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Schools plan shake pupils up Tuesday
Nearly all the schools in Bolivar County will be participating in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut on Tuesday morning. This event will take place at 10:15 a.m. and will be centered around a simulta...
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Quilt raffled to help women
It may have taken a few years but Dr. J. Janice Coleman hopes her efforts bring joy to a home and to some non-traditional students. Coleman, an associate professor of English at Alcorn State Unive...
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City collects on overdue fines
If you have an unpaid fine with Cleveland, you could soon find yourself handcuffed and riding in the back of a police cruiser, unless you take appropriate action to make sure that your name is not ...
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Billy Perry Jr. holds a Black Throated Monitor lizard.
Perry's exotic animals capture interest of film crew
News travels fast but it also travels far. Or at least that's how Billy Perry Jr. sees it. Perry said on Tuesday a crew from Red Line Films in New York City will be at Perry's Pawn Shop in Clevela...
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City loses longtime visionary
A friend, a mentor, a gentleman and a visionary are only a few of the phrases used to describe former Cleveland Mayor Martin King, who died Friday at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, La. "He ...
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Donald Michael-Evans Thomas was born with a heart defect on Dec. 31, 2008. The next seven months was a struggle for him and his family and when he passed away on Oct. 5, 2009, his mother vowed to remember his life with the METS Heart Foundation, a charity focused on support for infants with life-threatening health problems.
A mom's fight for the beat of small human hearts
Within 24 hours of delivering a beautiful baby boy, Wesley and Sarah Thomas would begin a journey that transformed their worst nightmare into a stern realization. Donald Michael-Evans Thomas was b...
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Wanted man caught
Bolivar County Sheriff Kelvin Williams Sr. confirmed Saturday that wanted fugitive Kevin Taylor, 35, of Clarksdale was apprehended late Friday night by the U.S. Marshals Service at a motel in Bates...
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On Top of Spaghetti …
Wayne Fioranelli, Buster Sizemore and Milan Killebrew (above) enjoy a good conversation as they stir giant pots of spaghetti gravy to be served at the annual Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Supper fu...
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Circuit verdicts released
With the grand jury's spring indictment session just around the corner, the Bolivar County circuit clerk has been handing down sentences from last session's docket. That continued last week as the...
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Committee devises ways to keep city clean
Another trash hot spot and other nuisances were discussed during the Mosquito/Litter Control Board meeting on Wednesday. "I want to talk about this piece of property across from Frances Beauty Sal...
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Library reaches out to teens through TAG
The Robinson Carpenter Memorial Library is reaching out to the community's youth in order to better educate them about Black History Month. At 4 p.m. Feb. 27, the library, in conjunction with the...
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State plans quake drill
Up until last spring the threat of an earthquake in the Mississippi Delta Region seemed relatively non-existent. That was until a number of quakes hit a little too close to home when a 4.7 magnitu...
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Under Sheriff Anderson to be honored for service
Mira Foster can attest to Charles "Moon" Anderson's work ethic in law enforcement as she said Anderson is one who not only loved his job in law enforcement but also believed in pleasing the public....
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Second shooting occurs at nightclub
For the second time in less than a week the Unique Social Club, located at 129 Wilson Ave. in Drew, was the site of a shooting. The Drew Police Department was called to the popular nightclub for t...
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Exchange invites public to say Pledge
The Exchange Club of Cleveland invites the public to join its members in the recitation of The Pledge of Allegiance at 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the flagpole on the Crosstie Walking Trail in downtown ...
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