Business briefs

By Staff
Hickory native takes new job at Mississippi College
CLINTON Dr. James Meadors of Clinton, a Hickory native, has a new job chairman of the Department of Music in the College of Arts &Sciences at Mississippi College.
Meadors joined the Mississippi College faculty as assistant professor of conducting and voice in August 1998 after three years as minister of music at First Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tenn.
In addition to directing choral activities at MC, Meadors also is minister of music at Northside Baptist Church in Clinton and interim conductor of the Jackson Choral Society.
He will direct the Mississippi Baptist All-State Youth Choir in the summer of 2003.
Meadors holds bachelor's and master's degrees in music from Mississippi College and a doctorate in musical arts from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.
He and his wife, Lesa, live in Clinton and have three children.
Bonita Lakes Mall has a new business Jewelmount Inc., a new jewelry kiosk that has opened in front of Sears.
Owner Ronnie Bohl said his store sells all types of fine jewelry and specializes in on-site jewelry repair. It opened two weeks ago in the mall; a grand opening is planned this weekend.
Before opening Jewelmount Inc., Bohl ran Southern Goldcraft in Meridian for 20 years. To contact Bohl, call 485-0230.
Peavey Electronics Corp. has produced a special in-flight video news release to air on all domestic U.S. Delta flights during November.
With its "Giving the Gift of Music" theme, the 90-second video celebrates the importance of music in American culture and encourages viewers to share music this holiday season.
For more information, visit www.peavey.com.
A new outlet store at the Broadmoor Mart Shopping Center celebrated its grand opening last week.
Val "U" Plus Outlet Stores first opened in September at the shopping center. The store offers men's and women's clothing at discount prices.
DEKALB Bill Crawford will be the main speaker at the 18th Annual Kemper County Chamber of Commerce dinner.
The dinner is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at Timberview Lodge, located at Porterville.
Crawford is president of the Montgomery Institute, a Meridian-based think tank guided by the legacy of former U.S. Rep. G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery.
For more information, call the Chamber of Commerce at (601) 743-2754.
JACKSON Squires &Co. was one of four winners of the Lantern Awards Judges Recognition Award at the 28th Southern Public Relations Federation Conference in New Orleans.
The optional award is given at the judges' discretion to entries considered exceptionally creative.
In addition to the Judges Recognition Award, Squires &Co. received a Lantern Award, four Lantern Awards of Excellence and four Lantern Certificates of Achievement for nine out of 11 entries submitted for judging.
This is Squires &Co.'s first year to submit entries for judging in the SPRF Lantern Awards Competition.
Winners were selected from entries submitted by public relations agencies and professionals from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and North Florida. They were judged on strategy, creativity and production skills.
Squires &Co. is a full-service advertising and communications firm with offices in Jackson; Dallas, Texas; and Albuquerque, N.M.