Drivers are fully “Back In The Seat Again” by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet The Bolivar County Council on Aging, Inc. (BCCOA) has resumed its normal schedule for public transit. Its drivers are fully “Back In The Seat Again,” according to Executive Director LaShonda McKinney. “We never stopped during the pandemic, although we did slow …
Painting, drawing, & graphic design — all creative outlets she is passionate about by Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Maggi Mosco is in-house graphic designer for Coopwood Publishing Group in Cleveland, but she’s also an artist who works with just about any facet of painting, from watercolors to acrylics, as well as pencil and pastel …
Anna Sledge has been named new director by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet On May 3, Cleveland resident, Anna Sledge, was named the new director of the Martin and Sue King Railroad Heritage Museum, taking over the reins from the previous director, Lisa Miller. “I graduated from Delta State in 2010 with a degree in …
Senior shortstop overcoming slump to lead Statesmen By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet In the first 17 games of the year, senior shortstop Darek Sargent wasn’t exactly having a dream season for the Delta State University Statesmen. On March 16, Sargent was in an 0-for-21 slump as his average slid to a meager …
Local firm with new name still providing top-notch services to Cleveland and beyond By Aimee Robinette The Bolivar Bullet Eley|Barkley, P.A. may have changed its name to Eley/McPherson Engineering, but the same precision and excellence continues. “Eley|McPherson Engineering was first established in January 1984 by Robert B. Eley, PE, PLS, offering civil engineering and land …
Long time coach touched many lives during his career By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet The local area lost one of its most respected youth league and junior high coaches earlier this month as Riddell Flowers, Sr. passed away due to complications from COVID-19 on Mar. 19 in Greenville. Flowers, 72, coached sports …
Positive attitudes and community involvement abound By Greta Sharp The Bolivar Bullet You won’t find a dark cloud in Ruleville and that’s more than just the weather report. Add two new solar farms projects to the positive attitude of residents committed to moving forward and this town is enjoying its moment in the sun. Recurrent …
Honest work and quality service By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet In the auto repair business since the early 70s when family patriarch Thomas Runnels first opened shop in Benoit, Runnels Garage has remained a trustworthy, multi-generational business: “Trustworthy” being the key and operative word. Now located in Cleveland, Runnels Garage is currently owned by …
Hosting “Paint Parties” with a variety of mediums By Aimee Robinette The Bolivar Bullet Bayou Academy teacher Casey Andrews has always had a penchant for creating artwork, but it wasn’t until the introduction of Covid-19 and the subsequent quarantine period that she discovered how much fun doing your favorite thing is with your favorite people. …
Drew restaurant gets a new chef By Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet Stafford’s Market & Deli in Drew opened May 1, 2005, so in a few months the restaurant will be celebrating its 16th anniversary. Owner Stafford Shurden said if that wasn’t exciting enough, the restaurant is getting a new chef very soon with the …
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