Six Leland residents studying at the University of Mississippi wererecognized for their academic achievements for the fall 2024 semester.To be eligible for honor roll designation, a student must have completed at least 12 graded hours for the semester and may not be on academic probation during the semester. Chancellor’s Honor Roll Those who earn a…

  Leland had seven residents honored for their academic achievements during the fall 2024 semester at Mississippi State University. Students must have completed at least 12 graded hours for the semester and may not be on academic probation during the semester to make the President or Dean’s lists. President’s List Those who achieved a 3.80…

Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell and Cleveland Police Chief Dudley Tribble announce the arrests of 33-year-old Winker Jose Nava Herrera and 21-year-old Jose Lorenzo Valero Rojas, both in the United States illegally from Venezuela. These arrests stemmed from a Cleveland Police Department investigation into the burglary of an automated teller machine (ATM)…

On January 16, Major General Kimberly A. Peeples, Commander of the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officially signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project. The Water Management Plan includes a 25,000 cfs pumping plant turned on at 90’ during the crop season (March…

Crop dusters are a familiar sight in the skies over agricultural regions, but much smaller versions, unmanned aerial vehicles, are joining them. Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are commonly called drones. Unmanned aerial systems, known as UAS, include the vehicle itself, payload, operator and control modules. Mississippi State University is a leader in this new…