
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (http://msfame.com) in Jackson is full of stories — and now it has a new way to tell them. The first of four new kiosks is operational, and three more are scheduled to be online by the end of this week, said Rick Cleveland, the museum’s executive director. [...] [...]

by MBJ Staff Published: February 1,2013
Tags: Air Care, CWIP, Fighting Okra, healthy eating, helicopters, Mad Genius, Mary Hawkins Butler, Nancy Anderson, Phil Hardwick, Rick Cleveland, Super Bowl, Tulane University
>> FEAR THE OKRA Mad Genius ad campaign helps Delta State reintroduce the toughest vegetable in higher education— by Stephen McDill Also in this week’s paper: >> LEGISLATURE Move state offices to Capitol Complex — by Ted Carter >> SPORTS New kiosks make for a better visit at sports hall— by Frank Brown >> ENERGY [...] [...]

Those close to Rick Cleveland have started calling him “Rotary Rick.” It’s appropriate. A visitor hadn’t been in Cleveland’s office at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, where he’s been the executive director for six months, before he pulled out a calendar that was marked up with black and blue ink. “The ones [...] [...]
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson will honor its late director, Michael Rubenstein, with a new award. Hall executive director Rick Cleveland announced the creation of the Rube Award during a memorial service in Booneville, Rubenstein’s hometown. “Rube” was his nickname. Rubenstein, a former sportscaster, died last December. Cleveland says the first award [...] [...]
Longtime Jackson Clarion-Ledger sports columnist Rick Cleveland has been named the executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Cleveland, 59, takes over for the late Michael Rubenstein, who had been the Hall of Fame’s only executive director since it opened in 1996. Cleveland began his full-time journalism career at The Hattiesburg American in [...] [...]

Rick Cleveland has recently bought three new suits. That’s a big deal. The last time he did that, it was 1999, and it was for Mississippi author Willie Morris’ funeral. The occasion is a bit more pleasant this time around. On May 1, Cleveland will become the second ever director of the Mississippi Sports Hall [...] [...]

>> RICK CLEVELAND SHIFTS GEARS Longtime sports columnist to head Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum — By Clay Chandler Also in this week’s paper: >> SEARCH CONTINUES FOR DOR HQ No likelihood this session of securing the move of Department of Revenue into Jackson — by Ted Carter >> LEADERSHIP CHANGE AT HORNE Ridgeland CPA [...] [...]