Area News

Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Valarie Morgan as vice president of instruction, effective January 27, 2025. Dr. Morgan returns to MDCC after serving as associate provost at Delta State University, bringing a wealth of experience in higher education leadership. Dr. Morgan is no stranger to MDCC, having…

By Guest Columnist Josh Correro Holiday blues affect many people across the United States. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), over sixty percent of people say they experience feeling down during the holidays. This can be due to loss of family members, loss of a job or other incidents. Feelings of loneliness,…

The Mississippi State Board of Edu-cation (SBE) is seeking applications from high school sophomores to serve as the new high school junior student representative on the SBE Board for the 2025-26 school year. The application deadline is January 31, 2025. Now in its seventh year, the Student Representatives of the Mississippi State Board of Education…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Yazoo Backwater Study Area. The plan has been promised to the people of the South Delta for 83 years, but the flood control project stalled, despite the support and approval of local stakeholders, the Army Corps and environmental…

By Amy Atwood In the New Year, many people look to give up a bad habit or start a good habit. Typically, the most common habits to focus on are physical health-related, like starting a new diet or some form of exercise. Mississippi College professor Dr. David Miller explains why prioritizing mental health by picking…

by Guest Columnist, Billy Johnson In small towns all across the South, there are characters who are not a part of the monkey-see, monkey-do society that is found in cities. Needless to say, Leland has had its share. In the generations before all this instantaneous communication news traveled from one place people hung out to…

Tony “Pantone Tony” Walker is a native of Leland. He graduated from Leland High School in 1997. He has one son who lives in Florida and a host of extended family residing in Leland. He is a master paint specialist at World Class, where he keeps everyone laughing. Are you a native of Leland? If…

Washington County Supervisor Mala Brooks attended the December Leland Board of Alderpersons meeting to discuss a sub-grant for the City of Leland. Brooks stated that in her District, for the City of Leland, she had approximately $500,000 to spend from the ARPA funds. These funds had to be earmarked by the end of December 2024.…

Marco Van Der Heever’s journey is a testament to hard work, determination and the transformative power of education. Originally from Pretoria, South Africa, Marco moved to the United States to work temporarily on a Mississippi Delta farm. Life took an unexpected turn when he met his wife and decided to make Mississippi his permanent home.…