Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Sign Record of Decision On January 16th, Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples, Commander of the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officially signed the Record of Decision for the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project, effectively clearing the path for the building of the project since […]
Delta State President Reflects on 2024
Ennis Oversaw Many Changes at the University To say 2024 has been a challenging year for Dr. Daniel J. Ennis would be a major understatement. In his first full year as president of Delta State University, Ennis has overseen and initiated many changes at the Cleveland institution. Some of these have been hailed—and others […]
Jim Lipscomb
Duty To Service and a Drive For Business Major General. Successful businessman. Mississippi oil legend. Devout family man. Public servant. The titles and adjectives that define Jim Lipscomb’s career could go on for a long time and still not give the person himself the justice and recognition deserved. Born and raised in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Lipscomb’s […]
Cypress Brake Cannabis Company
Will Work to Fight Food Insecurity in the Delta Locally-owned Cypress Brake Cannabis Company has announced the launch of its premium cannabis brand and cultivation facility in the Mississippi Delta in Cleveland. The company’s team is on a mission to bring artisanal award-winning cannabis products to the growing medical cannabis industry of Mississippi using a […]
Sherry Nelson McQueen
Expanding Her Coverage in a Great Television Career Spanning a career in television that began in the early 80s, Sherry Nelson McQueen of Greenwood is now forging a new niche in the field she has spent her career involved in, dealing with just about every aspect of the industry. McQueen has carved out her own […]
Sarah Rose Lomenick
Instrumental Member of the “2nd Chance” Team As Program Director of 2nd Chance MS in Oxford, Sarah Rose Lomenick gets to follow her “lifelong passion” of working with those who are financially insecure or vulnerable in the population to get back on their feet and find better opportunities. A non-profit organization founded by father and […]
Greenville Projects are on Track
Progress Made on Bypass and Federal Courthouse Two major projects in Greenville will add much to the Delta’s largest city and the region. In December 2015, Congress funded nearly $1 billion to design and construct 12 federal courthouses across the nation, including one in Greenville. And that project, after all these years, is getting close […]
Lorie Till
Leading NWMRMC to a positive future Photography by Austin Britt It was while working at a grocery store in Brandon, Mississippi that Lorie Till decided to enter the medical field, thus starting a trajectory that has led her to become the Executive Officer of Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale. “Firefighters and EMTs would […]
SmallTown Hunting Properties and Real Estate
Nationwide Reach With a Personal Touch SmallTown Hunting Properties and Real Estate, LLC describes itself on the company’s Facebook page as a “comprehensive Real Estate Brokerage Firm that represents buying and selling of farmland, recreational, timberland, equity shares, homes with acreage, commercial and residential properties.” All of that is certainly true and accurate—but it really […]
Jason White
New Speaker Rises to the Occasion Photography by Greg Campbell To hold one of the most powerful political roles in the state of Mississippi, Jason White is an unassuming man. But beneath his outward friendliness and approachability—commented on several times by members of the state legislature from both parties in media interviews—the new Speaker […]