Bill Clay to be honored as “Man of the Year” at 2017 Crystal Ball

  The 17th Crystal Ball will provide the backdrop to honor four outstanding Community Stars of Northwest Mississippi.  The Crystal Ball helps over 420 nonprofit organizations and causes through the … Continued

RiverKings honored as 2016 Business of the Year

The 17th Crystal Ball will provide the backdrop to honor four outstanding Community Stars of Northwest Mississippi.  The Crystal Ball helps over 420 nonprofit organizations and causes through the Community … Continued

Crystal Ball to honor author about Delta life

The 17th annual Crystal Ball with a vintage French circus theme will honor local Community Stars and the author of a prize-winning, best-selling book about the Delta on Jan. 21, 2017, … Continued

Moving for healthy living

The Regional Health Council (RHC), a program of the Community Foundation, sponsored a dynamic training on August 31, 2016 at the James C. Kennedy Wellness Center in Charleston.  Michael Kuczala … Continued

Volunteers in the House

  Volunteer Northwest Mississippi has been attending open house meeting at area high schools to make sure students know about the many volunteer opportunities available and how taking advantage of … Continued

DeSoto County School Branching out

          Drive up to Pleasant Hill Elementary School in DeSoto County and you might think it is just another elementary school.  But, drive around the school … Continued

Community Foundation starts a Delta Conversation with distinguished newsman Tom Brokaw

Cleveland, Miss. –Journalist and author Tom Brokaw is set to kick off the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi’s first Delta Conversation.  This lunch event will focus on the health issues that … Continued

Shoot For The Heart dollars to boost Nursing Program

Dr. Denise Bynum, director of the nursing program at Northwest Mississippi Community College, and other representatives of the institution received a grant to cap a grand total of $235,500 given from the Shoot … Continued

Scholarship fund honors trailblazing educator in Tallahatchie County

Sumner, Miss. August 17, 2016 – The Community Foundation has announced the formation of new scholarship award to celebrate the memory of the Tallahatchie County man who became its first … Continued

Call to groups, businesses and individuals to help troops serving overseas

Each year, Volunteer Northwest Mississippi hosts an event to observe the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance and there are big plans in the works to make this year … Continued