Leland News

Kermit the Frog is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars on the planet and no stranger to Mississippi.

Authorities say texting while driving may have been the cause of a one-vehicle accident that killed a Leland man over the weekend.

A Sesame Street star wows children at the Mississippi Museum of Art this afternoon.

In a scene that surely would have pleased Jim Henson, a group of children sang the "Sesame Street" theme song to announce an exhibit of "The Muppet" creator's work.

Kermit the Frog is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars on the planet and no stranger to Mississippi.

How to multiply your donations in Panola These lines are written to complement Charlie Mitchell's excellent column about effective charitable giving, published below starting on page A4.

A Cleveland man was arrested Friday night in Mississippi for the Sept. 23 death of Ronald Fain, who was gunned down while standing on the sidewalk in the 3400 block of East 143rd Street.

Police say a 40-year-old Leland man, allegedly defending his daughter's honor, was jailed and charged with aggravated assault.

The Smithsonian's traveling exhibit of artwork by Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets and Kermit the Frog, will be on display at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson beginning Dec.

Jennifer Tickner gently rocks the infant in her arms as if he is her own child. She gazes into his brown eyes and speaks in a calm, low tone.

ISHMAEL WADADA LEO SMITH trumpet-player, multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser has been active in the creative contemporary world music for over thirty years.

Unseasonably heavy rain is forcing farmers to leave their crops in the fields to rot, costing them an estimated $377 million.

John Currence and the crew from Garden & Gun magazine, a kind of Vanity Fair for the Charleston wingshooting set, took a road trip down to the Bourbon Mall outside Leland, Mississippi, home to the fried hot tamale.

Mrs. Gaye Morgan Black of Hattiesburg and Mr. Emmett Russell Black Jr. of Indianola announce the engagement of their daughter, Madelyn Celeste, to Dr.

Robert Sterling Culver, 40, of 4059 Black Bayou Road, Leland, Miss., formerly a resident of New Ulm, has been charged in Brown County District Court with six felony level counts of depriving another of custodial or parental rights and two misdemeanor charges of contempt of court.

SOME OUT OF TOWN VISITORS ARE IN GREENVILLE THIS WEEK AND HAVE TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES TO COME TO THE DELTA.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Miss. a ' About $72 million in construction is planned for two parts of U.S. Highway 82, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

Farmers Steve Prather and Carey Prather talk as they switch shifts on the combine while harvesting rice on their farm in Leland, Miss.

NATCHEZ a ' The Southwood Lodge Baptist Church, under the leadership of the Rev.

Police say a 43-year-old Greenville firefighter has been arrested and charged with statutory rape in a case involving a 14-year-old girl.