Program continues to grow and will receive upgrades in 2023 By Amile Wilson The Bolivar Bullet The Delta Music Institute is one of the Cleveland’s best kept secrets. DMI Director Richard Tremmel is working to make it a little less secret. A combination hands on learning environment and professional recording studio, DMI operates as an …
Dr. Shannon Myers’ great passion By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Dr. Shannon Myers can see a patient by day–and then possibly play a song request for them by night on the weekends. “Instead of hunting and fishing on my days off like most folks in the Delta, I play music,” he said. The Greenville …
Event was held on October 27 By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Hundreds of people–including the majority of Mound Bayou’s 1,500 residents–turned out on Thursday, October 27, to watch the movie “Till” about a pivotal figure and moment in Civil Rights history. The feature film goes into wide release across the U.S. after being in …
Museum to make all exhibits and programs to be sensory inclusive By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet KultureCity — the nation’s leading nonprofit on sensory accessibility and acceptance for those with invisible disabilities–has partnered with Cleveland’s Grammy Museum to make all exhibits and programs to be sensory inclusive. This new initiative will promote an accommodating …
Linda Sellers’ road to recovery by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet On September 7, 2020, Merigold resident Linda Sellers’ life changed drastically. Sellers worked as a medical assistant for Dr. Steven Clark in Cleveland for 21 years. She was a vibrant person who enjoyed what she did both professionally and personally. A woman of immense …
To become certified sensory inclusive KultureCity — the nation’s leading nonprofit on sensory accessibility and acceptance for those with invisible disabilities — has partnered with GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi to make all exhibits and programs to be sensory inclusive. This new initiative will promote an accommodating and positive experience for all guests and fans with a …
Presented $2.25M in federal funding In Aug. 2020, Vera Parker of Renova received a life-altering diagnosis—breast cancer. Without a car, Parker didn’t know how she would get to Greenville—more than 30 miles away from her home—to receive the 33 treatments of radiation she needed to fight the disease. She initially tried using a local transportation …
Missouri transplant Dr. Derek Miles enjoys serving Bolivar County By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Dr. Derek Miles, a Cleveland urologist who serves the entire Delta region–including East Arkansas, in Helena–is celebrating the 20th year of the opening of his practice which took place in August of 2002. The Kansas City native said he now …
Public garden a great asset to community By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet The Delta Health Center in Mound Bayou, in conjunction with Alcorn State University, is utilizing its six acre garden on campus to help the community obtain nutritious vegetables and fruits–and all at no cost. With so many people now dealing with food …
Free screenings and family fun By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health held a free “Meet and Greet” health event for the citizens of Shelby last Saturday, June 25, at 701 S. Lauderdale Avenue. Cordaro Mays, a Community Health Worker for the Institute, a Mound Bayou native who …
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