Mound Bayou held 137th anniversary event on July 12 By Jack Criss, The Bolivar Bullet With its theme of “Restore Our Ancestor’s Resilience,” the 137th Annual Founder’s Day Celebration for the town of Mound Bayou was held Friday, July 12, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church. The celebration, which actually is observed […]
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Byas Blazing Her Trail in Softball By Andy Collier, Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland resident Kailyn Byas has been on the move and on the go playing the sport she loves which is softball. The 17-year-old pitcher has been all over the country this season playing for the Unity 18U National Betsa Herbert team
Funds donated to Le Bonheur By Lyndsi Naron, The Bolivar Bullet The National Honor Society students at Cleveland Central High School recently had their yearly fundraiser where they sold boxes of candy for a charity of their choice. “The students designate an organization every year that they will support and this year the students chose
Ragan was a baseball standout at Ole Miss By Rogers Varner, The Bolivar Bullet The year 1959 was quite a year to be an Ole Miss Rebel. The football team won its first of three national championships, polishing off a 10-1 season with a 21-0 thrashing of arch-rival LSU in the Sugar Bowl. However, there
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Plans in the works to purchase additional property By Jack Criss, The Bolivar Bullet The Mound Bayou Museum Of African-American Culture And History, which opened in July, 2021, is on the national radar these days – in a big and inspirational way. “We’re actually outgrowing our current space at such a fast pace that we’re
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Bradham Enterprises opens new facility in Merigold By Jennifer Minyard, The Bolivar Bullet Will Bradham, owner of Bradham Enterprises, will realize a dream more than a decade in the making on March 25 with the opening of Pinnacle Adult Day Services at 1138 Township Road in Merigold. “Pinnacle is an adult daycare essentially,” he said.
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Weapons taken off streets By Faith Strong, The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland Police Chief Dudley Tribble said that 49 firearms were taken off the streets of Cleveland in 2023. “Those 49 firearms were associated with different crimes,” said Tribble. “And, the court forfeited all of those firearms to the Cleveland Police Department.” Tribble said should the
Delta communities working together for food drive By Lyndsi Naron, The Bolivar Bullet Extra Table is a statewide food bank founded in 2009 by Robert St. John, a well-known restaurateur. The nonprofit holds fundraisers to stock 62 food pantries across the state. Their soup kitchen partners with entities to provide wholesome, nutritious food each month
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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
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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
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