[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E866]
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                       HONORING DARNIKA MAYFIELD

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable community servant Darnika Mayfield. Darnika has shown what 
can be done through hard work, setting goals, and aiming high.
  On March 6, 2018, Darnika Mayfield made history as the first female 
from Warren County to graduate from the Mississippi Highway Patrol 
Training Academy. A former Warren County sheriff's deputy who was the 
Sheriff's Deputy of the year in 2017.
  A native of Tchula, Mayfield moved to Hollandale and then Vicksburg, 
where she has lived for the past 23 years. She worked as a school bus 
monitor and teacher assistant in the GED program at the Vicksburg 
Warren School District's Alternative School before joining the 
sheriff's office, where she started working in the county jail. She 
worked in the courthouse for three years before deciding to join the 
Highway Patrol and attend the MHP Academy in Pearl.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Darnika 
Mayfield for her dedication to serving her community and desire to 
strive for success.

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