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Cooper Creek Heights Apartments celebrated its 10th anniversary on May 29 with a Davie County Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony to learn more about the complex, and to meet  property manager, Jennifer Jackson.

Mocksville Mayor Will Marklin, Davie Commissioner Benita Finney, and Chamber board members Keith Beck and Michelle Younts spoke kind words and congratulated Jackson. Also, in attendance were several chamber board members, ambassadors, Cooper Creek Heights residents, as well as friends and family of Jackson.

Mocksville was chosen as the first location of multi-family housing in the North Carolina portfolio for Wilhoit Properties, and Cooper Creek Heights opened in 2014. Jackson, began working on March 10, 2014, and the first residents of Cooper Creek Heights began moving into their new homes on May 1.

Jackson is originally from Laurel Fork, Va. and earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, minor in biology, and a master’s in school and business administration.She is an educational specialist in curriculum and design with several certificates, including housing compliance manager of HOME Funds, tax credit, HUD, fair housing, and essentials of LITHC and NC notary.

Jackson is an educator at heart and a lifelong learner with a passion for helping others succeed.

“Cheers to 10 years Mocksville. I am so proud and honored to be part of the Mocksville, Davie County community,” she said. “I love our community and want to thank everyone for their continued support. I am really grateful for all the small businesses that have worked with us through the years, all areas of emergency and non-emergency services, Mayor Will Marklin, Davie County Chamber members, Davie County Chamber Board members/employees, Town of Mocksville, County Commissioners, Cooper Creek Residents past and present and the wonderful residents of Mocksville, a town time well spent.

“Cooper Creek and Mocksville have been the trailblazers for Wilhoit Properties in the state,” she said.

For more information on joining the Davie Chamber, call 336.751.3304, or visit www.daviechamber.com.

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