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BUSINESS OWNERS GIVING BACK
Buying local supports local businesses. These businesses give back to our community by donating to nonprofits, volunteering, and helping in many ways.
Kayla Gilmore, Owner of KMG Creations, Uses Her Many Talents to Pay it Forward
Dancer, producer, singer, actor, model, poet, choreographer, and teacher, Kayla Marie Gilmore uses her many talents to give back to the community. “My heart and true desire is to help others because someone helped me and my family,” says Gilmore. “I wanted to use my gift to help others, young and old.” Gilmore is the…
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Brandi Herrington, Co-owner of Dunkington Art & Jewelry, Gives Back with a Purpose
Each day, Brandi Duncan Herrington wakes up with a purpose. “My purpose is to give in all the ways that I can – with my whole heart and with the best of intentions and try to do good,” says Herrington. “This applies to my business, my family, as well as community outreach.” Juggling running a…
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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS
What’s for Dinner?
Dinner’s Ready What’s for Dinner? provides residents of the Golden Triangle with delicious ready-to-eat food five days a week. For almost 30 years the owner of What’s for Dinner?, Cindy Brown, has lived in Starkville. She considers our fair city her home. Previously, Brown worked in planning and development for the town and developed a…
Sullivan’s Office Supply
An Advocate for Downtown Revitalization for Decades Carolyn and Donald Sullivan opened Sullivan’s Office Supply in 1959. The first location of the store was in Eupora. However, just a short 6 months after opening they moved the store to downtown Starkville, where it has served customers from the healthcare industry, small businesses, educational institutions, and…
The Idea Shop
You Can Bring Your Ideas to Life in This Main Street Shop Crafters, creators, entrepreneurs, and artists will love MSU’s recently renovated Idea Shop located on Main Street. For a small monthly membership fee, you can get access to all sorts of tools and equipment to bring your idea to life. “You can come in…
The Beer Garden
In the fall of 2014, world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsey designed and created a restaurant as a part of renovating Hotel Chester for season two of Hotel Hell. The restaurant, located on North Lafayette Street in downtown Starkville, became known as The Beer Garden. Built in 1925 as a full service hotel, the lovingly restored Hotel…
State Floral
Fresh and Floral When you walk through the doors of State Floral, you are met with the fresh scent of flowers and a view of gifts from wall to wall. The dark wall adorned with the shop’s name in gold creates a high-end space. A Brandon, MS native, Allison Siddall opened State Floral in 2018.…
Merle Norman Luna Bella
A Place Where Customers Feel Just Like Family Merle Norman & Luna Bella owner Alaina Prentice has created a place where her customers feel just like family. Some customers have been visiting the store over thirty years. “Our customer service is what makes us unique,” Prentice said, “because our customers are family; they know that…
L.A. Green
L.A. Green in Downtown Starkville Located in the heart of historic Starkville, L.A. Green, a thriving retail opened in 2011 is sure to have something for the girls. What started as an idea from Lauren Ann Cooper’s entrepreneurial spirit quickly turned into a reality when she opened the first L.A. Green storefront in Cotton Crossing…
Reed’s
Looking for a Starkville Tradition, Look No Further Located in the old historic Starkville Post Office, where many of the original fixtures still remain, Reed’s has been catering to Mississippi State University students and the Starkville community since 1991. After being in business in Tupelo since 1905, the Reed family wanted to extend its vision…
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