767-3386

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

Library Lee County Library Phone: (662) 841-9027 for circulation; (662) 687-1520 for bookmobile; (662) 8419029 for business office and director; (662) 841-9013 for reference Address: 219 N. Madison St. // Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday Director: Jeff Tomlinson

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

Verona Location: 5107 Raymond Ave. // (662) 566-2442

Services Airport Tupelo Regional Airport 2704 W Jackson St., Tupelo, MS 38801 // Administration: (662) 841-6570 Contour Airlines - Commercial service - 2704 W Jackson St., Tupelo, MS 38801 // (888) 332-6686 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 Liberty Tire Recycling (tire recycling) // 2058 Highway 145 North, Tupelo (662) 869-1860 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 Taxi A1 Cabs (662) 842-5262

Resource Guide AAA Taxi Cabs (662) 871-8998 or (662) 8718828 City Cab Co. (662) 871-3500 Tupelo Cab (662) 842-1133 Top Cab (662) 871-9200 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

Phone: (662) 365-3232 Fax: (662) 365-7989 Email: news@baldwynnews. com Saltillo Gazette/Guntown Gazette/Prentiss County Progress P.O. Box 647 Saltillo, MS 38866 Phone: (662) 869-8380 Fax: (662) 728-3114 Email: pcprogress1@bellsouth.net Radio stations WWMS 97.5 Miss 98 FM – 2214 S. Gloster St., Tupelo, (662) 842-7658.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Media Daily newspaper Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal P.O. Box 909 1242 S. Green St. Tupelo, MS 38802 Phone: (662) 842-2611 Fax: (662) 842-2233 DJournal.com Weekly newspapers Lee County Courier 303 W. Main St. Tupelo, MS 38804 Phone: (662) 840-8819 Fax: (662) 840-9051 www.leecountycourier.net The Baldwyn News/The Saltillo Sun P.O. Box 130 116 W. Main St. Baldwyn, MS 38824

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WAFR 88.3 FM – 107 Parkgate Drive, Tupelo, (662)

844-8888.

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

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

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

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

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. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.

Oxford office U.S. Federal Courthouse 911 East Jackson Ave. Suite 249 Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: (662) 236-1018 Washington office G12 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 205102402 Phone: (202) 224-5054 Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Tupelo office 330 West Jefferson Street, Suite B Tupelo, MS 38804 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 Washington, D.C. office 1721 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-4306 Fax: (202) 225-3549 MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rep. Steve Holland, D-District 16 5281 Cliff Gookin Blvd.

Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 213-7971 (C) (662) 840-5000 (W) Capitol: (601) 359-3236 Room: 102-C 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) 359-3373 Room: 400-E P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 rboyd@house.ms.gov Rep. Shane Aguirre, R-District 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: 119-A P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, MS 39215 jturner@house.ms.gov MISSISSIPPI SENATE djournal.com

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Resource Guide Sen. Chad McMahan, R-District 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 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) 377-4920 North Mississippi State Hospital (662) 690-4200 Fitness programs Jazzercise is offered at 8:309:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; at 12:15 -12:45 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at King’s Gate Worship Center on West Jackson Street in Tupelo.

Monthly fees start at $32.

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Contact Sherry Reppert at (662) 255-2696 or jazzreppert@yahoo.com.

Tupelo Parks and Recreation organizes a number of adult and children’s fitness and sports programs and operates parks, aquatic center and recreational facilities in the city. (662) 841-6440.

NMMC Wellness Center offers fitness programs for members and a number of events and classes that are open to the public. (662) 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.

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

Resources Autism Center of North Mississippi provides assessments and early intervention for children with autism and other disabilities.

Services offered on a sliding scale. Call (662) 840-0974 or visit 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. Maintins listings of area support group meetings. Call (662) 841-0403.

Northeast Mississippi Birth 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, theraputic 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 goverment 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 and Thursdays at 1616 N. Green St., Tupelo • 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Morning Start 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.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women working to solve their common problem of alcoholism. There are no dues or fees.

