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Medical Pot Dispensary to Open in December in Greenwood
Star Buds, a Denver-based franchise of medical marijuana dispensaries, will open its newest Mississippi location in Greenwood next month at 2218 U.S. 82. (By Kevin Edwards)
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A medical marijuana dispensary will open in Greenwood next month. Star Buds, a franchise started in 2013 in Denver, will have a soft opening the second week of December at 2218 U.S. 82 in the building that formerly housed GameStop. Doug Stout, a Greenwood native who now lives in Ocean Springs, said he is excited to bring a “well-known brand and system to the state of Mississippi” for...
https://www.gwcommonwealth.com/medic...-open-december
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Paving continues in Mendenhall
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The City of Mendenhall is nearing completion on a paving project that featured over 50 streets. Mayor Todd Booth said, “I just want to praise the board for stepping up to the plate to take control of our asphalt situation. We’re committed to fixing streets and making it better for the people.”
https://www.simpsoncounty.ms/paving-...&e_sort_order=
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Magee Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Partridge Propane Inc.
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The Magee Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for its newest member Partridge Propane Inc. On hand for the ribbon cutting were General Manager Will Roberts, Director of Branch Management Sonya Jones, Branch Manager Hollie Bridges and Service Coordinator Jessica Holleman along with several chamber members. Partridge Propane is a full-service company in business since 1988 and headquartered in Florence, MS.
https://www.simpsoncounty.ms/magee-c...&e_sort_order=
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Cold as Ice Kreamery: Making people feel better anytime of the year
Mary and Lee King pose outside of their food truck, Cold as Ice Kreamery, on Nov. 10, 2023, in Tupelo, Miss.
Cold as Ice Kreamery, shown on Nov. 10, 2023, in Tupelo, Miss., has a rotating selection flavors for customers.
Lee and Mary King work out of the Cold as Ice Kreamery food truck on Nov. 10, 2023, in Tupelo, Miss.
A selection of Cold as Ice Kreamery's ice cream flavors await customers' orders on Nov. 10, 2023, in Tupelo, Miss.
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TUPELO — Lee King had been making ice cream at home for quite some time when he began mulling the idea of selling his homemade concoctions.
His wife, however, was a bit more reluctant. King’s ice cream was good, certainly. But was it good enough to sell?
"I was, ‘No, we're not going to do that,’" said Mary King. "I was just nervous about taking off like that."
As it so happened, they took some samples to their small group meetings at Connect Church, and the ice cream was an immediate hit.
"They were saying we needed to start selling the ice cream, and we did. Then it just like blew up overnight," she said.
The Kings' plan was to attend events and festivals to get some name recognition, and they held their first pop-up event at The Snooty Owl in late August. A rolling freezer cart they use holds about 12-16 different individually sized portions.
When the King children were little, Lee and Mary would make the basic flavors — vanilla, chocolate, etc. Lee, however, liked to experiment with flavors.
"I liked different stuff, so instead of say, banana, I'd get on the internet and see if you could make a banana pudding ice cream, blueberry cheesecake,” he said. “So I started looking up these recipes and thought, 'I can make that.’”
The Kings also were inspired by a hole-in-the-wall ice cream shop in Panama City Beach they loved visiting.
"There's all these big chain ice cream shops, and this place is full nearly every time we went,” King said. “I thought, 'Why can't I do what she's doing?’ "I mean, who doesn't like ice cream?"
According to the International Dairy Foods Association, last year, ice cream makers in the U.S. churned out 1.38 billion gallons of ice cream. The ice cream industry also has a $13.1 billion impact on the U.S. economy, with most U.S. ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturers having been in business for more than 50 years. Many are still family-owned businesses.
It might be a little early for the Kings to make a big splash in the ice cream world, but as a cottage ice cream maker, they're carving out a niche that fits them just fine.
"I really don't want to open a store," Lee said. "They'll go, but if you take it to them ... I mean, if I go to work and somebody has some ice cream to sell, I can't turn it down. Not many people can."
But perhaps one of the biggest motivators for making ice cream is quite simple — he wants to make people feel better.
"You see the news, and there's so much bad stuff going on, so many people feeling down,” he said. “If I can make people smile for only 30 or 45 minutes or however long with ice cream, why not? Everybody loves ice cream.”
Besides the cart, the Kings purchased and wrapped a small trailer to serve as the Cold as Ice Kreamery food truck. The capacity is bigger to serve larger events.
"We started small with the freezers and made it like a hot dog cart. A month later, we needed another cart," Mary King said. "Then in the third month, we decided we needed a truck. On a Thursday, we went to Memphis and bought one."
If needed, the carts can go to one event or more and the food truck can go to another.
"If you're going to make money, you have to be in more than one place," Lee said with a laugh.
Cold as Ice Kreamery can set up practically anywhere and at any event, whether it's a birthday party, corporate event, school event, a neighborhood gathering or a festival.
"We've set up at a wedding engagement celebration, where they ordered a certain number of flavors and the guests could pick what they wanted," Mary King said.
Cold as Ice has a repertoire of flavors on their menu that can satisfy just about any set of taste buds. On a recent youth night at Connect Church, they served strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry cream, Butterfinger, brownie delight, cookies 'n' cream, banana pudding, blueberry cheesecake, apple pie and peach cobbler.
