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Welch earns honor from Bruce Arts Council
Leo “Bud” Welch Sr. is the latest honoree of the Bruce Arts Council. Welch was born in Sabougla in 1932. Bud picked up a guitar for the first time in 1945. Bud and a cousin would sneak and play the...
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Bay Springs ends season for Calhoun City Wildcats
A severe matchup problem with Bay Springs 6’8″ Bruce Stevens and the inability to force turnovers proved crucial for Calhoun City in a 77-66 loss Thursday in the State Quarterfinals at Jackson State...
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Sarah Jane Blount, 59, Bruce, died Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Born November 23, 1955 in Grenada, she was the daughter of the late Charles Melton and Mayford Bumgart...
View ArticleBecky Murphree
Rebecca “Becky” Lynn Chrestman Murphree, 59, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at her home in Lafayette County, MS. Born in Calhoun County to the late Jimmy Chrestman and Ruth Inez Alford, she was a legal...
View ArticleNina McMahan
Nina Jo Lindsey McMahan, 85, of Tyler, Tx. (formerly of Calhoun City) died Monday, March 2, 2015 at her home in Tyler, Tx. She was born November 23, 1929 in Banner, the daughter of Boyce Lindsey and...
View ArticleCalhoun City woman, two children killed in wreck
A Calhoun City woman and two of her children are dead after a wreck in Pontotoc county yesterday morning. Catina McBride, 29, was traveling north in a 2006 Pontiac on Highway 9S of Randolph around...
View ArticleCharles Parker
Charles Dean Parker, 73, of Vardaman, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born September 13, 1941 in Vardaman, the son of Earnest Parker and Elizabeth Ward...
View ArticleTheodis Moore
Brother Theodis Moore (81) was born January 1, 1934 in Chickasaw County to the late Venella Thompson and the late Alexander Moore, Jr. Bro. Theodis exchanged earthly life for eternal life on February...
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Lady Wildcats fall to Amite County in first visit to “Big House” in more than...
The Calhoun City Lady Wildcats improbably run to the state tournament ended Friday night with a 77-61 loss to Amite County. “We didn’t hit the easy baskets today. I don’t know if we were caught in the...
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Lady Wildcats fall
Basketball season ended for the Calhoun City Lady Wildcats ended Friday night with a 77-61 loss to Amite County in the state quarterfinals. See the game story in the sports section. Photo by Joel McNeece
View ArticlePhil Yarbrough
Phillip Bruce Yarbrough, 56, of Bruce, died Saturday, Mar. 7, 2015, at Community Hospice House in Verona. Born November 4, 1958 in Water Valley, he was the son of Samuel Yarbrough and the late Mary...
View ArticleMalinece Allen
Malinece Allen, 86, died Saturday, March 7, 2015, at her home in Eupora. Born in Choctaw County, she was a member of Wood Springs Baptist Church. She worked at Wells Lamont Mfg. for 45 years. She was...
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Robotics team wins state, advances to nationals; hosting Spring Break camp...
The lead robotics team from the Calhoun Career and Technical Center wasted little time in reaching their goal earning first place in the Mississippi VEX Competition to advance to nationals next month....
View ArticleMattie ‘Sissie’ Dugan
Mattie Teresa “Sissie” Anderson Dugan, 60, of Big Creek, died Saturday, Mar. 7, 2015 at Merit Health Central in Jackson. She was born March 15, 1954 in Calhoun County, the daughter of Neal Anderson and...
View ArticleQuinette Lowe
Quinette Webster Lowe, 84, of Vardaman, died Friday, Mar. 6, 2015, at Bruce Community Living Center. Born September 23, 1930 in Vardaman, she was the daughter of the late Noah Jenkins and the late...
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St. Patrick’s Day
The 4-H Handy Helpers recently learned about St. Patrick’s Day and made painted shamrocks, a 3-D shamrock and a shamrock mobile. Pictured, from left, are Ramie Lopez, Jordyn Scott, Warner Hawkins,...
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Childs, Coach Nanci Gray and ICC Lady Indians advance to national tournament
The Itawamba Community College women’s basketball team will face Wabash Valley College in the opening round of the NJCAA Division I national tournament in Salina, Kansas. The 20-seed Lady Indians...
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All eight statewide incumbents have opposition
All eight of the statewide elected incumbents are seeking re-election and all eight have opposition. Gov. Phil Bryant has a Republican challenger in Mitch Young of Lamar County while three are running...
View ArticleJimmy White
Jimmy Ray White, 60, of Calhoun City died Monday, March 9, 2015 on County Road 419 in Calhoun City. He was born January 3, 1955 in Memphis, the son of Lenon White and Sarah Nell Lafayette Watkins. He...
View ArticleCurtis Dennis
Curtis Wayne Dennis, 71, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 9, 2015 at his home in Water Valley after a long battle with cancer. He was born August 6, 1943 in Yalobusha County, to the late Henry...
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