2018 Lauderdale County Spelling Bee

Meridian Community College hosted the annual Scripps National Lauderdale County Spelling Bee earlier this morning. Students from schools all across Lauderdale county competed in the challenging spell-off which left 4 spellers in the end battling for first place. Katie Brooke Smith of Clarkdale middle school took first place while Lauren Belk, Ross Joles, Emily Snodgrass, took 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place.