Rural Broadband – Electric Cooperatives Given the Power to Move Rural Areas Out of the Digital Dark
By Becky Gillette Mississippi recently adopted legislation that would allow electric cooperatives in the state, which have an estimated 1.8 million customers, to provide broadband internet services. The question now is how many co-ops will be willing or able to provide services to bring rural areas out of what has been called “the Digital Dark.” […]
Plein Air – Campbell McCool’s Traditional Neighborhood Development
By Aimee Robinette Mississippi is a fabled state, complete with artistic legend and lore blended with fact. Such a place exists in Taylor, a stone’s throw from Oxford. Within Taylor’s four square miles lies Plein Air. The property is aptly named Plein Air, a nod to the term of the same name used to describe […]
Broadband Needs
By Charles McClintock My brother and I farm in and around Holly Bluff in the South Delta. My dad farmed here before us. It’s a proud, family tradition that runs deep throughout Mississippi with many of us stubbornly sticking to our agricultural roots. Our state’s farmers produced $7.5 billion in commodities in 2017. I’ve witnessed […]
Business Spotlight – Stripe It Up
Young Entrepreneurs Bring A Much-Needed Service to the Delta By Angela Rogalski From pressure washing to striping parking lots, warehouses, or anything else that needs a distinctive designation of space, Stripe it Up LLC (www.facebook.com/StripingItUp) is making a name for itself in and around the Cleveland area. Three young men, Parker McNeer (20), Hunter Kovac […]
Scott Christensen, Administrator of DRMC – Moving the Hospital from Just Surviving to Thriving
By Becky Gillette • Photography by Kevin Willis It is no secret that it is a challenging environment today for healthcare. That is particularly true in economically challenged areas. Delta Regional Medical Center (DRMC), the largest hospital in the Mississippi Delta, provides about $25 million per year in free medical care. With just under 1,000 […]