Helping farmers across the mid-South by Mark H. Stowers The Bolivar Bullet Jimmy Barrett first got into the insurance business more than three decades ago as a sideline business when he was still farming. These days, he and his wife, Natalie along with Jimmy’s son Brent serve the Mississippi Delta, Arkansas and parts of Tennessee …
Fifty years of diesel truck service by Mark H. Stowers The Bolivar Bullet Cleveland Truck and Tractor has been working on trucks with diesel engines for the past 50 years and the business shows no signs of slowing down. Co-owners Bobby Williamson and Sammy Esch keep the business that Esch’s late father, Henry started half …
Eustace Winn enjoys searching for historical finds by Mark H. Stowers The Bolivar Bullet The Mississippi River has long been a fossil treasure hunter’s dream come true. With the recent all time low levels on the big muddy, fossil hunters uncovered a wave of treasures never seen before. One such hunter, Eustace Winn has been …
Wade to lead Delta Devils football program By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet For any person in any profession, there is nothing like landing that dream job. Kendrick Wade, who once suited up as a football player for Mississippi Valley State University on the Division I level, has always desired to return to …
Coming to the BPAC on January 19 The Bologna Performing Arts center is proud to present the hit parody Menopause The Musical® for one night only on January 19 at 7:30 p.m. Menopause The Musical® is a groundbreaking celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The …
Recently underwent needed upgrades By Angela Rogalski The Bolivar Bullet The Ruleville-Drew Airport recently underwent upgrades that bring more overall efficiency and aesthetics to the airport. Zac Tollison is a local farmer and pilot himself, and along with Buddy Weeks and Fletcher Clark, the three make up the Board members for the airport, representing the …
NSA has four to play in 1A/2A/3A game, Bayou has two set to play in 4A/5A/6A game By Andy Collier Sports Editor, The Bolivar Bullet Bayou Academy and North Sunflower Academy will be well represented in the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools All-Star football games on Friday (Dec. 2) at Jackson Prep in Flowood. North …
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A true Delta artist by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Born and raised in Ruleville but currently a Cleveland resident since 2014, artist Eulie Frank Hooper describes his work as mainly, “oil paintings, heavily influenced by the great Delta artist Sammy Britt. When I was growing up, art was not taught or offered in school …
Mother and daughter cooking up success by JaCk Criss The Bolivar Bullet The mother and daughter team of Memrie Melton and Annie Pearson, respectively, have co-owned and operated Sweet Annie’s Cupboard, LLC in Cleveland for just a little over a year and a half. During that short time, however, they’ve made a name for themselves …
Seven main stage performances and two school-time matinees The Bologna Performing Arts Center at Delta State University has announced its Spring 2023 Series of performances in its 28th Season. There are seven Main Stage performances and two matinees in the School-Time Series. The Main Stage series features evening performances open to the public, and the …
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