Charley Lucas making gospel waves by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Charley Lucas is making a name for himself–with his voice. The 20-year EMT who works in Cleveland but lives in Ruleville, just recently signed with a Nashville gospel label and will have a new single out soon. It’s not Lucas’ first taste of music […]
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Womack conducts fundamental skills camp for youth By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet It’s always special when someone that makes it big in life comes home to help the community. Cleveland native Floyd “Porkchop” Womack, who played on the offensive line in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, the Cleveland Browns and
Ideas presented as experts spoke By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet “How Does The Delta Win More Tourism,” the theme of a forum held at the Grammy Museum last week, is being hailed a success. The event, sponsored by the Mississippi Press Association, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and locally by The Bolivar Bullet newspaper, was well-attended
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Ed Coleman receives award Longtime Clevelander, Ed Coleman recently received an award from the Mississippi Ground Water Association at their annual convention held in Biloxi at the Beau Rivage. The Legacy Award is annually presented to a person in the industry for their leadership, service and for paving the way for future generations in the
Forthcoming, will help city and surrounding communities By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet “The city is serious about reducing gun violence.” That’s what City Attorney Danny Griffith said is the message to citizens of Cleveland and outlying towns about the new gun ordinance (“Unlawful Discharge Of Firearms”) about to be implemented which, among other things,
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Company moves to new office location By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Having opened their Cleveland location almost two years ago in October of 2020, the real estate company Tom Smith Land and Homes recently moved to a new address, 127 North Street. Growth precipitated the move, which took place three weeks ago, according to
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Five nights a week at multiple venues throughout the summer As part of ongoing efforts to foster a more robust music scene in and around Cleveland, the Deep Roots Music Initiative and Visit Cleveland/Bolivar County are partnering with area restaurants to offer live music at least five nights per week over the summer months. Participating
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Founding members of rock band Heart Michael and Roger Fisher, founders of the rock band, Heart, visited Bolivar County this past weekend. Roger is the founding guitarist of Heart and co-wrote and plays guitar on the Heart classics, “Crazy On You”, “Magic Man”, “Barracuda”, “Love Alive” and so many other Heart songs. The Fisher brothers
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2022 edition now available By Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Each year Coopwood Publishing Group promotes Bolivar County to visitors and locals by publishing the Welcome Guide that highlights and showcases some of the great destinations in and around Bolivar County. The Guide opens up with a slice of history about Bolivar County. Then, it
Hayes Cooper Center’s program supports written creativity By Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Melanie Bray is a fifth grade Language Arts teacher at Hayes Cooper Center in Merigold. Bray started a program in 2011 that integrates fiction and non-fiction to teach children about human rights and diversity. She said it’s still a big part of
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