ACKERMAN, Mississippi — A major player in Mississippi’s timber industry is investing resources and capital in Choctaw County. Southeastern Timber Products—an STP-TOLKO Partnership—held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday for an expansion at its facility in Ackerman. The $120 million expansion project included a new sawmill line, new dry kilns and storage facilities. This led to the creation of 40 new jobs. Gov. Tate Reeves attended Wednesday’s ceremony. “The great thing about these timber products businesses, they also buy a lot of timber from landowners…over 15 counties,” the governor explained. “So people all over north and north-central Mississippi are going to benefit from this capital investment made by Southeastern Timber Products. I couldn’t be more excited for the county, for the region and for our entire state.” Southeastern Timber manufactures southern yellow pine lumber, timber and decking products.