Delta News
Woman at center of Till killing has died
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today April 27, 2023 The white woman at the center of the Emmett Till saga, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died. Megan LeBoeuf, chief investigator for the Calcasieu Parish...
MDCC Legend Price “Buddy” Hodges Inducted into MACCC Hall of Fame
The 2023 MACCC Sports Hall of Fame includes Trojan football legend, Price H. "Buddy" Hodges. Born in Vicksburg but raised in Itta Bena, Price H. “Buddy” Hodges graduated from Leflore County High...
Lexington man says police assaulted him for filing lawsuit
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today April 24, 2023 A man who sued the Lexington Police Department alleging violence and racism says an officer assaulted him in retaliation for that litigation. That...
This clinic is making emergency contraception easier to access in Mississippi
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today April 24, 2023 There’s a truck parked in the gravel lot of Greenwood Community Center, muddy from a recent spring shower. From the outside, it’s easy to overlook....
U.S. Dept. of Labor fines Delta farm after South African teen suffocates to death in grain bin
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today April 20, 2023 A 19-year-old farmworker from South Africa suffocated to death in a Delta farm's grain bin last year because of his employer’s negligence,...
In rare occurrence, IHL did not unanimously vote for new Delta State president
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today April 20, 2023 The new president of Delta State University was appointed with a split vote by the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees, a rare...