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Ten Delta State Student Athletes Earn GSC All-Academic Honors 99 Make the Honor Roll
The Gulf South Conference announced their fall season academic All-Conference teams this afternoon. 10 Student Athletes from Delta State University earned Gulf South Conference All-Academic honors. Eight members of the Delta State University football team made the All-Academic team marking the most of any team in the Gulf South Conference in football. While two…
Read MoreCo-Lin names Tuwanna Williams new Executive Director of Workforce Education
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…
Read MoreWhy Stoneville mattered nationally – and still does
“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…
Read MoreMovie Review: “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”
By Bob Garver Audiences largely left last June’s zombie threequel “28 Years Later” thinking the same thing, “That was a good movie, but what the heck was up with that ending?” They were referring to the last-minute saving of young protagonist Spike (Alfie Williams) from a hoard of Infected by a gang of blonde-wigged, tracksuit-wearing…
Read MoreLeland High School Basketball Drops Two Tight Games Against North Side
By Charlie Rook Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams have had very good starts to the season with the men sitting at a 9-8 record, and the women sitting at 11-8. However, on Tuesday night both the men and women dropped a game in an away contest at North Side high school.…
Read MoreLeland High School Basketball Drops Two Tight Games Against North Side
By Charlie Rook Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams have had very good starts to the season with the men sitting at a 9-8 record, and the women sitting at 11-8. However on Tuesday night both the men and women dropped a game in an away contest at North Side high school. The…
Read MoreThe lost jobs we miss
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…
Read MoreStudents harvest first winter crops
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…
Read MoreMDCC Holds Historic Inaugural Graduation at Mississippi State Penitentiary
Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) celebrated a historic milestone on December 10, 2025, with its first-ever commencement ceremony for incarcerated students at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP) in Parchman. The ceremony, held at 10 a.m., conferred degrees upon five graduates, each of whom earned membership in the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. The inaugural…
Read MoreDelta State University students and faculty featured in national botany publication
By Nathan Duff Delta State University (DSU) celebrates the achievements of its environmental science students and faculty, who coauthored a prominent article in the Fall 2025 issue of the Plant Science Bulletin. This accomplishment highlights the exceptional opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in meaningful research, develop leadership skills, and contribute to real-world scientific advancements…
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