The Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department has a newest member
The Okra just can’t stop fighting! Did you know that the Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) was Mississippi’s first volunteer fire department to achieve a Class 3 rating? Delta State University (DSU) is proud to have so many alums and employees serving on our city and county volunteer fire departments.
Read MoreRing in the New Year by Saving Lives: Blood Donations Needed Across Mississippi
As the New Year approaches, Mississippi Blood Services is urging Mississippians to donate blood as supplies reach critically low levels — particularly for O-, O+, B-, and B+ blood types. Blood donations often decline during the holidays, even as hospital demand remains steady. Trauma victims, cancer patients, surgical patients and individuals with chronic illnesses rely…
Read MoreFall Tree by Ann Kelly
Ross, Smythe book signing at Lagniappe
Movie Review: “Marty Supreme”
By Bob Garver Back in 2019, brothers Benny and Josh Safdie delivered one of the best films of the year, and possibly the decade, with “Uncut Gems.” The film was, as I wrote in a review earlier this year, “a 135-minute anxiety attack.” And I mean that in the best possible way – I have…
Read MoreBalloons over ELI
Leland’s Early Learning students parade their handmade balloons inspired by the creativity of Tony Sarg and the Macy’s tradition. With support from Dquan J. Wilson and the Leland Fire Department, the parade became a safe, joyful glimpse of where our community’s golden crucible truly begins — in its children. …
Read MoreGarden Club brings fresh creativity to Fall
The Leland Deer Creek Garden Club frolicked into fall at its Nov. 5 meeting, trading in rakes for creativity during a hands-on leaf manipulation workshop. Pat Young — former Garden Clubs of Mississippi State President and a nationally recognized flower show judge — led the program, showing members how leaves can be folded, curled, twisted,…
Read MoreFrom garlands to sparkle
Christmas parade 2024, from garlands to sparkle, each corner’s neat — thanks to Leland–Deer Creek Garden Club, Leland looks sweet.
Read MoreHeading out from downtown Leland
If you’re heading out from downtown Leland during Christmas on Deer Creek, look east. Just past the U.S. 82 overpass, the 120-foot Cross of the Flatlands rises above the horizon — impossible to miss as you leave town. The cross, installed in 2024 and weighing 88,000 pounds, was lifted into place with two cranes and…
Read MoreCliff Notes for Corps Speak
Kelley Williams Chair Bigger Pie Forum December 2, 2025 Cliff Notes began as short plot summaries of classic novels and stories. Now they are cribs about complex topics and spin. Corps Speak is the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) clever spin that evades responsibility for higher and longer Mississippi River floods (a complex…
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