A recent addition has been oatmeal cream pie, and some other flavors are honey bun, cake batter and the Elvis (a combination of peanut butter and banana).
A couple of flavors the Kings like but haven't sold well are rocky road, dreamsicle, and fruity pebbles.
"But everything we've had has sold out, and we haven't had to throw away any," Mary King said. "We just phase some flavors out that haven't sold well."
Lee King said they can bring back any flavors by request.
"It's like McDonalds, when they bring back their McRib for a limited time," he said. "We can do that, too."
Several machines churn out the ice cream at the Kings' home. Whole milk, cream, fresh fruit ... everything that’s expected in a homemade ice cream.
Whether Cold as Ice Kreamery becomes a full-time job for the Kings is one of those dreams Lee King thinks about.
"You can't ever tell," Mary King said, while her husband said he would "love" for it to happen.
While they got started in August and now winter approaches, they'll be testing out the theory that winter ice cream is the best ice cream to have.
"We probably should have started earlier with it, but that's OK, we'll be ready for spring," Lee King said.
As for making people feel happier and better, the Kings also leave an important message on the bottom of each ice cream cup.
"We take the time to hand-write a little Scripture on every one of them," Mary King said. "If you're having a bad day, you could turn the cup over and that could be the verse you needed that day. We've had lots of people who have told us it was just the message they needed. You just never know how many people you're going to touch.
"We want to make people smile, give them some words of encouragement and give them a little bit of Jesus, too."
https://www.djournal.com/news/local/...e3da9c838.html
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Honey's Place Celebrates joining Kap and Ribbon Cutting Event in Kosciusko
Yard of the Month: Bank of Kilmichael in Mathiston
PHOTO BY JANE COLLINS Bank of Kilmichael in Mathiston
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The Maben Home and Garden Club has chosen the Bank of Kilmichael in Mathiston as its Yard of the Month for November. The bank has completed an extensive building program changing the approach to the front of the bank and the interior lobby configuration. In the process it has done an extensive overall landscaping scheme that resulted in an attractive appearance to the whole complex.
https://www.redhillsmsnews.com/commu...&e_sort_order=
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Fulton aims to repave long stretch of South Adams St. in spring 2024
Jack's Confirms New Grenada Restaurant
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A senior marketing official with Jack’s Family Restaurants confirmed last week that the Southern-style fast-food restaurant will be locating in Grenada with an anticipated opening date in the Spring of 2024.
The new state-of-the-art restaurant, which officials said will seat more than 60 guests, will build on the site of the old Church’s Texas Chicken building on Sunset Drive next to McDonald’s. Crews demolished the old building last Wednesday and immediately began preparing the site for the new construction.
Jack’s Chief Marketing Officer Billie Jo Waara provided additional details on the Grenada location last Friday from her office in Homewood, Ala., where it all began for the restaurant chain more than six decades ago.
“It will be what we call a Southern Charm design” she said. “It features an indoor, casual dining area with a fireplace, a window where you can see our biscuit makers at work and then it has an outdoor setting as well with a porch and some rocking chairs. It’s a very comfortable and very Southern-inspired design.”
The restaurant will also feature a drive-thru and adequate parking for dine-in customers.
Matthew Harrison, CEO of the Greater Grenada Partnership, believes the new restaurant compliments the industrial growth surge the county is experiencing.
“Bringing Jack’s Family Restaurants to Grenada marks another significant step towards community enrichment,” he said. “We are excited to work together with all of the various partners for a brighter, more prosperous greater Grenada.”
Waara added that the construction timeline could vary depending on several factors including weather.
“There’s a lot of steps and a lot of processes and approvals that we need to get as we walk through each stage, so that is our tentative timeline,” she said. “We don’t have anything confirmed yet.”
With a Spring 2024 target date for opening, Waara said Grenada’s Jack’s will employ between 45-60 individuals. The company will open its 30th Mississippi location in Ellisville later this month.
“Jack’s has more than 240 restaurants and we typically grow 20-25 restaurants a year,” Waara said. “This one in Grenada is definitely part of our pipeline as we look at the first half of next year.”
Harrison views Jack’s as another piece to Grenada’s growth puzzle.
“A new restaurant isn’t just about food; it’s a recipe for community growth, job opportunities and a richer local experience,” he said.
Besides Alabama and Mississippi, Jack’s also has restaurants in Georgia and Tennessee. The first Jack’s opened in Homewood, Ala., and was initially a walk-up “hamburger joint,” which also offered 10-cent sodas, 15-cent fries and 20-cent shakes.
“We’re excited about coming into the community and being part of this great town,” Waara concluded.
Jack’s now serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to hungry customers. Favorites include the Breakfast Deluxe and Breakfast Special, biscuits and gravy, made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuits with numerous meat options, a variety of hamburgers and chicken sandwiches, chicken fingers with a wide selection of dipping sauces, seasoned crinkle-cut fries, mashed potatoes and gravy, fried pies, ice cream, shakes and much more.
https://www.grenadastar.com/jacks-co...&e_sort_order=
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