Delta News
For Kent Wyatt, Delta State was a lifelong calling
By Nathan Duff, Delta State University Former Delta State University President Forest Kent Wyatt, whose life became inseparable from the university and the Cleveland community that...
Golden Anniversary Scholarship Expands Support to Delta State Alumni
By Amanda Robinson, Delta State University The Golden Anniversary Scholarship, an endowed scholarship established more than 40 years ago to support Delta State University students, has...
Northwest Mississippi Community College Launches Centennial Celebration and Centennial Circle Fundraising Initiative
by Dr. Brad Smith Northwest Mississippi Community College will officially launch its Centennial Celebration in September 2026, beginning a series of events commemorating 100 years of transforming...
Golden Anniversary Scholarship Expands Support to Delta State Alumni
By Amanda Robinson, Delta State University The Golden Anniversary Scholarship, an endowed scholarship established more than 40 years ago to support Delta State University students, has...
Rosedale’s renaissance rooted in history, spirits, and a deep sense of place
By Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Native son Jack Coleman, now the mayor of Rosedale, watched from a distance during the late 70s and 80s as his beloved Delta suffered the economic...
Mont Helena still stands: Love, loss and a Mississippi Delta landmark
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Drive down Old Highway 61 near Rolling Fork, and there it is. Rising above the flat Delta fields, Mont Helena looks almost as if it belongs to...