Roy Collins left a legacy in the community; will be greatly missed By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Longtime business leader, Roy Collins passed away June 23 at the age of 80. His funeral was held on Monday, June 27 at First United Methodist Church of Cleveland. Collins was born November 1, 1941 in Cleveland […]
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Tax revenues are up from last year as well as hotel occupancy rates By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Sean Johnson, who has been the Director of Tourism for Visit Cleveland since last September, said he is more than pleased with what he has seen in visits to the city during his tenure–but knows more
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Free screenings and family fun By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health held a free “Meet and Greet” health event for the citizens of Shelby last Saturday, June 25, at 701 S. Lauderdale Avenue. Cordaro Mays, a Community Health Worker for the Institute, a Mound Bayou native who
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National Hemp Growers Cooperative hosted the two-day event By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet The National Hemp Growers Cooperative (NHGC) hosted a Field Day in Mound Bayou and mini-conference in Cleveland on Monday, June 6 and Tuesday, June 7. The two-day event gave local growers the opportunity to learn about industrial hemp, regenerative agriculture, and
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Daniels Sprinting to Excellence at MSU By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet Hard work and competition are things that Shelby native Sema’j Daniels have always embraced. During his high school athletic career in football and track, he was the consummate athlete. At Broad Street High School, he was a standout football player and
Cleveland native capturing the moment by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland native Campbell Saia is the official photographer and videographer for Delta State University, but he didn’t always want to practice his chosen career. In fact, growing up he fancied himself an engineer candidate and actually planned toward that goal when he got to
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A hometown business growing with possibilities by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet John Thomas Aycock loves what he does, especially the agricultural side of electrical work. “Well pumps are one of my joys,” he said. “And, grain bins. But, I do most any residential-type work that a person might need. In fact, the majority of
Received the Premiere Partner Award with Team Cleveland Main Street The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) celebrated achievements of Mississippi Main Street Communities at the Annual Awards Luncheon at The South Warehouse in downtown Jackson. The annual awards luncheon honors Main Street directors, board members and volunteers and recognizes the most outstanding downtown development and
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Additional improvements underway By Anne Martin The Bolivar Bullet The next phase of construction is underway at the Terrene Landing River Park in western Bolivar County just north of Rosedale. After a major facelift last year, restrooms and a pavilion are now being built at the park along the banks of the Mississippi River. Phase
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A business on the move by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet 61 Towing and Recovery was started by Boyle entrepreneur, Michael Phillips, his third business after Cleveland Taxi Service and Cleveland Transport, about nine months ago. Needless to say, Phillips’ businesses are always on the move–in a manner of speaking. “I started my first business,
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