Platinum Club set to travel to an Opryland Country Christmas!

(Photos courtesy of Gaylord Opryland Resort)
An Opryland Country Christmas
November 29-December 1, 2012
An Opryland Country Christmas includes round trip luxury motorcoach transportations with first class accommodations at the fabulous Opryland Hotel. Entertainment includes tickets to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes, reserved seating at the Grand Ole Opry at Historic Ryman Auditorium, admission to the ICE! exhibit at Opryland Hotel, morning tour of the Country Music Hall of Fame, admission to "Treasures for the Holidays" and "Hall of Trees" along with guided sightseeing in Nashville! Reserve your spot now!

Peoples Bank is great…but why.

I have worked at Peoples Bank for 3 years now, I am constantly in awe of what an amazing work environment we have and also that our customers seem to enjoy the bank so much.  So what is it that makes coming to Peoples Bank so great?  I think that it is ironic for this to be the answer but the simple answer to that question is in our name.  It’s the “people” that makes Peoples Bank so great.  I was asking a new employee last week what she thought of the bank and she responded simply that we have the best people.  As she was explaining what she meant I realized that what she was saying wasn’t an arrogant statement or saying that our folks were superior.  To the contrary she said that our folks were caring and compassionate, and that our folks were the workers and the doers in our communities.  So I guess that’s it in a nut shell.  Peoples Bank is made up of caring, hardworking, compassionate, doers.  So if when you are looking for a bank…if that is a recipe that sounds like the kind of banker that you are looking for come on over and we’ll see if we can help you out.  I bet we can.

John Rankin – VP at Peoples Bank in Mendenhall, MS

July Recipe

Peoples Bank Named a Top Performer
“ICBA 400” Ranking Highlights Community Banks Across the Country

MENDENHALL, MS (June 28, 2012)—ICBA Independent Banker®, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the nation’s number-one source for community banking news, recognized Peoples Bank as an outstanding “ICBA 400” community bank in its June issue. 

 “The community banks highlighted in this year’s ICBA 400 exemplify the mission of community banking by reinvesting locally in their communities and making them a better place for their customers to live and work each and every day,” said Chris Lorence, ICBA executive vice president and chief marketing officer.  “We commend Peoples Bank for their ongoing dedication to the positive mission of our great industry.”

This year’s ICBA 400 shows that the overall performance of community banks across the country continues to steadily improve since the Wall Street financial crisis.

“Peoples Bank is honored to be named to the ICBA 400,” said Dennis Ammann, Peoples Bank CEO. “As a proud member of our community, we know our dedicated employees and loyal local customers are the reason for our success. Peoples Bank is proud to be part of the financial foundation that drives economic stability and prosperity right here in our home towns.”

To see the ICBA 400 Top Performers listing, read the article “Mapping the Future” on ICBA Independent Banker’s website at www.independentbanker.org. 

 About ICBA

The Independent Community Bankers of America®, the nation’s voice for more than 7,000 community banks of all sizes and charter types, is dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of the community banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in-class education and high-quality products and services. For more information, visit www.icba.org.

Winner Winner Steak Dinner!

How often do your bosses cater to you? At the Magee Branch, Officers showed their appreciation this week by serving a delicious dinner to their staff at the beautiful McAlpin House. Gloria Lucus prepared a salad, roast beef, loaded potatoes, squash casserole, green beans and a roll for dinner. Dessert was a choice of fresh apple pie, or brownie dessert. All enjoyed their time of food, fun, and fellowship thanks to the amazing customers that walk through our doors!

New Orleans Cooking School & Laura Creole Plantation Tour

The Platinum Club enjoyed a day trip to New Orleans, Thursday, June 7^th. The first stop, the New Orleans School of Cooking, was full of the Fun, Food & Folklore that makes Louisiana special! The entertaining class and the Louisiana General Store are located in a renovated molasses warehouse built in the early 1800s in the heart of the French Quarter. They learned the basics of Louisiana Cooking. Fun is a primary ingredient in their kitchen! The menu included Creole specialties: Gumbo, Jambalaya, Bread pudding and Pralines, all seasoned with history, trivia and tall tales. They enjoyed a full meal featuring this menu, plus iced tea, coffee, or lemonade, along with copies of all the recipes.  It was a "ga-ron-teed" good time for all.

After the memorable cooking class together, the Platinum Club had some time to shop and do some sight-seeing in the Famous French Market. 

The Platinum Club then headed west, to the historic town of Vacherie, Louisiana to tour Laura – A Creole Plantation. At this historic site, they were able to view the largest collection of family artifacts original to a Louisiana Plantation. They saw clothing, business and slave records, Mardi Gras and mourning heirlooms, from over 200 years of daily life at this fascinating sugarcane plantation.  After their guided tour, they made their way north, for a special stop at Middendorf’s Restaurant for an enjoyable catfish dinner.

June 12' Recipe