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Former county admin dies
Dedicated, loyal and a fighter are only a few of the phrases used to describe former Bolivar County Administrator Wanda Ray. Ray, 61, died Wednesday after beating back twice in previous years “She ...
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Bolivar County Supervisors Andrew Williams, right, and Preston Billings, standing on right, hand over the keys Wednesday to Duncan homeowner Emmer "Ma Honey" McHenry at her brand new house. The county helped McHenry receive grant money for the complete overhaul from the Home Investment Partnerships Grant Program for Homeowner Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Projects. Also celebrating with McHenry was her son Charlie Clemons and daughter Birdie Horn.
Homeowner grateful for new dwelling
The Bolivar County Board of Supervisors handed over the third and final set of keys to a brand new house on Wednesday. Duncan resident Emmer "Ma Honey" McHenry, 87, was overjoyed at the sight of he...
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Eyes still watching MS River
Bolivar Countians along the swollen Mississippi River have yet to experience any major flooding. However, most of the Delta remains alert as water from rain-swollen rivers across the Midwest contin...
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Bolivar Commercial / Elisabetta Zengaro Statesman hurler Michael Manley proved to be tough on the mound as he tossed 143-pitch, nine complete game in Delta State University 4-2 victory over the Valdosta State University Blazers in the first round of the NCAA Division II South Region Baseball Tournament in Tampa, Fla.
Manley, defense lead Statesmen past Blazers
The life of Delta State University starting pitcher Michael Manley was a hectic one Thursday afternoon on the campus of the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. Against the Valdosta State University...
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With some of the butterflies that will be sent to Houston are: (standing, left) Allyson Hardy, Ayinde Balthrop, Hunter Talbot, Patsy Reese, (seated) Violet Jira and Scottie Hutchens.
Beautiful butterflies teach about Holocaust
Project Pass students at Hayes Cooper Center in Merigold see butterflies as more than just an insect after their unit on prejudice and discrimination. They read “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” a c...
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Tough Statesman
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Statesman hurler Michael Manley proved to be tough on the mound as he tossed 143-pitch, nine complete game in Delta State University 4-2 victory over the Valdosta State University Blazers in the first round of the NCAA Division II South Region Baseball Tournament in Tampa, Fla.
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