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February 2013
Tupelo Furniture Market
goes after more buyers
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THE NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
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BUSINESS JOURNAL
FEBRUARY 2013
Furniture industry looks to continue growth
or five years, we’ve been
hearing about the “down
economy,” the “fragile
economy” and other similar terms.
The Great Recession is still
fresh on most people’s minds.
Not that you could tell by
looking at Wall Street.
Last year was a very good year
for investors in large-, mid- and
small-cap stocks. How good was
it? Consider:
• The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 7.26 percent.
• The S&P 500 index gained
13.4 percent in 2013, its largest
annual return since 2009 and
the fourth-largest in the past
decade.
• The Nasdaq composite index
rose nearly 16 percent, compared to a drop of 1.8 percent in
2011.
• The Russell 2000 index
gained 14.7 percent.
Also, 128 companies went
public, the second-highest
number of IPOs in the past five
years.
Unemployment, while still relatively high, is no longer in double digits.
All these
numbers suggest the economic trends
are going in the
right direction.
Yet there still
is lingering economic uncerDENNIS
tainty. It’s as if
we’re
waiting
SEID
for that other
shoe to drop.
We just don’t
know when or how big it is.
Maybe we got some idea at
the start of the year. We pulled
back from the fiscal cliff, but our
nation’s debt, spending and revenue plans are anything but settled. Washington seems to be
headed toward another gridlock.
Uncertainty in Washington
leads to uncertainty on Wall
Street, and that’s not good for
consumer or investor confidence.
We can take a look at any sector of the economy and talk
about how it can be affected by
uncertainty. In Northeast Mississippi, it’s manufacturing – particularly furniture
manufacturing - to which we’re
most attuned. It employs some
20,000 people directly and indirectly.
There’s no doubt the recession
took its toll on the industry. With
the housing market taking a
beating during the downturn,
the furniture industry suffered
mightily. Fewer homes meant
fewer furniture sales.
But we’ve seen good signs of
recovery in housing, welcome
news for the furniture industry.
Last year, existing home sales
and new home sales rose at the
highest level since 2007.
Furniture Today anticipates
another good year. In its 2013
economic forecast, Furniture
Today said overall sales should
grow about 4.3 percent, to about
$87.8 billion. This year should be
the fourth consecutive year of
sales increases. In fact, should
the numbers hold up, sales will
be the highest since the peak
years of 2006 and 2007, when
sales reached nearly $92 billion.
Those big numbers bode well
for Northeast Mississippi as
well. Long the “upholstered furniture capital of the world,” the
region boasts of more than 200
manufacturers and suppliers
that provide nearly a third of
the nation’s upholstered furniture.
Think about that: From our
little area of the Deep South,
our region puts furniture in
homes and offices from coast
to coast.
That, according to Mississippi State University’s Franklin
Furniture Institute, leads to the
furniture industry contributing
$2.1 billion of the state’s $84.3
billion in total economic output.
So all the signs are pointing
in the right direction.
Now if we can get Washington to cooperate, we can keep
them pointed that way.
Contact DENNIS SEID at (662) 6781578 or dennis.seid@journalinc.com.
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Furniture market focusing on buyers
BY DENNIS SEID
BUSINESS JOURNAL
TUPELO – The fall Tupelo Furniture Market last
August wasn’t even over
when work began for the
upcoming spring show.
After what many consider one of the market’s
best shows in several years,
officials quickly latched on
to the momentum generated by the silver anniversary celebration.
The goal: bring more
people, specifically buyers,
to the market.
“We’ve concentrated on
buyer recruitment,” said
TFM President Kevin Seddon. “We got everyone together to find the largest
buyers, medium-range, regional, the top 100, etc. We
wanted to know who the
exhibitors wanted to see,
who are the next 500 to
1,000 buyers.”
With several hundred exhibitors already in place,
the key to a successful market is having the people to
visit and place orders in
those showrooms.
TFM officials hired additional staff, including Candice Hall, the new director
of buyer recruitment. Their
charge: to scour the country to introduce – or reintroduce – the Tupelo
Furniture Market to buyers
and retailers.
The results so far have
been very encouraging.
Preregistration for the
spring market are up more
than 50 percent compared
to last year, market officials
said. Thirty percent of that
number are coming to the
market for the first time.
“We’ve called people
across the country,” Seddon said.
Part of the recruiting
pitch to buyers has been to
emphasize Tupelo’s niche.
“We have 145 companies
here that don’t show in either High Point or Las
Vegas,” Seddon said. “So if
you’re thinking you’ll see
the same thing at the other
markets, we can show that
we do have something different.”
In addition, the spring
market has at least 70 companies showing for the first
time.
“Tupelo’s reach is national in scope, and many
internationals attend this
event,” said Chris Bray, vice
president of sales and marketing for Pontotoc-based
upholstered manufacturer
Delta Furniture Manufacturing. “We have found
over many years of participating in these events that
if we show in Tupelo, which
is located nearer the center
of the United States, we can
expect to draw buyers from
throughout the country.
And we have also determined, as have many other
companies that exhibit in
Tupelo, that we write a lot
of orders during this event.
We see just about everyone
we need to see here in Tupelo.”
Perhaps one of the
biggest components of the
buyer-centric focus has
been the market’s “Matchmaker” initiative.
The program has three
main components overseen by the TFM sales staff,
buyer recruitment personnel and marketing department:
• Pre-show communica-
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SPRING
MARKET
• Feb. 28-March 3.
• Open to registered buyers 8
a.m to 6 p.m. Feb. 28 to
March 2 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on March 3.
• National Buyer's Award is Feb
28 at 6 p.m.
• National Manufacturer's Representative Award is March 1
at 6 p.m.
• For more information, call
(662) 842-4442 or visit
www.tupelofurniture
market.com.
C. TODD SHERMAN | DAILY JOURNAL FILE
Glenn Moody, sales manager of Tennessee Enterprises,
Inc., prepares his company's sales space outside its
showrooom at the Tupelo Furniture Market last year.
tion between exhibitors
and preregistered buyers
interested in meeting.
• On-site meetings
scheduled by the market’s
buyer recruitment department.
