Laura Hipp
Mississippi Development Authority’s Deputy Executive Director By Mark H. Stowers • Photography by Greg Campbell Keeping the cogs and wheels and internal and external parts of the Mississippi economy greased and rolling forward is an immense job for anyone. Laura Hipp, Mississippi Development Authority’s deputy executive director tackles it all with gumption, fire and a […]
Albright’s Aquatic Vegetation Removal
Keeping Ponds and Waterways Free of Unwanted Debris By Catherine Kirk As the weather warms with the approaching spring and summer months, many people may be looking to clean and beautify their ponds and waterways before vegetation and algae becomes an overwhelming burden. Oxford resident Jared Albright started a business a couple years ago that […]
Broadband Expansion Could Lead to Delta Renaissance
Access to High Speed Internet Vital to Rural Communities By Becky Gillette High-speed Internet services including broadband are vital today for personal use, education, healthcare and business. Yet some rural areas in the Delta have little in the way of reliable high-speed internet access. But the State of Mississippi is making plans to administer an […]
Peter Nimrod
Mississippi Levee Board Chief Engineer Guides With Sure, Steady Leadership By Jack Criss • Photography by Johnny Jennings Leading one of the most important organizations based in the Mississippi Delta, Peter Nimrod brings concern for his constituents and extensive knowledge to his position as Chief Engineer of the Mississippi Levee Board based in Greenville. This […]
Women Minority Business Development Center
Delta State Program Provides Resources to Women of Color By Becky Gillette When the Women Minority Business Development Center (WMBDC) was launched at Delta State University one and half years ago with the help of a $1.5 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the intention was to serve seventy-five women of color with technical […]
New Cyber Unit
Bobby Freeman Named Director By Jack Criss Director Bobby Freeman was selected as director of the Mississippi Cyber Unit within the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security in January of this year. Freeman is a native of Lincoln County and he holds a Bachelor of Fine Art in Graphic Communication from the University of Southern Mississippi […]
Music Tourism Convention
Industry Leaders Coming to Cleveland April 11–14 By Robert McFarland, Jr. An event that has been years in the making will finally take place in Cleveland this spring. The Music Tourism Convention, an event being produced by Sound Diplomacy, a global research and strategy consultancy specializing in economic and community development through music, the City […]
Archie Tucker
Leading the Way for USDA-ARS in the Southeast Area By Becky Gillette • Photography by Johnny Jennings L eland native Archie Tucker started out as a sixteen-year-old high school student working as a biological aide in the Southern Insect Management Research Unit at the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at Stoneville. He rode his bike […]
Thoughts from the Lt. Governor’s Office
By Delbert Hosemann Some politicos say the agenda during an election year is always pared down to bare necessities. Not this year. From transportation to education, the Lieutenant Governor’s Office is preparing a full slate of conservative legislation. Here are our top priorities: Tax Rebate. This year, the largest tax cut in Mississippi history begins […]
Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center
Providing Compassionate Care and Treatment By Amile Wilson Quietly nestled on sixty-five acres, Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center in Oxford has turned one family’s struggle into a refuge of hope. CEO Bryan Fikes and his sister Elizabeth Fikes are co-founders of Stonewater. Bryan, age thirty-five,will celebrate ninteen years of his own sobriety this May. Originally from […]