A Love of Home And Community
Tim Stanciel Puts His Thoughts Into Action By Jack Criss • Photography by Johnny Jennings Tim Stanciel is certainly dedicated to his hometown of Greenwood. Named the new President of the Greenwood-Leflore Chamber of Commerce in January of this year, having been both a Board member and Vice-President prior to assuming his current role, Stanciel’s […]
The Wong Family
Owners of Kim’s Food Processing Plant By Becky Gillette • Photography by Austin Britt Kim Wong, born in China in 1938, is an American immigrant success story. Not only did he establish Kim’s Food Processing Plant in Clarksdale that now sells pork and chicken skins in fifteen states, he has also been an integral part […]
David Robinson
An Exemplar of Family, Business and Dedication By jack criss • Photography by Holly Tharp Recently retired from the company his father, Howard, founded in 1953—the same year he was born—Cleveland native David Robinson guided Robinson Electric to becoming one of Mississippi’s most successful privately-owned companies. Its unmatched integrity and professionalism mirrors Robinson’s own character, […]
Rep. Robert Sanders
No Cliche’: A Lifetime of Duty, Service and Dedication By Jack Criss • Photography by Holly Tharp The newest member of the Mississippi House of Representa-tives used to be in control of security at the state Capitol. And a basketball coach. And a police officer. And a professional athlete in Europe and South America. In […]
Senator Briggs Hopson, III
Quiet Leadership, Total Dedication: A Life Of Service By Charles Linden • Photography by Greg Campbell W.Briggs Hopson, III is a true example of Mississippi public service at its finest. His love of community and state is unsurpassed as is his desire to improve the lives of all those he represents, whether in the private […]
Quality Steel Corp.
CEO Sean Wessel and His Father-in-Law, Jim Tims are at the Helm of this Leading Delta-Based Manufacturer By Becky gillette • Photography by Holly Tharp Quality Steel Corp. (QSC) was founded in 1957 by Lowry Tims when he realized he couldn’t find a high-quality tank/pressure vessel in the market. At that time, Tims was in […]
Mike Kinnison
Delta State University Athletic Director By Becky Gillette • Photography by Holly Tharp Delta State University (DSU) Director of Athletics Mike Kinnison has a long, storied history at Delta State as a student, star baseball player, highly successful baseball coach and, currently, athletic director. “In each of these roles, he has exhibited a commitment to […]
Richard and Zach Scruggs
2nd Chance Program Helps Adults Succeed in Education and Workforce Training By Becky Gillette • Photography by Timothy Ivy It could have been tempting after Richard “Dickie” Scruggs got released from federal prison in 2013 after serving six years on charges related to judicial bribery to have relocated to another state rather than come back […]
Alan Hargett
President and CEO of Planters Bank By Becky Gillette • Photography by Johnny Jennings Ruleville native Alan Hargett, president and CEO of Planters Bank, is considered a consummate banker by those who have worked closely with him. He has been employed with the bank since college, and is particularly well versed in the intricacies of […]
Danielle Morgan
New Executive Director of Mississippi Tourism Association By Becky Gillette • Photography by Johnny Jennings New Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA) Executive Director Danielle Morgan, TMP, has decades of experience that prepared her for this role. Most recently she was executive director of the Greenwood Convention and Visitors Bureau. Earlier the Delta State University (DSU) graduate […]