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Problem meters and unpaid water bills dominate conversation at Pittsboro meeting
Problems with meters and unpaid water bills dominated conversation at Tuesday’s board meeting in Pittsboro. Pittsboro board members enjoy some home made ice cream prior to their meeting Tuesday...
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Lue Birdie Wade, 61 of Bruce died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at North MS Regional Center in Oxford. Services will be held Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Church of God Our father and the lord jesus Christ at 11...
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Rita Hellums
“If it’s not easy, I don’t hardly cook it anymore!” said Rita Hellums of Bruce. She calls her recipes a menu of good, easy summertime food for a backyard family gathering. The chocolate cake recipe...
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Derma board changes town’s insurance
Derma board of aldermen voted to change their property insurance carrier at the regular meeting of the board last night. Dock Gabbert The town’s policy with Renasant expires on August. 3. They voted to...
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Vardaman board returns town park back to school
Vardaman board of aldermen voted to finish the process of returning the city park to the school after receiving no objections at their meeting Tuesday night. Jeff Clements and Jeff Hamilton The board...
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Calhoun City closes meeting to discuss ‘economic issue’
Calhoun City Mayor and Board of Aldermen closed their meeting last night with a 30-minute executive session, requested by Alderman Larry Bratton, to discuss an economic development issue related to...
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Bruce board appoints Ben Suber next city judge
The Bruce Board of Aldermen appointed Ben Suber as the next City Judge Tuesday night. Suber, who had been serving as Bruce’s prosecuting attorney, resigned from that post to succeed Judge Ottis Crocker...
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Lots of changes coming along Hwy. 9 in Bruce
Highway 9 in Bruce will continue to undergo some major changes in the months ahead with new and expanded businesses and another turn lane. Cody Weeks recently purchased the former Jenkins’ Farm Supply...
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Bruce Sawmill Festival Queen
Marley Hood, the daughter of Michelle and Joey Moody and the late Mark Hood, will preside over the 2015 Bruce Sawmill Festival this weekend. Festival activities begin Thursday night with the annual...
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Cissye Gallagher – one of Mississippi’s best golf stories
This was 35 years ago at the 1980 men’s State Amateur on the practice tee at Northwood Country Club in Meridian. The day’s golf was over, but on one end of the practice range Mike Taylor was hitting...
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Former CA star inducted into Deaf Basketball Hall of Fame
Paula Hamblin-Lorenz, of Little Rock, was inducted into the USA Deaf Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. The induction ceremony took place in Oakland, CA in April for the 25th Anniversary of the USADB...
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Hubbard, Wooten help Force win Summer Showdown and 82 State Challenge
Mississippi Force won the 2015 Thunder Summer Showdown 14 U recently. They were undefeated through all six games. Team members include Keegan Hubbard, Slate Springs, daughter of Richmond and Emily...
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Jessica Aron helps team win State Tournament
Jessica Aron with her dad/coach, Jeremy Aron, and the MS Elite 16u softball team won the ASA State Tournament at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland, MS. This qualifies the team for ASA Nationals in...
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Trojans unveil new uniforms
The Bruce Trojans unveiled a new football uniform over the Fourth of July holiday. The new gold Under Armour jerseys feature “Iron Trojans “ across the front just above the number. They can be paired...
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Ruth Cole decides it’s time to retire
Ruth Cole has seen and done almost everything when it comes to interior decorating during her half-century of business in Calhoun City. After 49 years on the job, Cole has decided it’s time to retire....
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Local students earn scholarships at Northwest
Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation is pleased to announce that 596 students will receive foundation scholarships for a combined total of $550,150, for the 2015-16 academic year. The...
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District Horse Show
Calhoun Countians excelled in the 4-H district horse show held recently. Among the local winners were, front, from left, Austin Bullard, Markie Thomas, Billie Brasher, Emmie Rowlen; and back: Chad...
View ArticleJames Caples
James Lamar Caples, 71 of Bruce, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at his residence in Bruce. Born Saturday, August 21, 1943, he was the son of the late John Caples and the late Alpha Jarett Caples...
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‘City Chamber to hear program from Derma Walmart
The Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce will meet July 14 with Tim Weeks and Michelle Good from the Derma WalMart presenting the program. Tim Weeks Weeks, WalMart manager, is the newest Chamber member....
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Fireworks, music, arts & crafts, much more on schedule for Bruce Sawmill...
Music, food, games, arts and crafts, and a big fireworks show are just a few of the events planned for the annual Bruce Sawmill Festival that kicked off Thursday night. The three-day festival began...
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