2015 TCDF MEMBERS
2015 TCDF MEMBERS
25 Leasing
A & B Distributing
Aqua Yacht Harbor
A to Z Closeout
Ellen Ayers
B & J Supermarket
BANCORPSOUTH
Barnett Apothecary
Belmont Hotel
Belmont Auto Parts Supply
Belmont Pharmacy
Robert Belue
Best Candy Company
Best Way, Inc.
James H. Bethay
Biddle & Sons Communications
Big Star of Belmont
Alvia Blakney
Bonds Company, Inc.
Bow-T’s Catering
Brook’s Grocery
Donnie Brown
Brown Insurance Agency
Jackie Bryant
Carnathan Heating & Air
Bob Carter
City of Belmont
City of Burnsville
City of Golden
City of Iuka
City of Paden
City of Tishomingo
Clark Law Firm
Coca Cola Bottling Works
Greg Collier
Cook Coggin Engineers
Ken Cooley
Community Spirit Bank
Cooper Marine & Timberlands
Tommy Crane
Peyton Cummings
Dale Curtis
Cutshall Funeral Home
Cutshall & Sons Logging
Neil Davis
Ted Day
Leroy Dean
Deaton Funeral Home
Eastport Marina & Resort
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions
Ershigs, Inc.
Fairless Hardware
Ralph & Dorothy Farr
Fellowship Christian Retreat
Fidelity National Loans
First American Insurance
First American National Bank
Paul Fisher Oil Company
Fite Building Company
G & G Steel
Gatlins Pharmacy
Fred Gillham
Harold Gist
Golden Forest Managers
Grace Long Real Estate
Don & Mary Ann Grant
Dr. Phillip Gray
Gresham Stone
James Grisham
Hamilton Ryker Group
Hampton Inn
Harbin Heating & Air
Tom Hester/TLH Sales
Hodge Antiques
Hometown Pizza Belmont
Industrial Electronics Repair
Iuka Animal Clinic
Iuka Discount Drugs
Iuka Family Dental
Dr. Ben Kitchens
Iuka Hardware
Iuka Hospital Wellness Center
John’s Garage/J&S Auto Sales
J. C. Jourdan Lumber Company
Knight’s Heating & Air
KX Technologies
J. C. Lambert Hardware &
Building Supply
Harold Lomenick
Littrell Lumber Mill
Max Home LLC
Steve McAnally
Mike & Dennie McRee
Mill Creek Marina
Mississippi Community
Education Center
Mississippi Land Bank
Mississippi Silicon
Toney Mobley
Mike Montgomery
Moore Automotive Supply
Moore’s Jewelry
Dr. Chris Moss
Mike Nelson Contractors
David L. Nichols
North Mississippi Rail Services
Nunley Trucking Company
Office Pro
Old 25 Wine & Spirits
Ole Country Store
Charlotte Orick
Orbital ATK - Iuka Operations
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Oswalt
Terry Parsons
Terrell Pearson
Peden’s Prop Shop
Piggly Wiggly of Belmont
Piggly Wiggly of Iuka
Plant Process Support
Pray Pottery
Billy Rainey
Redmont Heating & Cooling
Renasant Bank
Rushing Drug Company
Jimmie Seago
Dr. Kelly Segars
Mark Segars
Martha Segars
Dr. Scott Segars
Senter Medical Clinic
Sid’s Trading Company, LLC
Silver Dollar Sales
Skyline Steel
Sonic Drive-in of Iuka
Southern Forestry
Sparks CPA Firm
Sun-air Products
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tishomingo County Board of
Supervisors
Tishomingo County
Electric Power Association
Tishomingo Health Services
Tri-State Educational Foundation
Tri-State Recycling
Truck Bodies & Equipment Int.
Vanleigh RV
Wayne Voyles
Mack L. Wadkins
John White
Wiley’s Discount Tobacco &
Beverage
Quay Yarber
Yellow Creek Coating Services
Yesteryears Treats
Dan & Betty Young
Your Errand Service
JOB FAIR. The Northeast Mississippi WIN Job
Fair is scheduled for Thursday, September 10,
2015, from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Crossroads
Arena in Corinth. There is no entrance fee for
job applicants.
