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May/June, 2011
CLINTON
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
Connecting and Supporting Business!
Education Appreciation Luncheon
Outstanding
accomplishments in
Clinton’s educational
system were highlighted
at the Chamber’s Annual
Education Recognition
Luncheon on April 21.
Dr. Phil Burchfield,
Superintendent of Clinton
Public Schools, offered
congratulations to the
2010-11 Clinton Public
School Outstanding
Teachers of the Year:
Norma Fairchild,
Clinton Park Elementary;
Judy McLeod, Eastside
Elementary; Debbie
Houghton, Lovett
Elementary; Ali Comley,
Clinton Junior High;
Chris Young, Sumner
Hill; Jacob Kirchner,
Clinton High School;
Lora Little, CHS Career
Complex; John Wallace,
Clinton Alternative
School; Sylvia Haver,
Northside Elementary,
District Teacher of the
Year and Dr. Eddie
Peasant, Clinton High
School, Administrator of
the Year.
Also recognized were
Clinton High School
STAR Students, Alex
Amis and Angie Rao,
and STAR Teachers,
Richard West and Alix
Williams.
Connie Hammond,
administrator and also
STAR Teacher at Mt.
Salus Christian School
presented awards to
Martha Roth for
Outstanding Teacher of
the Year; Neal Desai and
Hannah Miller, STAR
Students, and Teresa
Kinsey, STAR Teacher.
Special thanks to
McAlister’s Deli, Malco
Grandview Theatre,
Funtime Preschool and
Anytime Fitness for
providing gifts for these
outstanding recipients!
Outstanding Teachers for Clinton Public Schools – Norma
Fairchild, Clinton Park Elementary; Sylvia Haver,
Northside Elementary; Judy McLeod, Eastside
Elementary; Debbie Houghton, Lovett Elementary; Jacob
Kirchner, Clinton High School; John Wallace, Clinton
Alternative School
Nancy Loome, Executive
Director of the Parents’
Campaign
Dr. Burchfield, Nancy Loome, Sandi Beason, Barbie
Ferguson, John Murphy
Mt. Salus Christian School - Martha Roth, Outstanding
Teacher of the Year; Neal Desai, STAR Student; Connie
Hammond, STAR Teacher
Clinton Has A
Newspaper Again
Clay Mansell, founder
of The Clinton Courier,
recognized founding
advertisers at a recent
ribbon cutting. The
founding advertisers are
the early advertisers who
signed contracts in 2010
to help start this
newspaper. Clinton
Chamber of Commerce
members who took a leap
of faith with this
newspaper include:
BankPlus, Bill
Hetrick/Remax,
Century 21 Maselle
and Associates, City of
Clinton, Clinton Parks
and Recreation, Clinton
Public School District,
Curves of Clinton,
Dees Flowers, Farm
Bureau/Billy Parker,
Godfrey and Ivy Real
Estate, Main Street
Clinton, Mississippi
College, Clinton
Community Nature
Center, State
Farm/Neil King, Obie’s
Chevron, Parkway
Baptist Church,
Pentimento Books,
Peppy and Posh,
Robert Boyd and
Associates, Russell
Refrigeration, The
Cupboard Gifts and
Interiors and Wilson
Tire and Auto.
Clinton Courier founder Clay Mansell and Mayor
Rosemary Aultman
The Clinton Courier Ribbon Cutting April 5, 2011
Nothing But Networking –
WLBT Channel 3
Door Prize Winners: Lance Clay, Sandi Beason, Paul
Tauchar, Debbie Dillon, Jennifer Lyles, Clay Mansell,
Amanda Mansell and Brittany McHann
Nothing But
Networking:
Holiday Inn
Express
Nothing but
Networking, an afterhours networking event
held quarterly is set for
Tuesday, June 21, 5-7
p.m. at the Holiday Inn
Express Hotel in Suites in
Clinton, located at 495
Springridge Road. Enjoy
heavy hors d’oeuvres,
drinks, door prizes, and
networking. This free
event is not limited to
Chamber members, so
come and invite a friend
or two! Please RSVP at
601-924-5912 or email
[email protected].
Newsletter
Sponsors
Welcome New
Members!
CKarats, LLC
Clinton Girls Softball
Association
Clinton Noon Lions Club
Crossroads Counseling
Center, Lacy M. Deese,
LPC
Fringe Hair Salon
Guthrie & Usry, PLLC
Henry Glaze, Individual
The Olive Branch
The Pool Man
Parkway Place Wine &
Spirits
Rogers Air Conditioning
& Heating Services
Waste Management
Key
Investors
Diamond
$5,000 and Above
BankPlus
City of Clinton
Platinum
$2,500 - $4,999
BancorpSouth
Baptist Health
Systems
Central Mississippi
Medical Center
Entergy
Merchants &
Farmers Bank
Mississippi College
Trustmark National
Bank
Gold
$2,000 - $2,499
AT&T
Century 21 - David
Stevens
Silver
$1,500 - $1,999
Copiah Bank
Ergon, Inc.
