Board of Trustees appoints MUW Senior Vice President as Acting President
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning named Nora Miller as Acting President of Mississippi University for Women at its meeting held March 22 in Jackson. Miller currently serves as Senior Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer at the university and will begin serving as Acting President on July 1. […]
Amtrak To Stop in Marks
The “City of New Orleans Route” passenger Amtrak service from Chicago to New Orleans hosted by Canadian National will soon be making daily stops in Marks. Quitman County Administrator Velma Wilson said the Amtrak route through Marks will be a regular stop for the passenger train service. “There will be an a.m. southbound train, #58, […]
Rural Broadband -C Spire and Entergy join forces to bridge the digital divide in rural America
By Becky Gillette Photos Courtesy of Connect Americans Now Two major efforts are underway to help “bridge the digital divide” by providing reliable broadband service to rural parts of the state, including the Delta. It was recently announced that C Spire and Entergy are planning an $11-million fiber infrastructure project that will cover 302 miles […]
Solon Scott The man behind the success of Scott Petroleum
By susan montgomery When Solon Scott Jr. was born in 1937, he and his parents lived in a commercial building in Itta Bena that today is still the home of his company, Scott Petroleum. “His family lived in that building, and then they moved to a house behind it,” said Scott’s son, Solon III, president […]
Milwaukee Tool Expands in Three Mississippi Locations
Milwaukee Tool is expanding operations at three Mississippi locations, investing $33.4 million and creating 660 jobs. The expansions are planned for the company’s sites in Greenwood, Jackson and Olive Branch. “Once again, Milwaukee Tool confirms its commitment to doing business in our state by growing its existing operations and providing hundreds of Mississippians with good, […]
Small Town Living A happy haven for many
By MARK H. STOWERS Though many have been bypassed others have withered to a small portion of their former stature, Delta small towns once thrived and were stand-alone entities with their own economies and idiosyncrasies. Farming communities that thrived with cotton have shifted to other crops to sustain themselves and the rich Delta land. Drew […]
What’s Cooking? Turning a passion into a thriving business
By Susan Montgomery What’s cooking? Ask Mary Lindsey Smith around lunch time on weekdays. Or run by her catering business and restaurant on West Park Avenue in Greenwood and look over the What’s Cooking? menu on a blackboard behind the cash register. Smith, who started What’s Cooking? with a small business loan in 2006, has […]
Japanese Company Funds Beef Plant Revival
By Mark H. Stowers • Photography by Jason Williams Redemption always leads to a good story and there’s no former business in the Magnolia State that could use a good shot of it than the former beef plant in Oakland, Mississippi. The North Mississippi plant located in Yalobusha County was supposed to be a savior […]
Custom Duck Hunting – Drawing enthusiasts from across the country
By Susan Montgomery There’s something about the sights and sounds—and even the scents – of the duck country that draws hunters from almost everywhere to Mike “Catfish” Flautt’s custom hunting setup,Tallahatchie Hunts, near Webb.” “Somebody asked one of my pals how we get there,” says 16-year patron Mac McClinton, an automobile dealer from Parkersburg,, West […]
New Book Celebrates First 100 Years of UM Business School
By Stella Connell The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration concludes its series of events celebrating the school’s centennial with a book launch Friday (Nov. 10) at Oxford’s Off Square Books. The 5 p.m. event will feature signings and a video commemorating “100 Years of Ole Miss Business.” It is free and open to […]