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Talbot House Bakery & Cafe

Location: 101 North Industrial Road, TUPELO, MS In the shopping plaza across from Danvers.

Open Tuesday through Saturday from 7AM – 3PM.

Talbot House Bakery & Cafe is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides employment and job readiness to the residents of Talbot House, a transition program for women in early recovery from substance abuse. Their mission is: recovery, community, and purpose. All proceeds support Talbot House Sober Living for Women, a local 501c3 nonprofit organization.

What we ordered:
Cinnamon roll with cream cheese frosting ($4.25)
CinnaPanini with a side of fruit ($5.99)

My CinnaPanini was a mouth-watering house-made cinnamon roll sliced in half, with ham and Swiss, panini pressed and drizzled with their famous maple coffee glaze! This was a delicious combination of sweet, salty, and savory! I highly recommend this if you are deciding on your first menu pick when visiting.

There are plenty of satisfying choices to choose from. My daughter went with the Cinnamon roll with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting and ate every bite. So I’d call that a definite thumbs up!

Another tempting treat sitting on the counter for everyone to drool over is their Famous half-pound sea-salted chocolate chip cookies! For my next visit, one of these big bad boys will be mine!

For a nice meal or a short break with some sweet treats, drop by and tell them you read about them here! See y’all there!! 🤠✌️🍰☕️

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Bulldog Burger Co Tupelo

311 South Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS.

Bulldog Burger Company is an upscale burger place serving big, juicy handmade burgers on fresh baked buns. Also, appetizers, salads, specialty milkshakes, adult beverages and more. All in a relaxed casual dining atmosphere.

Rumors, curiosity, speculation, and excitement are just a few of the adjectives associated with any new business under construction. But, even more so when it’s revealed as a new restaurant. In this case, the newest location of Bulldog Burger Company.

It’s often been said that some of the finest food in the south is served in former service stations. Where some may see an abandoned local landmark, others see potential, and a dream of bringing it back to life with new purposes that will benefit the community.

The new Bulldog Burger Company building was once home to several local businesses including multiple car dealerships leaving behind loads of character and ambience. Instead of replacing its history, they have enhanced it with raw wood walls, Edison style lighting and many modern amenities like power ports and usb hubs plus wifi.

Beyond the atmosphere, the menu is key to any new restaurant’s popularity. So for my first visit I decided to dig in, ordering an appetizer, burger, fries, a shake, and desert!

What I ordered:
Fried Cheese Curds ($6.95)
“Good Mornin’ Burger, fries included ($11.95)
Coffee Flavored Shake ($4.95)
Scarlet’s Donut Bread Pudding ($5.95)

As you can probably tell, I was going with brunch themed selections!

I started out with the Fried Cheese Curds with marinara dipping sauce. Basically fried cheese bites, but nothing basic about their deliciousness. This was enough for two, and plenty to get me rev’ed up for my next course!

The “Good Mornin’ Burger comes with bacon, cheddar cheese, fried egg, potato hash, tomato, Bibb lettuce, mayo, and house made chipotle ketchup. This was a huge burger packed with flavor. Near the end it got a little messy but was delicious down to the last bite!

The fries included with each burger meal are kinda like miniature steak fries cooked just long enough to have a little crunch. This paired very well with my coffee shake. A bite of crunchy, salty fries chased with a sweet shake can be a perfect taste bud sensation in the right combination!

Speaking of drinks, they offer all the usual non alcoholic options, plus an enormous adult beverage selection. Something new I spied on the menu was spiked versions of their creamy milkshakes! Want to give your coffee shake some kick? They can add a little KAHLUA to spice it up. Want to kick your salted caramel shake up a notch? A little Jack Danials will take it to a new level in the spiced Shakes selection!

Picking a dessert was easy since there was only one offered on the menu, Scarlet’s Donut Bread Pudding! Oh my! This is a delicious partnership between a chef driven burger restaurant and Tupelo’s own Scarlet’s Donuts.

Within a few minutes of opening, the main seating area was mostly full, but anticipating this, there are several optional dining areas available from a well-stocked bar area to a huge outdoor patio area with some cover for shade and also an open-air area with Adirondack chairs and beautiful wood grain benches.

Chief operating officer of Eat With Us Group, Bernard Bean, gave me a tour of Bulldog Burger including their dedicated party room which is located on the west side of the patio dining area. They are taking reservations now for holiday parties or any special event. Huge multimedia viewing areas will be available in the entertainment area plus some unique dining options like build a burger bar and more!

Bulldog Burger Company in Tupelo is an exciting new addition to our community’s local attractions and dining destinations. See y’all there!!!

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Internet Sales Tax Growing But State Getting Less

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by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today, December 30, 2019

Since a June 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to collect taxes on internet sales, Mississippi’s use tax collections have steadily increased.

