Area News

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Delta State University is proud to announce that Makeriah Hampton, a student in the Master of Applied Science in Geospatial Information Technologies (MAS-GIT) program, has been awarded the highly coveted USGIF Ken Miller Scholarship for Advanced Remote Sensing Applications. This prestigious scholarship, awarded annually by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF),…

From 10 AM to 2 PM this Saturday (Sep. 21st) at the BB King Museum in Indianola, this event will be free for everyone and will provide interactive activities to engage K-12 children about science.  Questions can be directed to Ms Misty Clark at [email protected] or at 662-887-9539.

The incoming JA Provisional Class for 2024-25 recently had their first meeting.

MOORHEAD, Miss. (Sept. 5, 2024) — Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) is thrilled to announce the students who were selected to serve on the 2024 Homecoming Court. Homecoming Week is a cherished tradition at MDCC, bringing students, alumni, and the community together to celebrate the Trojan spirit. This year’s Homecoming Court is as follows: Freshmen:…

Since its inception in 2000, the King’s Daughters and Sons Circle #2 has given more than $4.2 million in grants and scholarships to charitable projects in Bolivar, Sharkey, Sunflower, and Washington counties in Mississippi, and Chicot County in Arkansas, making it one of the largest contributors to charitable projects in the Delta area. The organization recently held…

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) has launched a new podcast series called Freshly Picked which spotlights specialty crops in Mississippi. Each episode focuses on a different agricultural commodity and features special guests with expertise on growing, maintaining and serving specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables,…

CLEVELAND, Miss. – “I Want to Be at the Meeting: Sacred and Secular in the Mississippi Delta” will air on Mississippi Public Broadcasting this month. The film will air statewide on regional public television stations on Friday, September 13 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, September 15, at 5:00 p.m. The film features Grammy-nominated artist Jontavious…

  By: Mika Hartman October is here. As we commemorate both Down Syndrome Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), I can reflect on what I have learned on this journey, share some of the hard truths and hope for a better tomorrow for my son. Hudson is only 6; however, the dreams…