Tishomingo County Update PARTNERS IN PROGRESS

PARTNERS IN PROGRESS
Hayden Ables
ACE Hardware Belmont
Alliant Techsystems (ATK)
American Plus
Aqua Yacht Harbor
Barry & Ellen Ayers
B&G Equipment, Inc.
B&J Supermarket
Bancorpsouth
Barnett Apothecary
Belmont Associates
Belmont Hotel
Belmont Parts Supply
Belmont Piggly Wiggly
Robert Belue
Biddle & Sons
Alvia Blakney
Bonds Company
Brooks Grocery
Donnie Brown
Robert Lee Brown, III
Scott Caldwell
Caring Hands Rehab
Bob Carter
City of Belmont
City of Burnsville
City of Golden
City of Iuka
City of Paden
City of Tishomingo
Clark Law Firm
Greg Collier Properties
Comfort Revolution
Community Spirit Bank
Ken Cooley
Cooper Marine &Timberlands
Corinth Coca Cola
Cutshall Funeral Home
Cutshall & Sons Logging
Neil Davis
Ted Day
Leroy Dean
Dean-McRae Engineers
Deaton Funeral Home
Dennen Steel
ERSHIGS, Inc.
Fidelity National Loans
First American
Insurance Services
First American National Bank
Paul Fisher Oil Company
Fite Building Company
Harold Gist
Don & Mary Ann Grant
Dr. Phillip Gray
James Grisham
Sammy Hale
Don Hall
Hamilton-Ryker Group
Hampton Inn
Harbin Heating & AC
Tom Hester/TLH Sales
Hodge Antiques
Audie Huggins
Tishomingo County Update
Esprit Therapeutic Massage.
Esprit Therapeutic
Massage has opened in Madison Studio in downtown
Iuka. Therapeutic massage is effective for fibromyalgia, sciatica, arthritis, allergies, migraines, sinusitis,
insomnia, and a host of other illnesses. The business
is open 9 AM to 6 PM Tuesday thru Friday and 9 AM to
2 PM Saturday. The contact information is 662-4236668, www.esprittherapeuticmassage.com, Facebook
Esprit Therapeutic Massage or Madison Studio Hair &
Gifts.
Thorn Birds Boutique. Thorn Birds Boutique has
opened a new business in Iuka. Owner Lisa Koon
reported that “we saw a need for junior and women’s
apparel along with Christian gifts and other items with
a Southwestern flair that is so popular among young
women and the young at heart. We have filled several
rooms full of apparel, household decor, and unique and
exciting gift items, so we have the variety and the reasonable prices that cannot be found anywhere else in
Northeast Mississppi.” Thorn Birds Boutique is located at 1231 First American Drive, phone number 662279-7945. Business hours are 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM,
Tuesday thru Friday, and 10 AM to 3 PM on Saturday.
PARTNERS IN PROGRESS
Iuka Hardware
Iuka Hospital Wellness Center
Iuka Piggly Wiggly
John’s Garage
J. C. Jourdan Lumber Co.
Dr. Ben Kitchens
Lisa Koon
KX Technologies
Harold Lomenick
Grace Long Real Estate
Bob Marshall
MARTYVILLE
Steve McAnally
Mike McRee
MetroCast of Mississippi
Mike Montgomery
Mike Nelson Contractors
Mill Creek Marina
Mississippi Land Bank
Paul Morris
North MS Medical Center
Ole Country Store
Charlotte Orick
Harold Oswalt
Terrell Pearson
Dr. James Perkins
Plant Process Support
Pray Pottery
Billy Rainey
Jimmy Ramsey
RENASANT Bank
Rushing Drugs
Jimmie Seago
Dr. Kelly Segars
Mark Segars
Martha Segars
Dr. Scott Segars
Sid’s Trading Company
Silver Dollar Sales
Skyline Steel
Sonic Drive In--Iuka & Belmont
Southern Magnolia Estates I-II
Sparks CPA Firm
Roger Stegall Guide Service
Sun-air Products
TBEI (Truck Bodies & Equipment International)
Tishomingo Community
Living Center
Tishomingo County
Board of Supervisors
Tishomingo County Electric
Power Association
TLH Sales/Tom Hester
R. C. Tomey/Iuka McDonald’s
TOOLMART
Tri-State Recycling
TBEI Duraclass
Union Harbor Marina & Resort
Mack Lloyd Wadkins
Mike Webb
John R. White
Buddy Wiltshire
Dan & Betty Young
Tishomingo County
Development Foundation
Board of Directors:
Hayden Ables
Alvia Blakney,
Vice Chairman
Mayor Jackie Bryant, Iuka
Scott Caldwell
Bob Carter
Greg Collier
Ken Cooley,
First Vice Chairman
Peyton Cummings
Dale Curtis,
Secretary-Treasurer
Neil Davis, Past Chairman
Ted Day
Mayor Davy Ginn, Golden
Harold Gist
Nicky McRae, President,
Board of Supervisors
Beth Hudson
Glen Hodge
Steve McAnally
Mike Montgomery
Mayor David Nixon,
Burnsville
Steve Nunley
Charlotte Orick
Mayor Pam Oswalt, Paden
Terrell Pearson
Jimmy Ramsey
Mayor James Tennyson,
Tishomingo
Sidney Whitehurst
Tommy Williams
Mayor Buddy Wiltshire,
Belmont & Chairman
Dan Young
Service Skills Certification. The Service Skills Certification is an 86 hour
classroom training program that will provide the necessary skills for entrylevel employment in the Service Industry. The Service Industry includes Retail, Banking, Insurance, General and Medical Office, Distribution, and many
others. The program runs for three weeks, Monday through Thursday, 8AM – 3PM.
