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          Incoming president Nancy Jo Morlino presents a plaque to past president Ken Magee during the Leland Rotary Club meeting July 14, 2025.

By Nathan Duff Delta State University (DSU) today convened a press conference to address the heartbreaking loss of 21-year-old student Demartravion “Trey” Reed, whose body was discovered on campus on September 15. University President Dr. Daniel J. Ennis and DSU Chief of Police Michael Peeler shared updates on the institution’s response. President Dan Ennis “Today,…

The MDCC Development Foundation and Alumni Association are glad to announce this year’s Trojan Spirit Award recipient, Lamar Dukes. The recipient of the Trojan Spirit Award exemplifies the positive values and behaviors that define the Trojan Spirit. Recipients are characterized by their generosity, as well as the giving of their time and abilities above and…

Representative Otis L. Anthony is proudly representing Mississippi Delta Community College, the Delta, and the United States in Israel. Out of five delegates chosen from each state, Rep. Anthony was selected to take part in this important opportunity. Serving as co-chair of the Mississippi-Israel Caucus in the House, he continues to champion connections that strengthen…

The Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF) and its Get2College program cut the ribbon yesterday on a new Get2College Mobile Center, a first-of-its-kind resource designed to bring free college and career planning services directly to students and families across Mississippi. Hosted in partnership with the City of Greenville and Mayor Errick D. Simmons at the Mississippi…

Delta Health Alliance recently broke ground on a $10 million, USDA-funded expansion of Leland Medical Clinic that will establish the Mississippi Delta Cares Center, a facility that will house occupational, physical and speech therapy along with dentistry. The ceremony took place at 201 Baker Blvd. in Leland. Hilary Meier, vice president of health, said the…

When Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about life on the American frontier, she described snowstorms, schoolhouse brawls, and butter churns, but not the stillbirth she experienced or the miscarriage that followed. In 19th-century America, maternal loss was so common, it often went unspoken. Then: Prairie motherhood was a gamble On the frontier, pregnancy was a quiet…