Delta Regional Medical Center Adds New Screening to Save Lives
Each year, over 212,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer and 155,000 will die which is more than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. The Delta Regional Medical Center team is working diligently to lower negative outcomes by offering a Low-Dose CT (LDCT) Lung Cancer Screening. LDCT is recommended for adult’s age 55 to 77 […]
Wonderlust- A Travel Dot Com That Offers Much More Than Just a Destination
By Angela Rogalski The online publication Wonderlust seems to take a print approach to digital. And why wouldn’t it? The founder and editor in chief of the site, Bob Guccione, Jr. knows a thing or two about print magazines. From Spin to Gear, Guccione, Jr. has a rich heritage with ink on paper and his […]
Vicksburg Lumber Mill to Expand Operations Creating 125 Jobs
Vicksburg Forest Products is opening a lumber mill in Vicksburg. After significant upgrades and modifications are complete, the multi-million dollar corporate investment will create 125 jobs. “Vicksburg’s ideal location combined with the region’s fertile timberland positions Vicksburg Forest Products for years of success in Warren County. I commend the team at Vicksburg Forest Products for […]
Delta Council Announces 2018-19 Officers
Delta Council recently held their 83rd Annual Meeting Friday, June 1, on the campus of Delta State University at the Bologna Performing Arts Center. The 2018-2019 President and Vice-Presidents of the organization were announced during the Business Session of the meeting. Each year, a new President and seven Vice-Presidents are elected to serve as officers of […]
Flooding on the Mississippi River Becoming More Common and Severe
By Becky Gillette It seems that every year when the Mississippi River rises, it is getting higher and higher. During the past ten years, the frequency of flooding has greatly increased in some areas of the Mississippi Delta. Something isn’t right here. Peter Nimrod, Chief Engineer of the Mississippi Levee Board in Greenville, isn’t exactly […]
DELTA ADVOCATE- Richard Dattel
Community service is nothing new to Richard Dattel of Greenville. He’s been at it since he was right out of college and elected to the Board of Aldermen in the little town of Sunflower. He is a native of Ruleville and moved to Sunflower to farm. He wasn’t the first Dattel to serve that community, […]
Gipson Appointed Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Gov. Phil Bryant announced he has appointed Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. Gipson will replace Cindy Hyde-Smith, who Gov. Bryant appointed to the U.S. Senate Gipson’s appointment was effective April 2. He will serve the remainder of the term. “I am delighted that Andy has accepted the appointment as Mississippi’s […]
Barnes Named to Forbes’ List of Top Wealth Advisors
Dudley M. Barnes a CFP® affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services, member FINRA/SIPC was among the advisors named to the Forbes list of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors. The list, which recognizes advisors from national, regional and independent firms, was released online February 15, 2018. “It’s a privilege to congratulate Dudley Barnes on this outstanding achievement,” said […]
Mule Train March Celebrates 50 Years in Quitman County
From May 10-13, Quitman County will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Mule Train March that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. planned during his fight on the war on poverty in the Mississippi Delta. In 1968, Dr. King had walked and marched down Highway 3 in Marks, Miss. to highlight social and political discontent during […]
Downtown Clarksdale’s Travelers Hotel Hoping to Open in Early 2019
There’s a new 20-room hotel coming to downtown Clarksdale, the Travelers Hotel, with a tentative opening date of early next year. Ann Williams is executive director of Coahoma Collective, which is a new non-profit operating in downtown Clarksdale and also the developer of the project. “Our mission is an arts-driven revitalization effort in downtown Clarksdale,” […]