Teacher Appreciation reception, Presented by Badders Law Firm and hosted by the Shelby County Chamber was held on Wednesday, May 3 at the Windham Civic Center in Center at 4:30 p.m. The reception is held annually to salute and recognize the dedicated administrations and teaching staff of all the Shelby County school districts. The Chamber of Commerce Education committee presented each school campus Teacher of the Year with a Certificate of Recognition and announced the Shelby County Teacher of the Year for Elementary and Secondary schools. This is a time when gratitude and appreciation is expressed to the educators throughout the county. Congratulations to all the Campus winners!! The Elementary Teacher of the Year is Alisha Murray, a teacher at Center Elementary School. The Secondary Teacher of the Year Joanna Huckabee, a teacher at Tenaha High School. Congratulations to these outstanding Educators! Thank you to all the table sponsors and businesses who donated gifts for door prizes!

Thank you to the following Sponsors and Businesses who Donated Door Prizes and/0r Gift for the Teacher Goody bags for the 2023 Annual Teacher Appreciation. Presenting Sponsor: Badders Law Firm Gold Sponsors: Farmers State Bank and Shelby Savings Bank Silver Sponsors: H&R Block, McWilliams & Son and Ray Jones Chevrolet Table Sponsors: American State Bank, Century 21 Action Team, Holiday Nursing and Rehabilitation, Mathews Realty, O’Reilly Group/McDonalds, Panola College, Town & Country Real Estate and Windham Family Dental Spotlight Tables: A Pineywoods HHC, Blake Furniture, Impressions Advertising, Shelby Insurance Agency and The Neon Horizon 936 Fitness Ace Hardware All Hours Fitness American State Bank Badders Law Firm Blake Furniture Center Floral Center Health & Harmony Century 21 Action Team Realtors Citizen’s Bank Dairy Queen deb’s Boutique Diamond B Coffee Farmers State Bank Focused Care of Center Hello Beautiful Boutique Ivan Smith Furniture Light & Champion Lily Farm Mathews Realty Mooney’s Emporium O’Reilly Group/McDonalds Panola College – Shelby Regional Training Center Rio Theater Sugar Rush Artisan Bakery Toledo Automotive Town & Country Real Estate T&R Steaks & More Watson Florist Whataburger White Cottage Mercantile