Area News

Mississippi Delta Community College is expanding workforce training opportunities in Washington County with the addition of three new career-technical education programs at the Greenville Higher Education Center. The college has welcomed Leander Williams Sr. as the new Industrial Electricity Technology instructor, Cheryl Harris as the new Cybersecurity Technology instructor and LaQwariyea Williams as the new…

The Smythe family has been involved in Leland for a long time now. Sherry Smythe, owner of Lagniappe, has put in a lot of work and effort in the revitalization efforts of downtown Leland. Her business, which originally began in Leland, was later moved to Greenville. However, in recent years, Sherry and her family worked…

Members of the Leland-Deer Creek Garden Club returned home from a successful awards season after receiving a large collection of honors at both the Garden Clubs of Mississippi State Convention in Natchez and the Deep South Garden Clubs Convention, recognizing the club’s dedication to beautification, conservation, education, community service and horticultural excellence. The club captured…

The 2008 subprime crisis caused the U.S. to rescue financial institutions deemed too big to fail. The cost was socialized on taxpayers.  A lookalike crisis is brewing in Mississippi. Its cost may fall on Entergy’s residential customers. The conventional explanation for the subprime crash is that home prices fell in 2006 and borrowers defaulted. It’s…

The 2nd Quarter did not disappoint for drama or trauma. On 13 April the U.S. initiated a three Carrier Strike Force blockade of the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Less than two months later, the U.S. began on again off again ceasefires which continue still. All that sound and fury did little to…

This past month, members of the community gathered around the Leland library as they watched crews begin to set the first pieces of the Military Wall of Honor into its foundation. A grand unveiling of the Wall of Honor is scheduled for August 29, pending any construction, weather or unforeseen changes. An official date will…

  WWISCAA, a non-profit agency under the leadership of Jannis Williams, through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), has partnered with the Leland Public School District, the Greenville Public School District and the CAPPS Center to provide an opportunity for students to receive skilled training that would lead to a credential and increase their…

  On May 30 the Leland Mayor’s Youth Council, commonly referred to as “LMYC,” held its second end of the year banquet. Some of the Leland Board of Alderpersons were also in attendance as the Council wished a farewell to the outgoing seniors who recently graduated high school. Mayor John Lee and Alderpersons Nancy Jo…

June has flown by, and we are rapidly approaching the Combined Class Reunion. Reservation forms are available and were emailed, and everyone should have the itinerary for Friday, August 28, and Saturday, August 29. If you did not receive an email, please contact me for the information and form. In addition to the dinners, drinks…