Experience

Yazoo Valley Electric
• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Communications Specialist

  • Aug 2021 - Present


The Yazoo Herald

• Editor and publisher

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2021

  Manage all newspaper operations, write news articles, columns and editorials, layout and design pages for newspaper and magazines, take photos and edit copy.

• Managing Editor

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2011

  Managed the newsroom for a twice-weekly newspaper and produced content for eight annual magazine publications. Wrote news articles, editorials and columns, designed pages and edited copy.



The Bolivar Commercial

• Managing Editor

  • 2005 - 2006

  Managed newsroom of a daily newspaper. Wrote editorials, edited copy and produced news coverage as needed.

• Sports Editor

  • 2003 - 2005

  Produced the sports section for the daily newspaper. Coverage area included 11 high schools, a university and two community colleges. Created a weekly outdoors page. Wrote games stories, features and columns and took photos.

• Staff Writer

  • 2001 - 2003

  Covered news stories as assigned by the managing editor, including features and hard news. Covered municipal government for the cities of Shelby, Shaw, Drew and Mound Bayou, police beats and other duties. Also covered high school football on Friday nights for the sports editor and produced the weekly business page.