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Hunter Roberson was a student delegate this past week during the MS Cooperative Youth Tour of Washington DC. He represented Twin County Electric Power Association along with Raven McElvane. Thank you Twin County for providing this wonderful opportunity to deserving students!

Delta State University Athletics has announced the hiring of Heidi Clark Harbin as Coordinator of Athletics Marketing and Media Relations. In this role, Harbin will support the promotion and visibility of Delta State Athletics through content creation, social media management, storytelling, and communication efforts that highlight the accomplishments of the Statesmen and Lady Statesmen. “Marketing…

Please join the MDCC Law Enforcement Training Academy in celebrating these graduates as they complete this important milestone and begin their careers in law enforcement.  Graduation for Class 26-B83 will be held Thursday, June 25th at 11am in the J.T. Hall Coliseum. All are invited to attend.

  Several Leland High School seniors recently received certificates in Fiber Optic Construction through Mississippi Delta Community College. School officials say they are proud of the scholars for taking advantage of opportunities that prepare them for college, careers and the workforce.

Special to The Leland Progress The members of Holly Grove Missionary Baptist Church invite the community to join them in celebrating Pastor and Mrs. L.V. Williams on the occasion of their 26th Pastoral Anniversary.  Sunday, June 28, 2026 11:00 a.m. Holly Grove Missionary Baptist Church 440 D.O. Baker Road, Leland, Mississippi Friends, family, and community…

THE UNITES STATES – DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: Rob Buchert: Dunlap Broadside Reproduction, 2026 The Document On the night of July 4, 1776, Philadelphia printer John Dunlap set the Declaration of Independence in type and printed an estimated 200 copies. These broadsides, large single-page printed sheets, were the document that spread the news of independence across…

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves recently announced that the state of Mississippi is deploying over $23 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Facilities funding. These investments, approved through the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), will empower cities and counties to address urgent infrastructure needs and modernize the foundations of their local economies. The Congressionally authorized…

A new hands-on science initiative designed to unite the Leland and Stoneville communities is preparing to take flight after Sparklight awarded a $2,500 STEM grant through its Dream Bigger contest to support the Leland–Stoneville Rocketry Lab. The grant was presented April 30 at Leland High School, where representatives from Sparklight joined members of the Leland…