County cuts ribbon on $19 million Agri-Ed Center

DeSoto Times-Tribune

County cuts ribbon on $19 million Agri-Ed Center

By Jake Lankford

Lee Caldwell came onto the Board of Supervisors in 2011 with a mission– to raise the money for and open an agricultural education center that will be the hub of agriculture in the county.

Twelve years later...

A Multi-level Entity Working to Support the Delta 

Delta Business Journal

A Multi-level Entity Working to Support the Delta 

By Jack Criss

Tommy Goodwin, Executive Director of the South Delta Planning and Development District, Inc. based in Greenville since 2016, can’t be accused of hyperbole when he makes the following statement.

“There’s not...

Amtrak to Provide Passenger Travel

Mississippi Business Journal

Amtrak to Provide Passenger Travel  

Rail service expansion announced in state 

By Lynne Jeter

Amtrak is about to make traveling by rail possible between Vicksburg and Meridian along the I-20 corridor, and along the Mississippi Gulf Coast I-10 corridor linking Mobile...

Three Mississippi hospitals approved for rural program

WJTV-TV Jackson

Three Mississippi hospitals approved for rural program

By Sethanie Smith

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) said three Mississippi hospitals have been approved to participate in the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program through the...

Mid-South officials react to the death of Pope Francis

WATN-TV Memphis

Mid-South officials react to the death of Pope Francis

Staff Report

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church died on the morning of April 21, 2025, the Vatican announced.

Leaders across the Mid-South have offered statements paying tribute to and honoring the legacy of the...