The Past week Keep Pearl River County Beautiful was invited to the Keep Mississippi Beautiful (KMB) annual Awards Luncheon. The City represented itself greatly at this event.

South Side Upper Elementary teacher Susan Barker Spiers was honored as the 2023 Educator of the Year at the Keep Mississippi Beautiful Annual Awards Luncheon. Spiers has been a teacher in the Picayune School District for 40 years. Spiers stated she was very proud of this award.

“I hope that I’ve instilled in my students a sense of responsibility to be a contributing member of society. And I think having them create something that tangible and something they can see and feel, something that’s attractive to put around town. Be proud of where they live.”

Students had recently painted two flower pots at the east Canal entrances and painted a garbage can at The Barking Lot, dog park.

Last, but not least, Keep Pearl River County Beautiful was recognized as a Circle of Excellence Award Winner.