Jones College

Misty Moore was a standout tennis player at JCJC in 1995-96.

Moore, a Northeast Jones High School graduate, was an MACJC/Region 23 champion in No. 1 doubles in 1995 and was a member of the first JCJC women’s team to go to nationals in Arizona.

As a sophomore, she was a state/region champion in No. 1 doubles and No. 3 singles. She was undefeated in doubles that year. She placed 21st and the team finished seventh in the national tournament, the highest finish ever for a Mississippi tennis team. She was named JCJC’s Most Valuable Player for women’s tennis in 1996.

Moore began working fulltime after leaving JCJC and has been actively involved in the community.

She was a four-year member of the Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief team. She is involved with Giggles – Girls in God Growing Loving Eating Sharing – and has invited girls in grades 4-6 into her home once a month for Bible studies and once a month for service projects in the community. Giggles adopts a family each year at Christmas.

She is a volunteer at the Dream Center in Ellisville, feeding over 40 youngsters on Tuesday nights with her family. She is a volunteer at Glory House with her family and Giggles.

Moore has been on a mission trip to England to share God’s love with members of the Jones County Baptist Association.
For two years at Journey Church in Laurel, she has worked at their Base Camp program during a week in the summer. They helped foster three girls in the past year. She has taught children at her church and taken them to church camps.

Moore has held Mother/Daughter Retreats at Adventure Lake and Father/Daughter Fishing events. 

Moore also serves at The Circle Church in Ellisville. That church and Giggles fed over 200 youngsters at Dubose Park. She has taken children to volunteer at the annual Jones County Heart Walk each year.

Her grandfather, O.E. Myers, taught at JCJC for several years.

She is married to her husband, Robby, and they have two children, Brooke Moore and Shai Moore.