Counts joins Gazette staff

Counts joins Gazette staff
Mrs. Amber Counts has joined The Pittsburg Gazette Staff as a staff writer. She has extensive experience in news writing, features and page design.
Mrs. Counts, originally of Mount Pleasant, comes to the Gazette staff after serving two years as the Managing Editor of the Jefferson Jimplecute.
She said she has been in the newspaper industry for eight years, including beginning her journalism career at the Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune.
According to Mrs. Counts, a 1995 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School, she got a taste for news at MPHS.
“I got my first taste of writing in high school - thanks to a great teacher who saw potential in me,” Mrs. Counts said. “I learned the mechanics of news writing there and where I learned how to listen to someone and share their story – which is something I truly enjoy and value.”

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