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Hearing set for Vardaman coach facing allegations of “inappropriate contact”...
A hearing related to an ongoing investigation involving a Vardaman coach/teacher and allegations of “inappropriate contact with a student” is currently scheduled for Wednesday, April 8 at 10 a.m. at...
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Minor fire on Cook Street
Chickenbone Fireman Manuel Mata finishes putting on his equipment in preparation of entering a smoke-filled house on Cook Street in Bruce Monday afternoon. The smoke was found to becoming from a basket...
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Calhoun Niners win 82 Challenge
Calhoun Niners 13U Baseball team won the recent 82 Challenge Easter Bash Tourney in Carrollton. Team Members are, from left, front, Payton Chandler, Parker Knight, Logan Stewart, Quavon Marion, Jobi...
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The Little Mermaid
Calhoun Academy Music and Drama Class will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” this Friday, April 10 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Admission is $8. Photo by Celia Hillhouse
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Harrell goes the distance in Cougars’ win over Central
Calhoun Academy split a pair of games with Central last week. Todd Harrell struck out nine and allowed only one earned run in a 5-2 complete game victory. He, along with Forest Shoemaker, also led the...
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Vardaman rallies for big win over Hamilton
The Vardaman Rams recorded their biggest win of the season last Thursday when they rallied for a 14-10 win over Hamilton at Michael Long Field. Tyler Boyette, Trey Owen and Hunter Spencer all pitched...
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Pittsboro alderman Les Morgan resigns from board
Pittsboro Alderman Les Morgan resigned from the board Tuesday night at their meeting. Les Morgan Morgan informed the board of his intentions to sell his home in Pittsboro prompting him to resign. The...
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Mayor prioritizes where he’d like to see chip seal applied first
“From the square to Keenum Road,” is one of the first areas Calhoun City Mayor J.R. Denton told the board of aldermen last night he would like to see done when they begin putting down chip seal again....
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Bruce board sets May as cleanup month; gives Water Dept. Director Liles a raise
The Bruce board of aldermen set cleanup month for May where citizens will be able to dispose of items typically not picked up by the garbage truck. Dumpsters will be placed at the city shed on Hwy. 9,...
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Alabama’s yellowhammer.com pulled best April Fool’s stunt
STARKVILLE – In my days in the newspaper business, I always enjoyed April Fools’ Day editions. Perhaps my best effort came in the early 1990s – during the height of President Bill Clinton’s...
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A great day in Memphis and then back to Oxford for Leo Welch
Joel and I started our day Saturday at Clear Creek MB Church just outside of Oxford for a funeral visitation. We were there to visit long time Mississippi Press Association staffer Andrea Ross for the...
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Lawmakers promising sunshine and lollipops
The press releases have been coming fast and furious over the past few weeks, and every one of them is soaked in election year posturing. “Republicans have made public education a priority at all...
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Dill taken into custody, facing three charges of ‘inappropriate contact’ with...
Former Vardaman softball coach Billy Dill waived his “probable cause hearing” Wednesday morning at the Calhoun County Courthouse and was immediately taken into custody facing three charges related to...
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Dill taken into custody
Former Vardaman Softball Coach Bill Dill was charged with fondling, sexual battery and enticement of a child Wednesday morning at the Calhoun County Courthouse and taken into custody. Bond for the case...
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Brandon’s Thomas becomes NFL’s first female ref
Starkville’s Jack Vaughn was an outstanding football official, so proficient he officiated three Super Bowls and more playoffs games than he could count. Jack died last December of a heart attack. A...
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Bruce’s Lakyn Burt has lung transplant
As many know, a dear student at BHS, Lakyn Burt, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis early on. This disease blocks the air way due to mucus build up in the lungs. Burt experienced a God-given miracle...
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Academy students advance to State Spelling Bee
Calhoun Academy students, from left, Layla Bramlitt 3rd, Bella Nichols 2nd, Megan Stribling 2nd, Conner Caviness and Amber Farmer 4th each competed in the District Spelling Bee last week at Columbus...
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Calhoun City native and former military man Vencie Varnado enjoying work as...
It’s late Saturday night in Oxford, and up on stage in the dimly lit bar is Bruce Bluesman Leo “Bud” Welch” wailing away on his hot pink guitar to the roar of the crowd. While he’s dancing on stage...
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Ace Cannon inducted into North America Country Music Hall of Fame
Ace Cannon, of Calhoun City, was inducted into the North America Country Music Associations, Int’l. Hall of Fame at their 18th annual event on March 14, in Pigeon Forge, TN. The “Godfather of Sax” has...
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Perry K Goodson, 50, of Calhoun City died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at his home. He was born July 30, 1964 in Grenada, the son of Boyd Ray Goodson and Linda Hamilton Goodson. He was retired from the...
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