• Post-show communication and promotion between
buyers
and
exhibitors.
Hall said the program is
designed with the buyer in
mind. Rather than browsing through nearly 2 million square feet of
exhibition space, buyers
can use the Matchmaker
program to find specific exhibitors. The program also
helps exhibitors by bringing in additional buyers
who might have overlooked them.
“It gives buyers a road
map,” Hall said. “The program is much like a
concierge service.”
In addition to the Matchmaker program, the market
also has developed what it
calls a “hosted buyer package” in which some of the
market’s leading exhibitors
provide a top buyers list.
The market’s buyer recruit-
ment department puts together a package that
might include airfare,
transportation, hotel accommodations and other
amenities. That doesn’t
mean the market is springing all the bills, however.
What the market does do is
help coordinate the efforts
to make a buyer’s visit to
Tupelo as easy as possible.
You make them happy,
and they’ll come back.
And the Matchmaker
program isn’t the only new
initiative the market is
using to entice buyers and
retailers.
The “Show Your Badge”
program will allow registered market attendees to
take advantage of specials
and discounts at area hotels, restaurants and attractions participating in the
program.
And for the first time in
several years, the market is
offering free seminars and
business consultations.
Those events are geared toward retailers who might
be looking for advice to run
their furniture stores.
The reaction to the market’s initiatives has been
positive, Seddon said, with
anticipation that the spring
market will continue the
excitement generated from
last fall.
“For me, I thought we had
a great event,” he said. “We
wanted to reach out to more
buyers and focus on getting
them here for this market.”
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Ashley expanding again in region
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VERONA – Ashley Furniture Industries, already employing
about
3,000
workers at two manufacturing plants in Northeast
Mississippi, will add more
with a third plant.
The Arcadia,Wisc.-based
company recently acquired
the former Morgan Fabrics
warehouse in Verona. The
275,000-square-foot plant
will be used to produce
mattresses and sofa sleepers. It also will serve as a
customer support center
and will distribute replacement parts.
Terms of the deal were
undisclosed, but the company received financial assistance
from
the
Mississippi Development
Authority and the Tupelobased Community Development Foundation.
MDA will help with road
improvements with a
$165,673 Community Development Block Grant.
“We are always excited to
see an existing Mississippi
business expand its opera-
tions and create new jobs
for our state’s workers,”
MDA Executive Director
Brent Christensen said. “I
am pleased MDA was able
to assist Ashley with this
project, and I thank both
the company for its ongoing investment in our state
and our partners in Lee
County who worked with
us to make this project possible. We wish Ashley many
more years of success in
north Mississippi.”
Ashley’s mattress and
sofa operations in Verona
will occupy about 150,000
square feet for manufacturing, with about 60 jobs during the first phase of
development. Production
will begin this summer, the
company said.
The call center and replacement parts operations will open by the end
of the year. The company
didn't say how many jobs
might be created with the
start of those operations.
“Ashley Furniture Industries has been a valued
business in Mississippi for
nearly two decades and has
created thousands of jobs
for our workers and contributed significantly to our
state’s economy,” said Gov.
Phil Bryant. “I am grateful
to Ashley officials for once
again expanding their Mississippi operations.”
The Verona facility, once
a distribution center for
Morgan Fabrics, sits on 35
acres at the Tupelo Lee Industrial Park South and can
be expanded if needed.
Ashley President and
CEO Todd Wanek, who attended Gov. Bryant's State
of the State address, said
the plant’s location was
ideal since it “is close in
proximity to Ashley’s existing facilities in Ripley and
Ecru, serviced by a rail line,
and located in a foreign
trade zone.”
Privately held Ashley is
the largest furniture manufacturer, supplier and retailer in North America,
with more than $3 billion in
annual sales. It has been in
Mississippi since 1994. The
company says it has a $200
million annual economic
impact in the state.
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TUPELO, MS
Receives Quality Excellence Award
Holiday Inn Express and Suites, Tupelo, MS received the InterContinental Hotels
Group 2012 Quality Excellence Award at the annual convention held in Orlando, FL
October 2012.
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The Holiday Inn Express recently added 26 additional rooms, a large meeting room
and enlarged fitness room plus completely renovated the existing 75 rooms and
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Okla. company finds home in Tupelo
BY DENNIS SEID
BUSINESS JOURNAL
For more information,
Call 662-842-4442
Business Casual Attire Required
Building I of the Furniture Market is open to everyone!
TUPELO – Once a month,
in conjunction with the Tupelo Flea Market, FFO
Home opens its doors.
The furniture store is located in the former Mississippi Complex of theTupelo
Furniture Market at the
Coley Road/Chesterville
Road intersection.
But how does a furniture
retailer stay in business
when’s it’s open only three
days a month?
You have to know more
about FFO Home.
It’s not a Tupelo-only
store. In fact, the company,
based in Muldrow, Okla.,
has more than 30 stores in
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri
and Kansas. And all the
other stores have more traditional hours.
The Tupelo store is more
of a prototype. Behind the
store, filling more than
60,000 square feet, is a warehouse used by the company
to sort, package and ship
furniture to its other stores.
Trucks roll out of the warehouse daily.
The Tupelo retail store
happened more by accident
than design.
“We were looking for a rebranding and identifying
with our shoppers and how
smart they are today and
how they shop,” said Larry
Rainwater, chief operating
officer of FFO Home. That
was in October 2011.
At the time, the company
was called Furniture Factory
Outlet – the “FFO” in the
name. And the old name
pretty much said it all: The
company was a factory outlet.
That
hasn’t
really
changed. The company still
sells furniture that are manufacturers’ overruns or
closeouts. But it’s also added
bedding and accessories – a
growing part of furniture retailing. By shortening the
old name and adding
“home,” the new name better matches what the company does, Rainwater said.
“We opened the Tupelo
store just to see what would
happen, just to do a little
selling,” he said. “A lot of the
management team was
here anyway during those
weekends, and we decided
why not go ahead and sell
some of it while we’re already here.”
Rainwater said FFO
LIBBY EZELL | DAILY JOURNAL
Larry Rainwater is chief operating officer of FFO Home.
Home guarantees it will
have the lowest price for its
furniture because of the nature of its business model.
