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The Washington School fifth and sixth-grade pep squad is fired up. The squad recently spent two days training and team building to be ready for  the new football season. The 38-member squad learned motions, jumps and dance routines as they gear up to cheer for the Pee Wee football team this fall. School leaders gave…

In Mississippi’s Delta, where blues legends echo, Dr. Richard Tremmel is redefining entertainment industry education as director of the Delta Music Institute (DMI) at Delta State University. In 2024, he earned a D.P.S. in Curriculum Development Leadership from Franklin University, a milestone that crowns decades of blending raw musical passion with academic rigor to guide…

Leland Volunteer Fire Department and the Washington County Emergency Operations Center visited summer students at Deer Creek School recently to talk about fire safety and emergency preparedness. The visit included demonstrations of emergency equipment and discussions about what children might experience when injured or in need of help aiming to reduce fear and build trust…

Parents and teachers in Leland should act fast to take advantage of a unique opportunity: the internationally renowned dance company Step Afrika! is coming to the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center in Greenville this November, and free student workshops are part of the visit. On Thursday, November 6, students in grades 4–9 are invited to…

  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…