For more information contact Adam Todd at
601-503-4555 or [email protected].
SMALL BUSINESS & MORTGAGE RECEPTION. Renasant Bank is sponsoring a free small business and mortgage workshop on Tuesday,
September 15, 2015, at 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at
Tishomingo Community Center at 1267 Main
Street in Tishomingo.
For more information, contact Cornelia Emmons at 662-423-1258 or [email protected].
Mississippi Small Business
Development Center
Helping to Transform Mississippi
One Small Business at a Time.
SBDC FINANCING WORKSHOP. The Mississippi Small Business Development Center is
offering a free small business financing workshop on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 6 PM
at Belmont City Hall.
For more information, contact Dana Cawthon
at 662-680-6988, economicdevelopment@
olemiss.edu.
TISHOMINGO COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATOIN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alvia Blakney, Past Chairman
Jackie Bryant,
First Vice Chairman
Mayor John Castleberry, Iuka
Bob Carter
Greg Collier
Ken Cooley, Chairman
Tommy Crane
Peyton Cummings
Dale Curtis,
Secretary-Treasurer
Neil Davis
Ted Day
Ralph Farr
Mayor Davy Ginn, Golden
Harold Gist
Nicky McRae, President,
Board of Supervisors
Beth Hudson
Steve McAnally
Mike Montgomery,
Vice Chairman
Mayor David Nixon,
Burnsville
Charlotte Orick
Mayor Pam Oswalt, Paden
Terrell Pearson
Michael Puckett
Jimmy Ramsey
Joel Robertson
Mayor James Tennyson,
Tishomingo
Butler Whitehead
Sidney Whitehurst
Mayor Buddy Wiltshire,
Belmont
Dan Young
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
Jimmy Ramsey, Chairman
Jimmie Seago
Butler Whitehead
Tommy Williams
TISHOMINGO COUNTY
TOURISM COUNCIL:
Ellen Ayers, Vice Chair
Barbara Blakney
Mary Ann Grant, Chair
Bob Marshall
Cindy Nelson
Leigh Ann Robertson
Buddy Wiltshire
Theresa Cutshall,
Administrator
MISSISSIPPI’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM RATED NUMBER ONE. Mississippi
is home to the nation’s oldest community college system and a recent study puts it
at the top of the list. Mississippi’s two year college system began in the 1920’s and
was the nation’s first state-wide community college system. Today it is considered
one of the strongest in the country after a recent study conducted by Wallet-Hub
named the Mississippi community college system the best in the nation for 2015.
Mississippi’s high ranking can be attributed to factors like cost, class size, graduation rates, and the average starting salaries of community college graduates.
A six year study conducted by the National Student Clearing House shows Mississippi community colleges with a completion rate of 46 percent. That’s nearly 10
percent higher than the national average.
Congratulations to our community colleges, and especially our own Northeast Mississippi Community College.
BELMONT BARGAINS. A ribbon cutting was held on August 29, 2015, for Belmont
Bargains. Owner Stacy Roberts reported that “we find the best bargains in general merchandise, health and beauty aids, home decor, bedding, toys, hardware,
kitchen appliances, and other items and pass the savings to our friends and neighbors. Our inventory changes every week and we will have holiday items such as
Halloween costumes soon.”
Belmont Bargains is located at 114 Main Street in Belmont and is open Monday
thru Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM and Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM.
The phone
number is 662-279-9590.
CONTRACT FABRICATORS, INC. CFI shipped in August a 360,000 pound pressure vessel to Freeport, Texas. The
vessel is 77 feet long and 19.5 feet high. The photo above is compliments of CFI Plant Manager Dustin Smith.
TISHOMINGO COUNTY RATED FIRST IN THE STATE AND THIRD IN
THE NATION. A national financial advisory company has rated
Tishomingo County among the most fiscally effective counties.
SmartAsset is a New York City based company that provides financial consulting nationwide. SmartAsset helps
users arrive at the best answers and make the best decisions concerning their finances. The company is backed
by investors including Y Combinator, Javelin Venture Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, Quotidian Ventures, Peterson Ventures and others.
