For 50 years the Miss-Lou has been blessed with the services offered the community by Supermarket Operations Inc.

Most locals know the business by its popular Market grocery stores in the Miss-Lou, including Natchez, Vidalia, Ferriday and McComb.

On Saturday, The Markets celebrated the anniversary by hosting a food show and giving away food coupons, recipes, samples of popular food brands and a pickup truck to a lucky winner.

The event was a big success as plenty of people turned out not only for the free stuff but also to show support and appreciation to the local business.

The Miss-Lou is indeed blessed to have the business based here and to benefit from the top-quality stores the company operates.

In a world of online shopping and big box stores that all seem too much the same from town-to-town, it is nice to have the local flair of the Supermarket Operations Inc.

The Markets grocery stores do a great job of offering top-quality brands of food and products that are unique to the communities they serve.

We are certainly thankful to have The Markets in the area.

Thank you for 50 years of great service to the Miss-Lou, Supermarket Opertaions Inc.

We look forward to another great 50 years of service to come.