Delta Compass Awards $50,000 to MDCC to Expand Fiber Training
Delta Compass, based in Greenville, has awarded a $50,000 grant to Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) to expand its fiber optic training program, a critical step in preparing the skilled workforce needed to support rural broadband deployment across Washington County and the wider Delta region. This investment responds directly to a key workforce need identified […]
GRAMMY Museum® Announces New Exhibit Showcasing 80s Rock
GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi’s highly anticipated exhibit 80s Rock: The Wildest Decade in Music is now open in Cleveland. On Thursday, Sept. 25, the Museum celebrated the grand opening with an event featuring iconic special guests Dee Snider, Eddie “Fingers” Ojeda, and Jay Jay French of the rock band, Twisted Sister. They shared stories and insights about their […]
Delta Native Establishes Fund for Faulkner’s Rowan Oak
Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Bruce Levingston, who grew up in Cleveland, has made a substantial financial gift to establish a conservation and preservation fund dedicated to protecting and restoring Rowan Oak. In recognition of his generosity and commitment to preserving the historic home of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner, the university, which owns and maintains […]
MS Tourism Wins Southeast Tourism Society’s Shining Example Award
The Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA) has been honored with the Best Niche Marketing “Shining Example” Award from the Southeast Tourism Society (STS) at the 2025 Connections Conference in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The award recognizes excellence in marketing efforts. Mississippi Tourism received this distinction for its Heart of Hospitality Workforce Development campaign; a statewide initiative designed to elevate and celebrate the people who […]
Senatobia Hospital Announces New CEO
Highland Hills Medical Center is proud to announce the appointment of Jenny Miller, RN, BSN, MHA, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Miller steps into this role following her tenure as Interim CEO and Chief Nursing Officer, bringing with her a proven track record of strategic leadership and compassionate patient care. A graduate of Delta […]
C Spire Named to National Best Workplaces Listing for Second Consecutive Year
C Spire, a leading national advanced technology company, recently announced it is recognized as one of America’s Most Admired Workplaces 2026 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. This marks the second consecutive year C Spire has received the honor. Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group recognized companies that were evaluated using interviews with more than 400,000 […]
BOOST Initiative Creates $1.4 Million Investment
The Mississippi Manu-facturers Association–Manu-facturing Extension Partnership (MMA-MEP), in partnership with Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension (CAVS-E) and AccelerateMS, has been awarded a federal grant from the Appalachian Regional Comm-ission to launch the Bringing Operational Optimization & Smart Technology to Mississippi (BOOST MS) Pilot Program. In total, the program represents a $1.4 […]
DSU Comptroller Receives Honor
Delta State University has announced that Jeremy Ricks, DSU’s Comptroller, has been selected as a participant in the 2025–26 Emerging Leaders Program, a signature professional development initiative of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). The program, brings together promising mid‑level business officers from institutions across the country. Now in its fifth year, […]
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 […]
“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 […]