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Sutherland leaving Yancy Library in Bruce for regional post
Librarian Emily Sutherland is leaving the Jesse Yancy Memorial Library in Bruce to accept a position as assistant director of the Dixie Regional Library System in Pontotoc. Emily Sutherland Sutherland,...
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Chamber honors Calhoun City leaders; Salter encourages regional economic...
Sister Judy Sinnwell, Rupert Lunceford, Paul Moore Jr., Tony Hardin, Jackie Stone, Betty Edwards and Barry Cannon were among the honorees at the Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tuesday night....
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Calhoun City Chamber Award Winners
Honorees at the Calhoun City Chamber Banquet included, from left, Paul Moore Jr. for 50 years of service, Tony Hardin for his business Varsity Pro, Rupert Lunceford as Chamber Member of the Year, and...
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Hot Springs Hotties
Joe Carnaggio and Tommy Hallum were getting plenty of attention from the Hot Springs Hotties who entertained at the Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tuesday night. Photo by Lisa McNeece
View ArticleJeweline ‘Judy’ Clark
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeweline “Judy“ Murphree Clark, 91, of Duck Hill, are at 10:30 am Thursday, June 11, 2015 at the National Funeral Home Chapel . Interment will follow at Shiloh Baptist Church...
View ArticleClytee Freely
Clytee Freely, 100, of Vardaman, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Calhoun Health Services Nursing Home in Calhoun City. Born January 5, 1915, she was the daughter of the late William Vanlandingham and...
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Big year for the Southern Belles
Southern Belles 9&10 year old Calhoun City fast pitch had a successful 2015 season. Team members are, front, from left, Hannah Tipton, Harlym Jennings, Kaylee Tallent, Lily Clark, Braeden Faddock,...
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Calhoun City Farmers’ Market
Danny Hawkins looks over some of the offerings of Kenneth Stone at the Calhoun City Farmers' Market (Walkabout Wednesday). Stone sells handles for rakes, shovels, hoes and other garden tools. Photo by...
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Shirley Bratton reunited with another of her lost siblings
Many people enjoy family reunions this time of year, but few have the impact of the ones Shirley Bratton of Calhoun City has experienced. A few weeks ago, Bratton was reunited with another sibling she...
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Tightline Barbershop opens in Calhoun City
Andre Flowers, Christopher Harris and and Deaundra Westmoreland cut the ribbon to Tightline Barbershop in Calhoun City last Thursday. The business opened that morning in the former Southern Discount...
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Plans coming together for Bruce Sawmill Festival
Plans are coming together for the 2015 Bruce Sawmill Festival, July 10-11, which includes a little something for all. The annual Aqua King and Queen Pageant will take place Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m....
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Supreme Court upholds trial, life sentence for Andy Brown
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the August 2013 murder conviction of Andy Brown in the killing of Earlie “Pops” Balford of Pittsboro. Brown was sentenced to life in prison for stabbing the...
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Lopez speaks at library program
Calhoun City Asst. Chief Tito Lopez answers questions about his handcuffs and much more during a presentation at the Calhoun City Library last week. Lopez spoke to the children about police work as...
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Bruce board looks over land appraisals, hires new policeman at special called...
The Bruce Board of Aldermen looked over appraisals for some property they're considering purchasing, hired a new policeman, and debated how to handle an issue at Haworth in a special called meeting of...
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Chief Stan Evans
Bruce Police Chief Stan Evans laughs at a story during the Bruce Board meeting Thursday night. Read a recap of the meeting in the news section.
View ArticleBetty Ivy
Betty June Bennett Ivy, 80, of Bruce, Mississippi, passed peacefully from this world Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at the home of her daughter. Born Friday, June 29, 1934, in Coahoma County, Mississippi,...
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Supervisors approve tax exemptions for two companies; sheriff says state...
Calhoun County Supervisors approved 10-year tax exemptions for new equipment installed at two different plants in the county at Friday's meeting of the board. Furniture Wood in Vardaman and...
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Mimosa trees in full bloom around Calhoun County
Mimosa trees are in full bloom all around Calhoun County such as this one in Banner. They typically bloom May through July. Photo by Joel McNeece
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Calhoun Endowment supports robotics program
The Calhoun Endowment Fund, associated with CREATE, awarded a $5,000 grant to the Robotics program at the Career and Technical Center to help it expand to include 4th-8th grade students. John Burt,...
View ArticleShirley Hughes
Shirley Clements Hughes, 60 of Bruce, Mississippi died on Friday, June 12, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. She was Born on July 31, 1954 in Bruce, Mississippi, she was the...
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