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Ellianna Gullett, an eighth grader at Deer Creek School (DCS), placed second in the 2025 NASA MAIS Top Points competition at the statewide STEM competition. She competed in the sixth- through eighth-grade grade division. Gullett was awarded a check for $200 by the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium. DCS Principal Mary Hobart said, “We are so…

Leland Chamber of Commerce will host its 2025 Annual Meeting and Banquet on March 25, 2025, at the Charles Capps Jr. Entrepreneurial Center on the Stoneville campus of Mississippi State University. The event will feature a business showcase, silent auction, cocktail hour, sponsored by Mitchell Distributing, and dinner catered by Cicero’s Restaurant. Local historian  Daryl…

Jerry Thomas received quite the surprise last month. The Leland community came together to gift him with his very own set of wheels – a golf cart to help him get around town and to his multiple jobs at the Leland School District, Leland Town and Racquet Club and Cicero’s Restaurant. Thomas is active in…

The Leland Mayor’s Youth Council visited Magnolia Gardens in Greenville to celebrate love on Seniors Day. They spent the day handing out goodies, such as fruit and socks, visited with residents and discussed the plans of the youth council.

The Kings Daughters & Sons Circle No. 2 (KDS Circle No. 2) is recently announced the opening of its 2025 grant cycle, with applications now available online at www.kdscircle2.com. The organization invites nonprofits and community programs that align with its mission to apply for funding. Completed applications are due by May 1, 2025. KDS Circle…

Construction continues on the U.S. 82 Greenville Bypass in Washington County. The first phase began in March 2022 and provided the construction of nine miles of four-lane roadway from State Route 1 to Leland. Phase II runs from SR 1 to the Mississippi River bridge. It provides cement stabilization and paving of approximately seven miles…

The Roy L. and Clara Belle Wiley Planetarium at Delta State University is proud to announce receipt of a grant from the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi. This generous funding will support the expansion of the planetarium’s programming by highlighting the region’s rich music heritage and fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of sound among…

Delta State University mourns the loss of Marjorie Gladden, a dedicated member of the DSU community and retired staff member, who passed away on March 11, 2025, at the age of 70. In honor of her memory, the University flag will fly at half-staff through sunset on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Marjorie was a beloved…

  Congratulations are in order to Delta State’s own Jakori Johnson. Johnson was recognized at the 94th Southern Regional Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, for being selected for the Study Abroad Program in South Africa this summer 2025, alongside three others. The students will have the opportunity to participate in a five-week program where they will…