Heather Harper Joins Staff at Memphis Democrat

Heather Harper has joined the staff of the Memphis Democrat. She will be covering area news and creating feature articles for future editions of the newspaper.

A Clark County native from Kahoka, Heather attended Clark County R-1 until her junior year when she moved to Quincy and completed her senior year.

Heather graduated a semester early and began college in January 2010. She finished school with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Language in 2014 and a MA in Liberal Arts and Sciences and a TESOL certificate in 2018.

“I started working at the Memphis Democrat on January 15, 2020 and I am looking forward to getting to better understand all the processes that goes into creating a paper,” she said.

Some of Heather’s interests and hobbies include watching documentaries, creative writing, research, playing Candy Crush and spending time with her family.