The Sunflower County Freedom Project is adjusting to the new educational landscape created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 22-year old organization is no longer able to hold their typical afterschool and summer programming for 7-12 graders due to the stay-at-home orders.
Luke Stanley has been chosen to lead the Mississippi Delta Community College baseball program as the new head coach, as announced by MDCC President Dr. Tyrone Jackson following the conclusion of the college's monthly Board of Trustees meeting.
Three Delta State University seniors majoring in fashion merchandising went on a “Fashion Tour of New York City” over spring break.
In response to the coronavirus health crisis, the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi is seeking donations to its FEED SUNFLOWER Fund. Since hosting a Hunger Summit in 2017, the Community Foundation and seventeen of its partners have been funding efforts to help confront food insecurity among youth.
Plans are underway for Indianola’s citywide Thanksgiving service. Local clergy met this week to finalize the details of the event, which will be held Sunday November 24 at First United Methodist Church in Indianola beginning at 6 p.m.
Congratulations Girl Scouts Myiesha Smith and Jameshia Attaway. The girls are part of the Girl Scouts’ Heart of the South initiative, under the leadership of Shequite Johnson, leader of Troop 30123.
If it weren’t for a couple of ACT score points, Marvin Lott may have been a Millsaps College Alumnus of the Year. But back in the late 1960s, Lott took the ACT while at Greenville High School and was signed to play football for the Majors, but his 21 ACT was just short of the 23 required by Millsaps.
The Jobs for Mississippi Graduates Student of the Week is Gentry senior Amarni Bell. Bell’s anticipated career choice is sports management, with a dream job of playing in the NFL. He enjoys working out in his spare time. He is pictured (right) with JMG Instructor and Job Specialist Dr. Adrian Brown.
Mari Lampkin of Moorhead, has accepted an invitation of lifetime membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), the nation’s preeminent certified honor society for high-achieving first-and second year collegiate students.
Mississippi State University-Meridian is playing a role in a new teacher training program that is the first state-run initiative of its kind in the United States.
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