The City of Tupelo will host its annual Thanksgiving Service at the Link Centre on November 20. The featured speaker will be Dr. Lindsay Brett. Dr. Brett is the new Director of Community Partnerships for the Lee County School District. She also oversees the grades 6-8 curriculum and is the Title IX Coordinator.
Dr. Brett has been in education for 22 years. Prior to this new position, she was at Plantersville Middle School for nine years, serving as assistant principal for two years and principal for seven years. The Parkway Elementary Voice Wave Choir and the Tupelo High School Madrigals will give musical performances. Other speakers include Tupelo Mayor Todd Jordan and Brady Davis of the Chickasaw Inkana Foundation.