Classes begin Monday July 8th on the Northeast Campus in Corinth. This certification
is now a prerequisite for the Certified Nurse Assistant and Dental Assistant Training. A
similar program for manufacturing skills is also offered by NEMCC. For more information
contact Continuing Education at (662) 720-7296, or by email: [email protected],
or information is available at Northeast Mississippi Community College in Corinth and
Booneville.
According to local personnel managers in business and industry, the greatest needs of
the local workforce are work ethics and basic skills training. A high school diploma was
once considered sufficient for a young person to earn a living wage; nowadays, a one or
two year technical degree or certification, college degree in a field in demand, or graduate
degree are required to qualify for a living wage job. Additionally, the greatest demand in
the job market is for workers with technical degrees or certifications. College degrees are
in less demand unless the degree is in science, technology, math, health, or engineering.
There is little that we can do about the loss of the old type of jobs in the USA and the continuing decline in middle class incomes, but whether we are young or just young at heart,
we can become more competitive by learning new skills and better work ethics.
We appreciate Northeast Mississippi Community College for going the extra mile to prepare us for the sometimes frightening new economy and work environment.
Mississippi Contract Procurement Center
Tishomingo County
Economic Development
Authority Board of
Directors:
Daryl Chambers
Charles Emmons,
Vice Chairman
Max Ray Hutcheson
Mike Lee
Toney Mobley
Charlotte Orick,
Secretary-Treasurer
Wendel Phifer
Jimmy Ramsey, Chairman
Jimmie Seago
Tishomingo County
Tourism Council:
Ellen Ayers, Vice Chairman
Barbara Blakney
Cornelia Emmons
J. R. Long, Sec-Treasurer
Libby Gearren
Mary Ann Grant, Chairman
Bob Marshall
Leigh Ann Robertson
Lanny Vinson
Buddy Wiltshire
Theresa Cutshall,
Administrator
CFI Ships Another a Giant Refinery Vessel.
Contract Fabricators recently shipped a giant
pressure vessel to an oil refinery in Columbia,
South America. The vessell is 54 feet long and
weighs 350,000 pounds.
Business Guide
Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Government Contracts. Businesses
interested in bidding on government
contracts can get free assistance from
the Northeast Mississippi Contract
Procurement Center, 662-327-6600,
web site: http://mscpc.com. The center advises clients of bid opportunities
and assists companies prepare bid
documents. Since Tishomingo County
is a HUBZone county, qualified businesses may receive a 10% cost advantage on federal contract bids over
non-HUBZone businesses and, in addition, may have opportunities to bid on
exclusive government contracts. More
information on the HUBZone Program
is at www.sba.gov/content/applyinghubzone-program.
Tishomingo County Business Guide. The county-wide
business guide is being updated and prepared for reprinting. A limited number of copies were printed in early 2013.
The updated business guide is posted on the county’s web
site at www.tishomingo.org. The 50 page guide will be
printed soon and made available to the public free of charge.
A number of interesting historical and other tidbits about
Tishomingo County are included in the business guide.
Make sure your business is included and the listing has
the correct information. Contact Ms. Tommie Watson at
662-423-9933 with changes or additions, or e-mail gary@
tishomingo.org.
Attitude is Everything.
