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Cleveland, Mississippi is located in Bolivar County. Zip codes in Cleveland, MS include 38733, and 38732. More Cleveland information.

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10 hrs ago | The Bolivar Commercial

Drug Court professionals elect officers

Tracy Swafford of Cleveland was elected president of the Mississippi Association of Drug Court Professionals May 10 during the organization's eighth annual statewide conference in Hattiesburg.

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Fri May 25, 2012

The Bolivar Commercial

Cancer disposal takes on new meaning

If you happen to look out your front lawn and see a purple toilet - don't be alarmed.

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The Bolivar Commercial

EDF honors two businesses

Bolivar Medical Center C.E.O. Scott Smith addresses the crowd after receiving one of two awards at the Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce's Economic Development Foundation banquet at the Port of Rosedale on Thursday.

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The Bolivar Commercial

Thieves arrested after chase

Four Sunflower County women remain in lockup this morning after taking police officers on a wild chase through the streets of Cleveland.

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Wed May 23, 2012

The Bolivar Commercial

Judicial Circuit Court sentences released

On Friday the Bolivar County Second Judicial Circuit Court completed its second week of criminal trials.

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The Bolivar Commercial

Delta Electric to relocate office

In a few months, Delta Electric Power Association customers will no longer conduct business at the current location of the Cleveland office.

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Tue May 22, 2012

The Bolivar Commercial

Man jailed after routine stop

A Cleveland man was jailed on Saturday after police found drugs in his trunk during a routine traffic stop in Cleveland.

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Sun May 20, 2012

The Bolivar Commercial

Like father, like daughter

Cassidy Wright assists her father, Dr. Bennie Wright, during a surgery procedure.

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Fri May 18, 2012

The Bolivar Commercial

Docket set for next court session

The court docket for weeks two and three of the May-June session of the Bolivar County Second Judicial District Court has been set and trials will be presented before the honorable Albert B. Smith, III starting on Monday.

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The Bolivar Commercial

Griffin expected to change plea

On Oct. 27, 2011, Rosedale Police Officer Tavoris Griffin was arrested in Cleveland on two counts of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute, along with assaulting and resisting Cleveland Police Officer Darius Jenkins, who was assisting United States Marshals.

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Thu May 17, 2012

The Clarion-Ledger

Delta State president John Hilpert to retire

John M. Hilpert speaks at a news conference in Cleveland, Miss., Saturday, June 28, 2003 after being named president of Delta State University.

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Wed May 16, 2012

The Bolivar Commercial

Oakes pleads guilty to deaths

A Bolivar County man pled guilty on Tuesday to charges of vehicular homicide for his role in a March 2011 automobile accident that took the lives of two Delta teenagers.

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Tue May 15, 2012

The Bolivar Commercial

Griffin expected to change plea

On Oct. 27, 2011, Rosedale Police Officer Tavoris Griffin was arrested in Cleveland on two counts of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute, along with assaulting and resisting Cleveland Police Officer Darius Jenkins, who was assisting United States Marshals.

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The Bolivar Commercial

Kattie Lee C. Peterson

Kattie Lee C. Peterson, 88, of Mound Bayou died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland.

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Sat May 12, 2012

Sunherald.com

Hinds president honored at Delta State

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Hinds Community College President and Delta State University alumnus Clyde Muse received an honorary doctor of science degree during the university's spring commencement ceremonies on May 5. Sunherald.com encourages an open exchange of affirming and dissenting opinions on our stories, and we consider it an important element of ... (more)

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The Bolivar Commercial

Poet reads at library luncheon

The Friends of the Bolivar County Library System will host Delta State University professor and Cleveland author Mike Smith as guest speaker at the Luncheon With Books program at noon Tuesday.

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Fri May 11, 2012

NOLA.com

Mississippi governor promises push for new Yazoo River levee

Gov. Phil Bryant said Friday that he supports a new levee to protect a flood-prone rural area along the Yazoo River north of Vicksburg that was damaged in last year's Mississippi River flood.

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The Bolivar Commercial

Arrest made in auto crime

The Cleveland Police Department has arrested a 32-year-old Cleveland man in connection with an auto burglary in the Hillcrest Circle subdivision that occurred during February of this year.

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The Bolivar Commercial

Super 6 fill a need for city

Ricky Daya is looking forward to the opening of his newest hotel, Super 6 Inn and Suites, on U.S. Highway 61 South.

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The Bolivar Commercial

District Court accepts five pleas before trials begin on Monday

Just days before the May-June session of the Bolivar County Second Judicial District Court was set to begin on Monday, five people that were indicted by the grand jury to stand trial entered guilty pleas this week.

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