The Bolivar Commercial

The Bolivar Commerical began publishing in 1916. The newspaper was bought by the Walls family in the 1980s. In 2002, editorial writer Wayne Nicholas was awarded the J. Oliver Emmerich Award for Editorial Excellence from the Mississippi Press Association. One year later, Van Liew was inducted into the association's hall of fame. At the time of its closure, the newspaper employed nine full-time employees and one part-time employee. ==References==