Family-owned business for more than 40 years. Chirag Dadlani has been in the men’s apparel business for most of his life. His family has owned Looking Good for over 40 years and Dadlani is the second generation to take over the business. He said he was basically raised in his stores growing up, went to […]
Door-to-door canvassing for nonrespondents begins August 11. it’s Required: All Mississippians are asked to submit information for their household to the U.S. Census Bureau. The laid-back way of life in Mississippi has a downside when it leads to very low U.S. Census participation: Inaccurate population counts can cause the state to lose money, political representation
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Fifteen years later, storm still impacts locals. The mere mention of the name Katrina still causes many Mississippians to shudder. Ramming and ravaging the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts 15 years ago this month on August 29, 2005, the aftershock of the devastating hurricane, in some way, touched every life in both states–even those living in
Issue discussed at Aldermen meeting. Cleveland’s OctoberFest will be postponed until a further date, Mayor Billy Nowell said at the monthly Aldermen meeting on August 4. Judson Thigpen, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, brought the question to the board of whether OctoberFest should continue in a socially distanced way, be postponed, or cancelled.
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Ramona Sanders served 32 years. Having started as clerk in the Merigold post office in 1988, working only three hours every Saturday, Greenville-native Ramona Sanders retired on July 31. In the intervening years, she became a beloved fixture in the community and one of Bolivar County’s most dedicated public employees. “I spent ten years working part-time
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Bringing a love for all things “dance” to Bolivar County. Leslie Shive is owner and dance instructor at Leslie’s Dance Company. Shive has had a love for dance since she was three years old when she began with lessons from Sister Cockersole and continued with Carla Parker School of Dance in Cleveland, where she also
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Remembering a Bolivar County Legend. Walter Sillers was a giant among the prominent men of Mississippi in the 1900s. Close to home, his name is known to many because of the Walter Sillers Coliseum at Delta State University. However, relatively few Mississippians alive today know much about him. The Sillers family originated in Perthshire, Scotland,
COACHES’ WIVES: surviving & thriving behind the scenes. A coach works hard all through the year as he prepares his team for practice and games. For him to have the best chance at success, he needs to have that support on the home front. The person that always makes sure things are running well off
Coin shortage real, impacting the county. A penny for your thoughts? Maybe a nickel, dime or quarter, too? With COVID spreading and businesses closing or having activity curtailed, the circulation of coins dropped off significantly early on in the pandemic. The U.S. Mint, which manufactures the nation’s coin supply, also decreased staffing at the same
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Monies will be used to fund the Janice Wyatt Summer Arts Program. Special to The Bolivar Bullet The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) at Delta State University has been awarded a $4,300 project grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC). This grant is a portion of the $1.3 million in grants that MAC will award
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