By Lora Delhom In January 2026, Mississippi’s rural health systems enter a new phase of federal health policy implementation. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in 2025, reflects a national effort to restructure health care spending and long-term sustainability. For rural providers across the Mississippi Delta — many operating with limited margins and persistent…

Copiah-Lincoln Community College has announced the appointment of Tuwanna Williams as the college’s new Executive Director of Workforce Education, effective January 5, 2026. Williams brings more than 20 years of experience in workforce development, economic advancement, and community engagement to the role. She most recently served as Director of Workforce Development for the City of…

“If you want something to feel alive, you must start with what’s living.” – Josef Frank While agricultural experiment stations were taking root across the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the North and Midwest were largely defined by stability — predictable climates, diversified crops, and a growing network of land-grant universities…

By Lora Delhom One of the first conversations that truly said Delta to me happened this past summer during a garden open house. I was talking with a newly widowed elder who mentioned, almost in passing, that she’d had to learn how to pump her own gas for the first time. Her husband of about…

Washington School’s Agricultural Science students harvested their first winter crops in December, gathering collard greens from the school garden after months of preparation. The greens were donated to the school grill for a farm-to-table meal, allowing students to see their work move from the field to the plate. Earlier in the semester, students cleared summer…