JACKSON, Tenn. — The community has come together to celebrate an athlete seeing major success.
Dalton McIntyre has been selected by the Atlanta Braves in the MLB draft.
The Jackson native attended the University of Southern Mississippi. McIntyre says it was always his dream to make it to the big leagues.
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And the teams and coaches throughout his life have helped get him to this point. Wednesday a celebration was held at Hub City Brewing for this big accomplishment.