SMITH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
SMITH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (SCEDD)
OFFICERS:
Newt Ishee – Chairman
Jody Houston – Vice-Chairman
Jane Sullivan – Secretary
Charles Waldrup – Executive Director
Gerald M. Martin – Attorney for Board of Trustees
1st Row L-R: Colleen Butler, Rosie Kersh, Jane Sullivan
2nd Row L-R: Alton Ishee, Joe Tally, Mack Adcox, Jody Houston, Newt Ishee, Don PIttman, Gerald Martin, Charles Waldrup
3rd Row L-R: Jeff Martin, Lee Johnson, James LaPrairie, Hugh Robinson, Guy Bounds, Larry Robinson
Smith County offers a wealth of opportunities that few communities can match!! Smith offers an attractive rural setting, a modest cost of living, safe communities in which to raise a family, good education and quality health care.
We have near access to several four lane highways. Smith County has commercial airport access approximately 30 miles away in Jackson. We are served by the Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad.
Several areas of the county are already under rapid development, and plans are in the works to increase traffic through the area and provide even greater accessibility. As of last census, Smith County has a population of 16,182.
WEST TAYLORSVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK
Potential manufacturing and industrial sites are available in the county, with a portion of this land being site ready. There are ample locations for homes and businesses as well. The West Taylorsville Industrial Park located on Hwy 28 West. Acreage is available to manufacturing, industrial, and distributor enterprises. Site ready land is available.
Contact:
Smith County Economic Development District
601-577-7443, or
Newt Ishee at MMDD, 601-683-2091
LOCATOR MAP:
• To Jackson International Airport is 36 miles
• To Gulf Coast is approximately 100 miles
• To Tunica or Memphis is 250 miles
• To Hattiesburg is 40 miles
• To Choctaw’s Pearl River Resort is 70 miles
• To Laurel is 20 miles
SMITH COUNTY GENERAL INFORMATION
County population in 2010: 16,491
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,258
Renter-occupied apartments: 788
Land area, (square miles) 635.89 46
Persons per square mile, 25.9
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.5%),
Educational,health and social services (17.0%).
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Mississippi median age: 33.8 years
Males: 7,905 (48.9%)
Females: 8,277 (51.1%)
LEADERSHIP:
Smith County Economic Development District
P.O. Box 275
Raleigh, MS
Phone: 601-507-9244
Fax: 601-782-9488
Email: charlesw@co.smith.ms.us
The Economic Development Group is a dedicated group of people from Smith County, Mississippi. The organization focuses its efforts on traditional business recruitment and retention, industrial development and recruitment, and community and tourism development.
Officers
Chairman
Newt Ishee
Vice Chairman
Jody Houston
Secretary
Jane Sullivan
Executive Director
Charles Waldrup
Attorney
Gerald M. Martin
Trustees
District One
Colleen Butler
Jane Sullivan
Aton Ishee
District Two
Jody Houston
J. Newt Ishee
Lee Johnson
District Three
Larry Robinson
Hugh Robinson
Don Pittman
District Four
Guy Bounds
James LaPrairie
Mack Adcox
District Five
Joe Tally
Rosie kersh
Jeff Martin
Automatic Plating, Inc.
William D. Bassett, President
P. O. Box 239
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-6923
Metal Plating
Barber’s Safety and Supply
Ralph Barber
P. O. Box 1068 Route 1
Box 775
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-4208
Cloth disposal rags, Industrial gloves, environmental products
Jack Batte & Sons, Inc.
Bennie S. Batte
221 SCR 35-9
Forest, MS 39074
Phone: 601 536-3736
Softwood lumber
Bryant’s Meat, Inc.
Robert Hunt
P. O. Box 321
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-6507
Meat processing
Busby Forest Products
Jason Busby, Owner
P. O. Box 246
Mize, MS 39116
Phone: 601 733-0117
Wood shavings
Fish Depot, Inc.
David Hegwood
P. O. Box 967
Raleigh, MS 39153
Phone: 601 269-3268
Food distribution
Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc.
Gary Mcmannis Plant Manager
P. O. Box 556
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-6523
Resins and chemicals
Georgia-Pacific Plywood
Bob Branchetti, Plywood Manager
P. O. Box 555
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-4721
Plywood
Georgia-Pacific Chipmill
John Gamble, Mill Manager
P. O. Box 759
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-9778
Wood chips
Georgia-Pacific Studmill
Buddy Williamson, Plant Manager
P. O. Box 555
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-4721
Lumber
Paul Meek Outdoors
Paul Meek, Owner
P. O. Box 455
Raleigh, MS 39153
Phone: 601 782-4898
Turkey calls, deer lures & scents, & fishing lures
Reman, Inc.
Don Howington, General Manager
6586 Highway 13
Morton, MS 39117
Phone: 601 537-3400
(plant located in Polkville)
Remanufactured automobile steering assemblies
Remy International Reliability Center
Tim Stevens, Warranty Manager
214 Fellowship Road
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-9504
Warranty Center automotive components
Roseburg Forest Products
Chuck Tasma, Plant Manager
P. O. Box 560
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-4734
Particleboard
The Solar Group Builders
David Joplin, Plant Manager
107 Fellowship Road
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-4711
Hardware; mailboxes
Southern Chlorinator
Red Barley, Manager Service
P. O. Box 1185
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 433-9576 (cell)
601 782-4368 (home)
Water system chlorination
Warmkraft, Inc.
Don Saxon, Plant Manager
P. O. Box 557
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-4476
Electronic components; garment washing
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
SMITH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
601-507-9244
RUSTY MCMILLAN
MID-MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
P.O. Box 119
Newton, MS 39345
601-683-2091
rusty@mmdd.org
www.mmdd.org
