Billye Jean Stroud selected to Delta Regional Authority’s 2026 Leadership Development Program

Community Development Director Billye Jean Stroud has been selected by the Delta Regional Authority, along with 32 other ...
The Yazoo Herald

Thirty-three Community Leaders Selected to DRA’s 2026 Leadership Development Program

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 33 community leaders from across its eight-state service region to participate in the 2026 ...
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Gulf Research Program Awards $22 Million to Launch New ‘Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative’ Consortium

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
PBS

Scientists face ecological, economic hurdles to save delta

The iconic Mississippi River Delta is of enormous importance to the country, especially near the Gulf Coast. It's an economic engine and a key wildlife habitat. But it's shrinking considerably due to ...
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The Mississippi Delta

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. The Mississippi Delta is the area formed by the ...
The Yazoo Herald

University Launches Scholars Program to Tackle Gulf South Challenges

As one of the newest campuses in the Gulf Scholars Program, the University of Mississippi is working to prepare students to address some of the Gulf South's most pressing environmental and social ...
Northside Sun

Yazoo delta backwater floods

Backwater flooding happens when the Mississippi River is higher (about 43’ at Vicksburg) than the Yazoo River and blocks its ...