Contestants crowned during local pageant at Vicksburg High
Published 7:48 pm Thursday, October 18, 2018
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Left to right, Miss Pride of the South Charity Lockridge from Vicksburg, Miss Vicksburg Alexis Murrell from Vicksburg, Miss Mississippi Asya Branch and Miss Red Carpet City Kaci Bryant from Taylorsville.
Left to right, Miss Red Carpet City’s Outstanding Teen Mia Parker from Grenada, Miss Pride of the South’s Outstanding Teen Abby Beissel from Grenada, Miss Mississippi Asya Branch and Miss Vicksburg’s Outstanding Teen Mattie Grace Morris from Brandon.
Miss Delta Blues’ Outstanding Teen Haley Jones from Shannon, left, and Miss Delta Blues Emily O’Rear from Oneonta, Alabama.
Miss North Central Mississippi Peyton Pierce from Vicksburg, left, and Miss North Central Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen Abby Williams from Grenada.
On Saturday, Oct. 13, local pageants were held at Vicksburg High School and 10 young women were crowned.
Five of the young women advanced to compete in the Miss Mississippi Outstanding Teen Pageant and five advanced to compete in the Miss Mississippi Pageant.
Those crowned include three locals, Alexis Murrell, who was crowned Miss Vicksburg, Peyton Pierce, crowned Miss North Central Mississippi and Charity Lockridge, crowned Miss Pride of the South.
About Terri Cowart Frazier
Terri Frazier was born in Cleveland. Shortly afterward, the family moved to Vicksburg. She is a part-time reporter at The Vicksburg Post and is the editor of the Vicksburg Living Magazine, which has been awarded First Place by the Mississippi Press Association. She has also been the recipient of a First Place award in the MPA’s Better Newspaper Contest’s editorial division for the “Best Feature Story.”
Terri graduated from Warren Central High School and Mississippi State University where she received a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis in public relations.
Prior to coming to work at The Post a little more than 10 years ago, she did some freelancing at the Jackson Free Press. But for most of her life, she enjoyed being a full-time stay at home mom.
Terri is a member of the Crawford Street United Methodist Church. She is a lifetime member of the Vicksburg Junior Auxiliary and is a past member of the Sampler Antique Club and Town and Country Garden Club. She is married to Dr. Walter Frazier.
“From staying informed with local governmental issues to hearing the stories of its people, a hometown newspaper is vital to a community. I have felt privileged to be part of a dedicated team at The Post throughout my tenure and hope that with theirs and with local support, I will be able to continue to grow and hone in on my skills as I help share the stories in Vicksburg. When asked what I like most about my job, my answer is always ‘the people.’
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