COMMISSIONERS FOR THE MONTH
Name: Johnny L. McGlown
Birthdate: August 25
County you serve: Coahoma County
Family history: Wife, Margaret Dillard McGlown, son, Alvis James McGlown, three grandchildren, Aliyah, Skyla and Alvis James Jr.
Education: BS, MS Valley State University, M.E.D. Delta State University, Further study: VanderCook school of Music, Chicago, Ill., Ole Miss, MS State, University of Southern MS and the University of Wisconsin in White Water, Wisconsin
Other organizations: Past Board Chair, Coahoma Opportunities INC., Past President- MS Bandmaster Association, Past President- MS Association of Community and Junior Colleges Trustees, Past Board Chair and Current Board Member- Coahoma Community College, Life member-MS Association of Educators/National Educators Association, NAACP, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and appointed to the Yazoo- MS Delta Levee Board in 2018
Church: New Jerusalem M.B. Church, Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent
Hobbies are: Reading Books, Yard Work, Traveling, Golf and fishing
Comments: I am a firm believer in God, Family and Church, a winning combination. I also enjoy serving the people of Coahoma County and the state of Mississippi.
Name: Norman Craig Brewer
Birthdate: March 5
County you serve: Leflore County
Family history: Born and raised in Greenwood, MS; married to Jamie in 1972. Two adult children, Ben Nashville, TN and Emily Jackson, MS.
Education: Greenwood High School, University of Mississippi BBA in Accounting-CPA 1974, and University of Mississippi JD -1978
Other organizations: Greenwood Rotary Club, ABA, MS Bar, AICPA, and MSCPA
Church: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Hobbies are: Reading, Cooking, and Golf
Comments: Happy to be of Service to you.
Name: William Dodd
Birthdate: August 28
County you serve: Yazoo County
Family history: He is married to Mary E Dodd. They have 3 children, 1 deceased.
Education: Graduate of Morgan City High School (R. B. Slaughter), graduate of MS Valley State earning a BS and a graduate of Jackson State earning a Master in Industrial Art. Retired Educator of Yazoo High School for 35 years.
Other organizations: Yazoo Housing Authority for Yazoo County, MS
Church: Mt. Vernon M.B. Church where he serves as a deacon.
Hobbies are: Enjoys fishing, hunting, wood work, and helping others.
Comments: As a retired educator, I tried to impact as many youth as I could. Many have gone on and are now very successful. It feels really good when your past students come back and say thank you for the role you played in making his or her life what it is today.
The Board of Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta is charged with the responsibility to erect, maintain, and operate a system of levees to protect the people and property of the Delta from damages of high waters of the Mississippi River; ...
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The first levees were constructed more than 3,000 years ago in ancient Egypt, where a system of levees was built along the left bank of the Nile River for over 600 miles. The Mississippi levees represent one of the largest such systems found anywhere in the world.
View district maps of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta levee, plus an interactive map of all the levee districts, created by The Geospatial Interactive Technologies department at Delta State University.
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