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Every piece is unique at Midnite Pottery

Becky Gillette — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:01:19 +0000

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 [...]

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Lee County Agri-Center faces uncertain future prospects

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:00:16 +0000

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 [...]

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CREATE gets ‘first in the world’ certification

Nash Nunnery — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:49:24 +0000

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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