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First qualifiers for 2015 elections will be announced Jan. 5
Qualifying will begin Monday, Jan. 5 for Calhoun County elections with several incumbents expected to be among the first to submit their papers to the circuit clerk’s office. All county incumbents are...
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Cal-Chick Challenge
Ladavius Draine and the rest of the Calhoun City Wildcats, along with the Bruce and Vardaman teams will all be in action Saturday at the Cal-Chick Challenge in Houlka. Click on the sports section for...
View ArticleOra Mae Ferguson
Ora Mae Ferguson, 92 of Bruce, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Bruce Community Living Center. Born May 4, 1922 in Webb, she was the daughter of the late William Box and the late Roxy Brasher Box....
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Fire at County Jail
Pittsboro firemen responded to a minor fire at the Calhoun County Jail this morning. The fire was in an upstairs window with most of the damage showing on the outside. No one was injured and it was...
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Master storyteller, loving father, World War II veteran, and driving school pioneer Thomas L. Haman passed away Thursday after 95 adventure-packed years. He taught himself to drive at a young age in...
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Calhoun wins Cal-Chick Challenge with Lady Trojans, Lady Rams, both ‘City...
Calhoun County won the Cal-Chick Challenge in Houlka Saturday winning four of six games. The Bruce Lady Trojans won the opener 54-46 over Okolona. Kalisha Parks led Bruce with 14 points. Chaterrika...
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Calhoun County wins the Cal-Chick Challenge
Calhoun County won the Cal-Chick Challenge in Houlka Saturday winning four of the six games. Bruce, Vardaman and Calhoun City all won the girls’ games and Calhoun City boys won their game to give...
View ArticleMichael Bryant
Charles Michael Bryant died December 31, 2014. He was born September 4, 1964 in Calhoun City to Joyce Arbuckle Bryant and the late Charles Russell Bryant and was a graduate of Bruce High School. He...
View ArticleCharles Hollis
Charles D. Hollis, 67, of Vernon, Al., formerly of Bruce, died December 28, 2014 at Brookwood Medical Center, Birmingham, Al. He was born March 14, 1927 in Booneville to J.D. and Dorothy Hollis. He was...
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Hours for Pittsboro Post Office to change next week; county officials protesting
Hours of operation will change for the Pittsboro Post Office effective Monday, Jan. 12 although county leaders are hoping for an adjustment. As part of nationwide cutbacks by the U.S. Postal Service,...
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Candidates begin qualifying; already five contested races
Incumbents dominated the initial rush of qualifiers for the 2015 county elections early this morning. The races that are already contested include sheriff, constable post II, chancery clerk and...
View ArticlePatsy Pendergrass
Patsy Cofer Pendergrass, 71, went to her heavenly home Friday, January 2, 2015 at University Medical Center of Grenada. She was born September 12, 1943 in Calhoun County, to the late James “Jimmy”...
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Tampa Bay signs M.D. Jennings
The Tampa Bay Bucs on Monday announced the signing of three players to futures contracts for 2015, including former Packers’ safety M.D. Jennings. MD Jennings Jennings, 26, of Calhoun City, was out of...
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Scout group tours naval base
Boy Scout Troop 40 from Calhoun City toured the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola over the weekend and spent Saturday night aboard the Battleship Alabama in Mobile Bay. Back, from left, are Ricky...
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Clanton re-appointed board attorney, Fleming purchasing clerk
The board of supervisors reappointed their attorney and purchasing clerk and approved a request from election commissioners in their first meeting of 2015 on Monday. Sonny Clanton Sonny Clanton was...
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Derma hires Larry Bratton as part time worker for public works
Derma board of aldermen agreed to hire Larry Bratton of Calhoun City as part time help for the public works department. Larry Bratton Bratton was hired for $12 an hour as needed with a maximum of 24...
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Pittsboro getting inquiries for new package store, Mexican restaurant
The Pittsboro board adopted a resolution Tuesday night to send to Sen. Russell Jolly, Rep. Jim Beckett and other state leaders urging them to amend state statute to allow county seats to approve the...
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Tunnell hired for Bruce Park; Speed bumps requested for Clay Street
The Bruce board of aldermen approved the hiring of Josh Tunnell Tuesday night to replace Jim Gore who retired. Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope Tunnell will be responsible for maintenance of Bruce Park, the...
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Hood’s outside counsel nets $400M of funds for the state
While Mississippi’s Attorney General Jim Hood has been one Democrat that the state’s Republican Party has often targeted but never tagged, the GOP trial balloons continue to be floated by a number of...
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Several bald eagle reportings around Bruce
Have you seen a bald eagle in the Bruce area? We have had several sightings over the past month. Johnny and Lisa Norwood have seen two at their home east of Bruce. Chris Gulledge said he saw one west...
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