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Woody has been a jazz fan for about 30 years, starting with the diverse sounds of Maynard Ferguson's bands of the 1970s.

Blues, broadcasting, baskets, paintings and pupils all factor into the 2010 recipients of the Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, just announced by the Mississippi Arts Commission.

CLEVELAND, Miss. - When Caroline Laster creates, she finds there is no right or wrong, just an endless world of possibilities.

JACKSON, Miss. a ' Seven stimulus-funded projects totaling $23.2 million have been let in west Mississippi, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

CLEVELAND a ' "Creating Cultural Sensitivity in the Workplace" is the title of a educational workshop to be offered by Delta State University's Department of Social Work and Graduate and Continuing Studies.

Heavy rain led to numerous flash flood warnings with extensive flash flooding reported in some areas.

For nearly 25 years, Jane Dunlap and George Harrison have toiled side by side to grow just about every type of rose there is in numerous flower beds in downtown Cleveland.

VERNONa 'Robert Wise, a Social Studies teacher at Vernon Township High School, was selected from a national applicant pool to attend one of 20 summer opportunities supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities The NEH is a federal agency that each summer supports Landmarks of American History and Culture workshops so that teachers can ...

TWO OF CLEVELAND'S FORMER CITY LEADERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED THIS MONTH WITH LOCAL BUILDINGS BEING NAMED IN THEIR HONOR.

The thrill is gone at many attractions across the country as recession-mired tourists stay home, but in Indianola, a favorite son is packing 'em in at the B.B. King Museum.

Earline Beck, 74, daughter of the late Lucy Sellers, was born November 13, 1934, in Greenville, Mississippi.

The 4th and last in the fleeting glimpses series is just an excuse to mention what must be one of the most bizarre sports on Planet Earth.

Shots rang out in a Cleveland night club parking lot Friday night leaving two people injured and the alleged gunman behind bars.

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI a ' The Mississippi Department of Transportation has issued updates on projects in the Delta and Central Mississippi.

CLEVELAND a ' Delta State University's Center for Community and Economic Development, the College of Business' Small Business Development Center and the Office of Procurement and AmeriCorps VISTA Project A.S.S.E.T.S. will serve as hosts to the first Business Conference for Women and Minorities Sept.

The Bolivar County District Attorney's Office Worthless Check Unit will be issuing several hundred warrants to citizens who have written bad checks and not paid the businesses to which the checks were written.

We spotted Rhonda Wright recently at the Library of Hattiesburg-Petal-Forrest County while she was in town for a visit.

CLEVELAND - About 200 images, 50 photographers and one theme - Contrast. What this all amounts to is perhaps the largest gallery show of photographic images to be displayed in the Mississippi Delta.

CLEVELAND - About 200 images, 50 photographers and one theme - Contrast. What this all amounts to is perhaps the largest gallery show of photographic images to be displayed in the Mississippi Delta.

Monticello , Ark. defensive back prospect Brishen Mathews was one of 425 or so campers at Ole Miss last Saturday and one of only a few with an offer in hand, but his experience in Oxford doesn't have him any closer to making a decision from an impressive list of eight offers.