SCORE Mississippi
Non-Profit Organization Serves the Entire State When the Mississippi SCORE office in Jackson closed in January, Chapter Chair Darleana McHenry, EdD, had an idea. Why not move the office to the Delta, and build services for the poorest area of the state while also expanding coverage throughout Mississippi? “When the pandemic struck, everybody was working […]
MDCC Enrollment for Both Summer and Fall Sessions Increased
Mississippi Delta Community College has announced a significant increase in summer enrollment and a highly successful orientation season. Summer enrollment is up by six percent from last summer, and as of the conclusion of the last orientation session, fall enrollment is also up by six percent compared to this time last year. Valerie Wilbert, Assistant […]
Stewardship Trust Fund Deadline Extended
On August 1, the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund opened its third application cycle utilizing $12 million in funding appropriated during the 2024 Legislative Session. The MOSTF Board of Trustees began accepting grant applications on August 1. On August 14, the MOSTF Board of Trustees approved to extend the deadline for application submissions from September […]
Steve Rosenthal
Steve Rosenthal, a Delta native and current Director of Economic Development for Sunflower County, is passionate about helping people in the Delta have a better quality of life. Rosenthal’s family owned and operated Ben Fried’s Department Store in Indianola for 89 years. He says the store was his grandfather’s entire life and Fried continued to […]
Fiber Optic Groundbreaking
Took place in Mound Bayou on Aug. 5 On Monday, (August 5) a groundbreaking ceremony took place in Mound Bayou for an upcoming fiber optic network expansion that will soon take place there. Arriva, formally known as Mound Bayou Telephone & Communications, will launch a $3.5 million project that will provide Mound Bayou, Winstonville, and […]
A Night of Champions
Manning, Rogers share stories at DSU Fundraising Event By Andy Collier The Walter Sillers Coliseum proved to be the place to be for sports fans on Thursday (Aug. 1) as the Delta State University Athletics Department hosted its event titled, “A Night of Champions.” The event featured football great Archie Manning and former Delta State […]
MSU tackles climate change threats to soybean production through collaborative $6M NSF grant
Mississippi State University scientists are collaborating on a $6 million National Science Foundation research project to ensure sustainable soybean yields despite rising temperatures and increasing drought. Climate change significantly threatens agriculture, with extreme heat and drought potentially reducing soybean yields by up to 40% in the next 25 years. The interdisciplinary Program of Advancing Climate […]
Powering The Delta
Entities Providing Top-Notch Service Across the Mississippi Delta, several electrical associations play crucial roles in providing electricity to rural communities. These associations serve areas bringing power to small towns and communities as well as farmers across the region. Delta Electric Power Association has been serving Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Washington and Webster and several others since it […]
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 […]