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Ridgeland Chamber Celebrates 17th Anniversary Showcasing
Mississippi’s Musical Heritage
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Chamber Members Receive Top
Honors For Service
Ridgeland Chamber members celebrated the Chamber’s 17th Anniversary with an
Awards Banquet headlining award-winning musician Raphael Semmes and his
all-star cast of musicians featuring Mississippi Live!
Mississippi Live!, a concert
showcasing Mississippi as the birthplace of America’s music, took the
audience on a musical journey spanning the fields of the Mississippi Delta
to the shores of the Gulf Coast.
Some 400 business leaders and
city officials packed the Hilton’s ballroom, celebrating Ridgeland’s
economic growth and development during 2010 and honoring volunteers for
their dedicated service to the Chamber and City.
2010 Ridgeland Chamber President
Scott Shoemaker of Shoemaker Homes passed the gavel to 2011 President Eddie
Hopper of Office Products Plus. Ridgeland Chamber volunteers were honored
for their contributions to the Chamber and the City of Ridgeland. |
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Governor Haley Barbour to congratulate
Cellular South, 2010 Business of the Year.
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| Kevin Hankins, COO for
Cellular South, left, receives the 2010 Business of the Year Award from 2009
recipient Jim Prince, Editor and Publisher of the Madison County Journal.
Cellular South received the Chamber’s prestigious 2010 Business of the Year
Award. |
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Sherry Stegall congratulates Lisa Hancock of
Cellular South for being named 2010 Diplomat of the Year.
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| Lisa Hancock of Cellular South, left, receives the 2010 Diplomat of the
Year Award from 2009 recipient Cheryl Mitchell of CenterPoint Energy. |
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Jerry Host congratulates Angie Steadman of
Trustmark National Bank, named 2010 Volunteer of the Year.
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| Angie Steadman of Trustmark National Bank, left, receives the 2010
Volunteer of the Year Award from 2009 recipient Monica Gilmore Love of
Terracon Consultants. |
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Ronnie Smith congratulates Robby Carr of Regions
Bank, 2010 Community Service Award.
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| Robby Carr of Regions Bank, left, receives
the Chamber’s 2010 Community Service Award from 2010 Ridgeland Chamber
President Scott Shoemaker, Shoemaker Homes. |
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| Luther and Gay Street, long-time Ridgeland
residents were named City Makers 2010 by Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee. The
Streets’ received the City’s highest honor in appreciation for their service
to the City of Ridgeland. |
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| 2010 Ridgeland Chamber President Scott
Shoemaker of Shoemaker Homes, right, passes the gavel to 2011 Ridgeland
Chamber President Eddie Hopper of Office Products Plus, Inc. |
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A tribute to Scott
Shoemaker
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| Executive Director Linda Bynum honors 2010
Ridgeland Chamber President Scott Shoemaker with the President’s Award. |
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| Mississippi Live!, a concert showcasing
Mississippi as the birthplace of America’s music, took the audience on a
musical journey spanning the fields of the Mississippi Delta to the shores
of the Gulf Coast. |
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