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Thursday Jul 2 | The Clarion-Ledger

History, recent and distant, is on summer reading list

The best reason for reading David W. Beckwith's book about his year as a public school teacher in his native Mississippi is that he had no reason to write it.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Charity bingo operation fighting for license

A Leland animal shelter that gets support from a bingo operation in Indianola may see its funding reduced.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Picayune Item

Indianola bingo fighting citation

A Leland animal shelter that gets support from a bingo operation in Indianola may see its funding reduced.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Hattiesburg American

Artists, writers honored for lifetime of work

The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters celebrated its 30th anniversary along with its current class of honorees at an awards ceremony and banquet Saturday at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

South Bend Tribune

Thompson steeped in the blues

Lil' Dave Thompson named one of his first bands The Delta Blues Band, a trio that also consisted of drummer Dell Cusic and bass player Allen Hite.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

Meridian Star

Fun Raiser

Leland Neese, 2, sits in a pile of plush toys for sale on the porch of the Legion Hut in Decatur during a fundraiser Saturday to benefit 14-year-old Morgan Parker who is in need of organ transplants.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

WTOK-TV Meridian

Son Thomas Gets Blues Marker

Temp: 86.0 F Heat Index: 85 F Meridian, Key Field, MS A Mississippi Blues Trail marker, coupled with his recordings, ensures that the memory and music of James "Son" Thomas will live on.

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WABG

Proposed Connection Route

THE GREENVILLE AREA COULD COME OUT QUITE NICELY WITH A PROPOSED CONNECTOR ROUTE FROM THE U.S. 82 BYPASS AT HAXTON ROAD ALL THE WAY NORTH INTO BOLIVAR COUNTY CONNECTING AT THE I-69 TRANSCONTINENTAL INTERSTATE.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

people in business

Holmes Adams has been elected a fellow. He is a partner at the Jackson office of Adams and Reese.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

WABG

Man falls to his death

IT WAS A TRAGIC SCENE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS AN unidentified MAN FELL APPROXIMATELY 217 FEET OFF A CELL PHONE TOWER NEAR LELAND ON OLD LELAND ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 82 AND HIGHWAY 61.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Hearing set on proposed Delta route

The Mississippi Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing from 4-7 p.m. Thursday on a proposed route to connect the U.S. 82 Bypass near Greenville to the proposed I-69 route in Bolivar County.

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Fri May 29, 2009

The Rock 106.7

Historic Woodstock Performances Now Packaged with Classic Albums

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Wed May 27, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Washington circuit clerk may face sanctions

The Mississippi Supreme Court has demanded that the Washington County circuit clerk prove why she should not suffer legal sanctions for alleged inaccurate docket entry amid a whirling series of court filings stemming from Leland's primary elections.

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Sun May 17, 2009

Courier-News

Memories galore at Jim Henson exhibit

Size doesn't matter when it comes to creeks, frogs and museums. And they meet in a big way at the Jim Henson Delta Boyhood permanent exhibit in the tiny Mississippi town of Leland, about 70 miles south of Clarksdale.

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Thu May 14, 2009

WBBQ

Don't Leave Me ... - Thelma Hous...

Singer Thelma Houston is best known for her number one pop classic disco cover of "Don't Leave This Way." Originally a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, the Gamble & Huff/Cary Gilbert song soars through the gospel music-honed vocals of the Leland, MS, native.

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Sun May 03, 2009

Arkansas Online

Upending history

Douglas A. Blackmon was raised in Leland, Mississippi, and, for the last 21 years, has lived in Atlanta with his wife and two children.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

VH1 News

Who Is Thelma Houston And Why Was She On 'American Idol'?

While Harry "KC" Wayne Casey pretty much phoned in his performance of KC and the Sunshine Band's "Get Down Tonight" on Wednesday night's "American Idol" results show, fellow disco sensation Thelma Houston proved why, more than 30 years after her commercial peak, she still has it.

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Wed Apr 22, 2009

Natchez Democrat

School board hears from improvement consultant

When Ilean Richards eats a slice of cherry pie, she expects it to taste like cherry pie.

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Mon Apr 20, 2009

Sunherald.com

Atlanta WSJ editor wins Pulitzer for slavery book

Douglas A. Blackmon, Atlanta bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, won a Pulitzer Prize in the general nonfiction category Monday.

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Sun Apr 19, 2009

Hattiesburg American

Seeking dignity and respect on the job

Remember the old Jimmy Reed blues hit 'Big Boss Man?' 'You got me workin', boss man Workin' round the clock I wanna little drink o' water But you won't let Jimmy stop.' Reed, a Leland native who chopped and picked cotton as well as worked in Northern steel mills and slaughterhouses before he became famous, wasn't asking for a cushy job or even ...

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