Enterprising Deltans Juggle Demands of Full-Time Job With Sideline Businesses Meeting the “side-hustle”challenge
By Becky Gillette There is an old saying, “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.” That might fit the bill for a number of business people in the Delta who manage to juggle full-time jobs with side businesses. Morgan Wheeler […]
Beth Williams- Putting Greenwood first
There is always something interesting and fun happening in Greenwood and, in many cases, you will find that Beth Williams is involved. Williams is the new president of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce and is also the general manager of one of the state’s finest upscale boutique hotels, The Alluvian Hotel. Williams’ involvement in the […]
Woods Eastland- The New 2018-2019 Delta Council President
By Becky Gillette • Photography by Timothy Ivy Woods Eastland had an unusual childhood for a boy born in the Delta. For three months each year he worked on the farm that had been in the family since the 1880s. The other eight or so months he lived in Washington D.C., where his father, James […]
Ron Nurnberg Teach for America
Education is the key By Becky Gillette • Photography by Timothy Ivy Ron Nurnberg is deputy executive director for Teach For America (Mississippi), a non-profit organization that’s mission statement is to enlist, develop, and mobilize as many of our nation’s most promising future leaders as possible to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity […]
David Nutt’s Reunion in Madison
A development dream By Becky Gillette • Photography by Tom Beck Reunion in Madison, arguably the most upscale, multi-faceted, planned community ever developed in Mississippi, came about almost as an accident. And, several former Delta residents now have homes in Reunion and commute to the Delta for work. Attorney David H. Nutt purchased the 2,100-acre […]
Hugh Balthrop’s Sweet Magnolia Gelato – Adding a Delta twist to a traditional Italian classic
By Becky Gillette • Photography by Timothy Ivy Clarksdale resident Hugh Balthrop got interested in making ice cream and gelato from superior ingredients for his wife, Erica Balthrop, and their three children. He set out to simply make a better, healthier product, something that wasn’t mostly air like some commercial ice creams. His products were […]
Dr. Jerryl Briggs
Named Eighth President of Mississippi Valley State University By MARK H. STOWERS • Photography by Timothy Ivy In October, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning named Dr. Jerryl Briggs as the eighth President of Mississippi Valley State University. Dr. Briggs had served as Acting President of the University since June 15. […]
Jon Levingston- New Director of the Clarksdale-Coahoma Chamber of Commerce
By Becky Gillette • Photography by Timothy Ivy Jon Levingston brings both the experience of a native son who loves his community combined with knowledge of the broader world to his new position as the new executive director of the Clarksdale-Coahoma Chamber of Commerce. Levingston grew up in Cleveland where he credits his parents for […]
Michelle Roberts
By Becky Gillette Dr. Michelle Roberts, who was the first female vice president of Delta State University (DSU), always wanted to be in education. In elementary school, she would take home the assignments and materials left over at the end of the school year so that she could “play school” during the summer. “I thought […]
Steve Azar, the Delta Man
Singer\songwriter Steve Azar promotes stars as Music & Culture Ambassador of Mississippi by Becky Gillette Steve Azar grew up the Mississippi Delta, and some of his earliest musical experiences were listening to musicians playing behind Azar’s dad’s liquor store in Greenville which, by the way, was the first legal liquor store in the state. Azar […]