Received a generous donation for renovation by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet The Estate of the late William Tribble left approximately $1.8 million largely designated to renovate the Cleveland-Bolivar County Animal Shelter located on West Carpenter Street. Mr. Tribble’s connection to the city or the shelter is not clear at the present time. The shelter was […]
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Development discussed at Supervisors meeting by Kelsey Davis betz The Bolivar Bullet The Rosedale railroad will be re-opened and rehabilitated, county officials said at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday. “We’ve missed industry in Bolivar County because we didn’t have a rail line and that’s a fact. And we need industry in this county,”
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A great asset to Mound Bayou and Bolivar County by Jack criss The Bolivar Bullet Dr. Shakebra L. Young is the Executive Director of St. Gabriel Mercy Center, a non-profit, social services agency located in Mound Bayou. “We seek to promote the well-being of all citizens within the Bolivar County community and follow the work
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Crop looks promising as harvest approaches By Nathan Gregory MSU Extension Service Rice harvest is approaching in the Mississippi Delta, and early signs point to good yields in 2020. Bobby Golden, rice specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service and an assistant professor with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, said the condition
Coaches give take on board’s decision By Andy Collier– Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet Thursday night, the West Bolivar Consolidated School District Board of Trustees made the tough decision and voted in favor of cancelling fall sports in the WBCSD. The schools in the district that will be impacted are West Bolivar in Rosedale and
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“This Fall will be challenging due to the current world circumstances,” said Foster. “Our goal is to provide a quality education in the safest environment possible. We are not fully sure what this will look like as the year progresses due to COVID, but our goal will remain the same.” While Foster claims Oxford as
A U.S. Senator from Bolivar County By Aimee Robinette The Bolivar Bullet A great orator and advocate for those who could not defend themselves, Mississippi Senator Blanche K. Bruce was a Renaissance man in the truest sense of the word. The life and times of Bruce remains shrouded in some mystery as he was far
Will help with 11th year for Delta Center’s Most Southern Workshop. The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University is among 11 institutions that have been awarded Landmarks of American History and Culture grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The Delta Center’s “The Most Southern Place On Earth: Music,
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Establishing a 50-year heritage at Bayou. When anyone looks at the history of the Bayou Academy and the school’s athletic programs, the name Short can be found very prominently. For over 50 years, the Shorts have made their mark sporting the blue and white of the Colts. The foundation was laid by Dennis and Sammye
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Multi-instrumentalist, session musician, DMI instructor. If you have been to a blues festival, juke joint, or listened to live music anywhere in the Mississippi Delta within the last twenty-five years, there is a decent chance you’ve seen Barry Bays play the bass guitar. Bays has been a mainstay on the Delta music scene as a
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