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The Leland-Deer Creek Garden Club has announced a capital campaign to raise funds for refurbishments to the historic Garden Club house. The house, located on Deer Creek Drive NW, is used for club meetings and also rented to the public for events. Money from the rentals is used to support building maintenance, as well as…

Entergy Mississippi celebrated a brighter energy future for customers at a groundbreaking ceremony of the company’s newly-announced Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville, Mississippi. Alongside the groundbreaking, the company recognized the 50th anniversary of the Gerald Andrus Steam Electric Station, which will be retired when the new plant comes online in 2028. By replacing…

By Guest Columnist Daryl Lewis • During a recessed Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday evening, City Attorney Josh Bogen confirmed that, as of this Friday, the efforts to expand the city limits of Leland will be finalized. The new city limits now reach west to Kuhn Road, taking in Delta Group Ayres-Delta Implement Company, the…

Rosedale Distilling Company celebrated the groundbreaking of Mississippi’s largest distillery, marking a major milestone in the Delta’s economic and cultural growth. Governor Tate Reeves, Commissioner Willie Simmons, and other political and community leaders joined the ceremony to commemorate the beginning of an unprecedented $17 million investment in Bolivar County, with a projected total of $23 million…

Aaron Wallace lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, then moved across the south as his mom was in the AirForce. His mother’s family is from the Leland area. He works as a stencil assistant at World Class Athletic Surfaces. He has two sons; one lives in Leland and the other in Biloxi. Are you a…

  By Nash Nunnery A special period for family, events and activities, the fall holiday season is perhaps the most wonderful time of the year for most Mississippians. For some, however, Thanksgiving and Christmas are a time for angst – in the form of stress and depression. Shopping, gift and travel expenses, the stress of…

  MOORHEAD, Miss. (December 13, 2024) – Mississippi Delta Community College held its Fall 2024 academic and career-technical graduation ceremony at 9 a.m. on Fri., December 13, in the J.T. Hall Coliseum on the Moorhead campus. In the Fall 2024 semester, 61 students graduated from MDCC’s academic and career-technical programs. These graduates were awarded an…

CLEVELAND, Miss. — Delta State University held its Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies at the Bologna Performing Arts Center on December 13 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The ceremonies celebrated the achievements of 485 candidates for degrees, including 183 bachelor’s degrees, 217 master’s degrees, 59 educational specialist degrees, and 26 doctoral degrees. Delta State President…

By Guest Columnist Briggett Carter-Meachem On November 11, there was a joyful celebration for the 90th birthday of Mattie Smith, a lifelong resident of Leland. Mattie has been a rock for her family and a light in the community, touching many lives over the years. She is the proud mother of six children, including the…