Dodie McElmurry
Delta Native Working to Make a Difference in Rural Healthcare Dodie McElmurray, RN, MSN/ MBA, grew up in rural Belzoni, got a nursing degree from Delta State University in 1997 and went on to get advanced degrees in nursing and healthcare administration from the University of Phoenix. After working about twenty years in healthcare administration […]
Teresa Hubbard
Trailblazing Mississippi CEO By Jack Criss • Photography by Timothy Ivy As President and CEO of Cite Armored—a major truck manufacturing company based in Holly Springs, with an additional location in her hometown of Batesville—Teresa Hubbard has become one of the leading entrepreneurs in the state. Quietly and without fanfare, Hubbard made a total pivot […]
MVSU Highlights
University Supports Students on Multiple Career Paths By Becky Gillette The eighth president of Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Dr. Jerryl Briggs, Sr., is proud of the many good things happening at MVSU. One of the highlights that helps students with a pipeline to a good job is the university’s collaboration with FedEx […]
Cook Coggin Engineers, Inc.
Longtime Company Opens Delta Office By Jack Criss Cook Coggin Engineers, Inc., a well-respected professional firm with a long, firmly-established base in Northeast Mississippi, has just expanded into the Delta, opening an office in Clarksdale at 223 Sharkey Avenue. Currently, Marketing Representative Nancy McKee is overseeing the office, with company field representatives and inspectors coming […]
Gaila Oliver Realty Making Real Estate Dreams Come True
Making Real Estate Dreams Come True By Mark H. Stowers Ajournalist, animal rescuer and real estate specialist all rolled up into one. That’s Gaila Oliver. The Washington County resident has been in the real estate business for two decades. “I got into real estate in 2003 while I still owned The Leland Progress newspaper. It […]
Keith Fulcher
Helping Nonprofits that Serve the People of Northwest Mississippi By Becky Gillette • Photography by Mark Thompson Sometimes people aren’t aware of exactly what Keith Fulcher does as president of the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi (CFNM) based in Hernando. His oldest son was sitting at the table one day and said, “You are just […]
Mortimer Funeral Homes
Second Generation of Service By mark h. stowers The Mortimer family were once in the agricultural business, farming catfish, cotton, and soybeans. But in the mid 1970s, the late Bob Mortimer decided to go a different path and ventured into the funeral home business. And much like a row crop, the family tended, nurtured and […]
Dr. Butch Caston
Interim President is DSU Through and Through By Jack Criss • Photography by Campbell Saia Dr. E. E. “Butch” Caston began serving as the interim President of Delta State University on July 1, 2022. It was a natural progression for a man who has dedicated his career and life to education and to the University […]
Will Bradham
Delta Business Entrepreneur By Becky Gillette • Photography by Holly Tharp Cleveland-based entrepreneur Will Bradham has a long track record of success with his Right at Home healthcare support business and Delta Maids, and also has done well with taking over Lennys Grill and Subs in Cleveland purchased in 2019. Bradham is well regarded by […]
Inflation Reduction Act
Legislation Opposed by All Senate Republicans By Becky Gillette Agriculture is taking a huge hit from drought, extreme heat, flooding and other impacts that scientists have linked to climate change caused from greenhouse gas emissions leading to high level of carbon dioxide in the air. And agriculture can also play a critical role in helping […]