Ruleville News

It should surprise no one that the line of hopefuls wanting to unseat Mayor Frank Melton could stretch from the clerk's office inside City Hall to the President Street sidewalk.

The Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced a Delta Blues Tour set for Thursday May 8. This tour is being sponsored by Cline Tours, owned by John McCommon. via Blues Foundation News

A man being sought by the Sunflower County Sheriff's Department in the killing of his estranged wife has been arrested.

Dennis Wayne Ferguson, of Drew, was in custody Saturday after a manhunt in the Ruleville area that started a day earlier.

Authorities believe Ferguson shot and killed Joellen E. Ferguson on Friday morning.

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An 11-month-old boy is dead and authorities are charging his parents with manslaughter. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

The Natchez Indians: A History to 1735 by James F. Barnett Jr. - A detailed study of the tribe's history is revealed through the accounts of Spanish, English and French explorers, missionaries, soldiers and ... via The Clarion-Ledger

“Every year the IBC brings thousands of blues fans to Memphis. We couldn't bus them all to the Delta, so we decided to bring a piece of the Delta to Memphis.”

Delta Partners Productions announces the Real Delta Showcase January 30, 2008 at The New Daisy Theater, Memphis Tennessee. via Blues Foundation News

“Of those sales, the tax assessor had assessed 105 of those properties under the selling price.”

Landry Barbieri BC Staff Writer Published December 28, 2007 4:12 PM CST The year 2007 proved to be an eventful one in the culture, politics and communities in Bolivar and North Sunflower counties. via Bolivar Commercial

“It could have been electrical”

Michael Simmons BC Staff Writer Published December 19, 2007 3:33 PM CST A late night blaze has left one couple homeless for the holidays. via Bolivar Commercial

“I went to a mass meeting and there was Ms. Hamer and some other people she'd brought”

So thankful was civil rights pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer for the chances she got, she worked lifelong to ensure others would get them too.

She began by standing up for black Americans' voting rights at a time when harassment and intimidation were used to try to keep them away from the polls. She carried her torch for justice and equality all the way into national politics.

Coming from the humblest of beginnings only made Hamer that much more resolved to help others.

She was born a poor Mississippi sharecropper's daughter in 1916, the youngest of 20 children. Read more

A judge has sentenced the former assistant police chief in Ruleville to 30 months in prison for extortion. via WAPT.com

“This place, like a lot of businesses, has copper wiring inside the building and inside some of the machinery. A great deal of copper was ripped out of this business, torn from electrical and water pipes.”

Landry Barbieri BC Staff Writer Published October 19, 2007 3:14 PM CDT DREW - Fred Jones of Ruleville was arrested Wednesday by police for his alleged involvement in the theft of nearly $5,000 worth of copper ... via Bolivar Commercial

“We were very pleased with the results, especially that the students enjoyed the menu items prepared in the steamer ovens as much or more than the fried foods.”

Cynthia Jones BC Staff Writer Published October 11, 2007 2:45 PM CDT RULEVILLE - Twenty schools in 13 school districts including Sunflower recently received grants to help food service staff serve healthier ... via Bolivar Commercial

“The group must be in uniform wearing T-shirts and jeans of the same color.”

Cynthia Jones BC Staff Writer Published October 09, 2007 3:08 PM CDT RULEVILLE - Many residents of Ruleville and the surrounding areas will put on their walking shoes this weekend to participate in a cancer ... via Bolivar Commercial

Anne Elisabeth Tolbert and William James Peacock were united in marriage in an afternoon ceremony at Salem Heights Baptist Church in Laurel on July 14, 2007, with Rev. via Laurel Leader-Call

Associated Press - September 27, 2007 12:54 PM ET RULEVILLE, Miss. - Instead of being angry about becoming paralyzed from the chest down, a 17-year-old former Ruleville football player is keeping the faith. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

“Everybody always tell me they love my smile”

Robert Cassidy could be angry. Angry with God. Angry about life in general, his in particular. via The Clarion-Ledger

The Gentry Rams football squad scored 45 points and limited the host Ruleville Central Tigers to 8 in the Rams non-league win on Friday. via MaxPreps

“We want to reach as many Sunflower Countians as possible to make sure they can easily get a library card”

Cynthia Jones BC Staff Writer Published September 06, 2007 2:13 PM CDT Public libraries in Drew and Ruleville are scheduled to host educational and fun events during the fall. via Bolivar Commercial