• Tupelo: 33 meetings are offered at nine locations.

Call (662) 844-0374 or visit www.aa-mississippi.org for listings.

For a listing of addiction support groups around Northeast Mississippi, call the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency at (662) 841-0403 or check www.msncadd.net.

Addiction help – Narconon, an international organization of treatment centers, drug education and prevention services, provides free consultations from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week for those with drug addictions.

Call (800) 556-8885.

Al-Anon is a fellowship of friends and relatives of alcoholics. The group has meetings at several locations

Resource Guide • Cornerstone Methodist Church, Tupelo, 5:30 p.m.

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

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

• 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 Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter. Open to patients, family members, caregivers. Contact Whytnie Howell at whytnie. howell@alsalams.org.

Alzheimer’s support groups for family members and friends of those with the disease meet in Northeast Mississippi: • Tupelo: 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Cedars Health Center Activity Room, Tupelo. Call Terri at (662) 844-1441.

Bariatric Support Group meets quarterly in the cafeteria conference room at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Oxford. Call Becky Wilson at (662) 513-9671.

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, meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at NorthStar Church, 112 Bauhaus, Saltillo. Call (662) 869-7778 or email cr@ thenorthstarchurch.com.

Groups also meet in Burnsville, Booneville, Tishomingo, New Albany, Oxford, Fulton, Houston, Okolona and Starkville. Call (662)

213-2059 for information about the Northeast Mississippi groups.

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. It meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center. Call Elizabeth Stamper at (662) 321-5442 or Dave Jensen at (662) 2311305.

Crossroads Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the MSU Extension Office behind Crossroads Arena in Corinth. Sponsored by the MS Foundation. Contact Joy Forsyth (662) 462-7325 or joycforsyth@ frontiernet. net.

Diabetes Support Groups meet in: • Tupelo: 11 a.m. the second Thursday of the month at the NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo. Sponsored by the NMMC Diabetes Treatment Center. Call (662) 377-2500 or (800) 843-3375.

The Disability Support Group meets at 2 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at LIFE office, Cliff Gookin Boulevard, Tupelo.

People with all types of physical and mental disabilities are welcome. Call Wayne Lauderdale or Emily Word at (662) 844-6633.

A Domestic Violence Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the Lee County Family Resource Center in Tupelo. Child care available.

Call (662) 844-0013.

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

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 available in Tupelo. Focused on 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 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at the Women First Resource Center 215 N. Gloster, Suite D, in Tupelo.

Call (662) 842-5725.

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 Northeast Mississippi offers mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding. The group meets at 11 a.m. the first Thursday of the month. All pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are invited to attend. Other LLL services include a lending library and 24-hour telephone help. For information about

meeting location or help with a breastfeeding concern please call Toni at (662) 255-8283.

Lost Cords Laryngectomy Support Group meets at noon the fourth Thursday of the month at NMMC Oupatient Rehabilitation first floor conference room in Tupelo. Call (800) 8433375.

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.

Man-to-Man support group for prostate cancer meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month in at NMMC -Tupelo Education Center.

Call (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, meet in: • Tupelo: 5:15 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Room 21 of the NMMC East Tower Education Center.

Call (662) 377-3131 to RSVP. First time guests are asked to arrive by 5 p.m.

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) 231-9160 or (800) 843-3375.

Narcotics Anonymous, a community-based association of recovering drug addicts, meets in the region: • Tupelo group meets at the Helping Hands building, 314 S. Church St., at 6 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Wednesday and 7:30 pm. Saturday.

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

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Resource Guide New Moms Support Group meets at 10:30 a.m. Fridays at the Breast Feeding Resource Center at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Open to all new moms. Call (662) 513-1602.

The North MS Pediatric Cancer Support Group (PECANS) is available to families facing pediatric cancer.

Call Teresa Farris at (662) 791-1228 or visit North MS PeCanS Facebook page.

Northeast Mississippi Down Syndrome Society offers support and information resources for families of children with Down Syndrome.

