Belhaven Artist Passes Away

Thursday night, Belhaven lost one of its gifted artists: Lallah Miles Perry. A prolific artist herself, she was also a teacher and leader in the arts community in Mississippi. Sherry Lucas writes about her in today's Clarion Ledger: "Artist, art educator, first director of Mississippi Art Colony dies at 82"

Blazer Soccer Gets First Loss

The University of Mobile (#25) beat Belhaven College (#6) yesterday in soccer. The Mobile Rams and Belhaven Blazers have been longtime rivals. Rams head coach Pete Fuller led Belhaven to its NAIA National Championship in 1992. After a term at Houghton College he took the helm at Mobile in 1995 and led the Rams to a 2002 NAIA National Championship.

Mobile improves to 7-4-2 while Belhaven gets its first loss with a record of 13-1-1.

Kossen's pad on Lyncrest

The Northeast Ledger insert in the Clarion Ledger today features the Lyncrest pad of Frank Kossen: Nostalgia: A place to dwell

Barksdale House on St. Ann Street

The Northeast Ledger insert in the Clarion Ledger today features the St. Ann Street house of Byran and Jane Anna Barksdale: Elegant Comfort

Belhaven Soccer #13

The Belhaven College men's soccer team (10-0-1) is ranked #13 in the country by the NAIA Coaches Poll. Belhaven College President Dr. Roger Parrot notes there are three remaining games this year in the Belhaven Bowl.

Sat. Oct. 11 Reinhardt College Belhaven Bowl 4:00 PM
Wed., Oct. 15 Ouachita Baptist Belhaven Bowl 3:00 PM
Fri., Oct. 17 Lee University Belhaven Bowl 3:00 PM

Belhaven Blazer Men's Soccer

Gretchen Cook in JFP

This week the Jackson Free Press profiles Belhaven neighbor Gretchen Cook.

Belhaven Watches Debate

Belhaven debate watch parties got some attention during the recent McCain-Obama Debate.

Clarion Ledger: Mississippians weigh in on nominees

Clarion Ledger: Consensus eludes Belhaven residents after debate

WAPT: Central Miss. At Standstill as candiates debate

Capstone Blog: Watching McCain Debate

Could A Corner of Belhaven Explode?

That might be hyperbole. But there are gas wells at the corner of North State Street and Riverside Drive, and another down on Lakeland near Smith-Wills, that could be dangerous according to today's Clarion Ledger.

If left unplugged, officials fear the wells eventually will explode. But the city says it does not have the money to act any time soon. "They are dangerous the way they are right now," Thelman Boyd, the city's public works director, told council members last week. One well is located on the corner of North State Street and Riverside Drive. The other is off of Lakeland Drive near Smith-Wills Stadium.