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  1. Leland Speakes dies in accidentRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Bolivar Commercial

    Cleveland real estate magnate Leland Speakes Jr. died Tuesday following a traffic accident in Merigold.

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    Related Topix: Cleveland, MS, Merigold, MS, Marks, MS, Mississippi State University

  2. Rock me gentlyRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 27 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... the course to go home are eligible. One parent who gave consent for her baby to be rocked is Sharee Martin, 34, of Leland. Her 6-month-old daughter, Carol La-Shae Jackson, was born when Martin was 27 weeks pregnant. 'I think that's a nice thing ...

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    Related Topix: Madison, MS, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, Ridgeland, MS

  3. Wadada Leo Smith

    Tuesday Oct 27 | All About Jazz

    ... years. His theory of Jazz and World music was significant in his music development as an artist and educator. Born in Leland, Mississippi, Smith's early musical life began in the high school concert and marching bands. At the age of thirteen, he ...

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    Related Topix: Wadada Leo Smith, Jazz, Wesleyan University, University of New Haven, Bard College, California Institute of the Arts

  4. Don't Leave Me ... - Thelma Hous...Read the original story

    Wednesday Oct 21 | WNDH-FM Napoleon

    Singer Thelma Houston is best known for her number one pop classic disco cover of "Don't Leave This Way." Originally a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, the Gamble & Huff/Cary Gilbert song soars through the gospel music-honed vocals of the Leland, MS, native.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Thelma Houston, Soul, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

  5. Harvest in ruin: Excessive rain costs farmers $377M

    Oct 16, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... rain soaked and flooded fields throughout the state. 'I'd say 90 percent of farmers are not done with harvest,' said Leland farmer Kenny Fratesi, who planted about 4,000 acres of soybeans. 'Don't many want to talk about it (the crops),' he said. ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Weather, Potatoes, Life, Food, Vegetables, Mississippi State University, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

  6. 'Slavery' author at LifeQuestRead the original story

    Oct 14, 2009 | Arkansas Times

    ... turned out the way they turned out" - will also talk about his new book, a memoir of life in the 1960s and '70s in Leland, Miss., where he lived before his family moved to Monticello. Blackmon was in the first class of children to attend an ...

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    Related Topix: Arkansas, African-American

  7. Leland without some school crossing guardsRead the original story

    Oct 9, 2009 | The Mississippi Press

    LELAND, Miss. - Leland school children have been without crossing guards since the first of October due to budget cuts, and officials disagree about who should pay for them.

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  8. Leland without some school crossing guardsRead the original story

    Oct 9, 2009 | The South Mississippi Sun Herald

    Leland school children have been without crossing guards since the first of October due to budget cuts, and officials disagree about who should pay for them.

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    Related Topix: Leland, MI, Education Etc.

  9. What We're Watching

    Sep 30, 2009 | Diner's Journal

    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, Miss., home to the fried hot tamale.

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  10. Don't Leave Me ... - Thelma Hous...Read the original story

    Sep 26, 2009 | The WAVE 92.1

    Singer Thelma Houston is best known for her number one pop classic disco cover of "Don't Leave This Way." Originally a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass , the Gamble & Huff / Cary Gilbert song soars through the gospel music-honed vocals of the Leland, MS, native.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Thelma Houston, Soul, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

  11. Football nearing halfway markRead the original story

    Sep 25, 2009 | Bolivar Commercial

    ... In other football action: The West Bolivar Eagles (5-0) will take their undefeated mark on the road to play a hungry Leland squad (2-2). The Eagles defense will be on display tonight and will look to put the clamps on Leland. The Eagles' defense has ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football

  12. Friday Night TicketRead the original story

    Sep 24, 2009 | Bolivar Commercial

    West Bolivar at Leland The West Bolivar Eagles will hit the road to play the Leland High Cubs Friday night.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  13. Mobile Dental Clinic Serves Students 39minRead the original story

    Sep 22, 2009 | WAPT

    ... saying what needs done and refer them to a dentist in their area. Participating school districts are Shaw, Indianola, Leland, Quitman County, Coahoma County, Western Line, West Tallahatchie and Cleveland. Williams plans to visit one school per week ...

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    Related Topix: Dentistry, Education Etc., Shaw, MS, Indianola, MS, Quitman County, MS

  14. Mobile dental clinic serves studentsRead the original story

    Sep 22, 2009 | The Mississippi Press

    ... saying what needs done and refer them to a dentist in their area. Participating school districts are Shaw, Indianola, Leland, Quitman County, Coahoma County, Western Line, West Tallahatchie and Cleveland. Williams plans to visit one school per week ...

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    Related Topix: Dentistry, Cleveland, MS, Education Etc., Shaw, MS, Indianola, MS

  15. MoreRead the original story

    May 12, 2009 | WKRG-TV Mobile

    ... saying what needs done and refer them to a dentist in their area. Participating school districts are Shaw, Indianola, Leland, Quitman County, Coahoma County, Western Line, West Tallahatchie and Cleveland. Williams plans to visit one school per week ...

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    Related Topix: Dentistry, Mississippi, Indianola, MS, Shaw, MS, Quitman County, MS

  16. Black-Jennings

    Sep 20, 2009 | Hattiesburg American

    ... Black, Sr. of Starkville. Dr. Jennings is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frank Cefalu of Leland and Mrs. William Morris Jennings, Sr., currently of Indianola, and the late Mr. William Morris Jennings, Sr. of Indianola. ...

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    Related Topix: Hattiesburg, MS, Indianola, MS, Sunflower, MS, Starkville, MS

  17. Crosstown clash the main eventRead the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | Bolivar Commercial

    ... in a region 2-1A contest; West Bolivar (4-0) will host South Delta (2-2); Ruleville Central (2-1) will travel to Leland (1-2); John F. Kennedy (1-2) will host Coahoma AHS (0-3) for homecoming; Shaw (2-1, 1-0 reg.) will host McAdams (2-0) in a Region ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Mississippi High School Football

  18. Story: If you goRead the original story

    Sep 15, 2009 | The South Mississippi Sun Herald

    ... ie Ranager, Sandra Halat, Norma Seward, Mary Hardy, Lyle Morehouse, Judy McInnis, all of the Coast, and Jamie Tait of Leland. When: Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday. Details: 897-3909.

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    Related Topix: Gulfport, MS

  19. Former NU man faces felony charges .....Read the original story

    Sep 14, 2009 | Journal

    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.

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  20. Germany delegation is visiting the delta

    Sep 14, 2009 | WABG

    ... GREENVILLE, AND THE GERMAN CITY OF KRONACH. SOME SITES ON THEIR ITINERARY INCLUDE THE PORT OF GREENVILLE, LAZY BOY IN LELAND, U.S.G. IN GREENVILLE, MONSANTO AT SCOTT, AND THE NEW U.S. 82 BRIDGE, AND OF COURSE THE 32ND ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES ...

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    Related Topix: Greenville, MS, Washington County, MS

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