Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) is proud to announce that Chef David Crews, Culinary Arts instructor at the Greenville Higher Education Center (GHEC), has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2025 TROJAN Teacher Award. The honor was presented during the Faculty and Staff Convocation on Monday, August 11, 2025, by Dr. Valarie Morgan,…

  The Leland Optimist Club celebrated three local elementary students this month with a surprise gift that brought big smiles: brand-new bicycles. First grader Avah Warren and third graders Jeremiah Gillis and Michael Gillis were selected from Edna M. Scott Elementary School for their consistently positive attitudes, kindness and helpfulness throughout the school year. Each…

As global competition and oversupply push corn and soybean prices to inflation-adjusted lows not seen in nearly nineteen years, Delta and Mississippi farmers are getting a welcome boost from new federal support. The H.R. 1 omnibus bill, signed into law July 4, includes significant updates to farm safety nets: it raises Price Loss Coverage (PLC)…

  The Mississippi Department of Education urges all education stakeholders to recognize Attendance Awareness Month in September. Schools, districts and local organizations are encouraged to promote the benefits of students maintaining regular attendance at school and reducing chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% (18 days) of the school year for any reason,…

  The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office has been alerted the Voter Participation Center, a private organization, plans to send voter registration mailers to Mississippi residents. The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office and county Circuit Clerks have received numerous calls about mailers from the Voter Participation Center in past years. The forthcoming mailers will provide…

A research team from Mississippi College is working alongside the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to preserve and revitalize the Choctaw language through a multi-year study of the tribe’s K–12 language and culture instruction. Led by Dr. Sara Kimmel, professor of business, and supported by faculty from communication and modern languages, the project examines classroom…

The Washington School Junior Varsity cheerleaders lit up Mississippi State University with high-flying stunts and standout performances at UCA Cheerleading Camp this midsummer. The squad earned a Superior Ribbon for their camp routine and took first place overall. They also received Excellence Ribbons in both cheer and sideline routines, finishing second and third in those…

Mayor Kenny Thomas, honored for his years of dedicated service to Leland, is celebrated with a commemorative bench now placed downtown. The town surprised him with a special retirement party to thank him for his many years of leadership and service.