The Leland Progress

11/19/2025

Stop-N-Shop - Leland, MS

11/19/2025

Delta Health System (DHS) has received funding from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation to purchase two Midmark Asepsis21 Hygienist dental surgery carts with self-contained water systems, expanding the hospital’s oral surgery capacity across the Delta.
Hospital officials say the carts will improve safety and efficiency during procedures and help rural patients access advanced dental care.

11/18/2025

The Delta Group

11/18/2025

Every November, I find myself thinking about the rhythm of American power — how it rises, how it breaks, and how, somehow, it steadies again.
The fight between presidents and Congress, between action and restraint, is as old as the republic itself. From Abraham Lincoln’s wartime orders to Franklin Roosevelt’s bank holiday to Donald Trump’s border emergency, every generation has tested how far a president can push when Congress stalls. That tug-of-war between executive action and legislative oversight isn’t a flaw in our government — it’s the design.

11/18/2025

Deer Creek Hardware Company

11/17/2025

Farmers and agricultural professionals are invited to attend a Future of Agriculture Resiliency for Mississippi (F.A.R.M.) Council stakeholder meeting on Thursday, December 11, at 10 a.m. at the Capps Center at the Delta Research and Extension Center, 82 Stoneville Road in Stoneville.

11/15/2025

📰 Happening Today in Leland!

Cocktails & Candy Canes continues this weekend with local shops, food, and festivities across Leland and Washington County. The event runs through Sunday, with a gingerbread house contest and gathering tonight at The Thompson House Inn.

11/14/2025

11/14/2025

Around Town - Leland Snapshots
Checkout what's been going on around town

11/13/2025

St. John's Episcopal Church

11/13/2025

Leland counselors say compassion and consistency are key to family recovery after trauma.
As families across Leland continue processing recent violence and law enforcement activity, local counselors say the road to recovery begins with consistency, compassion and connection—not perfection.
Behavioral health professionals from Leland Medical Clinic and Delta Health Alliance are working together to help families recognize trauma responses early, avoid re-triggering experiences, and take practical steps toward healing.

11/13/2025

Local producers, researchers, and aquaculture professionals will gather this month for the Fall National Warmwater Aquaculture Center Catfish Seminar, hosted Nov. 20 at the Capps Center on the Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center (DREC) campus in Stoneville.
The event, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon at 82 Stoneville Rd, will feature experts from MSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, covering topics vital to Delta catfish operations — including fish health, water quality, nutrition, genetics, and bird depredation.