McComb School District Public Relations Director, Monique Gilmore has been named the president of the Mississippi School Public Relations Association.  She will serve for the 2009 – 2010 school year.  

Gilmore is a native of Cincinnati, OH and a 15 year Army Veteran.  She has a Bachelor of Arts degree and has been employed with the McComb School District for 7 years.  She is the former director of the McComb School District’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program which earned national recognition for collaborations with community partners.

By Monique Gilmore, MSD Public Relations Director

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Congratulations to Coach Hilton Harrell!  Coach Harrell will be inducted into the Southwest Mississippi Community College’s Sport Hall of Fame.  The induction ceremony is Saturday, October 10th at 12:30 pm. For more information or to order tickets, please contact Rhonda Gibson at 601-276-4809 or via rgibson@smcc.edu.  

In keeping with The Mississippi Tribune’s theme of “news from the community, about the community” one of the Mississippi Tribune publishers, Charles Ashley interviewed the Principal of Higgins Middle School, Kelli Little.

Ashley: Principal Little are you married and are there any kids?

Little: Yes, I’ve been married to Pat Little for 20 years and we have two (2) beautiful children. There is Lauren Little, who is in the 10th grade at McComb High and Jared Little, who is in the 5th grade here at Higgins Middle School.

Ashley: Tell our readers about yourself.

Little: I grew up in McComb, Pat and I both are graduates of McComb High and our children are following in our footsteps.

In keeping with The Mississippi Tribune’s theme of “news from the community, about the community”, one of the publishers of the Mississippi Tribune, Charles Ashley interviewed this week, from Otken Elementary School, the new Principal, Camita Nobles.

Ashley: Principal Nobles are you married and are there any kids?

Nobles: Yes, I’m married to a wonderful man, Mitchell Nobles. January 2010 will be 15 years. We have four (4) children, 3 boys and one (1) girl, ages 11 months, 5, 7, and 9. Two of my children attend Otken. Ashley: Tell our readers about yourself. Nobles: I grew up in McComb and attended Otken and McComb High.

South Pike High School was visited by motivational speaker Terry W. Johnson last semester. Johnson, a retired army officer is the CEO of “The Champion Within”.

His presentation, presented on November 5, 2009 was entitled: “Empowering Parents”.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 10, 1980 and retired from the military in June 2000 with 20 years of service.