Vicksburg Is On Its Way
Plans for growth on the horizon By Greta Sharp Photography by Roy Meeks “In the next five years, you won’t know this city,” pledges Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. “It’s where you’ll want to retire; it’s where you’ll want to take a vacation; it’s where you’ll go to conferences. You’ll see a community that […]
Southern Delta Outfitters
Slater’s Jigs, same service, but with a new name By Mark H. Stowers For decades, folks around the Delta knew where to buy a jig that would catch fish. You headed to Slater’s Jigs in Indianola or you went online and ordered the latest guaranteed fish catcher. Fishermen and hunters alike crowded the store for […]
Todd Donald
Welding together education at the Capps Center By Mark H. Stowers Photography by Roy Meeks As a farm boy following his father, Todd Donald learned the ways of the farm—getting up early and working hard. When his dad’s career turned toward welding, the same regiment applied. Donald took those lessons and years of welding […]
Sen. Lydia Chassaniol
Cooking up good things for tourism statewide By Becky Gillette Photography by Johnny Jennings Sen. Lydia Graves Chassaniol won the first real political race she entered when she ran for the Mississippi Senate in 2007 after the death of Sen. Robert G. “Bunky” Huggins. Tapping young Republicans to help her campaign, the educator who had […]
Delta Area Insurance
Agents work through regulations and technology to keep clients protected and happy By Mark H. Stowers The need for insurance for business and home is crucial. While no one or nothing is ever going to be perfect, the dents, dings and disasters in life just keep coming. Delta area insurance agencies work to be […]
On The Horizon
Two new hotel developments will bring luxury and fun to Cleveland By Angela Rogalski Photography by Holly Tharp Two new destination hotels will be opening up in Cleveland over the next few years and will add a heightened level of luxury accommodations to the city, and some entertaining fun and fitness components. Luke Chamblee, President […]
DSU Enrollment on the Rise
University boasts four percent increase Special to Delta Business Journal Photography by Rory Doyle The unofficial numbers, as of Sept. 8, were 2,763 undergraduate students and 824 graduate students, for a total enrollment of 3,587. This is an approximate four percent increase over the previous year’s enrollment. The increase is due in part to institutional […]
Kirk Graves
State Bank & Trust started in Rosedale in 1898 and is now a $1-billion institution By Becky Gillette Photography by Greg Campbell The Valley Bank, which is now State Bank & Trust Company, had modest beginnings in Rosedale in 1898. By 1985, it had grown to only $13 million in total assets. When Stewart […]
Eating Fresh With Your Local Farmer’s Markets
By Angela Rogalski Photos courtesy of Ryan Betz & Greenville Farmer’s Marke Being conscious of what we put into our bodies has become very important to most of us these days. With additives and preservatives and genetically modified foods filling our grocery shelves, buying locally-grown, fresh fruits and vegetables from Farmer’s Markets is an option […]
Moonshine and Mojo Hands
On a mission to promote blues music and culture By Randall Haley I n 1997, St. Louis native Jeff Konkel walked into a Mississippi juke joint and never wanted to go home. “Of course, I did have to go home,” Konkel says. “But, I’ve spent a lot of resources to keep coming back over the […]