By Guest Columnist Dean Ridings, America’s Newspapers Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection – residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection in ways no other source can. In today’s fractured media environment,…

By Lora Delhom Parker Posey said filming The White Lotus in Thailand felt like “New Orleans, Austin, Atlanta hot,” except it was like stepping into a car with the heat blasting, even at night. She described stuffing bags of ice under her thighs just to survive the shoot. This summer, in the Delta’s relentless heatwave,…

This full plan builds on the vision outlined in “Back to the heart of it: Eureka in the Delta Part III: How a rural Mississippi town is channeling Euclid — aligning schools, research and Main Street to power its future” (The Leland Progress, Oct. 2025) and offers a detailed blueprint for turning Leland’s intellectual capital…

By Guest Columnist Jacob Dykes, MSU Extension Service Deer season is right around the corner. Right now, baby deer are taking their first steps – and who doesn’t love baby deer? I look forward to seeing my first baby deer, or fawn, each year. That first sighting is typically a quick glimpse of a fawn…

      Leland’s Dquan J. Wilson recently won second place in the chicken category at the Greenville Fire Department’s 2nd Annual Grillin’ on the Levee contest. The event was a benefit for the Boys and Girls Club of Washington County. Wilson serves as Leland’s Fire Chief and Inspector.

  State Fair officials have announced security measures, preparations and new details ahead of the Great American Mississippi State Fair taking place October 2-13, 2025. Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson was joined by law enforcement officials partnering to provide security on the Mississippi Fairgrounds during the State Fair, as well as other officials and…

                        Members of Andrew Ewing Masonic Lodge #712 served meals to first responders during a community appreciation event earlier this summer at the Leland Fire Department Training Center. The lodge provided food and fellowship to thank first responders from across Washington County.

  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW) to help offset increased supplemental feed costs due to a qualifying flood or qualifying wildfire in calendar years 2023 and…