Delta Council held annual meeting at Delta State The morning rain cleared and the temperature stayed down Friday, setting up for a grand celebration at the 78th annual meeting of the Delta Council on the campus of Delta State University.
Guests c...
North Bolivar to offer pre kindergarten program The North Bolivar School District recently announced it would be instituting the first pre-kindergarten program in the district's history, beginning in the 2013-14 academic year.
Superintendent Je...
MS Highway Patrol probes issue linking Bolivar County Sheriff The Mississippi Highway Patrol is looking into a situation between one of its troopers and the Bolivar County Sheriff.
“Officials in Jackson and in Greenwood are aware of the situation,” said Missi...
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...
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 ...
Tough Statesman 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 fi...
Leaders work to save center Cleveland Mayor Billy Nowell reported at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting that he and others were doing all they could to keep the Bolivar County Community Work Center in Rosedale open.
On April...
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...
Mapping highlights assets of Cleveland The Asset Mapping Development Group of the Mississippi Development Authority gathered at the Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce Wednesday to report its findings from a January visit to Cl...
Children's Book Week 2013 Reagan Mangialardi, center, enjoys a game of Freeze Dance with Youth Services Librarian Bobbie Matheney, left, at the Robinson-Carpenter Memorial Library in Cleveland on Tuesday in recognition of C...
Final Cleveland ballots counted All votes in the Cleveland election for the mayor and board of aldermen have been counted and the results remain the same — all incumbents stay in office.
Friday morning the election commission gat...
Saturday accident kills one, injures 2 A Cleveland man was killed and two others were injured in a late Saturday night accident on Chrisman Avenue.
According to Cleveland Police Chief Buster Bingham, all three individuals were removed f...
Letter carriers, Helping Hands excited by drive Bolivar Countians, and those in the surrounding area, should be proud of themselves this week after helping to keep their neighbors from going hungry.
On Saturday, residents left over 10,000 pounds...
Insurance leader visits Cleveland “I love what I do. I love serving the state of Mississippi,” said Mike Chaney, Mississippi commissioner of insurance, recently when he visited Cleveland.
Chaney was the guest speaker at the Rotary ...
