District to begin multi-phase repair projectsBy Anne MartinThe Bolivar Bullet A multi-million-dollar capital improvement project is getting underway in the West Bolivar Consolidated School District to make significant repairs, additions and changes at both the Rosedale and Shaw campus.According to superintendent, Dr. Will Smith, the $8,731,250 investment has been approved by the school board to …
The Bolivar Bullet receives accolades The Bolivar Bullet won seven awards including two first place awards in the Mississippi Press Association’s Better Newspaper Media contest on Saturday, June 17, at the MPA Awards Luncheon at the Sheraton Flowood Refuge Hotel and Conference Center on Saturday, June 17, in Flowood.The awards are a great accomplishment for …
Longtime educator Lisa Bramuchi will lead districtBy Mark H. StowersThe Bolivar Bullet The Cleveland School District Board has unanimously named Dr. Lisa Bramuchi as the full-time CSD Superintendent and awarded her a multi-year contract. Bramuchi had been filling in since Superintendent Otha Belcher stepped down last September.CCD Board member Paulette Howze confirmed the news.“In our …
Eating establishment recently re-openedBy Mark H. StowersThe Bolivar Bullet A lot of Bolivar Countians were sad when the Country Platter closed its doors in 2022 due to a lack of employees after the strain of COVID. But, those craving the delicacies of the original will be happy to hear the Country Platter Too has recently …
Recognized for work providing access to quality health care for all Special to The Bolivar Bullet When Dr. Foluso Fakorede moved to the Mississippi Delta in 2015, he was shocked — and disturbed — by high rates of peripheral artery disease and other cardiovascular conditions among Black people.“It’s very common here to go to the …
Lady Colts earn leadership award, have 20 athletes named All-AmericaBy Andy CollierSports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet The Bayou Academy High School and Junior High Cheer programs thrived at the Universal Cheerleaders Association Mississippi State University Cheer Clinic at Starkvile on June 5-8.Bayou Academy earned the Leadership Award at the camp, while the high school and …
A small town with a lot of historyBy Lyndsi NaronThe Bolivar Bullet You might know the town of Merigold by McCarty’s Pottery and The Gallery, Crawdads, or the concerts at Hey Joe’s, but a select few call it home. Located in Bolivar County, just north of Cleveland, Merigold has about 525 residents.Stephen Smith shared he …
New shop opens in Boyleby Jack CrissThe Bolivar Bullet Dana Kline had never really thought about becoming a business owner. She and her husband, Earl, run their own successful farm, but, as an avid crafts maker and designer who had done some work for others out of her home, a friend planted the idea in …
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