Call (662) 871-2387, e-mail nemdss@bellsouth.net or visit the group’s Facebook page.

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

Stroke support groups meet in: • Tupelo at 11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of the month in NMMC Wellness Center, Tupelo. Call (662) 377-3248 or (662) 377-3847.

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.

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abuse. Call NCADD at (662) 841-0403 or www.ncadd.net.

3182 Tupelo Commons, Tupelo, (662) 680-5620.

TOPS, a weight loss support group, has three chapters meeting in Northeast Mississippi. Fees are $28 for annual membership; $14 for spouses and teens. Call area captain Tina Evans at (662) 436-8220, state coordinator Pat Harris at (662) 386-0249 or (800) 932-8677 or visit www.tops.org.

• Tupelo: 4:45 p.m. Thursdays at Salvation Army Building at 527 Carnation St. • Saltillo: 5 p.m. Mondays at 167 Pinecrest St.

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

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

Pre-Kindergarten King Early Childhood Education Center Phone: (662) 840-5237 Address: 1402 N. Green St.

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. Call (662) 377-7546 or (866) 908-9465.

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

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

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

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

Women with Cancer support group meets at 5:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Women First Resource Center, 215 N. Gloster, Suite D, in Tupelo.

Call (662) 842-5725.

TPC Employees Federal Credit Union, 5424 Hwy 145 S, Tupelo, (662) 566-4810.

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

Other branches throughout the county are available for service.

The Tupelo Public School District has 11 schools, including four lower elementary schools, four upper elementary campuses, a sixth-grade school, middle school and high school. The district has received a “B” grade from the Mississippi Department of Education for the past few years, based on results of state tests. The Early Childhood Education Center enrolls 200 4-year-olds, almost half the size of a kindergarten class, and has been cited as a model public school pre-K program. The 7,000-student school district provides classroom sets of tablets of laptops for its students, with seventh- to 12th-graders able to use their school-supplied computers

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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. Tupelo Middle School (7-8)

Resource Guide 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: Rob Picou 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) 841-8799 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. The Lee County School District recently has undergone much construction and renovation on nine of its 11 campuses, thanks to a $13.5 million bond issue approved by voters in 2013.

Saltillo Primary, Saltillo High, Guntown Middle, Shannon High and Plant-

ersville Middle each have received or will soon get new wings or buildings. The district earned a “B” grade last year. Shannon High recently expanded its supply of classroom laptops and wireless Internet capacity, allowing students to use the devices extensively in their classrooms. The 7,200-student district also is attempting to expand its Wi-Fi on its other campuses. Both the Tupelo and Lee County school districts participate in a dual enrollment program through Itawamba Community College that allows students to earn college credit while in high school. Parts of two other school districts – Baldwyn and Nettleton – are located within Lee 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 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.

Nettleton Primary School (K-3) Phone: (662) 963-2360 Address: 4386 Highway 6 North Nettleton Upper Elementary School (4-5) Phone: (662) 963-7406 Address: 170 Mullen Ave. Nettleton Junior High School (6-8) Phone: (662) 963-7400 Address: 170 Mullen Ave. Nettleton High School (9-12) Phone: (662) 963-2306 Address: 165 Mullen Ave. Administrative Office Phone: (662) 963-2151 Address: 179 Mullen Ave. Superintendent: Brian Jernigan 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.

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Resource Guide 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. Tupelo Christian Preparatory School (Pre-K-12) Phone: (662) 844-8604 Address: 5440 Endville Road Colleges/Universities Itawamba Community College, Tupelo campus Phone: (662) 620-5000 Address: 2176 S. Eason Blvd.

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

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

Madrigal Singe Feaste: Each Christmas season.

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

Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference: Summer, University of Mississippi, Oxford. Focuses on life and writings of Oxford’s Nobel Prize-winning author

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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.

Tupelo Blue Suede Cruise: First weekend in May in Tupelo. Classic car owners show off their wheels and drive around Tupelo.

There’s music, vendors, a poker run and more. Call (662) 213-8873 or check www.bluesc.com.

