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Farewell reception for Tupelo superintendent

Many gathered to say goodbye to Dr. Gearl Loden

Posted: Apr 20, 2018 12:41 AM

Updated: Apr 20, 2018 8:58 AM

Posted By: Madison Heil

TUPELO, Miss (WTVA) - The Tupelo Public School District held a farewell reception for Superintendent Dr. Gearl Loden.

Loden has been with the district for six years and will be moving to Missouri this summer to become the superintendent of Nixa Public Schools.

School district employees, community members, friends and family all gathered at the Hancock Leadership Center Thursday to say their farewells and express their gratitude.

"Dr. Loden has accomplished great things during his time here, but we wish him well," said Board President Eddie Prather.

Loden says he his thankful for his time in Tupelo and looks forward to continuing helping children and developing educators in Missouri.

The new superintendent for Tupelo is expected to be announced on Monday.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 294091

Reported Deaths: 6669

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	19626	230
Hinds	18745	386
Harrison	16618	278
Rankin	12662	264
Jackson	12509	224
Lee	9679	160
Madison	9432	199
Jones	7928	146
Forrest	7184	136
Lauderdale	6813	226
Lowndes	6017	137
Lamar	5868	80
Lafayette	5721	113
Washington	5205	130
Bolivar	4604	122
Oktibbeha	4406	93
Panola	4288	93
Pearl River	4144	129
Warren	4124	113
Pontotoc	4084	69
Marshall	4018	92
Monroe	3982	126
Union	3949	74
Neshoba	3782	168
Lincoln	3508	100
Hancock	3438	74
Leflore	3367	118
Sunflower	3176	86
Tate	3017	74
Pike	2997	95
Scott	2931	70
Alcorn	2912	61
Itawamba	2893	74
Yazoo	2879	62
Coahoma	2773	67
Tippah	2767	65
Copiah	2763	57
Simpson	2738	78
Prentiss	2695	58
Leake	2522	71
Wayne	2522	41
Marion	2519	78
Covington	2484	78
Grenada	2466	77
Adams	2338	77
George	2312	45
Newton	2275	52
Winston	2214	75
Jasper	2129	45
Tishomingo	2119	65
Attala	2062	69
Chickasaw	2009	51
Holmes	1817	70
Clay	1785	50
Stone	1719	29
Tallahatchie	1704	39
Clarke	1691	71
Calhoun	1575	28
Smith	1525	31
Yalobusha	1437	37
Greene	1274	33
Walthall	1236	40
Noxubee	1228	29
Montgomery	1218	38
Perry	1215	34
Lawrence	1196	21
Carroll	1181	24
Amite	1112	32
Webster	1102	30
Jefferson Davis	1015	31
Tunica	989	23
Claiborne	981	29
Benton	933	24
Humphreys	925	27
Kemper	897	23
Quitman	771	14
Franklin	759	19
Choctaw	695	16
Wilkinson	623	26
Jefferson	620	27
Sharkey	488	17
Issaquena	167	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 492683

Reported Deaths: 9930

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	70906	1374
Mobile	36044	725
Madison	32355	455
Tuscaloosa	24093	410
Montgomery	22536	501
Shelby	21892	215
Baldwin	19714	283
Lee	14950	153
Morgan	13641	251
Calhoun	13232	286
Etowah	13163	319
Marshall	11250	209
Houston	10073	261
Elmore	9371	185
Limestone	9353	134
Cullman	8891	181
St. Clair	8813	223
Lauderdale	8594	211
DeKalb	8441	175
Talladega	7511	163
Walker	6514	255
Jackson	6487	102
Autauga	6248	91
Blount	6095	127
Colbert	6000	118
Coffee	5238	102
Dale	4637	107
Russell	4039	30
Franklin	3989	77
Covington	3953	106
Chilton	3868	100
Escambia	3772	72
Tallapoosa	3581	142
Clarke	3436	50
Chambers	3406	110
Dallas	3401	141
Pike	2932	72
Lawrence	2826	84
Marion	2816	95
Winston	2465	67
Bibb	2449	60
Geneva	2390	70
Marengo	2353	55
Pickens	2244	54
Barbour	2113	51
Hale	2094	68
Fayette	2002	56
Butler	1956	66
Henry	1822	41
Cherokee	1768	38
Monroe	1661	39
Randolph	1636	40
Washington	1564	35
Crenshaw	1443	54
Clay	1438	54
Macon	1417	43
Cleburne	1373	39
Lamar	1325	33
Lowndes	1308	51
Wilcox	1216	25
Bullock	1167	36
Conecuh	1067	24
Perry	1055	27
Sumter	983	31
Coosa	888	23
Greene	875	32
Choctaw	550	23
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0