Chancellor Richard Receives Justice Award
The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project honored Chancellor Bennie Richard of Greenville with the 2024 Beacon of Justice Award during a ceremony on Dec. 10 in Jackson. Judge Richard was recognized for his work providing access to the court through quarterly family law clinics for low-income people. “The Beacon of Justice Award began in 2014 with […]
Entergy Recognized as Top Utility By Site Selection Magazine
For the seventeenth year in a row, Site Selection magazine has recognized Entergy Corporation as a top utility for driving economic growth in the communities we serve. The company’s four-state service area of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas includes some of the largest and most energy-intensive industries in the United States. In 2023, Entergy Mississippi […]
Mississippi House Speaker White Visits Bolivar County
Mississippi House of Representatives Speaker Jason White, visited Bolivar County on December 4. His visit was highlighted by a talk given to a joint meeting of Cleveland’s Rotary, Exchange and Lions Clubs at the Cleveland Country Club. White, a Kosciusko native in his second term as 62nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, brought along […]
IRS Call Center Now Open in Downtown Clarksdale
On November 21, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held signaling the opening of an IRS Call Center located in downtown Clarksdale. The new Call Center is a part of the agency’s “Lifting Communities Up” (LCU) initiative created in 2022 to generate a more diverse workforce, provide long-term federal employment opportunities, and economic growth in communities […]
Jones Named Tenth President of MS Delta Community College
The Mississippi Delta Community College Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Dr. Steven J. Jones as the tenth President of the College, which was effective January 1. Jones currently serves as Vice President of Administrative and Student Services at the College. He succeeds Dr. Tyrone Jackson, who retired this year after serving as […]
Delta Compass Receives Development Grant
Delta Compass’ CEO, Justin Archer Burch, has announced that it has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to support its groundbreaking initiatives in advancing economic recruitment in the Mississippi and Arkansas Delta. This funding will be instrumental in fostering economic inclusion and driving long-term growth in these underserved regions. The grant […]
Senator Wicker Announces Beth Spivey Chief of Staff
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., recently announced that his long-time Chief of Staff, Michelle Barlow Richardson, will leave government service to accept a new opportunity in the private sector. Richardson first joined Wicker’s staff in 1997 as a Legislative Correspondent and then Executive Assistant. After a two-year stint with the Mississippi State University Foundation, she […]
$1 Million Has Been Returned to Mississippians
Treasurer David McRae has announced that roughly 4,000 Mississippians will be receiving checks from the State Treasury’s Unclaimed Money Division, and those who receive them are encouraged to cash them. More than $1 million is expected to be distributed. The checks are the result of a pro-active data match the State Treasury undertook to return […]
Reeves and McDaniel Named to MAMA Hall of Fame
The Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA) recently inducted Governor Tate Reeves and Barbara McDaniel, retired Toyota Manager of External Affairs, into the MAMA Hall of Fame at their 2024 Recognition Dinner which was held on November 6. The MAMA Hall of Fame was launched in 2019, to honor individuals that have been crucial to the […]
NMRMC Receives Generous and Substantial Donation
At the Global Heart Network conference held at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on November 4, representatives of the US based Divine Will Foundation, a 501(3) corporation, and Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, an acute care hospital located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding that memorialized a gift of $1 million from […]