10/13/2026
PRESS RELEASE: The 2026 Ms. Senior Marshall County Pageant was held Saturday, October 10 at The Whole Backstage Theatre in Guntersville and here are the results.
The Ms. Senior Marshall County Queen (ages 60-69) is Tammy Harbin – Ms. Senior Grant and the Ms. Super Senior Marshall County Queen (ages 70 & above) is Teresa Bain – Ms. Super Senior Grant. First Runners Up are Sally Blalock – Ms. Senior Hoover and Debi Light – Ms. Super Senior Arab. Sally also won Ms. Congeniality, voted on by her peers.
Special awards were presented in the following categories: to Debi Light for most sponsors total value, and most sponsorship monetary total went to Sharon Terrell – Ms. Senior Hazel Green. Sharon also worked hard to win most tickets sold and People’s Choice, which is a collection that the pageant raises and presents to Meals on Wheels. Jeanne Wonders – Ms. Senior Arab won most photogenic.
Tammy Leak Harbin has been married 38 years to the love of her life Tommy and they live in Grant. She has a 30-year career as a Retirement & Benefits Administrator and spent 10 years at Rocketdyne. She has a bonus son Matthew who served in the U.S. Navy and her grandchildren, Wyatt and Riley both served in the U.S. Marines. Some of her community involvement includes the Madison County Special Olympics, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and organizing local social & sporting events. She loves to travel and is a classically trained pianist, accomplished singer and Miss Madison County, 1979.
Teresa Bain has had a long career devoted to education, faith and service. She obtained her B.S. and M.S. degrees from Jacksonville State University and was a teacher in Boaz and at DAR in Grant. She was a Children’s Minister at Calvary Baptist Church in Scottsboro and Secretary at Southside Baptist Church. Mrs. Bain is married to her high school sweetheart Fred. They are celebrating 53 years together and they have two children, Jodie and Lee, along with three granddaughters and one grandson. She is an avid crafter, Bible teacher and proud member of the Grant Senior Center. This was her very first pageant!
The Ms. Senior Marshall County Pageant would like to thank the over 80 business sponsors and high volume of online contributors (at www.msmcpageant.com) to the People’s Choice collection and will be making a donation to the Marshall County Council on Aging – Meals on Wheels program on their behalf.
Tim Hays was the MC for the afternoon, Celeste Hallenbeck was the featured singer with dance performances by Natalie Harber and Mikella Anderson. Janet Whitmore Ms. Senior Marshall County 2025-26 was there to give away the crown and assistant director Melissa Shoemake presented the awards. Sadly, Ms. Super Senior Marshall County 2025-26 Judy Batson could not attend and sorely missed.
First picture is Jeanne Wonders, Sharon Terrell, Teresa Bain, Tammy Harbin, Janet Whitmore, Sally Blalock and Debi Light.
