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Two Oktibbeha County graduates receive Mississippi Association of Supervisors scholarships

3377827 · May 14, 2025
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Summary

The Oktibbeha County Board presented certificates and $500 checks to Emma Hosper and Paradis Lawrence as recipients of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors County Employees Scholarship.

The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors on May 20 presented Mississippi Association of Supervisors County Employees Scholarships to two graduating high-school seniors.

County Administrator Carpenter introduced recipients and the board presented certificates and $500 checks to Emma Hosper and Paradis Lawrence. The certificates included signatures from the Mississippi Association of Supervisors executive director, Derek Sarette, and the president of the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors, Marvell Howard, according to the board’s prepared text.

Paradis Lawrence’s materials included a thank-you card noting she will attend Mississippi State University.

Why it matters: the scholarships are an annual program administered through the Mississippi Association of Supervisors and the county to help local graduating seniors attend a public university.

Provenance: scholarship presentations and photo opportunity recorded in the board’s awards portion of the agenda.