Delta News
As a monster tornado bore down, many in the Mississippi Delta had no chance of finding a shelter
By Bracey Harris The tornado that plowed through Rolling Fork on March 24 was a monster that families living in mobile homes on the plains of the Mississippi Delta needed to flee. At its widest, the...
Statement from Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson on Proposed Plan to Mitigate Flooding in the South Delta
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson gave the following statement regarding the announced plan to mitigate flooding in the South Delta. I am encouraged by the proposed water...
Brandon Presley, seeking supercharged governor’s race turnout, says he’ll campaign in all 82 counties
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 5, 2023 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley on Wednesday night rattled off a list of talking points about Medicaid expansion and New Testament...
DSU Rising Scholars Program Taking Applications
By nduff Delta State University is announcing a new program for high school students, the DSU Rising Scholars Program. The purpose of the program is to provide scholarships to high school students...
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...