Still, state Economist Darrin Webb and Mississippi’s other financial experts are projecting use tax revenue going to the general fund for core state functions such as education, law enforcement and health care will slow or even be less this fiscal year. Through November, or through the first five months of the current fiscal year, use tax collections going to the state general fund are down $3.5 million to $117.7 million, according to information compiled by the staff of the Legislative Budget Committee.

Use tax collections for core functions of state government are down because they are being diverted to local governments, according to the financial experts who give the Legislature projections of how much revenue the state will collect.

“Use tax collections will be reduced from increased diversions for infrastructure needs associated with the special session of 2018,” Webb told legislative leaders and Gov. Phil Bryant in November.

Webb is citing legislation passed during the 2018 session to divert use tax revenue from paying for those core state functions to paying for local needs. During the special session, legislators, hoping to avoid raising the tax on motor fuel to pay for infrastructure needs, voted to phase in the diversion of 35 percent of the use tax revenue from those core state funds to local needs. When fully enacted, the diversion will send about $120 million annually (an amount that will grow over time) from state needs to the local governments.

The use tax is a 7 percent tax levied on items purchased out of state, such as on internet or catalog sales. The primary reason the use tax is growing is that in June 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could levy a sales tax (or use tax) on internet purchases.

The Supreme Court decision was a key because in recent years sales from traditional brick and mortar stores have slowed or even decreased. In recent years, sales tax revenue has slowed while use tax revenue in general has exploded, though, the sales tax collected from retail stores remains Mississippi’s single largest source of revenue.

A late October report by Wells Fargo Securities Economic Group projected, “For the first holiday season ever, non-store retailers will likely surpass grocery and general merchandise stores, accounting for the largest share of holiday spending .”

For the past fiscal year, ending June 30, use tax collections for the state were up 24 percent to $419.6 million while sales tax collections were up 2.6 percent to $3.2 billion. Sales tax collections also are growing at a 2.6 percent rate through November – the first five months of the current fiscal year.

Thus far this fiscal year, use tax collections are up 8.9 percent to $173 million. But a larger portion, is being diverted to pay for local services instead of state services.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

Guy’s Place @ Midway Marina

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Guy’s Place On water dining @ Midway Marina, 641 Joe Wheeler Brown Road, Fulton, MS. Open lunch and dinner, Tuesday through Saturday. (662)862-5253

There’s nothing like having a nice meal while watching the wildlife and different vessels navigate the Ten Tom Waterway, leaving large and small waves in their wake.

Midway Marina’s owners Guy and Erin Conner have catered to the local community and travelers of the waterway for years. Along with owning nearby cabins and the boat dealership in Peppertown, they have provided safe harbor to those wanting to dock and rest, as well as resources for those who want to fish or enjoy one of the many water sports.

Due to the loss of the nearby Waterfront Restaurant a while back, a local eatery has been a missing part of the available amenities until now.

Gina Hutson, Guy’s sister, recently retired from a lifetime of teaching and moved from Greenwood, MS to be closer to family and also to partner with Guy and Erin in opening Guy’s Place On water dining!

Driving up to the facilities, you may not recognize the restaurant right away. It appears to be a small white building at the end of the drive, however, upon reaching your destination, you’ll notice the multilevel structure that stretches all the way down to the waterfront with additional parking below.

The restaurant has outdoor seating on the covered patio that offers a perfect view of the Ten Tom Waterway and boat dock below. There is also plenty of indoor seating with a comfortable vibe that you might experience at various seaside restaurants.

To complement the laid back atmosphere, Guy’s Place also offers a menu of tropical delights and local favorites ranging from fish, shrimp, gumbo, Greek and Mediterranean bean salads, to fresh hand-patted burgers and hand-cut steaks.

They have a dedicated dinner menu and also lunch and anytime menu that will satisfy most any hunger. I made my first voyage to Guy’s Place around noon, so I took advantage of the anytime menu.

WHAT I ATE:
BUOY Burger (1 side included) $9.50
Fries
Mediterranean bean salad
Strawberry cake

The BUOY Burger was ENORMOUS! It’s a thick hand patted Certified Angus beef patty and comes dressed with a fried onion ring, pickles, cheese, lettuce, and tomato. The burger was thick, juicy and delicious! It should accommodate any appetite and comes with one side.

Sticking with tradition, I choose fries for my side, but I was so intrigued by the Mediterranean bean salad I had to sample a serving. It was loaded with giant white beans from Greece, marinated in a savory herb vinaigrette with sweet peppers and crumbled feta cheese. My friend Jason Beachum, who recently joined the crew at Guy’s Place, told me that the new addition to the menu has become such a popular item that some have even requested it become available as the main course…and I totality agree!

For dessert, I went with a three-layer strawberry cake. It was moist, creamy, and totally delicious! The cakes are provided by Westside BBQ & Cakes in New Albany. They are widely known for their slow-cooked bar-b-que and homemade cakes and pies. So good!

Guy, Erin, and Gina grew up in the deli restaurant business with their family and it shows. My first visit during their opening week went great and I’m already looking forward to one of those hand-cut steaks! See y’all at Guy’s Place on water dining!

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