Scott Petroleum Corporation
Providing a Variety of Products to Multi-State Area Whether it’s for agriculture, aviation, commercial, or the needs of every day people, Scott Petroleum Corporation sells oil and gas products in Mississippi, Arkansas, and northern Louisiana. What started solely as a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor ninety years ago under the company name Scott Butane, today […]
Regions Bank Receives Gallup 2025 Exceptional Workplace Award
Regions Bank has announced it received the 2025 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for employee engagement. This award recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world. This is the 11th year Regions has been recognized by Gallup. “The engagement of our associates is foundational to our company’s success,” says Dave Keenan, Regions Chief Administrative […]
Planters Holding Company Partners With BSJ Inc.
Indianola based Planters Holding Company, the holding company of Planters Bank & Trust Company, together “Planters,” and Saint Joseph, Louisiana based BSJ Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of Cross Keys Bank, together “Cross Keys,” recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Cross Keys will merge with Planters. Cross Keys Bank, a community bank headquartered in Saint Joseph, Louisiana, […]
Johnson Elected as NCC Chairman for 2025
Patrick Johnson, a Tunica producer, who previously served as National Cotton Council (NCC) vice chairman, was elected NCC chairman for 2025 during the organization’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. Nathan Reed, a producer from Marianna, Ark., will serve as NCC vice chairman for 2025. Johnson is a NCC Cotton Leadership Program graduate and past participant […]
Wicker Introduces Bill to Support Fisheries
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has introduced the Mississippi River Basin Fisheries Commission Act, a bill designed to enhance fisheries management and environmental quality throughout the Mississippi River Basin. The legislation would establish a federally funded commission to combat the spread of invasive Asian carp and strengthen conservation efforts. The commission would receive federal funding […]
Hyde-Smith Leads Efforts to Improve Water Quality
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) was the lead Republican on legislation recently introduced to improve the ability of rural water and wastewater systems to prepare for and respond to natural disasters or other extreme weather events. Hyde-Smith and U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced the Rural Water System Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act, which […]
Coahoma County Railway Seeks Revitalization
Benefits of Action Would Be Plentiful and Immediate Apublicly-owned rail line that totals nearly seventy miles of mainline track is still in operation today in Coahoma County—but efforts are currently being made to revitalize the track and, in the process, revitalize the economy of the north Delta and beyond. The historic leg of the […]
Britt Herrin Believes in Being “Delta Strong”
Economic Developer Brings Lifetime of Skill to Position Britt Herrin began a new role in June of last year as Delta Council’s Director of Economic Development, and Director of Delta Strong, an offshoot of the Leland-based organization. But Herrin is certainly not new to the Delta nor to his lifelong career in economic development. […]
Transfer-on-Death Deeds
Little Known Way to Avoid Time and Costs Associated with Probate With the current exemption on federal inheritance taxes at more than $13 million, there are very few people in the Mississippi Delta with enough wealth that they need to make provisions to help their heirs avoid inheritance taxes. But people of both modest […]
A Call to Action: The Delta Needs Support from the Top
Here in the Mississippi Delta, we are blessed beyond measure when it comes to our rich cultural heritage and historical significance, yet we remain mired in paradox when compared to the rest of modern America. Despite our contributions to music, literature, and civil rights history, we face crippling economic and infrastructure challenges that render our […]