Renikka Owen, Millbrooke Elementary School’s interim principal since April, has been selected to fill the position permanently, the school district announced Monday.
Owen, who was the assistant principal before becoming interim, has worked in the school system for 12 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Western Kentucky University and master’s degrees at WKU and Murray State University, district spokesman John Rittenhouse said in a news release.
Owen’s husband, Will Owen, is director of Hopkinsville Middle School’s Family Resource and Youth Services Center. They have two children — Jordan, 10, and Daijha, 15.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
