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According to Cleveland Police Chief Buster Bingham, Gary Barnett, 47, of Cleveland had been charged with two counts of contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child; felonious abuse and/or battery of a child.

It's easier to learn a lesson when you know the teacher has been where you are and that's the hope of those heading the 11th Circuit Drug Court program.

"I love what I do. I love serving the state of Mississippi," said Mike Chaney, Mississippi commissioner of insurance, recently when he visited Cleveland.

The leadership of Cleveland will remain the same for the next four years. According to poll numbers from Tuesday's Primary Election, voter turn out was small but unofficial tallies showed all incumbents remaining in their position for mayor and aldermen.

The Delta weather couldn't have been better Thursday night as local business and industry workers from across Bolivar County gathered at the Port of Rosedale for the annual Salute to Industry dinner.

The next time you're on Cotton Row in Cleveland look for the two teachers serving frozen yogurt.

It's easier to learn a lesson when you know the teacher has been where you are and that's the hope of those heading the 11th Circuit Drug Court program.

The leadership of Cleveland will remain the same for the next four years. According to poll numbers from Tuesday's Primary Election, voter turn out was small but unofficial tallies showed all incumbents remaining in their position for mayor and aldermen.

Delta Council Executive Vice President Chip Morgan has received one of Delta State University's highest honors an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree.

The Bolivar County Board of Supervisors had a moment of confusion Monday when discussing the next step in the development of new sewage utility districts within the Noblin and Stanton subdivisions.

New Delta State University President Bill LaForge continued his efforts to network with the community when he attended the Bolivar County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday in Cleveland.

The Exchange Club of Cleveland dedicated a Freedom Shrine Thursday at East Side High School.

On Saturday, the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers will deliver for America in conducting the nation's largest single-day food drive.

Mr. and Mrs. James Lloyd Locke III of Greenwood announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Lindsay Elizabeth Locke, to Jeffrey Nicholas Belvedresi of Cleveland, son of Mr.

Mozell Davis Williams of Clarksdale announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Shondra Shenette Williams of Cleveland, to Owen B. Rhodes of Bloomington, Ind., son of Mattie Bell Rhodes of Jonestown and the late Owen B. Rhodes Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Logan of Cleveland announce the birth of their daughter, Kensley Ann Logan, on Friday, January 18, 2013, at South Sunflower County Hospital in Indianola.

You've seen the award-winning movie, now read the book to get the full story. Or better still, read the book and then rent and watch the movie.

The Exchange Club of Cleveland dedicated a Freedom Shrine Thursday at East Side High School.

With Tuesday's municipal primary elections approaching, the Mississippi Secretary of State's office is carrying out a thorough review of absentee ballots.

Lined up on the runway behind the blue-and-yellow Stearman in its original Army Air Corps markings, the colorful Waco biplane seems as though it belongs in a historical black-and-white newsreel, not today's reality.