In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded several rural telephone companies in Mississippi, including Delta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin Telephone Company in Meadville. From these rural carriers, sons Wade H. Creekmore, Jr. and Jimmy Creekmore established Cellular South, one of the first wireless networks in the nation. Launched on February 4, 1988, the company was renamed CSpire in 2011. This former service station served as the first office of the Franklin Telephone Company.