Northside to open season October 2 By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar BulletDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, football season for some schools in the state is underway while others have either cancelled their seasons or reinstated them after initially cancelling. The Northside High School Gators will be having football in 2020. Northside High School Athletic […]
Deep in the Delta’s alluvial soils, archeologists are seeking to unravel the mysteries of Hernando de Soto and the chiefdoms he encountered—before it’s too late. By boyce upholt The Bolivar Bullet Most of the men were out working in the corn fields that day, so the village plaza was undefended. A few hundred women remained
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Working to maintain the city’s charm and implement new projects by Jack criss The Bolivar Bullet Photo: Tabb Established in 2017, The City of Cleveland’s Beautification Commission is charged with maintaining the town’s esthetic as well as developing and implementing new projects all with the goal of keeping and adding to Cleveland’s charm and aesthetic
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Spends millions to improve health by Becky Gillette The Bolivar Bullet Photo: Miles While the Bolivar Medical Center is publicly owned, the Bolivar County Board of Supervisors decided in 2000-2001 to lease the hospital to Providence Hospitals, a professional management company in Tennessee, to operate the hospital. At the time, lease funds from the hospital
City employees work to remove the vehicles as timely as possible by Aimee Robinette The Bolivar Bullet Photo: Trotter Cleveland and other towns within the county struggle with a common eyesore – clunker cars. City employees work to remove such cars in as timely as manner as possible. The Cleveland Department of Community Development is
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By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet After a delay to the start of the football season due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cleveland Central High School Wolves will take the field for their first game of the 2020 season Friday night when they host the Clarksdale High School Wildcats at Mickey
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A local family business By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet C.P. House Gas Co., a family-owned propane and appliance store, has been serving Cleveland since 1932. Founded by C.P. House, Sr., the company is now run by third and fourth generation family members. “We started out in the propane gas business and, of course, along
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Long-time Assistant Principal of CCHS by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Steven Craddock, long-time swim coach and assistant principal at Cleveland Central High School, retired in June 2020 after 29 years with the school system. Craddock is a 1983 graduate of Cleveland High School and has lived in Cleveland for most of his life. Craddock
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Improvements to the department will help officers better serve community by Jack criss The Bolivar Bullet The Cleveland Police Department will soon be undergoing a much-needed renovation through a grant from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Belinda Stewart Architects, PA, in Eupora–the same firm that worked on one of the new Cleveland firehouses–has
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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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