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Auto club makes a difference
Delta Classic Auto Club members love two things: All things with wheels and their ability to help children who need a little help from some unexpected friends. For nine years, the club has held a ...

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The Dredge Jadwin: A city on the water
She's quite a sight on the Mississippi River. Even from a distance, the Dredge Jadwin is a sprawling, massive piece of machinery. At 274 feet by 52 feet and four stories high, the Jadwin commands...

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Rockin' for a change
When you're young, you are often idealistic and feel like you can change the world. It's not often, however, that youth are given the real chance to make a difference. For Southern Halo, a band o...

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What to do this summer
Before the bell rings each summer to denote that school is out, mothers consider what activities they should enroll their children in. Fortunately, the Cleveland community is jam-packed with educa...

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The Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce recently recognized National Teacher Appreciation Week. Chamber staff asked each senior high school class to choose a teacher that has made a difference in their lives. Teachers that were chosen are pictured left to right. Front row: Arlander McCarthy of Ray Brooks High School, Mikeli Lewis-Wilson of West Bolivar High School, Takisha Causey of Shaw High School and Stephanie Thomas of Broad Street High School. Back row: Zedric Turner III of the Career Development and Technology Center, Leroy Cotton Sr. of East Side High School, George Scott of Bayou Academy and Bob Card of Cleveland High School. Not pictured is Eric Bridgett of John F. Kennedy High School. The Bolivar Commercial will run in future editions a feature on each of these dedicated teachers as space permits.

Area educators celebrated for teaching efforts

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