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Mayor Aldridge Gets Drains Cleared
During the past week, Mayor Aldridge, Upchurch Services, and citizens of Mound Bayou, have been clearing out the drains around town. An effort is being made to clear the drains to ensure when heavy rains come that we reduce the flooding and provide for proper drainage.
Fiber Optic Groundbreaking
Took place in Mound Bayou on Aug. 5 On Monday, (August 5) a groundbreaking ceremony took place in Mound Bayou for an upcoming fiber optic network expansion that will soon take place there. Arriva, formally known as Mound Bayou Telephone & Communications, will launch a $3.5 million project that will provide Mound Bayou, Winstonville, and […]
Celebrating Earl Lucas
Bolivar Countians Making an Impact
by Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African-American historian, scholar, educator and publisher of the time. It became a month-long celebration in 1976 with the month of February chosen to coincide with the birthdays […]
Clean Drinking Water Now a Permanent Reality for One Small Delta Town
Clean drinking water is something that everyone should be able to access. For many small Delta cities, this is not the reality. With aging pumps and lines, water boils can happen more and more often, and clean drinking water becomes harder to access. The health issues that occur because of unclean drinking water are numerous. […]
Restoration of Historic Bank
Mound Bayou is raising funds By Jack Criss, The Bolivar Bullet The Mississippi Heritage Trust, in partnership with the City of Mound Bayou, is raising funds to restore the Mound Bayou Bank to become a visitor’s center and community archives. Approximately $594,000 in funding has been secured toward the goal of $1,000,000. The bank still stands […]
Mound Bayou Wastewater System
Firm to commence work on project soon By Jack Criss The Bolivar Bullet Cook Coggins Engineers, Inc., a 75-year old company based in Tupelo, will soon be installing a new aerator in Mound Bayou’s wastewater system as part of the completion of a project that began in 2019. Cade Scroggins, Engineer Intern with Cook Coggins […]
Happy Valentines Day
Valentines commonly show images of Cupid, an angel symbol of love. There are also images of hearts, the seat of emotion. We here in the City of Mound Bayou had many angel representations during the struggles of the flood during a global pandemic and an outpouring of love helped us celebrate the Christmas holiday season […]
Focusing On Our Future
Board of Aldermen and Citizens of Mound Bayou: Happy New Year! As promised, this is the first of many updates and information to address concerns and report on efforts to resolve issues that impact our community. As you know, on June 8, 2021 (Election Day) 2021 the City of Mound Bayou was flooded. This pointed […]