On the shelf: Gifting Christmas stories for the holidays this year
Dr. Steven J. Jones named tenth President of Mississippi Delta Community College
MOORHEAD, Miss. (Dec. 11, 2024) – The Mississippi Delta Community College Board of Trustees announce the appointment of Dr. Steven J. Jones as the tenth President of the College, effective January 1, 2025. Jones currently serves as Vice President of Administrative and Student Services at the College. He succeeds Dr. Tyrone Jackson, who retired this…
Read MoreDelta Compass receives economic development grant
Justin Archer Burch, CEO of Delta Compass, recently announced that the organization has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to support its initiatives in advancing economic recruitment in the Mississippi and Arkansas Delta. The organization says the funding will be instrumental in fostering economic inclusion and driving long-term growth in the…
Read MoreChristmas Carnival planned for sickle cell warriors
Deaths from heart crises spike during holiday season
By Guest Columnist Jim Pollard The risk of dying from a sudden, serious heart ailment increases from Thanksgiving to New Year’s and is highest on Christmas Day, the day after Christmas and New Year’s Day, say paramedics at AMR, a global medical response company. AMR medics re-commend avoiding “triggers” for car-diac crisis, paying attention to…
Read MoreMDCC Holds Fall Health Care Assistant & Phlebotomy Technician Pinning Ceremony
MOORHEAD, Miss. (December 11, 2024) – Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) held its Fall 2024 Health Care Assistant & Phlebotomy Technician Pinning Ceremony on Tues., December 10, in the Yeates Fine Arts Auditorium on the MDCC Moorhead campus. Graduates of the Health Care Assistant program are eligible to sit for the National Nurse Aide…
Read MoreAmerican Egg Board Announces 2025 Eggcelerator Lab® Product Development Competition
The Mississippi Egg Marketing Board (MEMB) works to promote and expand the market for Mississippi produced eggs. Every year, the MEMB and the American Egg Board (AEB) combine efforts to educate communities on the versatility and cost-effective nutrition source that eggs provide. As part of those efforts, the American Egg Board’s Eggcelerator Lab® is excited…
Read MoreDSU gets $1M grant for groundbreaking flight simulator
Delta State University (DSU) recently announced the awarding of a $1,000,000 federal grant to its Commercial Aviation Department for the purchase of an agricultural and aerial firefighting flight simulator. The innovative Air Tractor 802 flight simulator will be the first of its kind and will support DSU’s Agricultural Aircraft Operations Career Pathway (AAOCP) program, providing…
Read MoreDr. Lee Inmon Dean Announced as speaker for Fall 2024 Commencement at Delta State University
CLEVELAND, Miss. — Delta State University is proud to announce Dr. Lee Inmon Dean, a distinguished mathematician and educator, as the keynote speaker for its Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies. The ceremonies will take place on Friday, December 13, at the Bologna Performing Arts Center, with sessions scheduled for 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. A native…
Read MoreObituary: Victor John Cefalu August 28, 1930 – November 30, 2024
Victor John Cefalu, 94, of Leland, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2024. A private funeral service will be held for family. Victor was born on August 28, 1930, in Leland, MS, to Andrew and Marie Corso Cefalu. A graduate of Leland High School, he went on to work in his family’s business before…
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