Trump’s Scion Hotel set for heart of the Delta
Set for Cleveland Mississippi, the Scion hotel is coming to town as the first one run and operated by the Trump organization. ...
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Wednesday’s weather expected to bring in storms
by Sarah Ulmer
According to the National Weather Service the weather for Wednesday is looking less sunny and bright with potential severe storms in the Delta moving through...
Delta Poverty: Broadband key to development
Poverty in Mississippi is nothing new– especially across the Delta. If you spend enough time there, you realize different aspects that perpetuate the income issues...
Fishing forecast bright for Mississippi Delta
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologists are expecting a great 2017 fishing season in the Mississippi Delta. Recent fish population sampling...
The Death of Leon Bramlett: Mississippi Political Pioneer Dies, Lawmakers React
by kim
CLARKSDALE, Miss.–Leon Bramlett, Jr., a former candidate for governor in 1983, died Monday. He was 92. Bramlett made a name for himself as a political...
Sardis Lake Celebrates 75 Years As Recreational Hot Spot and Flood Protection Necessity
by kim
Rick Mize and staff at News Mississippi affiliate WTNM in Oxford contributed to this story SARDIS LAKE, Miss.–For 75 years Sardis Lake has protected the...
The Work of Alan Lomax and How He Helped Preserve a Piece of Mississippi History
by kim
CLEVELAND, Miss.–If you’ve never heard of Alan Lomax, you’re missing out on a big piece of Mississippi history. Lomax worked from the 30s to the 90s...
Winter Storm Warning: Possible March Ice Storm in North Mississippi, Maybe Central
by kim
SOUTHAVEN, Miss.–A half an inch of ice is possible, starting in the late evening Wednesday in northern counties and in the Delta. Winter just doesn’t...
Mississippi’s Living Dinosaurs: Exploring the Giant Cypress Trees at Sky Lake
by kim
BELZONI, Miss.–You may have never heard of Sky Lake. It’s in a very remote area in the southern Delta, a little ways north of Belzoni...
Making Mississippi Corn Into Fuel: Ergon Plant to Reopen in Vicksburg
by kim
VICKSBURG, Miss.–Shut down since December of 2012, the Ergon ethanol refinery at the Port of Vicksburg has announced it will reopen in May, with the...