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Bruce Juniorettes “stand in the street for a cure”
In 2012, the American Cancer Society raised $934,000,000 to support the fight against cancer. Since then, that number has only increased because of the good and giving people around the country....
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Lavina Maye Wade, 76 of Derma, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at home. Born June 27, 1938 in Cherry Valley, Ar., she was the daughter of the late Alvin Shahan and Maye Ellen Coates Shahan. She graduated...
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Velma Gregory, 90, of Pontotoc, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center in Pontotoc. Born October 29, 1924 in Rocky Mount, she was the daughter of the late John Willie...
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Wilma Kathryn “Maw” Melton Morrow, 89, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 at the home of her daughter, Nancy Miller, in Oxford. Born in Carroll County, she grew up in Coffeeville, lived in Bruce and Batesville...
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Wildlife Recipe Winners
Winners in the annual Wildlife Recipe Contest were, from left, Daniel Williams (Deer), John Harriosn (Fin), Judy Doolittle (Fur) and Billie Hitt (Wild Hog). Doolittle also earned the overall prize....
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Yancy Library to host Game Day Feb. 24
Join us at Jesse Yancy Memorial Library in Bruce Tuesday, Feb. 24 from 4-5 p.m. for an after school game day. We’ll have a variety of board games and the Nintendo Wii to play. Children being dropped...
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Wildcats, Lady Wildcats, Lady Rams advance to championship games; Lady...
The Calhoun City Wildcats and Lady Wildcats, along with the Vardaman Lady Rams all won Thursday night to advance to their region championship games tonight. The Bruce Lady Trojans fell to the...
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District Tournaments
The Calhoun City Lady Wildcats won a thriller over Eupora Thursday night to advance to the 4-2A championship. Read about their win and the victories by the Wildcats and Lady Ramsand the Lady Trojans...
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Plans underway for Bruce prom at Memphis Zoo
Everyone around the world is always looking for something new and exciting to talk about, and the buzz in the small town of Bruce is prom! The date is April 25 at the Memphis Zoo. Charter buses will...
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Cannon to speak at Celebrate Excel Feb. 27
The 7th Annual Celebrate Excel will be held Friday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in Pittsboro at the Multi-Purpose Building. The Excel advisory board is proud to have a native son as the keynote speaker....
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Lady Trojans finish fourth in region; face New Site Monday night
The Bruce Lady Trojans finished fourth at the region 4-2A tournament at East Webster which means they will be on the road Monday at New Site in the opening round of the state playoffs. Coach Laketia...
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Lady Wildcats earn 2nd at region tournament; open state playoffs against Walnut
The Calhoun City Lady Wildcats will host Walnut Monday night in the state playoffs after a second place finish in this week’s region tournament at East Webster. Santana McKissick at the free throw line...
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Vardaman Lady Rams finish second at region; host Jumpertown Monday
The Vardaman Lady Rams will open the state playoffs Monday night at home against Jumpertown. Shylysses Rimmer The Lady Rams are a two seed after a second place finish in the region 4-1A tournament at...
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Calhoun City Wildcats win region; host Walnut Tuesday night
The Calhoun City Wildcats swept through the region tournament just like they did the regular season to earn a number one seed entering the state playoffs Tuesday night. Brieton Sykes The Wildcats will...
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Wildcats win region 4-2A
The Calhoun City Wildcats rolled through region 4-2A unbeaten in the regular season and repeated the feat in the tournament last week at East Webster. They will begin play in the state playoffs Tuesday...
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Winter weather advisory tonight; travel expected to be dangerous Monday
Calhoun County is under a winter weather advisory until 9 a.m. Monday with the possibility of up to one inch of snow, sleet and ice. Temperatures are scheduled to drop below freezing after midnight and...
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Guest Editorial: Still carrying the wounds from Iwo Jima
Thursday, Feb. 19, 70 years ago an event took place that changed the lives of thousands of young men called United States Marines. It was “The Battle of Iwo Jima.” Iwo Jima ended the lives of nearly...
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Judge Jimmy Maxwell to remain in judiciary, will not seek Congress
Appeals Court Judge Jimmy Maxwell, who has Calhoun County ties, has announced he will not be running for the U.S. House of Representatives. Jimmy Maxwell “After carefully weighing the realities and...
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Accident on CR 136 in Bruce
Emergency workers care for Haley Williams, of Bruce, who wrecked this SUV on CR 136 Monday afternoon. Williams was transported from the scene in an ambulance. Kelonda Gladney, of Bruce, was a passenger...
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PEPA Program at Bruce Museum
Manijah Martin and Mataya Gates conduct an electrical experiment as part of the program led by Pontotoc Electric Power Association at the Bruce Museum Tuesday. Buses of students from Bruce Schools...
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