Chris Blackwell

Chris Blackwell is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Blackwell’s Family Medicine.  He was born and raised here in Tylertown and graduated Valedictorian from Dexter High School in 2000.  Chris earned his Associate of Arts Degree from Southwest Mississippi Community College in 2004 and his Associate of Science in Nursing from Southwest Mississippi Community College in 2005.  He earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Mississippi in 2010 and his Master of Science (Family Nurse Practitioner) from Alcorn State University in 2012.  Chris is board certified in Family Medicine from the American Academy of Nurse Practictioners and became TeleEmergency Certified in 2018.  He is a Member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and is also a Member of the Mississippi Association of Nurse Practionioners.  Chris is married to Julie (Brown) Blackwell who owns the Prissy Peacock in Tylertown and has three children, Mason, Kyndal, and Karson.  Chris is an active Deacon of Tylertown Baptist Church.  He is the past President but still an active member of the Tylertown Chamber of Commerce and a past president of the Tylertown Rotary Club.  Chris was elected Walthall County Coroner in 2019 and took office in January 2020.