They brought with them slaves to do the backbreaking work of clearing the wild forest and subduing the Mississippi River with levees. As a result of the slaves' labor, the Delta became the richest ...

A lawsuit filed by the ACLU alleges DeSoto's current district map violates Black voters' rights. Here's what we know.

The documentary is based in the Mississippi Delta and started out as a short film. Director and producer of the film, Theo ...

Tropical Storm Francine is expected to become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall over Louisiana.

CORONA, Tenn. — Life in the tiny community of Corona, a chunk of Tennessee on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River, has never been easy for Joanne Moore. Like many, she’s been forced to ...

Nature's happy hour: How fall weather can create an open bar for animals ...

Aside from its amenities, The Alluvian Hotel is also a good spot to bed down if you're in the midst of a Mississippi Delta tour. The city of Greenwood boasts a marker on the Mississippi Blues ...

One window into life during and after the flood is Delta blues music, which was blossoming in Mississippi at the time of the disaster. Blues artists from Bessie Smith to Barbecue Bob recorded over ...

The oldest airline still operating in the United States, Delta conducts more than 4,000 flights a day to 280 destinations on six continents. It's headquartered at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ...

Their assignment was to interview civil rights activists throughout the Mississippi Delta, weaving together personal stories with old photos and other artifacts that describe this era in American ...

Antonio Madlock scored 21 points and Alabama State defeated Mississippi Valley State 61-46 on Monday night, handing the Delta Devils their 28th loss in a row dating to last season. — Lorenzo ...

Officials in Louisiana warned that it was too late to evacuate as heavy rain from the hurricane pelted the southern part of ...