Community is mourning the loss of Jessie Lowry By Jack Criss, The Bolivar Bullet The town of Mound Bayou is mourning the passing last week of one its most notable residents and a lifelong “mother figure” to generations of people in the community, Jessie Lowry. She passed away last Tuesday, April 16, at the age […]
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Welcoming Yamato Japanese Steakhouse and adding square footage Special to The Bolivar Bullet The West End District in Cleveland, will be bringing a new tenant to the property. Yamato Japanese Steakhouse, which will be serving Asian cuisine and providing a sushi bar, will move in during February and commence operations some time during March, 2024.
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One of the Delta’s leading blues musicians By Mark H. Stowers, The Bolivar Bullet A direct descendant of Delta Blues Royalty, Keith Johnson seeks to honor his great Uncle Muddy Waters everytime he picks up a guitar. The blues musician, who lives in Cleveland, plays all over the United States and Internationally. When he’s not
Helping farmers grow By Faith Strong, The Bolivar Bullet Ag Resource Management finances farmers. The company has been helping farmers with operating lines since 2009. In recent years, they have added crop insurance, farm real estate financing and equipment leasing. The company was founded in Rayville, Louisiana. Today, they have twenty-four offices in eighteen states,
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Former CCHS football standout to play football at Power 5 School By Andy Collier, The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland native and offensive lineman Markel Bell will be getting a chance to play college football at a Power 5 Division I school as he signed to play for the University of Miami on Dec. 20. Miami plays
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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
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Bayou Academy is pleased to announce the hiring of Ms. Mollie Blair. Coach Blair will be leading the Girls Basketball program, as well as teaching in the science department. Mollie graduated high school from Jackson Academy, where she had an outstanding academic and athletic career. She continued her athletic and academic successes at Mississippi College,
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To this day, people still talk about Cleveland’s premier rock band of the 1960s By Jim “Fish” Michie A fall Friday night in Ruleville, Mississippi, and the excitement associated with the weekly football game had come to fever pitch. The students were almost excited about the band playing for the sock hop as they were
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Many rock music enthusiasts are aware Fender electric guitars have often been the guitar of choice for numerous rock icons. Rock legends such as Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn and others have used the instruments to make hit records and in doing so made their mark in musical history. What many guitar and
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As many productions and festivals across the Delta have either been canceled or rescheduled,that holds true for some of the Bologna Performing Arts Center shows at DSU. One of the showsDeltans are looking forward to is The Allman Betts Band which has been rescheduled atthe BPAC for Wed., Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m. For more
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