Bringing a love for all things “dance” to Bolivar County. Leslie Shive is owner and dance instructor at Leslie’s Dance Company. Shive has had a love for dance since she was three years old when she began with lessons from Sister Cockersole and continued with Carla Parker School of Dance in Cleveland, where she also …
Remembering a Bolivar County Legend. Walter Sillers was a giant among the prominent men of Mississippi in the 1900s. Close to home, his name is known to many because of the Walter Sillers Coliseum at Delta State University. However, relatively few Mississippians alive today know much about him. The Sillers family originated in Perthshire, Scotland, …
COACHES’ WIVES: surviving & thriving behind the scenes. A coach works hard all through the year as he prepares his team for practice and games. For him to have the best chance at success, he needs to have that support on the home front. The person that always makes sure things are running well off …
Coin shortage real, impacting the county. A penny for your thoughts? Maybe a nickel, dime or quarter, too? With COVID spreading and businesses closing or having activity curtailed, the circulation of coins dropped off significantly early on in the pandemic. The U.S. Mint, which manufactures the nation’s coin supply, also decreased staffing at the same …
Monies will be used to fund the Janice Wyatt Summer Arts Program. Special to The Bolivar Bullet The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) at Delta State University has been awarded a $4,300 project grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC). This grant is a portion of the $1.3 million in grants that MAC will award …
Regulations regarding farm equipment and golf carts in Cleveland. If there are several sights that Clevelanders have become accustomed to on the roadways over the years, it is tractors, combines, and golf carts. While there is no doubt farm equipment is necessary and golf carts are fun. Are they street legal? Chief Buster Bingham said …
Three Generations of Gunsmiths in Shelby. The name sounds as ordinary as any—Bill’s Custom Automatics. The small white nondescript building in the town of Shelby, the highway now bypasses, became the home for the business in 1991. But, don’t let the façade fool you. Inside, there are generations of gun knowledge and gunsmith excellence rarely …
Ribs, pulled pork, hot tamales, & more in Winstonville. Reverend Glen Scott owns Winstonville BBQ Smokehouse at 198-A Winston Street in Winstonville which is between Mound Bayou and Shelby. Scott said he opened the restaurant in 2017 with the help of his brother-in-law, Henry Perkins Jr., who is also the mayor of Winstonville, so it …
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