Dudie Burger Festival: First Saturday in May at the Oren Dunn City Museum, Tupelo.

Celebrates a downtown Tupelo landmark with music, food and more. Call (662) 841-6438 or check www. orendunnmuseum.org.

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

Tupelo Film Festival: Spring event in Tupelo. It spotlights independent films with screenings and workshops.

Call (662) 871-7723 or visit www.tupelofilmfestival.net.

Elvis Presley Festival: First weekend in June, downtown Tupelo, fully licensed and supported by the city of Tupelo and Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. Features all types of music with empha-

sis 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.

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.

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: October festival 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.

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: The event is sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society.

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

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

Features live music, arts and crafts, 5k run, kids’ events, food vendors, flea market and more. Call (662) 4945121, or visit www.westpointms.org.

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

Resource Guide 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.

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.

appointment. Free, with donations accepted. (662) 512-0099.

University Museums: Corner of Fifth & University Ave., Oxford. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Tues.-Sat. Free. Suggested admission for traveling shows is $5/adults, $4/seniors, $3/6-17. Free/5 and under, Ole Miss students and museum members.

Handicap-accessible. (662) 915-7073.

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

Bay Springs Lake Visitor Center: off Hwy. 4 on east side of Bay Springs Lake near Jamie Whitten Lock & Dam. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mon.- Fri. Closed on federal holidays. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day. (662) 423-1287.

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

Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center: 501 W. Linden St., Corinth. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Closed Christmas Day. Free. (662) 287-9273.

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.

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.

Tippah County Historical Museum: 106 N. Siddall St., Ripley, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tues.-Sat. Special tours by

Crossroads Museum: Civil War artifacts, historical photos, Chickasaw artifacts, Paleozoic and Cretaceous

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Resource Guide fossils. 221 N. Fillmore St., Corinth. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mon.-Sat. 1-4 p.m. Sun. $5/ adults, $3/seniors, students, military. Free for 16 and under. crossroadsmuseum. com. On Facebook. (662) 287-3120.

Corinth Artist Guild Gallery: 609 N. Fillmore St., Corinth. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

Corinth National Cemetery: Final resting place for 1,793 known and 3,895 unknown soldiers, and 273 regiments from 15 states.

Horton Street, Corinth.

Hours: dawn to dusk. Free.

(901) 386-8311.

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

Linden Street, Corinth.

Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

(662) 287-9273.

Cobb Institute of Archaeology Museum: Mississippi State University, Starkville.

Open by appointment.

Mon.-Fri. Groups by appointment; please give two weeks’ notice for appointments. Handicap-accessible.

Free. (662) 325-3826.

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

Ida B. Wells Art Gallery: Located at 220 N. Randolph St., Holly Springs. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday.

Closed Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. $5/adults, $3/12 and under and with an adult. New featured exhibit every 4-6 weeks of African and African-American art.

(662) 252-3232.

Movies Cinemark 8: Located on the east side of The Mall

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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: 2629 Main St., Tupelo. Walking track, small lake, picnic facilities, sports fields, playground, disc golf, museum, more. (662) 8416440.

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.

Whitten Park Campground: 200 Campground Road near Fulton. Campsites with grill, picnic tables and utility hookups. Rest rooms, showers and laundry facilities, playgrounds, nature trails, boat docks and beach area, picnic shelters, open picnic area. Some campsites are handicap accessible. (Only a part remains open during the winter.) Gatehouse open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Boat launch $3/vehicle, $1.50/seniors.

Camping $22/night, $24/ night for waterfront. (662) 862-7070.

Piney Grove Campground: West side of Bay Springs Lake, 141 campsites, picnic tables, hookups, grills, fire rings, boat ramp, playgrounds, game courts, more.

Some handicap facilities. $22/night for non-waterfront, $24/waterfront sites.

Info: (662) 728-1134. Reservations: toll free (877) 444-6777 or www.recreation.gov.

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

Holly Springs: Held each spring in Holly Springs.

