One woman’s story of struggle and achievement By Robert McFarland, Jr. The Bolivar Bullet For Holly Chenault of Cleveland, her life started out with a normal childhood. She was born and raised on her family’s farm and from an early age, she knew she wanted to carry on the family legacy by being active […]
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Picking up and delivering straight to you by Lynn Lofton The Bolivar Bullet When Charley Lucas saw a need in the town of Ruleville, he stepped in to fill it. A few weeks ago he started driving for Uber and Uber Eats covering not just Ruleville but also the northern half of Sunflower County and
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Clark lights up record book at Spring Hill By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet Former Bayou Academy standout Logan Clark recently finished an impressive run pitching on the collegiate level for the Spring Hill College Badgers at Mobile, Ala. In his four years at Spring Hill, the Cleveland native and former Bayou Academy
A lifetime of music by Faith Strong The Bolivar Bullet Music and the Delta. The two words are synonymous with each other. So is Mississippi Marshall and the sound of the Blues, even though he plays all types of music. Marshall Hopper, or “Mississippi Marshall” as he is known on stage, has been in love
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Offering a wide variety of spirits by Mark H. Stowers The Bolivar Bullet Owner John Paul Alford grew up in Kosciusko and was previously in the dry cleaner business. His first liquor store was located in Attala County. “It was called The Hive Wine and Spirits which we opened in 2014,” said Alford. The state
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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
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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
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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
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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
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