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Unrestrained driver killed in single-vehicle crash in Madison Parish
Delta – A Greenville, Miss. woman was killed Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Madison Parish. According to the Louisiana State Police (LSP), shortly after 9 a.m., troopers with Troop F began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on LA 3218, just east of U.S. 80, that claimed the life of 35-year-old Summer Rodgers. LSP said […]
Greenville workers want to utilize what’s in city to help economy
GREENVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – Greenville leaders are not just asking for increased state investments to lay the groundwork for economic development. They’re asking for more money to utilize what’s already in the city. Bordering the Mississippi River, Greenville has long been the economic hub of the Mississippi Delta, and they’ve been utilizing the Greenville Port […]
Highlighting History: Enid Lake program
ENID, Miss. (WTVA) – The history of a north Mississippi vacation spot for at least two generations got a highlight on Saturday. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks hosted Mike Robinson, a former Resource Manager for the US Army Corps of Engineers, at Enid Lake for a historical program.
Why the term 'Farm Bill' is important to Mississippians
Like most Americans who didn’t grow up on a production farm or ranch, I didn't know much until a later age about the term “Farm Bill.”. That changed for me upon moving to Leland to operate the local weekly newspaper in the late 1970s. A gentleman farmer there — a Delta planter — advised me early on to always look out for changes in the federal legislation that governs U.S. agriculture.
Wet conditions slow crop planting and growth
XtremeAg Farmers struggle to finish planting in Maryland and South Dakota. Matt Miles is a fourth-generation farmer in southeast Arkansas. Miles farms 3,500 acres of corn, 3,500 acres of soybeans, 1,500 acres of cotton, and 1,500 acres of rice. I was talking to an older rice consultant yesterday and asked...
Construction of first distillery in Mississippi Delta to begin — a $16.9 million investment to be located in historic factory
The construction of the first legal distillery in the Mississippi Delta has begun. The $16.9 million investment will include a large still, a bottling operation and a warehouse for aging spirits, all located in a 166,000 historic factory. The Rosedale Distilling Company, a distiller and producer of various premium and...
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