About 14 miles north of Blue Springs, Mississippi, the community of Alpine sits tucked in between New Albany and Baldwyn. That's where Melissa Rakestraw grew up. Friends and family call her Missy. But everyone else knows her as Mama Justice.
In 20 years on the bench, Circuit Judge Jim Kitchens has presided over more than 300 jury trials ranging from bad checks to capital murder cases where the death penalty is in play.
It is the list that shows who is on the go and which businesses are really growing. The Inc. 5000 is an annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
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