Desoto County News

Northwest 2024 Employee Retirement and Awards Ceremony

Photo: Northwest Mississippi Community College 2024 retirees who participated at the ceremony (from left) Ben Plummer, Tina Carrington, Connie Smith, Debra Nichols, Rita Taylor, Tenise Faulkner, Cathy Wilburn, Lisa Barber, Lee Cathey, and Gladys Wheatley. (Photo by Carly Fox)

Northwest Mississippi Community College celebrated their retirees and those receiving service awards on April 30 at the Haraway Center on the Senatobia Campus.

This year’s retirees included Cathy Wilburn who served 10 years, Ben Plummer who served 11 years, Lisa Barber and Lee Cathey, who each served 12 years, Tenise Faulkner who served 13 years, Connie Smith who served 14 years, Debra Nichols who served 18 years, Rita Taylor who served 20 years, Gladys Wheatley who served 24 years, and Tina Carrington who served 27 years.

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.