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Veterans’ Day
Dwight Brown, right, visits with World War II veterans Robert Kent Bingham and James Wade prior to the Calhoun City Veterans’ Day program. Photo by Joel McNeece
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Bennett Chase Collins, 20 of Pontotoc, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 in Oxford. He was born in Tupelo on September 6, 1994. He was a 2013 graduate of South Pontotoc High School and was employed by Center...
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Byers, Luther to meet in Nov. 25 runoff
The 2014 election season isn’t quite over as Calhoun Countians will return to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 25 to determine a winner in the circuit judge race. Shirley Byers, of Holly Springs, and Kelly...
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Allen Dearing
Turducken? Allen Dearing, pastor of Lewis Memorial Methodist Church in Calhoun City, has made it once, but says he probably won’t again. Turducken consists of deboned chicken, duck and turkey, with a...
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Cochran, the old scarred warrior, remains on the job on Capitol Hill
STARKVILLE – The good news is that the significant majority of Mississippi voters – Republican, Democrat, black, white, conservative, moderate and liberal – voted against squandering the hard-won...
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Great sweet potato desserts at Vardaman banquet; EK and all her stuff
One of the highlights of the annual Sweet Potato Festival Banquet to me is certainly the array of sweet potato desserts. Desserts come from the contest entries that day. So each table has a variety of...
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Need some actual political debate in 2015; Byers’ record full of red flags
Most people I’ve talked to over the past week seem genuinely delighted to have last week’s elections behind us. That’s an indication of how brutal some of the campaigning was, combined with the...
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Bruce Elementary releases honor roll
Bruce Elementary School announces their first nine weeks honor roll: K, PHR: Sara Bagwell, Addi Claire Bailey, Shelby Baker, Joni Barnett, Ta’kirah Bean, Ryan Benson, Elijah Berry, Joseph Black,...
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Saturday is the biggest game in Mississippi State’s history
When No. 1 ranked Mississippi State plays at No. 4 Alabama Saturday, the Bulldogs will have been undefeated for 364 days. The multi-million dollar question: Can they make it an entire year? To do so,...
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Fall Decorating Winners
Dan and Bridgett Fulton of Bruce were the overall winners of the Fall Decorating Contest sponsored by The Twentieth Century Club. Other winners were: 1st Clay and Kim Gregory, 2nd Rudy and Sandra Pope,...
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Academy students excel at Reading Fair
Calhoun Academy recently hosted its annual reading fair for grades 4th – 12th. The reading fair was held in the gymnasium on Oct. 28. The judges had their work cut out for them with all the very...
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Veterans’ Day speakers call for honoring the past and teaching for the future
Veterans’ Day speakers in Bruce and Calhoun City emphasized honoring generations of the past while working to uplift future generations at the same time. World War II veteran Glen White and all other...
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Calhoun County Christmas parades just around the corner
We’re only three weeks away from Christmas Parade season getting underway around Calhoun County. The Bruce and Calhoun City Christmas Parades are both scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6. The Bruce parade...
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2nd Annual Egg Bowl Run scheduled for Nov. 24
ROTC cadets from Ole Miss and Mississippi State will come together on the Calhoun City Square on Monday, Nov. 24 for the 2nd annual Egg Bowl Run. ROTC cadets from MSU will run from Starkville to...
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Robert Gosa served his country and now serves fellow veterans
Robert Gosa has spent virtually his entire life in service to his country and fellow veterans. “That’s just the way we were brought up,” Gosa said. “We took aptitude tests in school, and the two things...
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Wear gray ribbon Nov. 14 for diabetes support
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and this disease is not an easy one to handle. Diabetes causes long term effects on the body, heart, eyes, kidneys, and digestive system. There are two...
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Hunting for Christ
Chickenbone had its second annual “Hunting for Christ” event last week. Three deer were harvested among the youth who participated. From left, front, Jacey Bennett, Grace Brown, Stone Lindley, Matthew...
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Oxford sweeps two from Calhoun City; Lady Trojans fall to Holly Springs
Calhoun City lost a pair of games at Oxford Tuesday night while the Lady Trojans fell to Holly Springs at home. Oxford topped the Wildcats 87-81 behind 25 points from Josh Gibbs. Austin Burl led all...
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Bruce born author to speak at Brown Bag Luncheon
Join us at the Jesse Yancy Memorial Library in Bruce Tuesday, Nov. 18 at noon for a Brown Bag Luncheon with Mississippi author Laurie Parker. Parker will be sharing from her newest novel “Yonder Breaks...
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Calhoun Academy falls to Humphreys in basketball season opener
Calhoun Academy basketball teams opened the season Thursday night with a pair of losses at Humphreys Academy. Regan Hubbard scored 15 for the Lady Cougars in their 44-42 loss. Hunter Robertson added 13...
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