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November 2019 Newsletter

FRANKFORT, KY — MSWCC Natural Resource Specialists Lance Middleton and Robin Tisdale participated in the Commissioner’s tour on Oct 16-19, 2019,…

October 2019 Newsletter

GATLINBURG, TN — On August 12, 2019, at the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg, Russell Gray Houston of Holly Springs, MS, was inducted into the National…

September 2019 Newsletter

BYHALIA, MS – Early in the morning of Aug. 21, 2019, MSWCC Deputy Administrator Brad Shedd, Environmental Administrator Lee Smith and Natural…

August 2019 Newsletter

GATLINBURG, TN — Commission staff members, MACD board members, county commissioners and clerks headed to the Smoky Mountains for the NACD Southeast…

July 2019 Newsletter

STARKVILLE — MSWCC staffers, conserva- tionists, district and agency representatives traveled to Starkville for the 2019 MCDEA Conference, which was…

June 2019 Newsletter

STONEVILLE, MS — Matthew Lohr, the 16th Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS, was the keynote speaker at the Delta F.A.R.M…

May 2019 Newsletter

RAYMOND, MS — For the 11th time in the past 12 years, Oxford High School Team A placed first overall in the State Envirothon Competition, held on…

April 2019 Newsletter

JACKSON – The top five teams in statewide area Envirothon competitions and the top FFA teams qualified on March 21, 2019, to continue to the State…

March 2019 Newsletter

Fifty-five teams have registered to compete in the area Envirothon Competitions on March 21, 2019. All Area Compeitions begin at 8AM and will be…

February 2019 Newsletter

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — State Conservationist Kurt Readus was surprised at the National Association of Conservation Districts annual meeting in San…