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
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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
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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
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A catering & private dining experience in Cleveland by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet When you have a passion for food, what do you do? You open up your own catering and private dining business, of course. And, that’s just what 26-year-old entrepreneur Chef LaDarius Tucker did in September 2020 and Tuck’s Legendary Grubz was
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Annual Cleveland police dept. program By Kristy Kitchings The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland Police Chief Buster Bingham has announced the annual Shop with a Cop Program is in full force this holiday season. “The Shop with a Cop Program is something that started many years ago by former Captain Mike McCain,” said Bingham. “He did a
Blakes, Oguz highlight area standouts earning postseason honors By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet McEvans High School defensive back Omarion Blakes and Cleveland Central High School kicker and punter Cruz Oguz earned some top awards in their respective regions. Blakes, a junior, was named the Region 2-1A Defensive Player of the Year, and
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