Mascagni Wealth
Management
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
Spectra Energy
WGK, Inc.
Member Highlight
Crossroads Christian Marriage and Family
Counseling, Lacy M. Deese, LPC
What made you
decide to join the
Chamber?
My husband and I
have lived in Clinton for
over 7 years and love it. I
am really excited that
Crossroads has expanded
to open a location here,
and my hopes are that the
Chamber will give me an
opportunity to invest even
more in the community. I
look forward to building
relationships through the
Chamber and learning
how Crossroads can meet
the needs of the people of
Clinton.
What is your
favorite part of the
business?
Getting to walk
alongside people as they
change and grow. I feel
like it is such a privilege
to be part of their
“stories” and to get to sit
in on their lives for a
short time- often at times
when big decisions are
made that influence the
rest of their lives.
Of what business
accomplishments are
you most proud?
I could say the clientload that I have built
through Crossroads and
the fact that we have
grown enough to open a
third location, but really,
with counseling, it is
difficult to quantify
success. Each client’s
situation is different, and
what makes me most
proud is when a previous
client contacts me to let
me know how they are
doing. It’s not just that
they are doing well that
makes me proud- but that
they value the
Seen at Clinton Night at the M-Braves
Bronze
$1,000 - $1,499
ADP
Atmos Energy
Gulf States Canners
McNeely Plastics
Merchants &
Planters Bank
Regions Bank
Wal-Mart
Supercenter
professional relationship
we built during our
sessions - and they want
me to know the positive
goals they’ve met.
What are your
future goals or longrange plans?
Personally, as a
counselor, my goal is to
continue to provide a safe
environment for the
hurting and a place
where they can set goals
and move toward positive
change and healing.
For more information
on Crossroads
Counseling, corporate
training, workshops, or
individual or family
therapy, contact Lacy
Deese at 601-670-6444 or
email: ldeese@crossroads
link.com or visit
www.crossroadslink.com.
Above: Carolyn and Tony Hisaw, Margarita Stanford,
Mayor Rosemary Aultman
Right: Miss Clinton
Audrieanna Gillis and T.J.
McSparrin
Above far right: Bebe
Garrison and Ali Garrison
Far right: Brittany, John Michael and Ryder Wilson
Board of Directors
John Murphy, President
Clay Mansell
Vice-President
Cris Crisler
President-Elect
Dr. Phil Burchfield,
Treasurer
George Broadstreet
Past-President
Mayor Rosemary
Aultman, Ex-Officio
Jehu Brabham, Ex-Officio
Robert Shelton, Chaplain
Doug Amacker
Benjie Barham
Marsha Barham
John Breland
Lisa Chisum
Jan Cossitt
George Ewing
Barbie Ferguson
Laura Jackson
Melody Logan
Tara Lytal
Rhonda Norris
Chad Phillips
David Stevens
Cindy Tauchar
Staff
The Chamber Calendar
T.J. McSparrin
Executive Director
Brittany Wilson
Public Relations
Coordinator/
Administrative Assistant
June 6 Ambassador Meeting – 11:45 a.m.,
Location TBA. Reservations required, call
601-924-5912.
June 7 Crossroads Counseling Center Ribbon
Cutting – 10:30 a.m., 130-B Fairmont Street.
The Chamber Network is
an official publication of
The Clinton Chamber of
Commerce.
100 East Leake Street
Clinton, MS 39056
June 9 Chamber Board Meeting –
4:30 p.m., Chamber office.
June 21 Nothing But Networking –
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 5-7:00
p.m., 495 Springridge Road.
601-924-5912
July 4 Independence Day
Designed by
Kent Mummert
RiverWorks, 924-1266
Printed by
Penn Majors IV
Arrow Printers, 924-1192
Chamber office closed.
July 14 Chamber Board Meeting – 4:30 p.m.,
Chamber office.
July 21 Fringe Hair Salon Ribbon Cutting –
10:30 a.m., 706 Highway 80 East.
PRSRT STD
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Clinton, MS
PERMIT NO. 3
Next Event–
July 2-
Family
Fireworks
Extravaganza
Traceway Park,
Gates open at
5:30 p.m.
Free event,
parking is $5 per
vehicle.
Call 601-924-6082
for details.
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Post Office Box 143
Clinton, Mississippi 39060
www.clintonchamber.org