Eating Fresh With Your Local Farmer’s Markets
By Angela Rogalski Photos courtesy of Ryan Betz & Greenville Farmer’s Marke Being conscious of what we put into our bodies has become very important to most of us these days. With additives and preservatives and genetically modified foods filling our grocery shelves, buying locally-grown, fresh fruits and vegetables from Farmer’s Markets is an option […]
Moonshine and Mojo Hands
On a mission to promote blues music and culture By Randall Haley I n 1997, St. Louis native Jeff Konkel walked into a Mississippi juke joint and never wanted to go home. “Of course, I did have to go home,” Konkel says. “But, I’ve spent a lot of resources to keep coming back over the […]
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
Celebrating their 50th anniversary By Becky Gillette It was a far different world in the Delta in 1966, particularly when it came to low-income people having access to legal services. There was a great need, especially considering more than 86 percent of non-white residents lived below the poverty line. A group of concerned University of […]
Community Digital Scholars Program
Entity is honored with Governor’s Award The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi was recently honored at the state capitol with the Governor’s Award for its multi-level partnerships with schools throughout the region. The Mississippi Association of Partners in Education recognized its Community Digital Scholars program as producing outstanding results for students. “The partnership programs we’re […]
The Baptist Town Neighborhood Reinvestment Project
By Angela Rogalski Baptist Town, about a mile east of downtown Greenwood, is a community that is solidly defined by its history and the common bond of its residents. Born in the 1800s, it is one of Greenwood’s oldest African American neighborhoods and is steeped in the rich culture that is the Mississippi Delta. Honeyboy […]
Betty Lynn Cameron
Cameron recalls highlight of job as Greenville Main Street Director By Becky Gillette Betty Lynn Cameron recalls one of the highlights of her 18 years working in economic development for the Chamber of Commerce and later as Greenville Main Street Director. It was the day after the first Delta Hot Tamale Festival in Steinmart Square, […]
Ag Revenues
Most producers well-positioned to withstand decline in commodity prices By Becky Gillette •Photography by Greg Campbell A few years ago, ag was seeing glory days with the highest commodity prices on record. But 2015 was not a great year, and 2016 is not expected to be much better. The major crops, corn and soybeans, have […]
Incubator Network
North Mississippi enterprise centers help turn business dreams into success stories By Becky Gillette Just like baby chicks, sometimes entrepreneurs just need a little incubating. They can get just that at business incubators in Oxford, Batesville and Grenada operated by the non-profit North Mississippi Enterprise Initiative (NMEI), a public/private regional partnership designed to support entrepreneurship […]
Haley Insurance Agency
A family owned and operated Clarksdale business By Randall Haley Photography by Randall Haley In 1973, Harold Haley set out to open his own insurance agency in downtown Clarksdale. After years of transformation and a decrease in the overall population, Haley has been able to maintain Haley Insurance Agency by focusing on customer relations. “If […]
Boutique Air
Clear skies predicted with new carrier approved to serve airport in Greenville By Becky Gillette It has been a rocky road for the Mid-Delta Regional Airport in the past year, as the airport lost regular jet service and started new service with SeaPort Airlines, only to lose that in September due to problems with that […]