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Family owned & operated by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Vowell’s Marketplace began operations in 1945 with the first store opened in Noxapater, Miss. E.L. Vowell was a WWII Navy vet who opened the store when he returned home from the war. Today, the store has 15 locations in Mississippi and Alabama and Vowell’s grandson, […]

Johnson to retire after 22 successful years as a head football coach By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet Rosedale native Henry Johnson, who has enjoyed a 26-year coaching career with the last 22 as a head football coach, has announced his retirement. He officially announced his decision on Jan. 3, and he will

Deep Roots announces four monthly concerts inside the Ellis Theatre Special to The Bolivar Bullet Big Front Porch Productions, in partnership with The City of Cleveland, will present a winter/spring series of four monthly Deep Roots music shows inside the historic Ellis Theatre at the Delta Arts Alliance located at 104 Court St. in Cleveland. 

Kentavious Spivey was a recipient By Mark H. Stowers The Bolivar Bullet Kentavious Spivey’s world got a bit brighter and more playful this past weekend. The teenager diagnosed with Leukemia was the recipient of Make A Wish Mississippi’s latest outing. The 14-year old was all set for what he thought was just a bowling date

Served the banking industry for 50 years By Mark H. Stowers, The Bolivar Bullet Growing up on a small farm with a few cattle, Jerry Bullock’s turn row in life took a different twist. The Sunflower County farm boy “came to town” so to speak and made a life as a banker. This past December, he

Cleveland native starts sports agency By Andy Collier Sport Editor, The Bolivar Bullet During his youth, Cleveland native Michael Portner was like most young American males.  He loved sports and played it as a kid. He had dreams of competing on the biggest stage of athletics.  “Growing up, I wanted to play professional sports,” said

A passion that has grown into a business by Aimee Robinette The Bolivar Bullet It is a little known fact that on the outskirts of Ruleville, there is a quail farm. What started as a desire to be more self-sufficient, Quail Creek Farm was born. “It all started with chickens and a desire to be

A historical area in downtown Cleveland by Lisa Miller The Bolivar Bullet For several years now, I have been researching the history of our downtown, photographing the backs of the buildings, the alley, the parking lots. The more I researched, the more convinced I became that we had partially let go some of our history

Evokes strong emotions from former Shelby residents By Jack Criss, The Bolivar Bullet Scott Morrison is a name that is sketched in the minds of many former Shelby, MS residents. The longtime mayor helped place the small Bolivar County town on the map and guided it for many years (1933-1945 and then from 1949-1969) with

by Angela Rogalski  The Bolivar Bullet APB Cakes & Cookies has been baking custom cakes and cookies full-time since 2016. Owner Anne-Marie Parker-Brown actually started her business from a necessity that created itself in 2011. “Today my business is a cottage food operation in Mississippi,” said Parker-Brown. “And, what that means is I’m a home