COMMISSIONERS OF THE MONTH - AUGUST, 2018
Name: Lewis Douglas
Birthdate: February 2,1953
County you serve: Sunflower County
Family history: He is the Father of two children.
Education: Gentry High School
Other organizations: Served as Mayor of Moorehead (1998-2001), Commissioner for South Delta Housing Authority
Church: Temple Deliverance Church (Indianola, MS)
Hobbies are: Farming vegetables and traveling
Comments: I enjoy serving, protecting, and providing services for the people of Sunflower County.
Name: Benjamin Sykes Sturdivant
Birthdate: March 02, 1954
County you serve: Tallahatchie County
Family history: He is a 5th Generation Farmer.
Education: BS- Mississippi State University and MBA- University of Texas in Austin
Other organizations: Executive committee of the MS Valley Flood Control Assoc. 1997-2012, Chairman of the National Waterways Conference, West Tallahatchie Habitat Board- 1986-Present, past president of Sumner Rotary Club, The Tallahatchie county farm bureau past and current president of the Bayou Bend C.C., partner with Due West Farms &Due West Grains LLC., and President of Sturdivant Bros, Flying Servicing, INC.
Church: Glendora United Methodist Church
Hobbies are: Tennis, Golf, Traveling, and Fishing
Comments: President of the YMD Levee Board From 1997-2013,
Thanks for the opportunity to serve.
Name: David Williams, Jr.
Birthdate: January 12
County you serve: Tunica County
Family history: He is married to Lana M. Williams; three children: Nina, Steve and Kathy: seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren.
Education: Alcorn State University B.S. degree in Agriculture Education, Mississippi State University M.S. degree in Secondary Administration
Other organizations: Tunica County ASU Alumni Chapter President, ASU National Alumni Chapter, MS Association of Vocational Educator Organization (MAVEO)
Church: Fredonia M.B. Church in Tunica; served as Church clerk, treasurer, deacon, & Sunday School Teacher.
Hobbies are: Reading, gardening, sports, and fishing
Comments: Serve on Levee Board 22 years, taught Vocational Agriculture at Rosa Fort High School for 19 years, Vocational Director for 11 years, Coahoma Community College Board member for 24 years.
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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.
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