September 2020 Articles

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

Ed Coleman receives award Longtime Clevelander, Ed Coleman recently received an award from the Mississippi Ground Water Association at their annual convention held in Biloxi at the Beau Rivage. The Legacy Award is annually presented to a person in the industry for their leadership, service and for paving the way for future generations in the

Hayes Cooper Center’s program supports written creativity By Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Melanie Bray is a fifth grade Language Arts teacher at Hayes Cooper Center in Merigold. Bray started a program in 2011 that integrates fiction and non-fiction to teach children about human rights and diversity. She said it’s still a big part of

Named one of The Top 50 Economic Developers in North America By Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Larkin Simpson, executive vice president of Louisiana Central, has been recognized as one of The Top 50 Economic Developers in North America by Consultant Connect, a consulting agency which serves to bring economic developers and site consultants together

Boyle policeman receives honor Cleveland resident and Boyle police officer, Floyd Pople was recently named “Law Enforcement Officer of 2021” at the Emergency Responders awards luncheon hosted by the Exchange Club at the Cleveland Country Club on March 31. Pope has been a member of the Boyle police force that nominated him for the honor

Emergency Responder of the Year By Jack cRiss The Bolivar Bullet The outstanding first responder volunteer work of Cleveland native and resident, Lisa Blaylock, was recognized last Thursday at the Cleveland Country Club. Blaylock, who was nominated Emergency Responder of the Year by Emergency Management Agency Director, Michael Lamb, said helping people is just second nature to

Cleveland facility to receive fresh paint & new windows By Mark H. Stowers The Bolivar Bullet The Cleveland City Hall will soon be undergoing some cosmetic renovations.  Bidding for the nearly $100,000 job will be completed in April according to City Clerk, Dominique Green.  “The project was recently put out to bid, and we are