Posts Tagged ‘Lee County’

Every piece is unique at Midnite Pottery

by Becky Gillette Published: May 27,2012

Tags: Jennifer Shelton, Lee County, Midnite Pottery, small businesses, Tupelo, women-owned business

Midnite Pottery got its name because it was started by family members who had full-time jobs, and took up pottery making with a passion that left them often working until midnight or later. “My brother, Dean Webb, started the business,” said Midnite Pottery owner Jennifer Shelton. “He had just taken a pottery lesson. He didn’t [...] [...]

Lee County Agri-Center faces uncertain future prospects

by Lynn Lofton Published: November 6,2011

Tags: agribusiness, Lee County, Lee County Agri-Center

When it was built in 1994, the Lee County Agri-Center was one of the first such centers in the state and was thought of as a regional center. Hopes were high that the 150,000-square-foot complex would not only pay for itself but bring in additional revenue for the county. The facility has not lived up [...] [...]

CREATE gets ‘first in the world’ certification

by Nash Nunnery Published: May 4,2010

Tags: Center for Fiduciary Excellence, Chronicle of Philanthropy, CREATE Foundation, George McLean, Katie Umile, Lee County, Mike Clayborne, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

In 1934, the late George McLean was out of work. But unlike most of the Depression-era unemployed, the 30-year old former college professor had a small sum of family money. McLean soon bought the Tupelo Journal , a biweekly newspaper that later became known as the daily Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . Fourteen years later, [...] [...]

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