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Lady Wildcats are STATE bound
The Calhoun City Lady Wildcats defeated West Bolivar Friday night in Rosedale to advance to the state quarterfinals in Jackson where they will face Amite County on March 6. It’s the first visit to...
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Qualifying ends with 11 contested races in Calhoun County
Qualifying wrapped up Friday afternoon leaving Calhoun County with 11 contested races and seven incumbents unchallenged. The largest field is in the sheriff’s race where Mark Hendrix and Willie T. Boyd...
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Bruce Beauty Review
Bruce High School recently held their 2015 Beauty Review. Anna Leise Tedford was crowned Most Beautiful and Most Handsome was Tyler Donovan. See pictures of all the winners in this week’s CCJ.
View ArticleBruce, Calhoun City teens killed in wreck, four others injured
Two Calhoun county teenagers are dead after a one car accident in Big Creek earlier tonight. Thomas “Tripp” Macon, 16, of Calhoun City, and Caylee Leachman, 19, of Bruce, were pronounced dead at the...
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Studio on the Square
Studio on the Square had their first competition in Nashville at Starquest Dance Competition recently. Senior group performers were Maci Wright, Greer Blaylock, Darby Claire Caviness, Regan Hubbard and...
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Lady Rams’ season ends with loss at Ray Brooks on Saturday
The Vardaman Lady Rams’ season came to an end Saturday afternoon after a back-and-forth game at Ray Brooks that ultimately ended in a 66-61 loss. The Lady Rams opened the game dominating the paint with...
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Wildcats punch their ticket to Jackson with easy win over Coahoma
There were no big celebrations Saturday night as the Calhoun City Wildcats made easy work of Coahoma County 86-62 to advance to the state quarterfinals in Jackson. It was just another step toward the...
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Wildcats advance to Jackson
Tyius Jennings led the Wildcats with 27 points in a blowout win over Coahoma County Saturday night to earn a return trip to Jackson. Read the story in the sports section. Photo by Joel McNeece
View ArticleCaylee Beth Leachman
Caylee Beth Leachman, 16, of Bruce, Mississippi died on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Big Creek Mississippi. Born Wednesday, October 28, 1998 in Tupelo, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Terry...
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Graduation not far away
Senior Jamie Duke gets measured for his graduation cap and gown by Bruce High School counselor Laura Brower. Photo by the Skuna River Review
View ArticleCaylee Leachman
Caylee Beth Leachman, 16, Bruce, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 in Big Creek. She was born Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1998 in Tupelo, the daughter of Terry Leachman and Renea Jenkins Leachman. She was a...
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Bruce Chamber Banquet rescheduled for March 5
The Bruce Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual banquet at the Bruce Forestry Museum on Thursday, March 5 starting at 6:30 p.m. with a Silent Auction and hospitality. The Banquet, catered by...
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Tripp Macon
Thomas Leon “Tripp” Macon III, 16, of Calhoun City died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 in Big Creek. He was born October 6, 1998 in Grenada, the son of Thomas Leon “Tom” Macon, Jr. and Julia Ann Williams...
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Sabougla Fire Department gets $2,500
Sabougla Volunteer Fire Department received a donation of $2,500 Monday from Carl Denton who was recently selected as a winner in America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The...
View ArticleVic Ellard
Victor Hugo Ellard Jr., 91, of Pittsboro died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in San Antonio, TX. He was born in Dawson, New Mexico on September 24, 1923, to Victor Hugo Ellard, Sr....
View ArticleShelia Nelson
Sheila Gregory Nelson, 51, died Sunday, March 1, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Water Valley, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born September 21, 1963 in Bruce, to...
View ArticleMartha Suggs
Funeral services for Martha Suggs, 80 of Murchison were February 12, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Carroll-Lehr Funeral Chapel with Bro. Eddie Marsh and Bro. Rick Griffin officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn...
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Leah McCormick
After growing up on mostly peas and butterbeans, Leah Morris McCormick of Bruce has discovered roasted asparagus. “I have burned my family out on them,” she said, “but I will eat the whole bunch alone....
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Ford guided House into modern era
The House that freshman state Rep. Tim Ford joined in 1980 was one ruled by an all-powerful speaker who took care of his friends, ignored his enemies and marginalized the relatively small number of...
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A most memorable snow experience
The snow we got last Wednesday in Calhoun county was, without question, the most I’ve ever seen here at one time, and the most beautiful. It started falling last Wednesday morning just after 9:30 and...
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