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ABOUT DARREN MUSSELWHITE

CAREER

  • Mayor of Southaven; June 28, 2013 – Present
  • Insurance Agent; Musselwhite & Michel Insurance, LLC; November 14, 2017-Present
  • Insurance Agent; Shelter Insurance Companies; May 4, 1992-November 13, 2017
  • Minor League Baseball Player, Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants; June, 1989- April, 1992

EDUCATION

  • Ole Miss; BBA in Managerial Finance; December, 1989
  • Southaven High School Honor Graduate, 1985
  • Insurance Professional Designation; Life Underwriters Training Council Fellow; July, 1995
  • Certified Municipal Officer; Mississippi Municipal League; July, 2017

AFFILIATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Named Desoto Times-Tribune “Desoto’s Best Mayor”; 2018, 2019
  • Named Southaven Chamber of Commerce “Man of the Year”; 2017
  • Mid-South Mayors Council Executive Committee
  • Governor’s Council of Mayors; 2013-2015
  • Southaven Chamber of Commerce
  • Shelter Insurance Conference of Champions Hall of Fame
  • Desoto Marlins/Rays Youth Baseball Organization Director and Coach; 2009-2018
  • Southaven Broncos/ Steelers Youth Football Coach; 2008-2018
  • Ole Miss Alumni, M-Club, UMAA Foundation, and Ernie La Barge Bullpen Club
  • Mid-South Flag Football Association Player and Treasurer; 1991-2011
  • “Pass-It-On” Flag Football Passing Champion; Dallas, Texas; 1993
  • Drafted in 1989 MLB Draft
  • Ole Miss Baseball Player; 1986-1989; Named Most Valuable Pitcher in 1988; Named Freshman of the Year in 1987; Named SEC Pitcher of the Week on May 2, 1988
  • Named Mississippi’s Connie Mack Baseball Player of the Year; 1985
  • Southaven High School Football, Baseball, and Basketball Player; 1982-1985

PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HISTORY

  • Son of James and Diane Musselwhite
  • Married to Laurie Honeycutt Musselwhite for 23 years
  • Children Reid (20), Ryan (17), and Drew (15)
  • Christian Faith; Attends Life Fellowship Church in Southaven