TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) recognized two Tupelo leaders as shining examples of professional tourism throughout the region.
Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton was named the 2015 Governmental Friend of Tourism and Kylie Boring, director of marketing for the Tupelo Convention Visitors Bureau, received the 2015 Rising Star award at the STS Shining Example Awards banquet held on Wednesday.
Shelton’s nomination noted his efforts following the April 2014 tornado, Tupelo’s fifth All-America City honor, his dedication to tourism product development and creating new events and festivals.
Boring’s list of accomplishments included helping to develop Tupelo’s new brand identity and website, expanding and managing the marketing program of work for the bureau, serving as the state representative for the Public Relations Association of Mississippi and being a board member for the Sanctuary Hospice House Junior Auxiliary Committee.
Boring is the third Tupelo CVB staffer to be named the STS Rising Star over the years. Neal McCoy received the honor in 2009 and Jennie Bradford Curlee was named in 2014.
STS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and development of tourism throughout Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Arkansas.
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