Merigold News

B.B. King may be the biggest draw in the state this Friday, but there's plenty of other events in the mid-Delta this weekend to keep blues fans occupied.

The Clarksdale area is well-known as the former home of bluesmen including Muddy Waters, Ike Turner and John Lee Hooker, but one of the main reasons it has remained active as a blues center over past decades is ...

The state Attorney General announced the guilty pleas of two men convicted of illegally operating slot machines. via The Clarion-Ledger

A Cleveland businessman will be sentenced March 10 on charges of lying on a federal grant application. via WREG-TV Memphis

“It was caused by the wind, but we didn't have any major damage.”

Michael Simmons BC Staff Writer Published January 30, 2008 4:07 PM CST Once again mysterious weather conditions have affected Bolivar County. via Bolivar Commercial

“It contains the most up-to-date information provided to me by each individual battalion and changes are, unfortunately, constant”

Aimee Robinette BC Lifestyles Editor Published December 18, 2007 1:55 PM CST Bolivar County Fire Coordinator Joe Phillips said the county fire departments saved residents $9.07 million dollars in property from ... via Bolivar Commercial

A Cleveland businessman who planned to open a motorcycle manufacturing plant in Merigold has pleaded guilty to lying on a federal grant application to receive funding for the project. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

“It funny. I know that Frank Woods, local insurance and real estate businessman, was the first customer in Cleveland”

Landry Barbieri BC Staff Writer Published December 04, 2007 3:09 PM CST From Neil Armstrong's moon walk to the terrorist attacks in 2001, images on cable television have brought events in American history to ... via Bolivar Commercial

“In some cases, in the rice fields, they were tearing the levees down”

Michael Simmons BC Staff Writer Published November 21, 2007 2:29 PM CST Aside from rising energy and fuel costs, farmers in Bolivar County can now add vandals rutting up their fields to an ever growing list. via Bolivar Commercial

“There is a thirst in the U.K. They want to see where the Blues was born”

Denise Strub BC Managing Editor Published October 02, 2007 4:01 PM CDT The members of the Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce honored its own and recognized several from the community at the chamber's ... via Bolivar Commercial