December 2021

Jeffery Farris

New Chamber of Commerce President Special to The Bolivar Bullet Jeffrey Farris is the new President of the Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce.  The gavel was officially passed by Past President Cheryl Comans at the Annual Banquet held at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi on September 20. Farris is a native of Morton, Mississippi, and graduated from …

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Shop with a Cop

Annual Cleveland police dept. program By Kristy Kitchings The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland Police Chief Buster Bingham has announced the annual Shop with a Cop Program is in full force this holiday season. “The Shop with a Cop Program is something that started many years ago by former Captain Mike McCain,” said Bingham. “He did a …

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Star Players

Blakes, Oguz highlight area standouts earning postseason honors By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet McEvans High School defensive back Omarion Blakes and Cleveland Central High School kicker and punter Cruz Oguz earned some top awards in their respective regions.  Blakes, a junior, was named the Region 2-1A Defensive Player of the Year, and …

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Tornado Tales

Remembering a destructive 2001 storm Special to The Bolivar Bullet November will mark the twenty-year anniversary of a powerful F-4 tornado that developed in the early morning hours and destroyed the Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility, along with a dozen homes, half-a -dozen businesses and a power substation.  Aerial photographs of the damage showed that …

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