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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.            …

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,…

Christmas parade 2024, from garlands to sparkle, each corner’s neat — thanks to Leland–Deer Creek Garden Club, Leland looks sweet.

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…

  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…

Jacob Venuti, a well-known resident of Leland, will return to the Mississippi House of Representatives this January, once again serving as Head Page for the 2026 Legislative Session. Venuti is currently a sophomore and political science major at the University of Mississippi. Venuti’s commitment to public service began early. At age 15, he joined the…

Representatives from the City of Leland, including Mayor John Lee, members of the Leland Chamber of Commerce, and the Leland Historic Preservation Commission, attended the Mississippi Heritage Trust’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places banquet. The event recognized the Leland Temple Theater as one of Mississippi’s most endangered landmarks, highlighting its historic and architectural significance to…

Dr. Anthony McWright, a proud Leland High School graduate, has been awarded the 2025 Jeffrey Lawrence Award — the highest honor given by the Arts Schools Network (ASN), the nation’s largest professional organization for specialized arts schools. The award recognizes the head of an ASN member institution who demonstrates exceptional leadership, integrity and an unwavering…