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•EXCEL PARENT Meeting Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. Mandatory attendance by family member. December tuition. Topic: Celebrating the Christmas season as a family. •QUICK BITES will be Thursday, Dec. 4,...
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Vardaman man arrested for bootlegging
A Vardaman man has been arrested for bootlegging after authorities were able to conduct a buy off him. Rogelio Hernandez, 23, of 101 Casey Avenue in Vardaman, was arrested last week and has since been...
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Bald Eagle in Bruce
This Bald Eagle has been hanging out in trees and flying around the pasture beside Jim Earl Aron’s house on Hwy. 32 in Bruce. This picture was made Tuesday at noon. Photo by Joel McNeece
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Ruby Jean Ward, 77, of Bruce, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was born January 18, 1937 to Eugene and Fannie Pearl Harris. She was retired from Glenn Slacks...
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Derma man arrested for sexual battery, child pornography
A Derma man has been arrested on multiple counts of sexual battery, child pornography and touching a child for lustful purposes. Aaron Lee Patane Aaron Lee Patane, 36, was taken into custody Tuesday...
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Pittsboro voters approve liquor and beer
Pittsboro voters approved beer and liquor Tuesday night, each garnering nearly 70% of the vote. Beer was approved by a 41-19 vote count. Liquor received one better at 42-18. A total of 63 votes were...
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Next Christmas, I’ll buy the hardest gifts first
This year, I have realized the pattern of my Christmas shopping over the past few years, but it’s too late to do anything about it. Usually in mid-October I get off to a fast start. Making my list,...
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Best Wildcat season ever?
Calhoun City is on the verge of completing arguably the greatest season in Wildcat football history. Calhoun City has been playing football since 1929, but no team in the past 85 years has ever won 16...
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Greg Pollan
Greg Pollan of Calhoun City does a lot of experimenting in his attempts to duplicate things he’s eaten, but the kitchen agreement at the Pollan house is whatever mess he makes while cooking, wife...
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Petty cash fund established for Bruce Police; turn lane for Weyerhaeuser...
A police petty cash fund of $500 was set up at the Bruce Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night. Stan Evans The funds, which will come from city court money, will be used for drug/alcohol buys when...
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‘City board talks about complaints regarding gray rock on roads
The Calhoun City mayor and board of aldermen briefly discussed a request for culverts to be installed in a ditch and complaints about the gray rock installed on city streets during a brief meeting...
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New WalMart manager visits Derma board meeting
The manager of the new Walmart Express told the Derma Board of Aldermen last night that the store would be opening January 21. Tim Weeks, a native of Calhoun City, will be manager of the store. Tim...
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‘City teams sweep Eupora
After splitting their two games in Florida, the Calhoun City Wildcats returned to Mississippi to defeat Houston last Saturday 89-85 in overtime. David Draine, who hit a shot at the buzzer to send the...
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Walton’s run among best ever in Egg Bowl
A bunch of little things after a big season in Mississippi college football… Just when you think the New Orleans Saints are dead, Saint Drew Brees reminds you of why you can never discount them as long...
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Vardaman FFA
Vardaman FFA recently earned many honors at convention. Pictured, from left, are Student Advisor-Dillon Williams, Sentinel-La Shaun Cooper, Treasurer-Christina Free, 1st Place Senior Opening and...
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Bruce Rotary Christmas Auction is Thursday night
The Bruce Rotary Club’s annual Christmas Auction will move indoors this year and be held Thursday night. The Bruce Museum will host the auction with auctioneer Charles Chrestman calling for bids on a...
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John Gillespie is the new Voice of the Rams
If you’ve been to a home sporting event at Vardaman High School this year, then you’ve heard 16-year-old John Macon Gillespie, although you may not have realized it. Gillespie, with his incredibly...
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Bruce, Calhoun City Christmas Parades scheduled for Saturday
The Christmas season officially kicks off this Saturday, Dec. 6 with Bruce and Calhoun City both hosting their annual parades. The Bruce parade will be held at 4:30 p.m. and be preceded by Pancakes...
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Bruce, Vardaman split basketball games Tuesday night
Bruce and Vardaman met for the first time this season on Tuesday with each school earning a win. The Lady Rams won the girls’ game 64-49. Shylysses Rimmer led all scorers with 17 for Vardaman. Alaysia...
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