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Misty and Lori Hughes of Leland were named winners of the “Hop Around Leland” basket drawing at The Next Chapter Bookstore on April 5. Lori Ann Hughes, a junior softball player at the University of the Ozarks, was recently selected for USA Athletics International and will compete in Ireland this summer. The trip includes games…

By Guest Columnist Alderwoman Nancy Jo King Just four weeks after Jacob Venuti addressed the Leland Board of Alderpersons with advice to vote against the Tourism Tax Resolution, it ultimately died in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Venuti, a strong community activist, gave the Board a clear warning four weeks ago, when he told the…

The Delta Council will recognize outstanding high school seniors from across the region during its 25th Annual Salute to Delta Honor Graduates on Friday, May 8, at the Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m., followed by the Delta Council Annual Meeting at 10:30 a.m. on The Lawn…

Delta Council President Clint Dunn of Itta Bena announced that U.S. Rep. Glenn William “GT” Thompson Jr., chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, will serve as keynote speaker for the organization’s 91st Annual Meeting on Friday, May 8. The event will be held at a new location, “The Lawn” at the Delta Research and…

The Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Festival returns to downtown Leland May 8–9, offering a weekend of live music, food and family-friendly activities celebrating the Delta’s outdoor traditions. Live music begins Friday with Will Coppage from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Turquoise Willie from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday’s lineup includes Howl and the Big Bad Wolves…

By Lora Delhom Rainfall in late April brought a measure of relief to the Mississippi Delta after weeks of dry conditions that have raised concerns among farmers during the early growing season. Residents across parts of the Delta reported scattered rainfall in mid- to late April. A system over the April 18 weekend produced widely…

Special to The Leland Progress (LD) Mississippi landowners will have a new opportunity this month to apply for assistance in controlling wild hog populations, which continue to cause damage to farmland and timberlands across the state, including crops, soybean fields and levee systems in the Mississippi Delta. The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce announced that applications…

– The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) invites everyone to celebrate America’s 250 years of freedom at one of seven Mississippi State Parks hosting big Fourth of July weekend events this Independence Day. From star-spangled cookouts to live music and fireworks over the water, Mississippi State Parks is the place to be…

From viral raid to Mississippi federal court: Afroman, lemon pound cake and what happens when those we trust to enforce the law don’t. In the Delta, stories rarely arrive alone. A federal drug trafficking case involving current and former law enforcement officers continues to unfold, with guilty pleas, pending trials and dismissed charges shaping the…