by Stephen McDill Published: May 9,2010
Tags: catfish, cotton, Delta Council, farming, Mississippi, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, Thad Cochran, Travis Satterfield
STONEVILLE- MBJ-TV photojournalist Stephen McDill travels to Stoneville, the home of Delta Council, one of the state’s oldest economic development organizations. [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 5,2010
Tags: Barack Obama, BILOXI, british petroleum, Chandeleur Islands, gulf of mexico, Guy Cantwell, John Curry, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi River, Pascagoula, Plaquemines Parish, Transocean Ltd, University of Miami
PORT FORCHOUN, La. — A 100-ton contraption to help funnel out oil spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico was loaded onto a barge Wednesday so it could begin its journey to the leak site about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. The giant-concrete-and-steel box is the best short-term solution to bottling up [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 24,2010
Tags: Alabama, American Medical Response, Arkansas, blues music, catfish, Choctaw County, cotton, Gov. Haley Barbour, Holmes County, Houston Astros, Jim Pollard, Josh Nicholson, Louisiana, Malcolm Gordon, Mayor McArthur Straughter, Mississippi, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, National Guard, Rafael Scott, Roy Oswalt, Southeast, Tallulah, tornado, Weir, Willie M. Horton, Yazoo City
YAZOO CITY — Rescuers stood ready Sunday to comb neighborhoods of splintered homes and twisted debris in Mississippi, a day after a devastating tornado sliced through the state and killed 10 people, including three children.James Jackson, a deputy state fire marshal, said crews took a break overnight but were organizing at first daylight to resume [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: April 16,2010
Tags: Blues, economic development, Gray Swoope, Hartley Peavey, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi Economic Council, Stephen McDill, tourism
JACKSON- Music is a big part of Mississippi’s heritage, according to some of the state’s public and private business leaders. [...]
by Laura Smith Published: February 28,2010
Tags: Mississippi Delta, national heritage, the mississippi hills, tourism
Heritage areas important to state’s tourism future Planning is underway for Mississippi’s two newly-designated National Heritage Areas, which promote and protect the regions’ cultural and historical identities. The Mississippi Hills and Mississippi Delta received the designations through federal legislation in 2009, giving Mississippi its third designation of the 49 in the United States. The Mississippi [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: November 24,2009
Tags: education, entrepreneurship, Mississippi Delta, small businesses
CLARKSDALE — The GrowDelta Initiative is slated to host its second event this year Dec. 5 at the Cutrer Mansion in Clarksdale from 8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The non-profit organization, founded by Charles Noble, Ph.D., and Emily Broad, JD, is a collaboration of community leaders, businesspeople, citizens from around the state and others who are looking [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: August 24,2009
Tags: Blues, census, Mississippi Delta, population, Sales Tax
Population figures released recently by the Census Bureau don’t contain any major surprises. The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the hardest hit as far as population loss, with Long Beach having lost 29 percent of its residents after Hurricane Katrina, highest in the state. Moss Point was in the top five, having seen 12 percent of [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: July 1,2009
Tags: Mississippi Delta, small business, workshop
CLARKSDALE — A workshop for anyone thinking about starting a small business in the Mississippi Delta is scheduled July 11 in Clarksdale, sponsored by the newly formed GrowDelta Initiative. The workshop is set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Cutrer House/Coahoma Higher Education Center. Participants will learn how to manage small business finances, tap into [...] [...]
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