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Bipartisan prison contract review board features strong characters
STARKVILLE – If anyone was expecting Gov. Phil Bryant to appoint a state Department of Corrections contract review task force panel that was a Republican rubber stamp crew, they are likely...
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April McGreger’s “Sweet Potato Hummus” a success
After a month of “intending to,” I made April McGreger’s Sweet Potato Hummus over the weekend and loved it. As she said in her cookbook, Sweet Potatoes, it was very fresh tasting. I also used April’s...
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Education, health care still not priorities for Gov. Bryant
Gov. Phil Bryant doesn’t want to “adequately” fund education, is opposed to expanding Medicaid to help provide health insurance for Mississippians who can’t afford it, but is willing to give those in...
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Thanksgiving at First Baptist in Bruce
Children at the Creative Learning Center at First Baptist Church in Bruce celebrated Thanksgiving with their studies and by dressing up as Indians and enjoying a big feast. Among the many Indians were,...
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Boland family has gathered for Thanksgiving stew cooking for almost 30 years
Most people think of Thanksgiving as a family gathered around the dinner table covered with a big, baked turkey and a deep dish of dressing. That’s not the case for the descendants of the late U.L....
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Luther wins runoff with Byers easily
Assistant District Attorney Kelly Luther easily won Tuesday’s runoff for Circuit Judge, District 3, Place 2, against Shirley Byers. Luther, of Ripley, collected nearly 12,000 votes in unofficial totals...
View ArticleCharlene Parker
Elsie Charlene Turner Parker, 93, of Pensacola, FL (formerly of Calhoun City), died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 at Asbury Place in Pensacola. She was born September 28, 1921 in Calhoun City, the daughter...
View ArticleDamita Valentine
Damita Jo Valentine, 53, of Vardaman, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born July 14, 1961 in Dallas, Tx. She was the daughter of Billy G. Colbert and Betty...
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Alpha C. Collins, 92, of Corinth, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2014 at her home. She was born November 21, 1922, the daughter of William Maize and Mary Gullick Jarrett. She was a homemaker and member of...
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Thompson, Daniel and Jones all to be honored at 31st Goodman Banquet
The 31st Annual A.D. Goodman Scholarship Banquet will be held Saturday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. at the St. Luke Masonic Lodge in Bruce. Khadijah Thompson The 2014 Scholarship recipient is Khadijah Thompson....
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County comes together for Thanksgiving service
The hope of gathering the larger Calhoun County community in a shared Thanksgiving Worship Service was realized Sunday evening, Nov. 16, when approximately 60 county residents joined together in prayer...
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HeadStart celebrates 50 years
South Calhoun HeadStart celebrated 50 years of operation this year. In observance of Head Start awareness, the children released balloons in the air. Each child’s name and the center’s phone number was...
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Dr. Mitchell to speak at Yancy Library’s Brown Bag Luncheon
Join us at Jesse Yancy Memorial Library in Bruce Friday, Dec. 5 at noon for a Brown Bag Luncheon with special guest author, Dr. Dennis Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell will be sharing from his book A New History...
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Celebration
The Calhoun City Wildcats celebrate their 35-14 win over East Webster Friday night that sends them back to the Class 2A State Championship Game. They will be play Bassfield Friday, Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m....
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Calhoun City advances to state title game
Calhoun City defeated East Webster Friday night 35-14 to advance to their second consecutive Class 2A State Championship Game. Perry Liles The Wildcats will again face Bassfield, the team they lost to...
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Calhoun City powers through East Webster to advance to state title game
Calhoun City earned a rematch with Bassfield in the Class 2A State championship game by defeating East Webster 35-14 at D.L. Harrison Field Friday night. “I’m so proud of this team,” Calhoun City head...
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Big Creek Road in line for new asphalt
The Big Creek road (CR 306) was approved for some new paving Monday morning by the board of supervisors. Chodie Myers County Engineer Chodie Myers informed the board the county had received its portion...
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Supervisors’ meeting
Calhoun County Supervisors met this morning in Pittsboro where overlaying a portion of the Big Creek Road dominated the discussion. See the story from the meeting in the “news” section. Photo by Joel...
View ArticleJesse Adams
Jesse Lester Adams, Jr., 61, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 at his home in Water Valley. He was born February 1, 1953 in Lambert, to Christine Holloway Adams Merritt and the late Jesse Lester Adams, Sr....
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