Award-Winning Journalist and Novelist will be honored at 2019 Community Foundation Crystal Ball Hernando, Miss., The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi’s 19th annual Crystal Ball will present its Star of … Continued
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Clarksdale Virtual Realty Center receives $15,500 Grant
The Clarksdale VRCenter and Academy was started in the spring of 2017 and is the outcome of five years of research and development with Virtual Reality Technology and working with … Continued
Shifting Rhythms: Coahoma Mobile Education receives $7,000 Grant
A project initiated by two professors at Olin College and students of Babson College has received a $7,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi. The grant came from … Continued
CFNM Awards $24,250 in Scholarships!
Hernando, Miss. (August 1, 2018): Thanks to the generosity of donors in Northwest Mississippi, the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi recently awarded $24,250 to twenty-four deserving students. Since inception the … Continued
Linton leaving enduring legacy in Northwest Mississippi
She’s travelled the globe, cradled a sitting hen in her arms at a nationally recognized school garden and laid plenty of golden nest eggs in the coffers of community nonprofits … Continued
It was a garden party of epic proportions at Pleasant Hill Elementary School on Tuesday as third-grade teacher Todd Willis celebrated the national launch of EVERFI’s “Healthier Me” program in … Continued
New Scholarship Fund The Theron Long Scholarship Fund has been established through the Community Foundation. Theron Long passed away in May. Theron worked for DeSoto County Schools 44 years as … Continued
The grants approved in May from each endowment are: Endowment for the Future of Northwest Mississippi: Family Biz Builder in Tunica County awarded $3,000 for the Biz Builder Sports … 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
Memorial honors Jane Pennington Henderson
Hernando, MS-Jane Wheeler Pennington Henderson taught public school in Hernando for 39 years. Until her death last year at age 96, “Miss Jane” was an icon for Hernando. Though she had … Continued