Karen Letson News Today

As we celebrate National Police Week, it's an opportunity to highlight those who protect and serve. Those officers on school campuses are protecting our most valuable asset, our children.

TUPELO • Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee County School District’s 2020-21 teacher and administrator of the year have persevered, continuing to provide quality education for the county’s students. Melissa Schaefer, a kindergarten and first grade special education teacher at Mooreville Elementary School, was named Teacher of the Year; Dr. Karen Letson, principal at Guntown Middle School, was named Administrator of the Year. Schaefer found her calling after working at the Harrisb...