Inventory is limited to
what’s on hand. What is on
the sales floor one day may
be gone the next month or
even the next day. It’s firstcome, first-serve. The oneof-a-kind merchandise is
priced to sell.
There are no rain checks,
no special-order fabrics or
custom design.
“What you see is what
you get,” Rainwater said.
So sure that FFO Home
has the lowest prices, Rainwater makes a bold guarantee.
“If customers do find the
same merchandise somewhere cheaper, we’ll refund
your money. And you keep
the furniture,” he said.
Rainwater said nobody
has taken him up on the
offer yet in Tupelo.
“That’s because we know
we’ll have the lowest price.”
Other stores have made
good on the guarantee a few
times, but Rainwater said
they were rare occurrences.
FFO Home’s Tupelo store
covers about 60,000 square
feet but Rainwater said it
will expand later this year, as
will its warehouse.
FFO Home gets a steady
supply of merchandise from
furniture manufacturers.
And being in the center of
the upholstered furniture
capital of the world has its
advantages, too. The company works with many of
the scores of manufacturers
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FFO HOME
|
ACCORDING TO THE
COMPANY, it "offers only topquality furniture and accessories from the most
recognized manufacturers in
the industry. Dealer cancellations, factory overruns and
factory close-outs are just a
few of the ways we purchase
our furniture. ... The majority
of our merchandise is first
quality and backed by a full
manufacturer's warranty.
that have factories in the region.
A company may have
over-produced a certain
line or seeks to quickly
move a line that didn’t sell
particularly well. Or another retailer may have
canceled an order and a
factory is looking to get rid
of it. FFO Home swoops in
to put the merchandise in
its stores.
Rainwater says FFO
Home doesn’t carry the
overhead and marketing
costs traditional retailers
have, another reason why
his prices are lower.
The Tupelo store in particular has done well because of the savvy buying
public.
“People are very familiar
with the furniture industry,
and they have a good idea of
what it costs,” he said.
“We’re not for everybody,
but there are always people
looking for good deals, and
we think we have the best
ones.”
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ChamberConnection
A publication of Journal Publishing and the CDF Chamber Division – February 2013
2013 Business to
Business Connection
The 2013 Business to Business
Connection (B2B) is a spotlight
event for area businesses, offering
businesses and restaurants an opportunity to showcase their products
and
services
while
participating in valuable networking opportunities.
The annual event is held specifically for the promotion of local
businesses and offers more than 90
businesses the opportunity to
showcase their products and services to hundreds of attendees. Participants and attendees make new
business contacts and network
with hundreds of business professionals.
The B2B is the largest exhibition
of its kind in northeast Mississippi.
Produced by the Community Development Foundation (CDF), the
event is in it’s seventh year of providing a business-to-business and
b u s i n e s s - t o consumer trade show venue for
area businesses. Exhibitors offer
product demonstrations, complimentary samples, and first-hand
information about their goods and
services.
Throughout the day, attendees will
register for door prizes offered by exhibitors, including two $100 gifts
cards provided by CDF, for Downtown Dollars and Robbins Oil/Papa
V’s.
Doors for the B2B open to the
public from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 5
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(Open to the Public)
Lunch will be available for purchase
from Chick-fil-A (Mall at Barnes
Crossing), Fresh Market Café,
Newk’s Express Café, and Old Venice
Pizza Company from 11:00 a.m. –
1:00 p.m.
Once the doors to the B2B are
closed, exhibitors will gear up for
the Taste of Tupelo, an invitation
only event for CDF members and
guests held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
The evening event will features
tastes of dishes, drinks, and
desserts from participating restaurants and caterers. Last year, more
than 1,500 attendees enjoyed sampling delicious tastes while continuing their business networking at
the B2B exhibitor booths.
For more information about the
2013 B2B and Taste of Tupelo, contact CDF at (662) 842-4521.
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch available
for purchase from:
Chick-fil-A (Mall at Barnes Crossing)
Fresh Market Café
Newk’s Express Café
Old Venice Pizza Company
Taste of Tupelo
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
(by Invitation only)
BancorpSouth Arena 378 E Main St. Tupelo, MS
97 30 76 21 1
Exhibitors
New Exhibitors
B2B
Taste of Tupelo
Internet Café
A CDF
CHAMBER CONNECTION
Chamber Focus
Is the Business to Business
Connection on your calendar?
Your Chamber of Commerce is
working to make this event even
better than in years past. Over
60 businesses will return this
year, confirming the benefits of
participation. The event will
also feature 30 new exhibitors,
and those there during lunch
will have delicious items from
four restaurants to choose from.
Always present is the lively buzz
of networking, door prize drawings, and giveaways. Attendees
will spin for prizes, make new
contacts, and stir up fresh ideas
with fellow business networkers.
If your business was not able
to participate this year, you don’t
have to miss this networking opportunity. Doors are open to the
public from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Bring your business cards
and take advantage of the opportunity to make new contacts
and interact with old friends.
Members of CDF will also look
forward to the Taste of Tupelo,
held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. This
invitation only event offers the
New CDF Members
same networking opportunities with an
added flare.
Free tastes from
21 Taste participants are combined with the
Geddie
business exhibitors, creating a fun atmosphere for the
1,500 attendees.
I would also like to thank
everyone who worked to put together the Economic Forecast
Conference. It was a great success, and a special thank you
goes out to the area financial institutions that sponsored the
event. Ari Fleischer, Brent Christensen, and David Copenhaver
offered inciteful and encouraging perspectives on the economy.
If you have any questions
about these events or your CDF
membership, please contact us
at (662) 842-4521.
