WHEF’s Get2College Program Launches Mobile Center Resource
The Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF) and its Get2College program recently held a ribbon cutting for a new Get2College Mobile Center, a first-of-its-kind resource designed to bring free college and career planning services directly to students and families across Mississippi. Hosted in partnership with the City of Greenville and Mayor Errick D. Simmons at the […]
SafTCart in Clarksdale
Continuing to grow, adding new product lines and increasing sales SafTCart, a major anchor of the economy in Clarksdale, started as the metal fabrication department of Walker Welders, a mom-and-pop business with Jimmy Walker, Sr. and his wife, Helen, driving down country roads selling welding equipment to farmers. Walker said he was peddling oxygen and […]
Harvest Update
Spring weather created issues and current commodity prices raise concerns Delta farmers had a positive spring beginning with great weather and plenty of planting time, but then the rains came and kept coming. This caused many farmers to replant some acreage, lose some acreage and cause wildly different yields across the board. Farmers across the […]
Invasive Cotton Pest
Recently confirmed in five Mississippi counties Specialists with the Mississippi State University Extension Service are monitoring the spread of a newly detected invasive pest in the state that has the potential to severely impact future cotton yields. The two-spotted leafhopper, also known as the cotton jassid, was first found in a Hinds County cotton field […]
“Empty Bowls” Fundraiser Will Benefit Food Pantries In Delta
“Empty Bowls” is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. The 7th Annual Extra Table Empty Bowls fundraiser will be held at Delta Arts Alliance in Cleveland on October 23rd. Ticketed patrons receive a delicious meal of soup, bread, dessert and a drink. Patrons also take home a one-of-a-kind handcrafted bowl as a reminder of […]
MEC Partners With Children’s Foundation of Mississippi
The Children’s Foundation of Mississippi and the Mississippi Economic Council have launched a new online dashboard that maps childcare shortages straining Mississippi families and employers. This new online portal, developed with Elucidata LLC, aims to give business leaders, parents and policymakers clearer insight into how childcare access affects Mississippi’s workforce. The dashboard is available at childrensfoundationms.org/cc-econ-dashboard and will be updated monthly. […]
C Spire Teams With the Amazon Company Eero
C Spire, a leading national advanced technology company dedicated to transforming how people and businesses connect, live and work, has launched C Spire Connect WiFi powered by eero, an Amazon company. C Spire Connect WiFi features tailored bundles, enabling customers to add state-of-the-art features to enhance home connectivity and security. By teaming up with eero, […]
MDCC Announces Enrollment Growth
Mississippi Delta Community College recently announced a four percent overall enrollment increase for Fall 2025, marking the institution’s highest reported preliminary headcount (2,134) and full-time equivalent (1,804) since 2019, prior to the pandemic. This enrollment milestone reflects broad growth across the college, including a fifty percent increase in Middle College enrollment, a twenty-four percent increase […]
Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Equal Campus Access Act
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith recently joined U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing legislation to ensure public colleges and universities cannot withhold recognition, access to facilities, or other benefits from religious student organizations. The Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 (S.2859) would ensure that religious student organizations will not face discrimination on college campuses. The […]
GRAMMY Gala to Honor Trombone Shorty
GRAMMY®-winner and multi-time GRAMMY-nominee, Trombone Shorty, will be the recipient of the seventh annual Crossroads of American Music Award at GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi’s 2025 Gala, which will take place at the museum on Oct. 30. “Trombone Shorty is one of the most celebrated musicians of this generation,” says Emily Havens, Executive Director of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi. “His […]