Roy Collins left a legacy in the community; will be greatly missed By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Longtime business leader, Roy Collins passed away June 23 at the age of 80. His funeral was held on Monday, June 27 at First United Methodist Church of Cleveland. Collins was born November 1, 1941 in Cleveland …
National Hemp Growers Cooperative hosted the two-day event By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet The National Hemp Growers Cooperative (NHGC) hosted a Field Day in Mound Bayou and mini-conference in Cleveland on Monday, June 6 and Tuesday, June 7. The two-day event gave local growers the opportunity to learn about industrial hemp, regenerative agriculture, and …
Daniels Sprinting to Excellence at MSU By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet Hard work and competition are things that Shelby native Sema’j Daniels have always embraced. During his high school athletic career in football and track, he was the consummate athlete. At Broad Street High School, he was a standout football player and …
Cleveland native capturing the moment by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland native Campbell Saia is the official photographer and videographer for Delta State University, but he didn’t always want to practice his chosen career. In fact, growing up he fancied himself an engineer candidate and actually planned toward that goal when he got to …
A hometown business growing with possibilities by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet John Thomas Aycock loves what he does, especially the agricultural side of electrical work. “Well pumps are one of my joys,” he said. “And, grain bins. But, I do most any residential-type work that a person might need. In fact, the majority of …
A business on the move by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet 61 Towing and Recovery was started by Boyle entrepreneur, Michael Phillips, his third business after Cleveland Taxi Service and Cleveland Transport, about nine months ago. Needless to say, Phillips’ businesses are always on the move–in a manner of speaking. “I started my first business, …
Charley Lucas making gospel waves by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Charley Lucas is making a name for himself–with his voice. The 20-year EMT who works in Cleveland but lives in Ruleville, just recently signed with a Nashville gospel label and will have a new single out soon. It’s not Lucas’ first taste of music …
Womack conducts fundamental skills camp for youth By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet It’s always special when someone that makes it big in life comes home to help the community. Cleveland native Floyd “Porkchop” Womack, who played on the offensive line in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, the Cleveland Browns and …
Ideas presented as experts spoke By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet “How Does The Delta Win More Tourism,” the theme of a forum held at the Grammy Museum last week, is being hailed a success. The event, sponsored by the Mississippi Press Association, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and locally by The Bolivar Bullet newspaper, was well-attended …
Company moves to new office location By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Having opened their Cleveland location almost two years ago in October of 2020, the real estate company Tom Smith Land and Homes recently moved to a new address, 127 North Street. Growth precipitated the move, which took place three weeks ago, according to …
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