Blue Moon Enterprises, LLC
Ms. Marci Wagner
124 W Main St.
Tupelo, MS 38804
(662) 549-6352
Apartments
BNI – Northeast MS Marketing Group
Mr. M. O. Harris
1621 Larkspur Cir.
Tupelo, MS 38804
(662) 213-8808
www.bnimidsouth.com
Organizations
Direct Care Family Medical Clinic
Dr. John C. Adams
105 Town Creek Dr.
Saltillo, MS 38866
(662) 869-2148
Physicians and Surgeons
Howie Chiropractic
Dr. B. Reed Howie
1186 B Cliff Gookin Blvd.
Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 841-2775
www.howiechiropractic.com
Chiropractic
Karen Geddie
Vice President
Chamber of Commerce
Community Development Foundation’s
Board of Directors for 2012-2013
CDF is governed by a 60-member Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed
of the CDF Officers and eleven additional members of the Board. CDF’s goals and objectives
are accomplished through the efforts of members appointed to committees operating under
one of CDF’s three divisions: Chamber Division, Economic Development Division, and Planning and
Property Management Division.
2012-2013 Executive Committee
David Copenhaver, Chairman
Chauncey Godwin, First Vice Chairman
Shane Hooper, Second Vice Chairman
David Rumbarger, President/Secretary
David Irwin, Immediate Past Chairman
Steve Altmiller
Mark Burleson
Tillmon Calvert
Scott Cochran
Blair Hughes
Guy Mitchell
Harry Rayburn
Barry Smith
Jane Spain
Buddy Stubbs
2012-2013 Board of Directors
Mike Armour
Bernard Bean
Jim Beane
Roger Bland
David Brevard
Gary Carnathan
Mike Clayborne
V.M. Cleveland
David Cole
Joe Estess
Clay Foster
Tom Foy
Sue Gardner
Julianne Goodwin
Frank Hodges
Trentice Imbler
Octavius Ivy
Jamie Kennedy
Bob Kerley
Jeff King
Gearl Loden
Jerry Maxcy
Neal McCoy
Larry Michael
Paul Mize
Mabel Murphree
Mary Pace
Jim Pate
Greg Pirkle
Fred Pitts
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Darrell Rankin
Jack Reed, Jr.
Scott Reed
Eddie Richey
Cathy Robertson
Drew Robertson
Tom Robinson
Ty Robinson
Chris Rogers
Bobby Smith
Kiyoshi Tsuchiya
Gabriela Ungo
Mitch Waycaster
Jimmy Weeks
Dick White
Maloney Glass & Overhead Door
Mr. John Evers
711 Robert E. Lee Dr.
Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 844-3331
Contractors, Construction Companies,
& Building Materials
Ms. Ruth’s Diner
Ms. Johnette Bramlett
307 College Ave.
Verona, MS 38879
(662) 566-1600
www.msruths.com
Restaurants & Catering
OptiProducts, Inc.
Mr. Robert Edwards
398 E Main St., Ste. 115
Tupelo, MS 38804
(214) 341-2442
www.optiproducts.net
Consulting
Unique Treets Cheesecake & Candies
Ms. Benae Stephen
5335 Cliff Gookin Blvd.
Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 844-7787
Bakeries
2012-2013 Ambassadors Club
Mr. Enrique Amador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plexus Slm
Mr. Jesse Bandre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceed Technologies
Ms. Britni Beasley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth
Ms Kelly Jo Brewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gentiva Hospice
Ms. Stephanie Browning . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton Inn & Suites Tupelo/Barnes Crossing
Ms. Cindy Childs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mall at Barnes Crossing
Ms. Molly Crews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express Employment Professionals
Ms. Kim Crump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIFT, Incorporated
Ms. Shirley Curry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors
Ms. Sheila Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PPI, Inc.
Mr. Greg Deakle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceed Technologies
Ms. Karen Dickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank
Ms. Barbara Doles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustmark National Bank
Ms. Becki Duffie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Services
Ms. Cheryl Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Econo Lodge
Ms. Dwana Golliday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renasant Bank
Mr. M.O. Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water Depot of Tupelo
Mr. Toby Hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter Insurance
Ms. Daphene Hendricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tupelo Parks and Recreation
Ms. Shirley Hendrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our Time Hourly Drop-In Child Care
Mr. Jim Jolly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Ms. Carman Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth
Ms. Brandy Lancaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SnyderMedia
Ms. Tracy Lauderdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth
Ms. Dana Lewis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike, Realtors
Ms. Bea Luckett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRI, Inc Realtors
Mr. Brad McCully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sportsman Lawn & Landscape
Ms. Amanda McKeown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SnyderMedia
Ms. Katie McMillan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Staff Source
Mr. Bill McNutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sprint Print of Tupelo/S.N.A.P
Ms. Holley Meriweather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank
Ms. Haley Monaghan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alliance Collection Service, Inc.
Ms. Carolyn Moss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality Inn
Mr. Ricky Orr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M&F Bank
Mr. Allen Pegues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premium Productions
Ms. Rachael Potts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gum Tree Mortgage
Mr. John Paul Rhea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First American National Bank
Ms. Torrie Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . URBan Radio Broadcasting
Ms. Mary Sue Tudor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamar Advertising
Mr. Kevin Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JaK’s Services and Vending
Ms. Tammy Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comcast Spotlight
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D’CASA PRESENTS MURAL TO CITY
TYP EVENT AT THE HEALTH FOOD STORE
A Tupelo mural was recently presented to the City of Tupelo, and is now displayed at
the Tupelo Regional Airport. D’Casa owner Fidel Cubillo discovered the mural while
renovating their South Gloster location. Pictured at the presentation are: Mayor Jack
Reed, Jr., City of Tupelo; Fidel Cubillo, Owner, D’Casa; and Josh Abramson, Executive Director, Tupelo Airport Authority.
Tupelo Young Professionals enjoyed networking at The Health Food Store during
the January TYP Networking Social. The Health Food Store is located at 1715 McCullough Blvd., Ste. B in Tupelo.
MS. RUTH’S DINER
SCOREPLUS ACADEMICS
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the grand reopening of Ms. Ruth’s
Diner in Verona. Ms. Ruth’s Diner, known for their delicious desserts, amazing
casseroles, and the sweetest sweet tea, is now serving customers for lunch Tuesday
through Thursday. Visit Ms. Ruth’s Diner at 307 College Ave. in Verona, call (662) 5661600, or find them online at www.msruths.com.
ScorePlus Academics celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting at their
new location at 1176 Cross Creek Dr. in Saltillo. ScorePlus Academics specializes
in individualized ACT Prep, academic coaching, and school support services. They
can be contacted at (662) 810-4100, or visit www.scoreplusacademics.com.
