Plaque from long-time bank returns

PAUL SIMS

A piece of local history once kept in a neighboring state made its way back home Tuesday.
Cole Mitchell, the son of late Peoples Bank President John H. Mitchell Jr. retrieved a plaque from the family home as it was being cleaned out about three years ago. He took the plaque – which once hung from the Lafayette Street side of the bank home to Memphis, Tenn., where it stayed until recently.
He moved here in 1960 and grew up in Starkville. His father served as a vice president in the bank for a few years before assuming its presidency in 1964.
The plaque was installed sometime that year.

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