Heaton Pecans
Clarksdale Family Business Success Spreads Across Region By Becky Gillette • Photography by Aaron Davis There is nothing that says Southern Hospitality with food better than a gift box from Heaton Pecans in Clarksdale. The family operation that started forty years ago has now grown tremendously to offer pecan products through some of the largest online […]
Courtney Phillips
By Becky Gillette Growing up in Moorhead, one of nine children of the late Dr. A.M. Phillips and his wife Jaquie, Courtney Phillips, South Sunflower County Hospital CEO, had his sights set on becoming a farmer. But, Phillips was good with numbers, so his college advisors steered him towards accounting. “I always wanted to be […]
Candi Stone
Reporter and Anchor at WABG in Greenville By Faith Strong When Candi Stone started with WABG in Greenville ten years ago, she did weekend weather. But without management knowing anything about it, she began to shadow the weekend anchor and learned the news ropes the old fashioned way. Today she is a reporter/anchor and a […]
Sprout
Greenwood Boutique Offers a Great Selection for Babies, Toddlers and Tweens By Leanna Miller Sprout, Greenwood’s newest Childrens’ store, opened its doors this past March. Owner Mary Clyde King serves area families with classic, yet modern, children’s clothing from top boutique brands in a bright and inviting setting. After their grand opening, the children’s store […]
Cindy Tyler
Owner and Founder of The Mississippi Gift Company By Becky Gillette • Photography by Johnny Jennings When Cindy Tyler founded The Mississippi Gift Company in Greenwood thirty years ago, it was a very different retail market. Their niche was providing mail-ordered corporate gift baskets filled with Mississippi-made goodies. When The Mississippi Gift Company started out, […]
Lusco’s to Open in Taylor
Long-Time Greenwood Establishment to Begin New Chapter By Becky Gillette Lusco’s in Greenwood is one of the oldest restaurants in Mississippi continuously owned and operated by the same family. Lusco’s has been around in Greenwood for more than 100 years, starting out as a grocery store that served food in 1921 before moving to 722 […]
Fifty Years of Delta Ag Expo
Bringing Farmers, Specialists and Vendors Together By Mark H. Stowers In the early 1970s, the late Bolivar County Agricultural Extension Agent Leroy Thomas had an idea. He wanted to bring farmers and extension specialists along with ag vendors all under one roof for a couple of days. That idea became the Delta Ag Expo held […]
Danny Whalen
President and CEO of Cleveland State Bank By Becky Gillette • Photography by Holly Tharp Danny Whalen, president and CEO of Cleveland State Bank, is known as the consummate small-town banker. He not only knows banking regulations and operations inside and out, he knows many of his customers and their families, and they get VIP […]
Young Ideas
Serving the Delta for Fifty Years By Mark H. Stowers They both came from families with a long tradition of retail and customer service in the Delta. Each had decided that “working Saturdays” would be a thing of the past when they entered college to pursue degrees that wouldn’t have them on a sales floor. […]
Hickock-Waekon
Long-time Manufacturer of Diagnostic Equipment By mark h. stowers For the past 100 years, Greenwood-based Hickok Waekon has been in the business of developing and manufacturing tools for service technicians. The company’s main headquarters are located in Cleveland, Ohio, and since 1984 the company has been a leader in diagnostic tools for automotive and mid-size […]