John was born and grew up in Memphis. He graduated from Univ of Tennessee in 1978 with a degree in Business Marketing. He worked for 42 years in the commercial banking industry. He started Sycamore Bank in DeSoto County in 2003 and built 2 offices and hired 21 employees. He worked the last 11 years for BancorpSouth in Hernando and retired in October of 2021.

John is married to Vicki Curtis and they have 2 daughters. They moved to Southaven in 1987, and then to Hernando in 2006. He helped start and was the Treasurer for Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center in Southaven from 2012 to 2019. They are members of Hernando United Methodist Church.

In September of 2019, he became the Board President for Hernando Meals on Wheels.

I have been in the insurance industry for 9 years, starting out my career at State Farm. During my years as a sales agent, my knowledge of the business grew, but I always had a strong desire to give back. After I went into business for myself at Alfa Insurance in 2017, I was able to direct some of my attention to doing just that.

I started my blessing box shortly after opening my office. My husband built the box, we painted it, and put the phrase “Take what you need. Give what you can. Above all be blessed.” I never could have imagined the impact this little box would have, not only from people getting what they needed but from the hundreds of donations we have received to keep it stocked. It stays outside the office and it is open 24/7, so people don’t have to come in and ask for anything, and that lifts a burden of embarrassment that some people might have.

By having this blessing box, I have been able to see the best in people and it has humbled me more than words can say.

I also was a part of Meals on Wheels during 2019/2020.

Frank Pevey grew up on a family cattle and sheep farm in rural Clarksdale MS. He later served as a foreign missionary to Africa for several years and returned to the US when his wife was stricken with cancer.

He became a church administrator for Longview Point Baptist shortly after the church was formed in 2004 and still serves today. He is the only original staff member still at the church.

He lives in Hernando and has three grown children.

George Ready is a native of DeSoto County. He has served our community as a City Court Judge, a State Senator, and a Circuit Judge before he going back into private practice. His law office is in Hernando.