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City of Drew Receives Grant

The City of Drew recently received a $750,000 grant from the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Preservation grant program. The grant is part of a larger series of grants to the City of Drew from the National Park Service as well as from other entities. This particular award will be used to help rehabilitate the 1929 portion of the Rosenwald School.

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Retired DSU professor surprised to learn that a sculpture courtyard she helped create was a dedication to her service

CLEVELAND, MS - Delta State University's School of Nursing has dedicated a new sculpture garden courtyard in honor of a retired professor. The Dr. Rose Strahan courtyard, located at the Robert E. Smith School of Nursing, was dedicated in honor of the mathematics professor's service and continued leadership. Dr. Strahan...

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Delta Health Center Receives Additional Funding

Awarded $1 million to expand access to healthcare in Rosedale. Delta Health Center, Inc. has received a $1 million award through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Delta Health Care Services Grant Program to expand access to health care in Rosedale and surrounding communities. The award will fund...

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Manhunt underway in Panola County for armed, dangerous man

CROWDER, Miss. – Panola County deputies are searching for a Memphis man who is on the run after fleeing from a stolen car tied to an armed robbery and aggravated assault in Memphis. Titus Lester, 30, is considered armed and dangerous, according to the Panola County Sheriff’s Office.

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Crowder, Panola and Quitman Counties: Railroads, Schools, Cotton, and the Delta Blues

Appalachian Community Histories – Crowder, Panola and Quitman Counties: Railroads, Schools, Cotton, and the Delta Blues. In the southwestern corner of Panola County, Mississippi, where the land stretches toward the fertile lowlands of the Mississippi Delta, lies the small town of Crowder. Its history is unusual because the community belongs to two counties, with most of the town situated in Quitman County and its eastern portion extending into Panola County. Although Crowder has never grown into a major Mississippi city, its history reflects the agricultural economy, changing transportation systems, segregated schools, and musical traditions that shaped the Delta throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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