Vicksburg Is On Its Way
Plans for growth on the horizon By Greta Sharp Photography by Roy Meeks “In the next five years, you won’t know this city,” pledges Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. “It’s where you’ll want to retire; it’s where you’ll want to take a vacation; it’s where you’ll go to conferences. You’ll see a community that […]
Southern Delta Outfitters
Slater’s Jigs, same service, but with a new name By Mark H. Stowers For decades, folks around the Delta knew where to buy a jig that would catch fish. You headed to Slater’s Jigs in Indianola or you went online and ordered the latest guaranteed fish catcher. Fishermen and hunters alike crowded the store for […]
Todd Donald
Welding together education at the Capps Center By Mark H. Stowers Photography by Roy Meeks As a farm boy following his father, Todd Donald learned the ways of the farm—getting up early and working hard. When his dad’s career turned toward welding, the same regiment applied. Donald took those lessons and years of welding […]
Thinking About Health
By Trudy Lieberman The fight in California over a ballot initiative that would begin to control the price of pharmaceuticals paid by state programs shows how difficult it is to “do something” about the high price of prescription drugs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. drug spending rose 7 percent this year—the biggest […]
Sen. Lydia Chassaniol
Cooking up good things for tourism statewide By Becky Gillette Photography by Johnny Jennings Sen. Lydia Graves Chassaniol won the first real political race she entered when she ran for the Mississippi Senate in 2007 after the death of Sen. Robert G. “Bunky” Huggins. Tapping young Republicans to help her campaign, the educator who had […]
Protecting Land
By Delbert Hosemann Our public and private lands are one of our most valuable assets. They provide revenue for our public schools, income for Mississippi families and businesses, and a place for our wildlife to thrive. However, much of those lands have been damaged over the years by artificial flooding of the Mississippi River. My […]
Delta Area Insurance
Agents work through regulations and technology to keep clients protected and happy By Mark H. Stowers The need for insurance for business and home is crucial. While no one or nothing is ever going to be perfect, the dents, dings and disasters in life just keep coming. Delta area insurance agencies work to be […]
On The Horizon
Two new hotel developments will bring luxury and fun to Cleveland By Angela Rogalski Photography by Holly Tharp Two new destination hotels will be opening up in Cleveland over the next few years and will add a heightened level of luxury accommodations to the city, and some entertaining fun and fitness components. Luke Chamblee, President […]
DSU Enrollment on the Rise
University boasts four percent increase Special to Delta Business Journal Photography by Rory Doyle The unofficial numbers, as of Sept. 8, were 2,763 undergraduate students and 824 graduate students, for a total enrollment of 3,587. This is an approximate four percent increase over the previous year’s enrollment. The increase is due in part to institutional […]
Kirk Graves
State Bank & Trust started in Rosedale in 1898 and is now a $1-billion institution By Becky Gillette Photography by Greg Campbell The Valley Bank, which is now State Bank & Trust Company, had modest beginnings in Rosedale in 1898. By 1985, it had grown to only $13 million in total assets. When Stewart […]