Resource Guide 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. ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster outlets, (800) 7453000 and (662) 841-6528.

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

Rodeos, livestock shows, entertainment and more.

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

North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra: Link Center, Tupelo. Season features concerts with a professional symphony and guest artists.

Call (662) 842-8433 or visit nmsymphony.com.

Tupelo Ballet Company: 775 Poplarville Drive, Tupelo.

Each season features performances with guest artists, including The Nutcracker each Christmas season. Call (662) 844-1928 or visit www. tupeloballet.com.

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

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 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 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) 840-3768.

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

Golf Courses Bel-Air Golf Course: Public, 2107 Country Club Road, Tupelo, (662) 841-6446. Hours: 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Big Oaks: Semi-private, par 72; 3481 Big Oaks Blvd., Saltillo, (662) 844-8002; www.bigoaksgolfcourse. com. 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) 840-3277. 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 sport-

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Resource Guide ing 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Eventzona: 790 Moncrief Drive Tupelo, Bowling, Bumper Cars, Virtual Reality Ride, Arcade, Laser Tag, Birthday Parties, and Bouncers. Mon-Thurs: 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.; Friday: 4 p.m. – 1 a.m.; Saturday: 11 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.

(662) 346-4680.

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

Tippah County Lake – 145acre lake, 2.5 miles north of

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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.

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

J.P. Coleman – Perched on a rocky bluff overlooking the Tennessee River, J.P. Coleman State Park offers all types of water sports.

Visitors can enjoy sailing, swimming, skiing and fishing for smallmouth bass in Pickwick Lake and experience camping and exploring along the banks of the Tennessee River. J.P. Coleman State park is located on Pickwick Lake and the Tennessee River, 13 miles north of Iuka off Highway 25. The park offers a four-lane boat ramp, 150-foot floating dock and 52 additional parking spaces for boat and trailer combina-

tions. 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: (662) 423-6515.

from one of Mississippi’s premier shopping, dining and entertainment areas.

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

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.

Archaeological excavations confirm the presence of Paleo Indians in the area now encompassed by the park as early as 7000 B.C.; the park takes its name from the leader of the Chickasaw Nation, Chief Tishomingo. The Natchez Trace Parkway, the premier highway of the early 1800s and a modern scenic parkway, runs directly through the park. Tishomingo State Park offers a unique landscape of massive rock formations and fern-filled crevices found nowhere else in Mississippi. Massive boulders blanketed in moss dot the hillsides, and wildflowers border trails once walked by American Indians. Services and amenities: 62 developed camping sites, tent camping in a large wooded area overlooking Haynes Lake, six rustic rental cabins, group camping, swimming pool, canoe rental, disc golf, dump station, fire rings, 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: (662) 4386914.

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: (662) 489-2958.

Tombigbee State Park – Located six miles south of Tupelo, Tombigbee State Park offers outdoor recreation opportunities just minutes

History Lesson:

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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 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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Sweet Treats Lee County has a number of places to grab a treat to help cool off when the temperature rises.

Popsy Tupelo- Popsy specializes in homemade popsicles with unique flavors. Also on the menu are smoothies, juices, bubble teas and popsicle floats. // Most popular flavor: Key lime pie

Dairy Kream Tupelo- An All-America City staple, Dairy Kream serves food as well as ice cream treats from its walkup food stand in East Tupelo. // Most popular ice cream item: Strawberry milkshake Trooper’s Dairy Bar Mooreville- This family-owned restaurant’s menu includes milkshakes, sundaes and ice cream, as well as homemade baked goods. // Most popular ice cream item: Oreo milkshake

Tiger Treats Saltillo- Sno-cones are on the menu, and they have a range of flavors from classics like strawberry and Tiger’s Blood to offthe-wall flavors like dill pickle. // Most popular flavor: Wedding cake with cream 70

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Junk Yard Burgers Guntown- You can’t miss this eclectic purple food stand covered in metal signs and memorabilia. They serve burgers, fries and other food items as well as milkshakes. // Most popular milkshake: Chocolate

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