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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Seeking volunteers and vendors The Cleveland Farmers Market will open on Saturday, June 4 in downtown Cleveland. The kick-off event will feature music from Deep Roots musician Mississippi Mason and will begin at 8:30 a.m. Situated along the north end of the greenstrip near the walking trail, the summer farmers market welcomes community members who
Station will provide clean, renewable energy By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet A 100-megawatt renewable solar power station north of Ruleville will provide clean energy to Entergy Mississippi’s 461,000 customers. The Sunflower Solar Station is the largest solar installation in Mississippi and provides enough energy to power 16,000 homes. “It’s a historic day for Entergy
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Bayou Academy athletics win all-sports award By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet The school year provided a lot of exciting sports action at Bayou Academy. Most every sport Bayou played saw the Colts and Lady Colts advancing to the state playoffs. When the finals points for the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools 5A
An exemplar of family, business and dedication by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Recently retired from the company his father, Howard, founded in 1953—the same year he was born—Cleveland native David Robinson guided Robinson Electric to becoming one of Mississippi’s most successful privately-owned companies. Its unmatched integrity and professionalism mirrors Robinson’s own character, mindset and
A long history of customer service, satisfaction by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet With its’ Delta location at 911 North Chrisman in Cleveland, Williams Equipment and Supply Company has a long tradition of great customer service and top-of-the-line products. Current branch manager, Milan Killebrew, came aboard with the business in May of 2000. He also
Hopes to expand program in fall By Mark H. Stowers The Bolivar Bullet Fighting poverty in the Mississippi Delta has been a generational problem. But in Mound Bayou, a group of students are getting a hand up in that battle. For the past decade, C2K Ministries has been gathering Bolivar County school children in an
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