Business Journal
THE NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF JOURNAL PUBLISHING AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
For Advertising Information Contact Your Advertising Consultant, or Call
662.842.2614
CHAMBER CONNECTION
FEBRUARY 2013
CHAMBER CONNECTION
FEBRUARY 2013
JANUARY FIRST FRIDAY
January’s First Friday networking event featured cartoonist and author Marshall Ramsey, who provided a hilariously entertaining program. Pictured are John Oxford of
Renasant Bank, sponsor of the event; David Copenhaver, CDF board Chairman; Marshall Ramsey; and Chauncey Godwin, CDF board First Vice Chairman.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
EVENTS
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Networking Social @ Transport Trailer/Fast Wrapz
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
502 Crossover Rd.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Lunch with Leaders
Speaker: Mr. Shane Hooper, Owner,
Success Learning, Inc.
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
CDF Boardroom
398 E Main St., CDF Center
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Networking Social @ Exceed Technologies
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
499 Gloster Creek Village, Ste. I-8
For more information, visit www.typs.biz.
FIRST FRIDAY
Friday, March 1, 2013
BancorpSouth Conference
Center
387 E Main St.
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast Will Be Served.
Sponsor:
Thank you to our coporate sponsors
Speaker:
Coach Ray Perkins
Head Football Coach
Jones County Junior College
Thank you to our host:
For more information, call: 662.842.4521
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CHAMBER CONNECTION
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC FORECAST CONFERENCE
The tenth annual Northeast Mississippi Economic Forecast Conference
featured perspectives on the economy by Ari Fleischer, former White
House press secretary; Brent Christensen, Mississippi Development Authority Executive Director; and David Copenhaver, CDF Board Chairman.
Bill Johnson, recently named President and CEO of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, also shared brief remarks in his first visit to North Mississippi.
The conference was held January 29 at the BancorpSouth Conference
Center and was sponsored by area financial institutions.
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FEBRUARY 2013
CHAMBER CONNECTION
FEBRUARY 2013
e-BEAT Seminars
for Small Business
A seminar series created
to assist local business
owners enhance their internet skills is soon to begin
in Lee County. The Lee
County Library and Community
Development
Foundation (CDF) are
combining efforts to provide residents a series of
four seminars that will address the basics of using
broadband technology to
promote their business.
The seminars are part of
a state initiative designed
to help Mississippians use
broadband and information technology to further
community and economic
development opportuni-
ties. The Extension Broadband Education and Adoption Team (e-BEAT) was
created as part of a grant
from the Governor's office
and made possible by the
American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. Regional
broadband coordinators
on the team bring training
directly to Mississippi communities. Training is tailored to the specific needs
of the area, and in this series will focus on e-commerce strategies for small
businesses.
The broadband coordinator for Region 6, which
includes Lee County, is
Charles “Chip” Templeton,
a Starkville native and longtime businessman. Templeton serves as regional
coordinator for 19 northeast Mississippi counties,
and will lead the training
sessions. A 1977 MSU marketing graduate, Templeton
owned and operated Templeton Motors, Inc. in
Starkville for 28 years.
The e-BEAT seminars
will begin in March, and
will be held from 4:00 – 5:00
p.m. on the first Tuesday of
the month. The Lee County
Library and CDF will each
host two seminars. To register,
go
to
www.cdfms.org/events or
call CDF at (662) 842-4521.
e-BEAT Seminar Series
Speaker: Chip Templeton
Region 6 Broadband Coordinator, Extension Broadband Education and Adoption Team (e-BEAT)
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Getting Your
Doing Business
Marketing Your Mobile e-Commerce
Business
in the Cloud
Business Online
4:00 p.m.
on the Map
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
398 E Main St.
4:00 p.m.
219 N Madison St.
219 N Madison St.
CDF Center
398 E Main St.
Lee County Library
Lee County Library
CDF Boardroom
CDF Center
Helen Foster Auditorium Helen Foster Auditorium
CDF Boardroom
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MARY MCGUIRE’S CAKES
Watch the latest edition of CDF
“THREADS,” a monthly 30-minute TV
show that airs the fourth Saturday of
each month on WTVA
at 5:00 p.m. The show features news
about economic development activity
and chamber of commerce events.
Great
Investment
350 Walmart Drive, Pontotoc, MS
72,000 square feet, fully sprinklered,
loading docks, large parking lot,
10+acres. Great investment property.
JAMES R. HUNTER 662-841-1557
www.huntergroupms.com
1547 MCCULLOUGH BLVD • TUPELO, MS 38804
A ribbon cutting was held at Mary McGuire’s Cakes, located at 2204 W Main St. in Tupelo.
Owner Mary McGuire Smith specializes in creating some of the finest custom cakes, cookies, and cupcakes in the area. Contact Mary McGuire’s Cakes at (662) 269-3357.
CHAMBER CONNECTION
FEBRUARY 2013
CHAMBER CONNECTION
FEBRUARY 2013
2013 Business to Business Connection & Taste of Tupelo
Tuesday, February 5
BancorpSouth Arena • 378 E Main St. • Tupelo, MS
Register
f
$100 – or door prizes!
Downtow
n Dollar
$100 –
s
Robbins
Oil
Co. /Pap
a V’s
And man
y, many
more!
2013 B2B EXHIBITORS
• Any Lab Test Now/InShapeMD
• ASI
• BancorpSouth
• BATH FITTER
• BNA Bank
• BNI - Northeast MS
Marketing Group
• Brightview Federal Credit Union
• Busylad Rent-All
• C Spire Wireless
• Caron Gallery
• Challenge Automation
• ChamberPlus
• Comcast Business Class
• Community Bank
• Community Development
Foundation
• Downtown Tupelo Main Street
Association
• Exceed Technologies
• Express Employment Professionals
• FAA Federal Credit Union
• First American National Bank
• Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc.
• Franklin Collection Service Inc.
• Havoline Xpress Lube
• Health Link
• Heartland Payment Systems
North, MS
• Holder Accounting Firm
• Hospice Advantage
• Hunter Douglas
• Innovative Coating Solutions, LLC
• Invitation Tupelo
• Itawamba Community College
• J.T. Ray Co.
