Video: Longtime Lowndes County Public Servant Retiring

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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — Long time public servant Terry Thompson is retiring. A retirement celebration was held Thursday afternoon at the Lowndes County Administration Building.
Thompson has been the purchasing clerk for the county for several years. Before her time there, she worked at the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department and Columbus Police Department. Thompson hopes she has made an impact in the community she’s served the past three decades.

“I really love what I do,” said Thompson. “I hope I’ve provided great service to Lowndes County but also the citizens of Lowndes County also. I’m looking forward to closing this chapter and starting a new one in my life, and it’s been a pleasure to get to meet all the people this last thirty years.”

Thompson will officially retire March 31st, then start a new job at a private company in Columbus.