“I simply wanted to give back” by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Chief Program Planning and Development Officer of Delta Health Center, Robin Boyles, has led a one-track career with a one-track mind. But in her case, that’s a good thing. Born in Greenville but raised in Belzoni, Boyles thought that she would probably never […]
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Museum executive director notes a variety of major accomplishments By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Having just recently celebrated its sixth year since opening in March, 2016, Cleveland’s Grammy Museum Mississippi can boast of many impressive accomplishments in that time, many of which have garnered regional and national attention. According to the most recent numbers,
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Presented $2.25M in federal funding In Aug. 2020, Vera Parker of Renova received a life-altering diagnosis—breast cancer. Without a car, Parker didn’t know how she would get to Greenville—more than 30 miles away from her home—to receive the 33 treatments of radiation she needed to fight the disease. She initially tried using a local transportation
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Longtime attorney recently honored By Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet The Mississippi Bar honors those attorneys who have served over 50 years in the legal profession with commemorative pins and certificates in recognition at the group’s annual business meeting. This year, it was held on July 15 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach in Destin, Fla.
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Restoring the daily lives of seniors By Angela Rogalski, The Bolivar Bullet Shannre McKellop is founder and president of the Rosedale Senior Friend Coalition, which she explains is a nonprofit organization that was established in December 2021. “We are people who came together to review, revise and restore the daily lives of our senior citizens
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Positive growth and new businesses are helping the community thrive By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet The town of Boyle is undergoing positive growth and is positioning itself–in various ways–to bring in more businesses and keep the community thriving. Mayor Tommy Taylor said that a number of things happening in Boyle account for the momentum.
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Qualified help wanted, but hard to find By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet A national shortage of workers in a myriad of fields has negatively impacted businesses across the country since the COVID pandemic began in early 2020. Unfortunately, Cleveland and Bolivar County have not escaped what many business owners are calling a “crisis”–as well
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Missouri transplant Dr. Derek Miles enjoys serving Bolivar County By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Dr. Derek Miles, a Cleveland urologist who serves the entire Delta region–including East Arkansas, in Helena–is celebrating the 20th year of the opening of his practice which took place in August of 2002. The Kansas City native said he now
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Celebrating Great Food & Good Times! by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Sometimes life’s path can meander a bit; sometimes it can do a complete 360. It’s in those opportune times that seeming misfortune can transform itself into some of the biggest blessings around. That’s what happened to Jonathan Vance. Vance, a native of Benoit,
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Keeping the radio on by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet As owner of Radio Cleveland Incorporated, or R.C.I. Delta–the largest locally-owned media/broadcast group in the Mississippi Delta–Kevin Cox has seen a number of changes in his field. Such would be expected from a man who started as an overnight jock in 1982 when he was
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