COVID-19 has forced all of us to live life differently, from the way we shop to the way we worship. Churches all over the country are livestreaming services and Bible studies, using Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and other social media and online sources. Reverend Tim Starnes at Covenant Presbyterian in Cleveland said they have been utilizing […]
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New attraction integrates art and music. The long-awaited, 100-room, $27-million Lyric Hotel development that first broke ground in 2016 is scheduled to open within six weeks, according to owner, Dinesh Chawla. Located on the western part of town near Delta State University, Chawla said the development is far more than just a hotel. “It will
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Willie Simmons began his political career of service in 1975 when he ran for the Cleveland School Board and won. His daughter Sarita began hers in 2019 when she won his District 13 Senate seat. His groundbreaking election made him the first African American to serve on the school board and also whetted his appetite
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Born and raised in Shaw, this local CPA never left the Delta and continues to see the possibilities available for Cleveland and its residents. While many have left the Delta for better opportunities, Gainspoletti decided to stay and create them. While some residents encourage their children to move to other areas of the country, he
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The Mississippi Delta will soon be home to the largest utility-owned solar farm in the state, after receiving approval from the Mississippi Public Service Commission. Recurrent Energy, a solarfacility manufacturer, will build the project on behalf of Entergy Mississippi, LLC. The project should be complete by no later than mid-2022. Once built, Entergy will assume
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Bayou Academy is pleased to announce the hiring of Ms. Mollie Blair. Coach Blair will be leading the Girls Basketball program, as well as teaching in the science department. Mollie graduated high school from Jackson Academy, where she had an outstanding academic and athletic career. She continued her athletic and academic successes at Mississippi College,
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Running a business takes more than just good number crunching and management. It also takes a never-ending stream of creative ideas and local businessman, Will Bradham’s creativity seems to have no boundaries. Bradham is the owner of Right at Home North MS, a home care business that provides many services from helping a family member who needs
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To this day, people still talk about Cleveland’s premier rock band of the 1960s By Jim “Fish” Michie A fall Friday night in Ruleville, Mississippi, and the excitement associated with the weekly football game had come to fever pitch. The students were almost excited about the band playing for the sock hop as they were
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Many rock music enthusiasts are aware Fender electric guitars have often been the guitar of choice for numerous rock icons. Rock legends such as Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn and others have used the instruments to make hit records and in doing so made their mark in musical history. What many guitar and
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As many productions and festivals across the Delta have either been canceled or rescheduled,that holds true for some of the Bologna Performing Arts Center shows at DSU. One of the showsDeltans are looking forward to is The Allman Betts Band which has been rescheduled atthe BPAC for Wed., Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m. For more
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