• JESCO, Inc.
• Journal, Inc.
• Key Staff Source
• Langner Management Services
• Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
• Magnolia Business Centre
• Methodist Senior Services
• Mississippi Radio Group
• Mud & Magnolias
• My Office Products
• New Beginnings International
Children’s and Family Services
• Northeast MS Contract
Procurement Center
• Pain Management Center
of North MS
• Parents & Kids Magazine
• Plan House Printing and Signs
• PPI
• PuroClean Disaster Restoration
Services
• Renasant Bank
• Reggie White Sleep Disorder Clinic
• Rich Potter State Farm Insurance
• Room to Room
• Rotary Club of Tupelo
• Safeguard Business Systems
• ScorePlus Academics
• Servpro of Tupelo
• Sitter’s LLC
• Snyder & Company
• SnyderMedia
• Southern LED Solutions, LLC
• Sprint Print of Tupelo/S.N.A.P.
• Sportsman Lawn & Landscape
• SRG
• Staggs Interiors
• TeleSouth Communications
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• The DJ
• The Imaging Center
• The University of Mississippi
- Tupelo
• TruGreen Midsouth
• Trustmark National Bank
• Tull Brothers, Inc.
• Tupelo Automobile Museum
• Tupelo Convention and Visitors
Bureau
• Tupelo Radio Broadcasting, LLC
• Tupelo Sports Council
• U.S. Lawns of Northeast
Mississippi
2013 Taste of Tupelo Participants
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BBQ by Jim
Bishop’s BBQ Grill
Chick-fil-A (Mall at Barnes Crossing)
D’Casa
Fairpark Grill
Fresh Market Café
Gigi’s Cupcakes of Tupelo
Harvey’s
La Vino, Inc.
Magnolia BBQ & Fish
Mitchell Distributing
Newks Express Café
Old Venice Pizza
Company
Park Heights
Pepsi Beverages
Company
Professional
Coffee Service
Rosie’s
Cookies, Cakes,
& Cream
Sweet Pepper’s Deli, Inc.
Tellini’s Pasta Market
Tupelo Coca-Cola
Unique Treets Cheesecakes
& Candies
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Business Directory
Antiques/Auctions
RICK’S CHASSIS WORKS
Licensed Real Estate
Broker & Auctioneers
Full Time Professional
Auction Service
Free Auction Consultation Alabama • Mississippi • Tennessee
Auction Types:
Call or email to be placed
Court Ordered, Foreclosures, Houses,
on our mailing list.
Land, Buildings, Business, Personal or
Family Estates, Business Inventory,
Vehicles, Equipment, Personal Collections
(i.e. guns, coins, gold, silver, jewelry, rugs,
collectibles, antiques, furniture, primitives)
bandb@sonet.net • 800-890-5130
Foreign - Domestic
• Insurance Claims Welcome
• Free Estimates
• Body & Paint Repair
Whether you’re hauling or delivering...Call
DWAYNE BLACKMON CHEVROLET
for your commercial vehicle needs!
1410 SOUTH GLOSTER / TUPELO / 842-3611
Apartments Homes
Automotive Services
Automotive Commercial Vehicles
1608 S. GLOSTER
TUPELO
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom
Bank Of Okolona
111 Grand Ole Oaks Drive
Belden, MS 38826
Carey Wilson Manager
office: 662.823.1470 • fax: 662.823.1474 • cell:662.231.7508
THE FAST LANE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
www.GrandOleOaks.com
CALL JIM BROWN 662.231.2392
Apartments Homes
Automotive Professional
NEED A CAR?
Nancy Oliver
Site Manager
508 Lumpkin Avenue
Tupelo, Mississippi 38801
Telephone: (662) 844-2370
Fax: (662) 844-2345
E-mail: oakcreeka@comcast.net
Attorney
844-0260
Bank
Automotive Commercial Vehicles
Affordable Luxury
Apartment Homes
1875 Nelle St. Tupelo, MS
“We Specialize
in Frame Work”
Okolona
P.O. Box 306
Okolona, Mississippi 38860
(662) 447-5403
Houston Banking Center
321 W. Madison St.
Houston, Mississippi
(662) 456-3347
www.bankofokolona.com
Bank
Your 5-Star,
A Rated Bank
I CAN
HELP!
Dashmond
Daniel
346-3222
by Bauer Financial and Weiss Ratings
We take care of your money.
We take care of you.
L E E M OTO R S
2710 SOUTH GLOSTER
Bank
Automotive Services
Jason Lee Shelton
Attorney-At-Law
Shelton & Associates P.A.
218 N. Spring St.
P. O. Box 1362
Tupelo, MS 38802-1362
Phone (662) 842-5051
Res. (662) 842-5321
Toll Free 1-888-537-5051 •
Fax (662) 841-1941
Your Vehicle at
662-841-8743
rbarnett@trustmark.com
COOPER
4006 West Main • Tupelo, MS
Email: jshelton@dixie-net.com
844-1852
Mon.-Fri. 7:30-5:30 • Sat. 7:30 - Noon
Licensed In Mississippi & Alabama
Auto Rental
Call Robin Barnett today!
• Routine Maintenance
• Tires
• Alignment
• Balancing
• Brakes
• Suspension
• FREE
ESTIMATES
Bank
Automotive Services
Tupelo Lending Office
Body Repair • Auto Glass •Insurance Claims
PH: 662-842-5404
FAX: 662-842-0909
1480 EAST MAIN ST.
TUPELO, MS 38804
Email: discountrentcar@gmail.com
Ratliff Body
and Glass
365-8245
“You pay the premiums, you choose the shop.”
www.ratliffbodyandglass.com
431 W Main
Suite 201
Jamie Osbirn
Ron Roper
Leslie Stacy
662.844.3419
Member
FDIC
fanb.net
Equal Housing
LENDER
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Business Directory
Blinds
Commercial Cleaning Services
MR. JANITOR
Budget
Blinds
a style for every point of view
Budget Blinds of Tupelo
FREE
In-Home
Consultation
Shutters, Wood Blinds,
Draperies and more!
inc.
heavyonthemr.com
Tupelo: 662.823.6455
Oxford: 662.281.0586
cell: 662.380.0958
fax: 662.281.0585
Carpet • Upholstery • Oriental/Natural Fiber Rugs
Hardwood Floors • Ceramic Tile and Grout Cleaning
All Your Indoor Cleaning Needs!
