April 27, 2026 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Teacher Appreciation reception will be held Wednesday, May 6th 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. Each campus Teacher of the Year will be recognized by his or her Principal and receive a Certificate of Recognition. The Shelby County Teacher of the Year for Elementary and Secondary schools will also be announced.
This is a time when gratitude and appreciation is expressed to the educators throughout the county. The Teacher of the Year from the Shelby County School Campuses are:
F.L. Moffett Primary School – Diane Horsley
Center Elementary School – Kenneth Horsley
Center Middle School – Haley White
Center High School – Melissa Munoz
Center Roughrider Academy - Meredith Morris
Excelsior ISD – Caroline Cox
S.W. Carter Elementary – Jennifer Leach
Shelbyville Middle School – Deanna Metcalf
Shelbyville High School – Heather Pinkston
Tenaha Elementary School – Marcia Albert
Tenaha Middle/High School – Nicci Cooper
Timpson Elementary – Kambry Wallace
Timpson Middle School – Donna Sue Youngblood
Timpson High School – Lacey Gandy
Thank you to all our Sponsors and to all the businesses who donated gift items for helping us recognize our wonderful teachers, countywide, for all they do for our community and our students.
Presenting Sponsor is Badders Law Firm. Gold sponsors for the event are Farmers State Bank, HR Group and Shelby Savings Bank. Silver Sponsors are McWilliams Heating Cooling Plumbing and Ray Jones Chevrolet.
Host Table Sponsors are Action Team Realtors of Center, Aurora Concepts, BOM Bank, Doches Credit Union, Mathews Real Estate, Panola College – Shelby County, Raymond Motor Company, Tuxedo Springs and Windham Family Dental. Spotlight tables are Diamond B Coffee and Shelby Insurance Agency.
