Dr. Luther Brown, Director of the Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University, recently spoke to the Southaven Rotary Club about the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area. Dr. Brown was invited by Tom Pittman, Director of the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi.
As authorized by Congress in 2009, the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area includes 18 counties – Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, DeSoto, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Warren, Washington and Yazoo. The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University in Cleveland is the program manager for the management planning phase. The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area is governed by a board of directors representing agencies and organizations defined in the Congressional legislation. For more information, visit www.msdeltaheritage.com. or contact Dr. Luther Brown at 662-846-4311, lbrown@deltastate.edu
