by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: Elizabeth Harris, Keeping Our Eye On, Leland, Teach for America
Age: 30 Position: Director, District & Alumni Partnerships, Company: Teach For America Laurel native Elizabeth Harris- known to her friends as “Biz”- says she always wanted to be an attorney until she worked for a public defender in Washington D.C. and realized she wanted to fight for one of the biggest issues facing the defendants: [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 4,2013
Tags: agriculture, Deer Creek, fish, Leland, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Washington County
LELAND — State wildlife officials have restocked Deer Creek near Leland with bluegill fish. Leland Mayor James Lowe says the creek’s fish population had dwindled during the summer when the creek reached near record low levels. Lowe says a fish kill last year also depleted the number of fish in the creek. Ronnie Yarbrough, the [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: June 17,2012
Tags: Bill Luckett, blues lovers, Clarksdale, Clarksdale Mississippi, Delta, Ground Zero Blues Club, Howard Stovall, Leland, Morgan Freeman, the Blue Trail, “juke joints”
On a recent Wednesday night, there was something of the atmosphere of the United Nations at the Ground Zero Blues Club. There were visitors from 11 foreign countries and 15 U.S. states enjoying a club that has become a magnet for blues music lovers across the world. “We have a high level of international branding [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 11,2011
Tags: Bolivar, capitalism, courts, economic development, Greenville, homes, houses, housing, Humphreys, investigation, Issaquena, Joshua Howat Berger, Leland, misappropriations, Mississippi Delta, politics Tags: AJ Jefferson, Racism, real estate, Sharkey, Social Issues, South Delta Regional Housing Authority, Stupidity, Sunflower, witness tampering
GREENVILLE — A Sept. 26 trial date has been set for the director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority and a contractor in a federal criminal case, according to The Delta Democrat-Times. ••• SEE ANALYSIS AT EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK ••• SEE MORE COVERAGE Ann Jefferson, who is on administrative leave as the authority’s executive director, [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: June 19,2011
Tags: Leland, Vince’s Restaurant
A 24-hour café called Vince’s that served Leland’s railroad travelers in the 1920s inspired the creation of a restaurant in the same location with the same name — minus the all-night hours. “I’m just glad we’re not open 24 hours,” said co-owner and chef Will Gault. Gault, Cheri Clark and property owner Joe Robert Campbell [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 10,2010
Tags: catfish, Chip Morgan, Clarksdale, cotton, Delta Council, farming, Leland, Mississippi, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi State University, regionalism, Stoneville, Thad Cochran, Travis Satterfield
STONEVILLE- MBJ-TV photojournalist Stephen McDill visits with Delta Council vice-president Chip Morgan to discuss the economic development organization’s work in the Mississippi Delta regional. [...]
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