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Calhoun City clinches region title in rout at Eupora
Calhoun City turned a matchup of unbeatens into a mauling Friday night rolling over Eupora 42-7. Coach Perry Liles talks to his number one ranked Wildcats who clinched the Region 4-2A title with the...
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Calhoun unemployment for September matches year’s lowest
Calhoun County matched its lowest unemployment rate of the year in September, according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. Calhoun County’s unemployment rate was 7.9% for September....
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Destiny’s Divas raise money for Excel
Destiny’s Divas, a local women’s social club, observed its first anniversary by presenting Excel in Calhoun City with a donation of $300. The group as a non-profit is required to undertake three...
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Sykes is motivated to help Calhoun City finish strong
Brieton Sykes has been the most dominant football player on Class 2A’s most dominant football team in 2014. Since taking over at running-back for the undefeated Calhoun City Wildcats, Sykes has rolled...
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Sykes is motivated to lead Wildcats to state
Calhoun City junior running-back Brieton Sykes is second in Class 2A in touchdowns scored and is motivated to lead the number one ranked Wildcats to their first state championship in 25 years. See the...
View ArticleKathleen Mason
Kathleen Kelly Mason, 88, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. A Tupelo native, Kathleen was born September 28, 1926 to W.O. and Maude Galloway Kelly. She was a retired Human Resources...
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Winfred Patterson, 88, of Calhoun City, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 at Dugan Memorial Nursing Home in West Point. He was born August 23, 1926 in Calhoun County, to Irby Vernon Patterson and Connie...
View ArticleInez Baker
Inez Simmons Baker, 94, of Batesville, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Batesville. She was born November 5, 1919 in Denison, TX to the late William Alfred and...
View ArticleDr. ‘Fella’ Armstrong
Dr. George Wells “Fella” Armstrong III, 79, of Coffeeville, passed away Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 10, 1935 to the late George Wells and Georgia Criss Armstrong. He...
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Bro. Alexander honored for 50 years at Lantrip Baptist Church
Bill Williamson, right, pastor of Concord Baptist Church, was among the many that came by to visit with Bro. Robert Earl Alexander during a reception Sunday honoring his 50 years as pastor at Lantrip...
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Creighton University students spend their Fall Break in Calhoun City
A group of students from Creighton University in Omaha spent the past week in Calhoun City assisting at Excel and Calhoun City Middle School. “This is the sixth year that Creighton students have come...
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School board looks at students’ art
School board member Precious Thompson, of Calhoun City, looks over one of the art displays in the meeting room at the district office. Superintendent Mike Moore told the school board Monday night that...
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Cochran-Childers race will test how state’s voters value seniority
STARKVILLE – After a long, bruising, and for Mississippi Republicans, significantly divisive U.S. Senate campaign, the end of the road is now in sight. And after the bitter Republican primary and...
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Andrew Bryant performing at Proud Larry’s; Great time at Celebration Village
Pittsboro native Andrew Bryant and his Water Liars band will be playing at Proud Larry’s in Oxford this Thursday night. The band has tour dates all across the country in November, but Andrew will be...
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Talking politics with the “Good Ole Boys and Gals”
A comfortably cool evening, a stunning sunset and plenty of political surmising highlighted the most recent gathering of the “Good Ole’ Boys and Gals” at Johnny Morgan’s metal barn off Hwy. 7 just...
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Casey McCoy
Casey McCoy of Calhoun City likes to get recipe ideas from Pinterest, but tends to stick to those that are “tried and true.” She has been tailgating at Mississippi State with a group from Calhoun...
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Octoberfest in Calhoun City Thursday night; Bruce Fall Festival is Friday on...
Fall Festivals will take place on the Bruce and Calhoun City Squares this week with a variety of games, costume contests, concessions and even a pep rally. Calhoun City’s Octoberfest will open...
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Prescott is clear leader in Heisman race
Any other year, Mississippi State’s run-away fire hydrant of a running back, Josh Robinson, would be slam-dunk favorite for the C Spire Conerly Trophy. Robinson has bulled, bounced and swerved his way...
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Academy students collect supplies for Dog Lovers League
Calhoun Academy seventh and eighth graders recently had a supply drive to raise needed items for the Dog Lovers’ League No Kill Animal Shelter in Bruce led by Rose Wells. The students are challenging...
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Halloween Dancers
Trick or Treaters got a head start on Halloween this week at Jody’s Dance Studio in Bruce. Pictured, from left, are Joey Helen Austin, Josey Clark, and Marie Chandler. Photo by Joel McNeece
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