662-844-7713
rlloomis@budgetblinds.com
Helping To Keep Northeast Mississippi Clean and Beautiful
www.budgetblinds.com
David Stephens President mrjanitor1984@yahoo.com
1835 Nelle Street • Tupelo, MS 38801
Fax 662-844-7169 Cell 662-321-0275
An Independently Owned and Operated Franchise
Concrete
Building Supplies
Rex & Diannah Coggins,
Owners
Event Venue
T h e G o o d l e tt M a n o r
Available for Weddings, Receptions, Parties and Meetings
For Information Call 844-2772
219 N o r t h B ro a d way • Tu p e l o
Event Venue
Ph: (662) 365-7021
N H A R Fax: (662) 365-8902
Y
DW
&
DW
AR
L
E
SUPPLY, INC.
BA
• Full Service
• Hardware
• Building Supplies
• Plumbing
• Hydraulic Hoses
• Electrical
• Glass
• Valspar Paints
• Welding Supplies
• Portable Carports
401 Elizabeth St. • Tupelo
662-842-7305
1187 North 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS 38824
Dentist
Building Supplies
Lumbe
ville
e
n
o
o
r
B
Company
Full Line of Lumber, Hardware,
Plumbing and Electrical Supplies
NORTH MISSISSIPPI
Periodontal Clinic
2300 E. Chambers Dr. • Booneville • 728-0094
J. Michael Robertson, D.M.D.
(662) 842.2448 / 800.840.2449
Booneville Hardware & Supply
www.northmsperio.com
"For all your hardware needs"
103 Parkgate Ext. / Tupelo
Collision Repair
Employment Opportunities
403 Church St. • Booneville • 728-0032
24 Hour Wrecker Service
589 N. Coley Rd.
Tupelo, MS
◆ Junior Burns - Cell 662-728-0524
◆ David Denson - Cell 662-416-5591
100 W. Veterans Drive • Booneville, MS 38829
Phone 662-728-4459 • Fax (662) 728-4150
Great Employment Opportunities
Commercial Cleaning Services
Engineering
Meetings • Weddings
Sanctuary Space • Reception Hall • Catering
Concerts • Special Events
1800 West Main St. • Tupelo • 662-690-4011 • www.link-centre.org
Flowers & Gifts
Lacoles Flower & Gift
"Arrangements for All Occassions"
WE ALSO HAVE BALLOONS!
230 CR 51 • Tupelo
PALMETTO COMMUNITY
Phone 566-2514
Lenora Sorrell ~ Owner
Foundation Repair
Concrete Bell Bottom Pier System • Helical Steel Pier System
• Conventional Flooring Leveling • Sill, Joist and Beam Repairs • Totally
Rebuild Floor Foundation • Wood Floor Deterioration - mold, mildew,
fungi, dry rot, brown rot - wet rot • Specializing in Bathroom Repair
• Moisture Proofing Airvents - improper ventilation & additional
foundation vents Force Air Blower fans, (increase circulation)
Roger Rakestraw
1-877-288-7395 • 662-534-6698
New Albany, Ms 38652
www.advancedfoundationrepairms.com
Insured, Licensed, Bonded Certified
Furniture
DABBS ENGINEERING CO., INC.
Tupelo, MS
Land Surveyors
■
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Boundary ■ Topo ■ Alta
Construction Layout ■ Subdivisions
Engineers
224 Starlyn Ave. New Albany, MS 38652
662-534-4448
■
Civil
■
Environmental-Testing
■
Geotechnical
Thomas R. Dabbs, P.E. Fax 662-841-0431
E-mail: tdabbs@dabbsengineering.com
P.O. Box 7064 / 1050 N. Eason, Tupelo, MS
662-841-0162 www.dabbsengineeringinc.com
We’ve got all your
home furnishings
at affordable prices.
662-489-1176
7540 Veterans Hwy. West • Pontotoc, MS 38863
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Business Directory
Okolona
Drug Co.
Complete Prescription Service
We Accept All Medicare Part D Plans
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Gifts & Fenton Glass
Tyler Candles
Aromatique
Arthur Court
Lenox & Gorham China
• Adora Dolls &
Lee Middleton Dolls
• Ole Miss & Miss. State
Collegiate Items
• NEW Casseroles to Go!
210 West Main Street
Okolona, MS (662) 447-5471
Medical
Livestock
Gifts
WE
GE
ICE
T THE BEST PR
Owner, Ron Herndon
PONTOTOC
STOCKYARD
SATURDAYS
FOR ALL LIVESTOCK NEEDS
568 RockyFord Rd. • Hwy 76 West, Pontotoc
489-4385 or 213-7080
Goats, Hogs, and Horses at 11:00 am, Cattle at 1:00 pm
Locksmith
Glass & Overhead Doors
MILLER’S SAFE & LOCK SERVICE, INC.
Store Fronts • Mirrors
Shower Doors • Garage Doors
Commercial Doors
Hollow Metal Doors
Serving Tupelo for
3 Generations
24 Hour
Emergency Service
662-844-4540
“Serving Tupelo for
3 Generations”
711 ROBERT E. LEE DR. • TUPELO, MS
“Experience Is
The Difference”
FAX:662-620-7754
Home Improvement
NEW & USED SAFES
FRIENDSHIP MEDICAL
CLINIC, LLC.
