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Vance Witt retires as BNA Bank board chairman after 58 years

Vance Witt is retiring as chairman of the board at BNA Bank after 58 years with the bank. The announcement described Witt as a leader, mentor and friend to BNA Bank and the Northeast Mississippi community.

A retirement celebration honoring Witt and his career is planned for Friday, September 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Magnolia Civic Center.

Source: Union County Heritage Museum.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."