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Skinner appointed deputy emergency coordinator for county
Randy Skinner was appointed deputy emergency coordinator for the county by the board of supervisors last week. Randy Skinner Skinner, a fireman with Calhoun City Fire Department, will work with...
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District 4-2A tournament at East Webster postponed until Tuesday
Monday’s games in the 4-2A district tournament at East Webster have been postponed until Tuesday due to the freezing weather. The new tournament schedule is as follows. Tuesday, Feb. 17 6 p.m. Bruce vs...
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Boyd, Clark are latest to join sheriff’s race
Two more candidates entered the sheriff’s race over the past week, making it the largest field among all races thus far entering the final week of qualifying. Willie T. Boyd, of Vardaman, and R. Scott...
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Wade, Wells serve as pages
John Bryson Wells and Clay Wade, both of Calhoun City, recently served as pages for the Mississippi Senate. Pages generally run errands for officials and Senate staff. Pictured, from left, are Sen....
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Manning: Convicted murderer catches another appellate break
STARKVILLE – News that the state Supreme Court has granted convicted quadruple murderer Willie Jerome “Fly” Manning of Starkville a new trial in two of those murders rocked this community this week....
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Who cares if it snows? I do
Why do I care if it snows? My school days are long gone, so I won’t get a snow day. Work is less than two blocks from home, so impassable roads are no excuse. But, we still yearn for it here in North...
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Too much posturing and not enough qualifying from candidates
We have only eight days left of qualifying for the 2015 elections and frankly, I find the lack of candidates at both the local and state levels rather worrisome. As of today, Wednesday, Feb. 18, there...
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Carmon Miller
“To me, a recipe is just a suggestion,” said Carmon Miller of Calhoun City, and she doesn’t really cook by them. But she has a ton of cookbooks, so many she “needs to quit buying them,” she said,...
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Four Calhoun City powerlifters advance to North Half
Calhoun City’s powerlifting team placed third at last weekend’s division meet and qualified four lifters for North Half competition. Steele Liles Steele Liles set a region one record with his...
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Campbell to speak at Bruce Chamber Banquet Feb. 26
The Bruce Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual banquet at the Bruce Forestry Museum on Thursday, Feb. 26 starting at 6:30 p.m. with a Silent Auction and hospitality. The Banquet, catered by...
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Wild hogs are taking over
Steven Tucker with the MSU Extension Service said wild hogs are a “nuisance species” and explained how it will take a massive, coordinated effort to get the constantly growing population under control....
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Wild hog
Warner Hawkins and Brandon Ruth get an up close look at the giant boar Kevin Vance killed during the Wildlife dinner at Pittsboro Monday night. Photo by Joel McNeece
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Lady Rams win to advance to 4-1A semifinals
The Vardaman Lady Rams punched their ticket to the 4-1A semifinals and clinched a berth in next week’s playoffs with a 52-26 win over Smithville in the district tournament Tuesday night in Hamilton....
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Lady Trojans advance to semis with win; season ends for boys
A dominating second half propelled the Bruce Lady Trojans to a 56-40 win Tuesday night in the region 4-2A quarterfinals and clinched a berth for them in next week’s playoffs. Kalisha Parks The Lady...
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Bobbye D. McCormick, 82 of Bruce, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Born March 2, 1932 in Palmer, Ar., she was the daughter of the late Cecil Loring Tharpe and Lucy...
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Career Center’s first year Robotics team qualifies for state competition
The competition is intense while exhilarating at the same time. “It’s kind of a battle of wits,” said Ethan Straider. “We get to use our minds and imagination to build robots and compete against other...
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TAVR improves quality of life for Smokey Barefield
BRUCE, Miss.—After some major repairs to his heart during 2014, Jimmy “Smokey” Barefield of Bruce is feeling almost as good as new. Barefield, 75, was experiencing some pressure in his chest along with...
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Lot of basketball talent in Mississippi
After a watershed Mississippi college football season, what in the world could our basketball teams provide for an encore? Quite a bit, as it turns out. Mississippi State’s women, nationally ranked at...
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Calhoun Robotics
The robotics team of Tyler Donovan, Christian Vuenrostro, Ethan Straider and Jadwin Manuel from the Career and Technical Center will have two opportunities to compete at the state level for a trip to...
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Calhoun Academy Junior High Beauty Review
Junior High Winners in the 2015 Calhoun Academy Beauty Review were, from left, Grayce Baker, 1st alternate; Anna Marie Langston, 2nd alternate; Kenidy Lovorn, 3rd alternate; Keegan Grace Hubbard, most...
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