New magazine on Delta will begin publication this week

Enterprise Tocsin - 7/10/2003

 

Cleveland--Coopwood Magazines, Inc., based in Cleveland, MS, has announced the arrival of its new, full-color lifestyle publication, Delta Magazine, set to hit the market this week. The magazine will initially be published six times a year.

"We are extremely excited about the premier issue of our latest publication, Delta Magazine," says J. Scott Coopwood, of Coopwood Magazines. "Every issue will contain bright and beautiful focuses on the homes, food, arts and entertainment that is unique to the Delta," he says. "In addition, in future issues, we'll be expanding our editorial coverage to topics such as travel and health care."

Coopwood, the publisher, will be joined on the staff by Delta Business Journal Executive Editor, Jack Criss, who will have the same title with Delta Magazine. Melissa Baker Townsend, a Delta native and University of Mississippi School of Journalism graduate, has been named the magazine's editor.

"We are very fortunate to have someone with Melissa's skill and enthusiasm on board with us as we launch Delta Magazine," Coopwood says. "She was born and raised in Indianola and now lives in Belzoni, so she obviously knows the Delta. In addition, Melissa spent several years after Ole Miss working with a weekly newspaper in Chicago. So, she brings to her position as editor 'big city' skills coupled with 'New South' charm."

The first issue of Delta Magazine features a cover profile of the beloved Merigold potters, the McCarty's; several photo-spotlights of beautiful area homes; a historical piece by noted author and Delta-native, Jim Fraiser; and a peek inside the kitchens of Madidi Restaurant in Clarksdale and Crawdad's in Merigold, plus much more.