Avid hunter, Stephanie McGarrh describes her encounter by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet In a video post widely circulated on her Facebook page, Merigold resident and avid hunter, Stephanie McGarrh recorded an unusual guest in the tree where she was on her deer stand: a huge black bear. “I had my phone recording him in […]
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2020/2021 process complete and plans are underway by Aimee robinette The Bolivar Bullet The Bolivar County Board of Supervisors recently completed its 2020/2021 budget process and public hearing. The supervisors did not have a millage increase within their own budget – the general fund. However, County Administrator Will Hooker said two junior colleges, Mississippi Delta
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Generations of Quality Auto Service By MARK H. STOWERS The Bolivar Bullet Bolivar County folks have relied on A&A Muffler Tire Pros for a couple of generations to have their vehicles maintained. Since 1979, Floyd (Peanut) Arbuckle Jr. and his qualified staff have worked on exhausts, suspensions, brakes, tires – “pretty much everything on the
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Local business owners share workspace with their beloved pets By Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet cuddly co-workers: Top left, Whiskers and Ava keep the crew at Bolivar Tire and Auto on their toes. Bottom left, Daisy greets all the customers at Lance’s Automotive. Right, Tex, Turk, and Annie enjoy helping keep the Westerfield, Janoush, and
Geared toward incoming freshmen who demonstrate academic excellence Special to The Bolivar Bullet Photo: Armour Delta State University has received a $50,000 endowed scholarship from BankPlus, a full-service banking, mortgage, and wealth-management regional firm headquartered in Ridgeland, Miss. The gift will fund an annual scholarship for an incoming Delta State freshman who is in good
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Funds used for Cleveland Rehabilitation Program Special to The Bolivar Bullet Photo: Clayton Planters Bank & Trust and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded a $100,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant to the city of Cleveland to renovate homes of elderly and disabled citizens. Cleveland City Clerk Dominique Green said
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Elliot Winford is well on his way to a career in the medical field by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Photo: Winford Elliott Winford, born in Memphis but raised in Ruleville, is a shining example of that town’s effective mentoring program started by Andrea Moore (recently featured in The Bolivar Bullet). Dr. Moore had noted
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Operations funded, no millage increase by Aimee Robinette The Bolivar Bullet Earlier this month, the Board of Aldermen passed the 2020 Ad Valorem Tax Resolution, allowing for the levying of property taxes to support the City’s 2021 budget. The resolution details the current tax millage at 50 mills, which is broken down among four different
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Young Entrepreneurs Bring A Much-Needed Service to the County By AngelA RogAlski The Bolivar Bullet From pressure washing to striping parking lots, warehouses, or anything else that needs a distinctive designation of space, Stripe it Up LLC (www.facebook.com/StripingItUp) has been making a name for itself in and around the Cleveland area. Three young men, Parker
New employee brings experience to firm by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Photo: Gaddy Brett Boykin, President of the Cleveland/Greenville branches of SouthGroup Insurance, is pleased to announce Reeves Gaddy has joined the firm in its Cleveland office. “We couldn’t be happier to have Reeves aboard,” said Boykin. “With our strong growth and desire to
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