Shuqualak Lumber Company, INC

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This week's Forestry Career Friday featured job is heavy equipment operator. As a heavy equipment operator in the forest products industry, you'll be responsible for operating various machines such as stationary cranes, forklifts, dozers, and loaders in sawmills and other forest product facilities. Learn more at https://forestryworks.com/careers/manufacturing/heavy-equipment-operator

MLMA is hosting a Like, Share, Tag and Follow Campaign. The campaign will run from April 12-April 26. You will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $250 gift card to BR Prime Restaurant located inside the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. You will receive one entry for each of the actions taken below.
1. Tag MLMA in a post highlighting your membership
2. Like at least one MLMA post
3. Follow all MLMA social media pages (FB, IG & LinkedIn)
4. Share at least one MLMA post.
The winner will be announced on April 29, 2024.

Shuqualak Lumber hosted second-year architecture students from Mississippi State University last Thursday. We proudly offer this tour annually and thank our foresters, Russell Adams and Haden Patterson, for leading the tours.

Shuqualak Lumber is looking to hire an experienced forklift driver. Applications are accepted at 86 College Street Shuqualak, MS, or by email at [email protected]. Call Jessica for questions at 662-793-0094

Happy Birthday and retirement to Mr. Jimmy Cunningham. We appreciate your 25 years of service at Shuqualak Lumber Sawmill division.
This milestone marks not only another year of life but also the beginning of a new chapter for you – retirement. We hope this transition brings you endless joy, relaxation, and fulfillment.

Shuqualak Lumber is grateful to Mr. James Williams for his exceptional dedication and commitment while working at our sawmill division for the past 40 years. It is truly remarkable that you have chosen to retire on the same day you were hired, and we cannot help but be impressed by your unwavering loyalty.

Shuqualak Lumber honored several retirees at our annual Christmas lunch. Thanks to Christopher Mayberry for serving a great lunch!
Charles Hill 48 years
Curtis Little 47 years
Richard Dooley 38 years
Lisa Hunter 35 years
Robert Hunter 40 years
George Griffin 32 years
Walter Woods 47 years
Otis Rush 26 years with Southern Trucking
Jimmie Robinson 11 years
Johnny Woods 35 years

Today is the last day of ! We have a few more “Faces of Forestry” for you including Larry Matheny of Shuqualak Lumber Company, INC. As you go throughout your day, pay attention to the many forest products you use. You have those thanks to forestry workers like Larry!

Patrick Harris of Shuqualak Lumber Company, INC is our next “Faces of Forestry” spotlight. Mill workers like Patrick keep operations running smoothly, ensuring you have the products you need and want.

Albert Harris is our next feature for “Faces of Forestry.” After 32 years, Albert recently retired from Shuqualak Lumber. Long-time employees and multiple generations from one family working together in a mill are common in the forest products industry. The industry provides jobs individuals can be proud to have, and in turn, these individuals are hardworking, dedicated employees.

Gov. Tate Reeves has proclaimed October 15-21, 2023, as Mississippi Forest Products Week! Be watching for featured posts across all of our social media platforms this week as we highlight Mississippi's forest products industry, as well as the "Faces of Forestry" in our state! Learn more at msforestry.net/ForestProductsWeek.

Shuqualak Lumber would like to take this opportunity on logger appreciation day to thank our log suppliers for their business. We look forward to a long working relationship with each and every one of you and would like to thank you all! Mississippi Loggers Association, Inc.

Shuqualak Lumber is accepting applications for an experienced forklift driver.

Noxubee Medical Complex is hosting our Spring Community Health Fair tomorrow June 9th at the walking track 10am-1pm.

Free lunch, giveaways, and information about services available to help you be your healthiest self.

Shuqualak Lumber received the Industry of the Year award from Noxubee Alliance.

A wonderful evening for another annual awards banquet. More pictures will be posted tomorrow. Thank you everyone who came out and supported our award winners.

https://www.cockrellfuneralhome.com/obituary/nowell-flake

Obituary for Nowell Flake at Cockrell Funeral Home Nowell Flake, 76, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at UMMC in Jackson, MS. A funeral service is planned for Monday, March 27, 2023 at Butler Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS at 230 p.m. Interment will be in the Butler Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 1230 until

The Planermill Division has two job openings for general laborers. Applications are accepted at the Sawmill or Planermill location.

On Monday evening, December 26th, at approximately 10:30, a fire was discovered in one of the dry kilns at the Planer Mill Division of Shuqualak Lumber. Fire departments from Shuqualak and Macon were on the scene quickly to bring the fire under control. The Company is working this morning to determine the extent of the damage to this kiln and to the adjacent kiln with which a common wall was shared. We are grateful to the Shuqualak Fire Department, the Macon Fire Department, Noxubee County Fire/First Responder - Public, and firemen from our surrounding communities, 4-County Electric Power Association, and to our employees who arrived on scene last night to provide assistance in fighting this fire.

Good Luck to Noxubee County High School in the Championship game tomorrow!

Thad Cochran Agricultural Leadership Program (TCALP) recently toured our sawmill division.

If interested in the program, please check out the link below.
https://extension.msstate.edu/tcalp

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Shuqualak Lumber Co. provided catfish plates to the employees at the Noxubee Medical Complex More than 100 workers filled up their plates at lunch for the appreciation meal.For Shuqualak Lumber it's a small gesture to those who give back every day.

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