July 11, 2020

Lynyrd Skynyrd and a life of rock & roll. How does a kid from the Delta end up traveling around the country and abroad with internationally-known musicians? Paul Abraham tells how he did that, and much more, in his memoir The Gospel According to Abraham: From Delta Boy to Tour Manager. “I had a lot […]

Cleveland Native is Director of the Clarksdale-Coahoma County Chamber of Commerce. Jon Levingston brings both the experience of a native son who loves his community combined with knowledge of the broader world to his position as the executive director of the Clarksdale/Coahoma Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Authority of Coahoma County. Levingston grew up in

Honoring Four Way Test Recipients. For the fifth year, the Cleveland Rotary Club has honored a senior and teacher from Bayou Academy and Cleveland Central High School during the club’s annual Four-Way Test program. The Rotary Club recognizes these individuals for living by the 4 Way Test. The seniors chosen were LaQwariyea’ Williams from Bayou

Program is helpful to farmers and many others. Conservation is vital to the Mississippi Delta and the preservation of its land, which has some of the most fertile soil in the world. Today, agricultural producers do have a resource for financial and technical assistance to help them with those conservation efforts by applying for assistance

Upgrades will be a major boost for traffic when completed. Rosemary Road is slated to undergo a $3 million-funded renovation for an overdue upgrade–and the results will be economically beneficial when the job is completed.  “Funding had long been sought for to do this renovation for a number of years,” said Josh McPherson of Eley-Barkley

Also upgrading the Chick-fil-a. Delta State University is on its way to becoming a dream dining destination. School officials are excited about new national food chains opening up on the campus in the Nowell Student Union building. “About a year ago, the University put out a Request For Proposal for a new food service vendor,” 

Internet service important for town, businesses, and citizens. For decades, Cleveland has had an exclusive agreement with Sparklight, formerly CableOne, for cable and internet service. At the June regular board meeting, the Cleveland Board of Aldermen agreed to have a meeting with representatives with C Spire to discuss a possible non-exclusive fiber optic Internet agreement.

Mississippi has historically been known as a state that produces great athletes that have gone on to play on the highest level.  Bolivar County is one of the counties in the state that has nurtured some great sports figures that have either played or coached on the highest levels of their sport. As I was