Dr. Richard Brown of Booneville, aka “the Attitude Doctor”,
has developed a number of concise attitude training programs. According to Dr. Brown,
“most people believe attitudes just happen. They don’t. Your attitudes become the blueprint for your lives. The thoughts we hold in our mind, over time, become our attitudes.
Negative attitudes, full of fear and doubt, reinforce negative, unproductive and self-defeating behaviors. But thinking positively creates positive attitudes, responses, and feelings toward the people and events around us. The noted psychologist, William James,
said, “The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their
lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”” Positive people have better health, are more
productive, and earn more than people with negative attitudes. Dr. Brown is offering short
workshops for small and large groups. You can learn more about Dr. Brown at his web
site at www.attitude-store.com, or call (662) 728-3413.
Kemp’s Hometown Emporium. Kemp’s Hometown Emporium cut the ribbon on a new hardware store on Saturday, May 25, 2013. In addition to hardware, appliances, and rent to own merchandise, the store carries name
brand mattresses; Apple Barn jams, jellies, molasses, and other famous products; Amish products such as soap,
jelly, apple butter, molasses, and other products; and local arts and crafts such as jewelry, flowers, handmade signs,
quilts, Covenant Creek Farm goats milk products; and many others. The business is also a local UPS shipper and
the only EBAY store in the area. The business will sale, pack, and ship items for EBAY. Kemp’s Hometown Emporium is located at 103 Main Street, phone number 662-454-9992. Business hours are 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday thru
Thursday, 8 AM to 6 PM Friday, and 8 AM to 4 PM Saturday.
Woodall Mountain. The Highpointers Club placed a mailbox with a visitors registry
on Woodall Mountain late last year. There were approximately 900 entries during the
eight month period from August 30, 2012, to May 5, 2013.
Entries likely represent
only a small percentage of the visitors to Woodall Mountain. Woodall Mountain visitors
include residents of all of the southern USA states plus Minnesota, Wisconsin, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, California, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri,
Massachusetts, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, Maine, Michigan, Wyoming, Maryland, North Dakota, Indiana, Alaska, New York, Utah, South Dakota, Arizona, and Montana, plus foreign countries such as Germany, England, Lithuania, and Canada. Most
comments are positive although some note that vegetation needs to be cleared so
that visitors can see the surrounding countryside and others suggested an observation
tower. Some express regret over the theft of the High Pointers’ plaque. Most visitors
appear to be passing through the area.
Start Your Own Business. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers free individual
and private counseling services to businesses and individuals who want to start a business. Contacts are Charles Killebrew at the Tupelo Renasant Center for Ideas, on Tuesdays and Thursdays,
phone 662-680-6988, or James Carden at the SBDC at UM in Oxford, Monday thru Friday, phone
800-725-7232. The SBDC web site at www.mssbdc.org offers valuable information for existing
businesses, individuals wanting to start a business, inventors, exporters, and others.
Another source of assistance for starting a small business is the Mississippi State University Extension Service. Hamp Beatty is the contact at 662-325-3141, e-mail [email protected], or
contact County Agent Danny Owen at 662-423-7016, e-mail [email protected].
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
JUNE 1. National Trails Day Hike & Litter Pickup, 10-11:30 AM, Tishomingo State Park,
662-438-6914
JUNE 8. National Marina Day Celebration, Grand Harbor Marina, 662-667-5551
JUNE 8. Interpretative Program, 6:30-7:30 PM, Tishomingo State Park, 662-438-6914
JUNE 22. Interpretative Program, 6:30-7:30 PM, Tishomingo State Park, 662-438-6914
JUNE 22. ABA Fishing Tournament, J. P. Coleman State Park, 662-423-6515
JULY 6. Tishomingo School Alumni Homecoming, 662-423-6402
JULY 6. Sizzle on the River Fireworks Display, Grand Harbor Marina, 662-667-5551
AUGUST 15-16-17. Dulcimer Festival, J. P. Coleman State Park, 662-423-6515
AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 1. Iuka Heritage Festival, Wheels of Northeast
Mississippi Car Show, www.iukafestival.com, www.iukacarclub.com
AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 1. Battle of Iuka Reenactment & other events,
www.battleofiuka.com
SEPTEMBER 7. Bear Creek Festival & Car Show, Belmont, 662-454-3381
SEPTEMBER 7, 8, 20, & 21. Fishing Tournaments, J. P. Coleman State Park,
662-423-6515
SEPTEMBER 28. Waterway Festival & Car Show, Burnsville, 662-427-9526
OCTOBER 4-5. Trash & Treasures Along the Tenn-Tom, 800-386-4373,
www.tishomingofunhere.org