Sue Martin
Sue Easley Martin, 84, of Pittsboro, died Friday, January 30, 2015, at Bruce Community Living Center. Born Sunday, Nov. 2, 1930, in Calhoun county, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Easley and...
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U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee in hospice care
Rep. Alan Nunnelee, who has been absent from Capitol Hill for the majority of the past year after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in the spring, was moved to home hospice care in Tupelo Monday...
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Judge Howorth teaches legal writing at Jackson seminar
Circuit Judge Andrew Howorth, of Oxford, talked about legal writing during the Bench-Bar Liaison Committee seminar for law clerks on Jan. 23 in Jackson. Judge Andrew Howorth Judge Howorth was among...
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McNeece earns advertising awards from Mississippi Press Association
Calhoun County Journal Associate Editor Lisa Denley McNeece earned three awards in the Mississippi Press Association Better Newspaper Advertising Contest for her designs. Lisa McNeece Among the winning...
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Slate Springs woman drowns Sunday near Big Creek
A Slate Springs woman died Sunday evening of an apparent drowning in a creek just south of Big Creek. Coaurtney Leigh Collins, 30, was found by search parties in the bottom of a creek in Pulley Slew...
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Supervisors meeting
Calhoun County Supervisors approved a request from Sheriff Greg Pollan Monday morning to hire Josh Hughes and Jimmy Wiygul as deputies. Photo by Joel McNeece
View ArticleMorris Parker
Morris Parker, 80, Calhoun City, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Calhoun County Nursing Home in Calhoun City. Born October 21, 1934, he was the son of the late Curtis and Effie Lester Parker. He was...
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Gov. William Winter presented Gale Denley Memorial Journalism Award
One of Mississippi’s most respected statesmen was honored at a Celebrity Roast held by the state’s newspaper press corps to raise money for journalism education. Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter...
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ICC schedules cheerleader tryouts for April
ICC has scheduled its 2015-16 Cheerleader and Mascot tryouts for April 22 at 3:00 p.m. in the Fitness Center Gym located on the Fulton Campus. All participants are required to attend both two-day...
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Violent crash in Bruce
Supervisor and Chickenbone fireman J.B. Rogers was one of many emergency workers responding to the violent car crash in front of Bruce Community Living Center Tuesday morning. Both victims of the...
View ArticleIzora Bailey
Izora Woodard Bailey, 78, of Bruce, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. She was the daughter of Sine Woodard and Dellie Floyd. She was a member of Grace Fellowship, was a former police officer, did woodworking...
View ArticleTaylor Chrestman
Evin Taylor Chrestman, 25, died Sunday, February 1, 2015, in Houlka. He was born May 15, 1989, in Amory to Eric Evins Chrestman and Mary Ellen Schallock Chrestman. He was employed by Ashley Furniture...
View ArticleVictor Thacker
Victor Thacker, 92, of Vardaman died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-NMS in Oxford. He was born April 22, 1922 in Savannah, TN to Barney Thacker and Icie Hughes Thacker. He was a...
View ArticleWendell Smith
Funeral services for Wendell Smith will be Friday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. at Van Hoose and Steele Fneral Home, 2615 Stillman Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL. Visitation will be Thursday from noon until 6 p.m. Burial...
View ArticleCoaurtney Collins
Coaurtney Leigh Collins, 30, of Calhoun City, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Born April 5, 1984 in Tupelo, she was the daughter of Forrest Pope and Shelley Willis King. She was the wife of Matthew...
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‘City sweeps Water Valley
Calhoun City basketball teams lost a pair of games to Oxford last Tuesday, but bounced back to sweep a pair from Water Valley. Oxford defeated the Lady Wildcats 67-61. Sierra Coleman led ‘City with 23...
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Bruce teams suffer losses and injuries
The difficult season for Bruce basketball teams only got worse last week with not only a trio of losses, but also some key injuries. Chaterrika Martin and Kalisha Parks, both among the top three...
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Lady Rams defeat TCPS, Strayhorn
The Vardaman Lady Rams earned victories over TCPS and Strayhorn as they head into the final two weeks of the regular season. Tiara Jones scored 26 points in a 73-61 win over TCPS last Tuesday night....
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Cougars win to advance to district tournament
The Calhoun Academy Cougars kept their season alive Tuesday night with a 39-37 victory over Central in the play-in game for the district tournament. Scott Shankle hit a shot at the buzzer to earn the...
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Calhoun City addresses needs in water department
Calhoun City Board of Aldermen gave approval at their regular meeting last night for Shane Cook, water operator, to purchase a new colorimeter that will test fluoride, phosphate, chlorine and more....
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