A new study from SmartAsset shows the places across Mississippi where property tax dollars are being spent
most effectively, and “folks in Tishomingo County are getting bang for their buck.” The study considered factors
including school rankings, crime rates and property taxes for every county in Mississippi. Below are the stats that
put Tishomingo County among the top places:
Rank County
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Tishomingo, MS
Greene, MS
Choctaw, MS
Rankin, MS
Hinds, MS
Harrison, MS
Itawamba, MS
Lauderdale, MS
Scott, MS
Lee, MS
Property Tax Rate
0.48%
0.71%
0.53%
0.63%
0.91%
0.67%
0.60%
0.97%
0.72%
0.82%
Median
Annual
Home Value Property Tax
$ 72,900 $351 $ 83,200
$590
$ 70,600
$375
$148,900
$938
$106,400
$967
$143,000
$953
$ 79,300
$472
$ 87,400
$847
$ 68,600
$497
$108,300
$890
School Crimes per
Rating 100k People
10.00
9.00
8.00
9.00
5.00
10.00
9.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
82
139
770
364
204
576
1215
797
1221
803
Overall
Value Index
99.93
99.59
97.64
97.56
97.45
95.31
95.05
91.83
91.45
91.00
A view of the complete results, including an interactive map and the full methodology can be found on the website: https://smartasset.com/taxes/mississippi-property-tax-calculator#map.
According to SmartAsset, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, ranks third in the nation in value for every tax dollar
paid by taxpayers.
Statistics are often confusing and complex so these numbers may reflect only the rating factors and methodology
used and may not include all costs and benefits as well as quality of life factors.
Mississippi Small Business Development Center
Helping to Transform Mississippi One Small Business at a Time.
SBDC FINANCING WORKSHOP. The Mississippi Small Business Development Center is offering a free small
business financing workshop on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 6 PM at Belmont City Hall.
BE YOUR OWN BOSS. The majority of new small businesses in the USA start as home-based businesses. Expansion and creation of home-owned small businesses is the number one economic development need in
Tishomingo County.
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 Dana Cawthon at the Tupelo Renasant Center
for Ideas, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, phone 662-680-6988, or James Carden at the SBDC in Oxford, Monday
thru Friday, phone 800-725-7232. Upcoming free workshops: “Starting a Business--First Steps” is scheduled for
July 18, August 4, and September 1. “Developing a Business Plan” is scheduled for July 7 & 14, August 19, and
September 15. Workshops are held at the Renasant Center, 398 East Main Street, Tupelo, from 1 PM to 3 PM.
Call 800-725-7232 for more information or to register.
The SBDC web site at www.mssbdc.org offers valuable information for existing businesses, individuals wanting
to start a business, inventors, exporters, and others.
SBA offers a Small Loan Program of up to $150,000 thru local banks. SBA guarantees 85% of the loan and there
is no guaranty fee or maintenance fees. Underwriting and approval are streamlined.
Other sources of funding for small businesses (besides personal or bank funds) include:
• Northeast Mississippi Planning & Development District Revolving Loan Fund (www.nempdd.com/departments.html);
• Small Business Administration loan funds (www.sba.gov/loanprograms); and
• Three Rivers Planning & Development District Loan Guarantees (http://www.trpdd.com/loans).
The Northeast Mississippi Business Incubation System offers space plus intensive technical assistance to help
new and expanding businesses and industries to be successful in the marketplace. More information is available
by calling Ray McClelland at 662-287-4369, e-mail [email protected].
The Mississippi Contract Procurement Center assists small businesses free of charge in finding and bidding on
government contracts. Visit the web site at www.mscpc.com or call Bill Burge at 662-329-1077, e-mail nmcpc@
ebicom.net.
Tishomingo County Development Foundation offers a number of free publications on starting or expanding a
small business. TCDF also publishes the business guide and offers free ribbon cuttings for new and expanded
businesses. Call 662-423-9933 or e-mail [email protected].
TISHOMINGO COUNTY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
TISHOMINGO COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
TISHOMINGO COUNTY TOURISM COUNCIL
1001 Battleground Drive, Iuka, Mississippi 38852
800-386-4373 662-423-9933
www.tishomingo.org
wwww.tishomingofunhere.org http://m.tishomingo.org