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Southern trilogy author to speak at Brown Bag Luncheon
Join us at Jesse Yancy Memorial Library in Bruce on Tuesday, Mar. 17 at Noon for a Brown Bag Luncheon with guest author, Merle Temple. Temple is the author of “A Ghostly Shade of Pale” and “A Rented...
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Scottie Spratlin Ward, 88, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015 at her daughter’s residence in Bruce. She was a member of Vardaman First Baptist Church. Mrs. Ward retired from Vardaman Schools as a...
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Dewey Melton, 68, of Texarkana, Tx., died March 9, 2015 at his home. He was born September 23, 1946, in Bruce, the son of Albert and Clara Melton. He was a member of Redwater Baptist Church. He was...
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Spring at last
After a freezing, wet winter spring has begun to bud all around Calhoun County. Photo by Joel McNeece
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Supervisor, sheriff, chancery and circuit clerk all hire employees
Hiring of new personnel dominated Friday’s meeting of the board of supervisors in Pittsboro. Carlton Baker The board approved a request from Sheriff Greg Pollan to promote Deputy Jimmy Wiygul to...
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EMCC Golf places 14th in major event
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – Participating in their most competitive tournament field of the spring golf slate, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College carded a 14th-place team finish at this week’s Ron...
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Bruce Chamber Banquet
Becky Wright, center, outgoing president of the Bruce Chamber of Commerce, visits with Chamber Member of the Year Jo Ann Denley, left, and Citizen of the Year Paula Jeffery at the conclusion of the...
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Calhoun City Chamber to host annual “Spring Fling” Thursday evening
Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce will host its sixth annual “Spring Fling” Thursday, March 19 from 5-7 p.m. at the Methodist Corner on the Calhoun City Square. The event, which is open to the public,...
View ArticleBrynn Morgan
Brynn “Dick” D. Morgan, MSGT USAF Retired, 80, of Greenville, SC, died Monday, March 16, 2015. He was born in Calhoun City, the son of husband of the late Dewey Judson and Obera Elphia White Morgan....
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Funeral Services for Drew Kelly of Bruce were held Monday March 16, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Zion Springs MB Church in Bruce. Burial followed at Zion Springs MB Church Cemetery. Townes Funeral Home was in...
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Calhoun City tops Vardaman in “slop fest”
Calhoun City defeated Vardaman 7-3 Monday night in what Wildcat Coach Josh Miller called a “slop fest.” Both teams were just glad to get on the field and play under sunshine. It was their first action...
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Trojans defeat Houlka 12-2
The Bruce Trojans defeated Houlka 12-2 in six innings Monday night at Odis Logan Field. Kirby Ross, an eighth grader, earned the win for the Trojans striking out seven over four innings and allowing...
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Robotics Spring Break Camp
Nearly two dozen students turned out for the Robotics Spring Break Camp at the Calhoun County Career and Technical Center last week. The event was a fundraiser for the county robotics team which has...
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Bruce defeats Charleston; ‘City falls to Choctaw; Vardaman hosts county...
Like everything else, the cold, wet weather has created a slow start to the high school softball season, but things should pick up with the county tournament scheduled for this Saturday in Vardaman....
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Bruce’s Kim Gregory named Teacher of the Year in Lafayette
Despite retiring in May, Kim Gregory, of Bruce, has never stopped working to better herself as a teacher. This commitment, coupled with her dedication to her students, earned her the title of Lafayette...
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Jenabeth Peden
Probably the first thing Jenabeth Peden ever cooked was macaroni and cheese. Now when she makes it, she likes to add garlic and Tony Chachere’s, saying she likes spicy stuff. Her brother Broc asks her...
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McLean Mentors have significant impact on Excel
During spring break, Sr. Judy Sinnwell represented Excel as a member of a panel at the McLean Institute (University of Mississippi) held at the Gulf South Summit in Little Rock, AR. Judy Sinnwell The...
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State legislature is biting the hand that feeds them
STARKVILLE – Should Mississippi become the third state – after Georgia and Alaska – to sign onto a plan to call a constitutional convention to force Congress to balance the federal budget and to...
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Sunshine at last opens door for yardwork
After what seemed like more than a week with no sun, we got plenty of it Sunday, and it felt like summer. I don’t remember going that long ever without my sunglasses. Something about the sun and warmer...
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Nashville’s history more intriguing than Big Blue dominated tourney
While enjoying watching the Kentucky Wildcats continue their historic run to an undefeated regular season and their 28th SEC Conference Tournament title, it was some other Nashville history that...
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