| 7/11/2006 - Jackson, Miss.
The Special Task Force for the Revitalization of the Delta Region, a group formed by the 2006 Mississippi Legislatures House Bill 1034, will soon begin holding public meetings in the Delta Region. Per the legislation, 18 counties make up the revitalization area; specifically the counties of Tunica, Panola, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington, Humphreys, Carroll, Holmes, Sharkey, Yazoo, Issaquena, Warren, Claiborne and Jefferson.
Members of the Special Task Force include:
Rep. Robert Clark (retired), Chairman; Pickens
John Osborne, Vice Chairman; Tunica
Robert Avant, Crenshaw
Rep. Clara Burnette, Tunica
Sen. Eugene Clarke, Hollandale
Bill Crump, Greenwood
Walton Gresham, III, Indianola
Tommy Goodwin, Greenville
Dr. Rosetta Howard, Clarksdale
Helen Hunter, Fayette
Rep. John Hines, Greenville
L. Ray Humphreys, Greenville
Sen. Robert Jackson, Marks
Clifton Johnson, Tunica
Larry Johnson, Greenwood
Sen. David Jordan, Greenwood
Mayor Laurence Leyens, Vicksburg
Rep. John Mayo, Clarksdale
Rep. Willie Perkins, Greenwood
Judith Phillips, Mississippi State
Bern Prewitt, Boyle
Clara Reed, Belzoni
Leland Speed, Jackson
Mayor McArthur Straughter, Yazoo City
Dr. Myrtis Tabb, Cleveland
Sen. Johnnie Walls, Greenville
George Walker, Clarksdale
For more information on the public hearings or on the Special Task Force for the Revitalization of the Delta Region, please contact Debra Anderson at the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Bureau for Long Range Planning at 601-432-6264.
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.
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