Walkins Welcome
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
5482 Hwy 15 N. • Ecru, MS 38841
662-488-8799
Medical Equipment
MOBILITY MEDICAL
www.mobilitymedicalinc.com
Home Accessibility Modifications
Adult & Pediatric
• Safes Serviced & Installed
• Locks Installed • Locksets
• Combinations Changed
• Locks Rekeyed
• Lost Keys Replaced
• Master Key Systems
• High Security Keys
AUTO RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
• Power Wheelchairs
• Manual Wheelchairs
• Custom Rehab
Equipment
• Scooters
• Oxygen
• Custom Ramps
& Lifts
• Lift Chairs
"We
(662) 842-7720
1219 1⁄2 NELLE STREET • TUPELO
• Hospital Beds
• Diabetic Shoes
& Supplies
• Nebulizers & Meds
• Vehicle
Wheelchair Lifts
• Hard to Find
Products
We Accept All
Insurances
Registered Nurses
Certified Assistive
Technology
are a Mississippi Owned & Operated Company" Provider & NRRTS
Member On Staff
662-844-9212
609 S. Gloster St. Tupelo, MS 38801
Moving
Manufactured Homes For Sale
WHEEL ESTATE HOMES
TUPELO • SALTILLO • NEW ALBANY
Tour!!
to Tour
os to
Repos
and Rep
Used,, and
New,, Used
90 New
Over
Over 90
Call for a Free Estimate
Bronzie Morgan
Family Owned &
Operated Since 1967
Relocation Specialist
662-842-1120
www.wheelestate.net
(662) 963-2825
rafcomhs@gmail.com
Windows, Doors, Tubs,
Skirting, Fixtures, and More!!
Installation available!!!
800-846-6670
Insurance
“The Morgan Family has been moving
families like yours for over 50 years”
Medical
Paint
Medical
Pet Grooming
Hancock Insurance Agency
INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
ATV • Life • Health
Annuities • RV • Automobile
Motorcycle • Home
Mobile Home
Medicare Supplements
Scott Hancock
Allen Hancock
662-534-2661
Monthly Rates Available
720 W . Bankhead St.
New Albany
Landscaping
SCRUGGS
LAWN
CARE
LANDSCAPING
IRRIGATION
FREE ESTIMATES
REASONABLE RATES
397-6486
, PA
Comprehensive Medical Care
For Your Family or Business
Appointments & Walk-Ins Welcome
Mon-Fri. 8 - 6:30
Sat. 9 - 6
Sun. 1 - 6
1154 Cross Creek Dr.
(Next to Home Depot)
840-8010
Lil’ Darlins Grooming
By Appointment Only
Call for your appointment today!!
347 South Thomas St.
Tupelo, MS 38801
662-205-4302
Lee Wallace, CFNP
Call for Weekly Specials
David W. Bell, MD
lildarlinsgroomin@comcast.net
Leigh Ann Weatherly, CFNP
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Party Trays
for all Occasions!
RH PLUMBING, INC.
W
Commercial Plumbing, Gas & Industrial Piping
RICHARD HANLON
(662) 447-3213
P.O. BOX 417
Okolona, MS 38860
1101 W. Main • Tupelo
842-3774
Thank you for choosing RH Plumbing. We appreciate your business
Real Estate
Roofing
Restaurant
HE
EL
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RO
INC.
OF
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“A Family Business Since 1946”
• Residential • Commercial • Industrial
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411 CLARK ST. ❖ TUPELO ❖ 844-4481
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499 Gloster Creek Village,
Tupelo, MS 38801
Phone: (662) 844-4888
Fax: (662) 844-3006
Real Estate
ADVANCED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FACILITY
1150 SOUTH GREEN ST • BUILDING 1, SUITE E • TUPELO,MS
662-821-2500 • www.circadence.com
Restaurant
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662-489-2848
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Tires at Competitive Prices!
at
• Max 2 FREE Kids with Adult Entree
• 12 Years and Under
• Drink Not Included
• Kid's Menu Only
Tupelo • Tuesdays 3 - 9 pm • 495 S. Gloster • 680-3354
New Albany • Thursdays 5 - 9 pm • 534-2700
Corinth • Tuesdays 4 - 9 pm • 286-9007
Restaurant
Restaurant
• Dining
• Carryout
• Catering
203 Commerce St. • Tupelo, MS • 840-1524 fax
Across from BancorpSouth Arena
Mon.- Wed. 6:00 am - 6:00 pm
• Thu. - Sat. 6:00 am. - Until
Restaurant
Come See Us at
Thu., Fri. & Sat. Nights
5:00 – 9:00 pm
Lunch Specials & Pizza
Call 591-2900 for take-out orders
Monday–Friday
7:30am - 5:00pm
844-4222
1425 East Main • Tupelo
Tobacco & Beer
Monday-Saturday 7 am -10 pm • Sunday 10 am -6 pm
• Pizza Spaghetti
• Salad Bar • Sandwich
365-7059
709 S 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS
Mon.-Thurs. 11-10 • Fri.-Sat. 11-11 • Sun. 12-10
Restaurant
The Rib Shack
Country Store (2) Can Eat for $1899
Specializing in Ribs & BBQ!
MS Farm Raised
& Restaurant C(2A) 2TPc.FWhole
ISH PLATES
Served w/salad & potato.
Price includes drinks & tax.
• Same Day Alignment in Most Cases
• Computer Wheel Balance
• Mounting Tire Repair
• Oil Change / Brakes / Shocks & Struts
• CV Joints & Axel Repair
• Transmission and Radiator Fluid Change
2 LOCATIONS
WE Roast,
You Boast
Hwy. 6, 4.5 mi. from
Nettleton & Plantersville
In front of Pettigrew Cabinets
Tire Service
Fried Pickles, Cheese and Sausage Plate, Cheese Steaks, Hoagies, Chicken Salad,
Fish, Steaks, Kid Menu, BBQ Nachos, Homemade Desserts and much, much more.
We’re a family owned business and appreciate all of our customers
3061 Tupelo Commons • Tupelo, MS • 840-1700
920 Hwy 72 East • Corinth, MS • 284-4646
Town Creek Center
2546 Hwy 145 #A Saltillo • 662-869-0086
Monday-Saturday 7 am -10 pm • Sunday 1 pm -8 pm
204 Starlyn Avenue • New Albany, MS
662-534-4500
Uniforms
Keeping Professional People Looking Professional
795 S. Gloster, Tupelo • (662) 844-4272
2316 Hwy. 45 N. Columbus • (662) 328-7777
1151 D. Frontage Rd. Oxford • (662) 513-0341
www.scrubsandco.com
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