Replacement sought while season continues Following the departure of former Executive Director, Lauren Powell, in early September the Bologna Performing Arts Center is currently focused on finding her replacement while keeping a busy fall schedule running smoothly. According to Dr. Edwin Craft, Delta State University’s Vice President for Finance and Administration which oversees the center, […]
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Using student on-air personalities ust listen to the music: There’s nothing quite like it in the Delta — and it’s a sound emanating from Cleveland and the campus of Delta State University. 88.1 WDSW The Trail (WDSW-LP) is a licensed LPFM radio station by the Federal Communications Commission. The station broadcasts with a 100-watt stereo
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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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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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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A family-owned business that takes things “personally” Donnie Williams, Owner of Cleveland Trophy Awards & Gifts in downtown Cleveland, said he grew up in the family-started business and couldn’t imagine doing anything else. “I really love the store and, especially, the customer service aspect of it, having worked here and seeing how it’s run from
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Mayor reflects on tenure June 30 will mark the last day for Billy Nowell as Mayor of Cleveland after 16 years and he’s calling the upcoming occasion a “bittersweet” one. “I’ve always been told, by some very wise people, that you’ll know when it’s time to step down from a certain position, or back away
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$5 million will go towards quality oral care for seniors At a ceremony held on Wednesday, May 22 at Delta Health Center in Mound Bayou, the California-based Delta Dental Community Care Foundation (DDCCF) presented a check in the amount of $5 million in order to improve access to quality and affordable oral health care to underserved
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Community leader moving on to next phase “It’s just time.” Noted Cleveland attorney, Kirkham Povall, is almost nonchalant when giving his reason for not seeking another term as a City Alderman for Ward 4, as well as backing off from the day-to-day of his thriving law practice. And yet, under that casual demeanor, a sense
Tad and Wanda Cummins partner with NAPA With May marking the 100th anniversary of NAPA Auto Parts, headquartered in Atlanta, Tad and Wanda Cummins take pride in their own parts business which deals primarily with NAPA as a supplier, C & N Auto and Truck Parts located in Cleveland Named after the couple’s two sons,
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