Tax collections up for the city and surrounding areas The sales economy of Bolivar County, and Cleveland in particular, is looking very healthy. While swings and dips are always inevitable in retail and other such sectors, the area has shown positive consistency when it comes to the actual numbers. According to the Mississippi Department of […]
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Cassidy’s perseverance pays off as he succeeds in life On Sept.1, 2006 at the age of 16, the life of Robert Cassidy was altered forever. Cassidy, who played football for Ruleville Central High School which is now known as Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School, was competing in a football game against Gentry High School. On
Now sports a new look The 250,000 gallon water tower that overlooks Delta State has recently been refurbished. Forrest Upchurch, project manager at Delta State University, explained the process as both a practical necessity and a new beginning for the campus landmark. For decades, the water tower has stood tall just north of the Coliseum,
‘80s Rock: The Wildest Decade in Music will open to public on September 26 The 1980s witnessed a creative explosion in rock that brought new genres, loyal fanbases, mega-selling albums, and massive concert tours. Loud guitars, booming rhythms, big hair, and eye liner ruled the day. But yet, many of the bands who were catapulted to
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Recently joined Cleveland-Bolivar Chamber of Commerce staff Lauren Powell, who most recently served as Executive Director of the Bologna Performing Arts Center, was named the new Director Of Tourism at the Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce last week, replacing the recently departed former director, Sean Johnson, who left the position last month for a similar job
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DSU football coach breaks school win record as Statesmen beat NGU Delta State University Head Football Coach Todd Cooley made school history on Saturday (Sept. 6) during Pig Pickin’. In the Statesmen’s 41-9 trouncing of the North Greenville University Trailblazers at Travis E. Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium, Cooley earned his 77th win at DSU
Generations gathered in Cleveland for celebration Cleveland native and well-known business leader, Ned Mitchell, said he and wife, Bettye, along with cousins Sloane Mitchell Hunter and Jane Skelton had been planning a family reunion for the Mitchell clan for a year and a half. The results, he noted, were better than anyone could have expected.
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Born from a leap of faith Down the sidewalk of downtown Cleveland on Cotton Row sits the Black Door Boutique. This boutique is more than a storefront—it’s a vision that started with a leap of faith on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and has now made its way to the Delta. With two Black Door Boutique
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