Retail, restaurant, and hotel market strong in Cleveland By Becky Gillette, The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland experienced a banner year for business in 2023 as indicated by sales tax revenues that are expected to be up by about 15 %. Those kinds of revenue increases provide more money for city and state programs while indicating that …
Has recently received outstanding ratings in multiple areas By Mark H. Stowers, The Bolivar Bullet The Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility has been getting some good grades recently. According to Warden Brenda Cox, the facility’s kitchen was recently rated A+. “The Food Establishment Inspection was conducted by the Health Department and we received an A …
By Andy Collier, The Bolivar Bullet Over the past two years, Benito Mayorga has been working his up the ladder in boxing. In four fights dating back to April 23, 2022 when he made his debut, he is 2-2 with both of his losses coming by decision. He won his debut by technical knockout in …
Founders of the Mound Bayou facility hope to create children’s museum By Mark H. Stowers, The Bolivar Bullet Housed in the former music building on the high school campus in Mound Bayou is the Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture and History. The museum was a dream of the Johnson family for over a …
Shegog Brings Home Conerly Trophy By Andy Collier, The Bolivar Bullet The night of November, 28, 2023 at the Country Club of Jackson will be one that Delta State University won’t forget and one that graduate student Patrick Shegog will cherish for the rest of his life. The 23-year-old Batesville native and quarterback was awarded …
Providing service to its customers for over a century By Checky Herrington A hundred years ago, Arkansas businessman Harvey Couch was making good on his vision to electrify the South when he incorporated The Mississippi Power and Light Company, the precursor of Entergy Mississippi. His new venture not only brought modern electric service to the …
Tibbs recipient of inaugural in honor of the late officer Rory Micou By joey lee The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland Central High School’s Lucille Holmes Chapter of the Beta Club recently unveiled the Officer Rory A. Micou Service Award, and on December 1 presented the prize to Dr. Bob Tibbs for his dedicated service to the …
Visitors from across the South flocked to Cleveland in 2023 By Becky Gillette The Bolivar Bullet Visit Cleveland MS has recently begun using Placer.ai for visitor analytics, a service that tracks cell phone data allowing tourism officials to see actual visitation traffic and trends for Cleveland attractions. By knowing where visitors are coming from, how …
One of Cleveland’s newest residents, Amanda Mayo-Saalwaechter, is a dynamic personality and a captivating fusion of violinist, pageant queen, scientist and educator. Her journey from a childhood in Georgia to Mississippi is filled with notes of passion, resilience and dedication to both the arts and sciences. Mayo-Saalwaechter’s musical odyssey began at the age of three. …
Bolivar Countian is current chair of USA Rice by Becky Gillette The Bolivar Bullet Kirk Satterfield not only grows rice on the Bolivar County family farm in operation for more than 50 years, but also has a major influence on the entire industry by serving as chair of the USA Rice Federation. USA Rice has …
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