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Aqua Queen Pageant
Erika Logan and Natalie Parker were among the winners at Thursday night's Aqua Queen Pageant at the Bruce Theater. The event kicked off the 2015 Sawmill Festival which continues through Saturday night....
View ArticleBarney McFall Jr.
Barney McFall, Jr., 80, of Calhoun City, died Thursday, July 9, 2015, at his residence. Born March 11, 1935, he was the son of the late Barney McFall and the late Myrtle Jones McFall. He was the...
View ArticleMurlene Gable
Murlene Camp Gable, 87, passed away July 10, 2015 at NMMC- Eupora. She was born September 17, 1927 in Itawamba County to Gladys Irene Riley and Daniel Anderson Camp. She was a homemaker. She was a...
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Shotgun Billys
The Shotgun Billys from Arkansas were the Friday night entertainment at the Sawmill Festival.
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Lily and Finn
Lily and Finn Hegwood, of Vardaman, were among festival attendees Friday night at the Sawmill Festival. Lily and Finn are the children of Josh and Larissa Hegwood. They were visiting at their...
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Griffin cousins
Ready to enjoy the Sawmill Festival with money in hand–from left are Eva, Rivers, Judson, Brooklyn and Enoch Griffin, all of Bruce.
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Bruce Football Players
Bruce football players were selling tickets to give away a gun at the Sawmill Festival Friday night.
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Hardin touts experience in farming, trucking industries
“I am announcing my intention to run for Supervisor, District 2. My name is Roncie Hardin. Roncie Hardin I am married to SaDeanna Goodson Hardin. We have one son, Dustin Hardin, and his wife, Jessica...
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Rogers seeking re-election as district two supervisor
“I, J.B. Rogers, Jr., am currently seeking re-election for the office of Supervisor of District 2. “I consider it an honor to have served the people of my district for the past seven and a half years,...
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Hensley seeks constable post; ask you to vote for “who you grew up with”
“I, Mike Hensley, am announcing my candidacy for the position of Constable Post I. “I am the son of W.R. “Chick” Hensley and the late Dorothy Moorhead Hensley. Together my wife, Mary, and I have four...
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Ferguson vows to conduct supervisor business as his own
“My name is Justin Ferguson, and I am seeking your vote to be elected as your supervisor in district 3. “I am married to Leslie Ivy, and we have one son together, J.P., who will be 2 years old in...
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Man found dead on side of road in Gauley Community
A man was discovered on the side of the road in in the Gauley Community this morning dead of an apparent gunshot. Calhoun County Sheriff's Department investigates the scene of a death this morning in...
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Man with knife robs Vardaman Xpress early Sunday morning
Vardaman Police are searching for man who robbed the Vardaman Xpress store early Sunday morning with a knife. Kenneth Scott Chief Kenny Scott said one black male entered the store around 3:30 a.m....
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Jessey Higdon
Jessey Higdon and Company were among the entertainers Saturday afternoon at the Bruce Sawmill Festival.
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Bruce Museum Color Run
The 2015 Bruce Museum Run for History featured a lot of colorful fun prior, during and after the race. Jared Adams of Bruce won first overall.
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Linda “Boom” Cooper Parade
Lots of patriotism was on display in the 2nd Annual Linda "Boom" Cooper Parade held Saturday evening during the Bruce Sawmill Festival. The parade had been postponed from the 4th of July festivities...
View ArticleK.D. Boyd
Kimuel Durrell “K.D.” Boyd, 70, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center-Grenada. He was born July 23, 1944 in Monroe County, to O.E. and Lillian...
View ArticleShirley Goodson
Shirley Calder Goodson, 81, of Bruce died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Calhoun Health Services Nursing Home in Calhoun City. She was born January 16, 1934 in Calhoun County, the daughter of Leslie Edward...
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Herrod speaks on plans for Calhoun Banking Center in Bruce
Bruce’s newest bank will be called “Calhoun Banking Center,” John Herrod Jr., president of the Bank of Okolona, told the Bruce Rotary Club last week. “About a year and a half ago, we started looking at...
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Dowdy resigns as Bruce baseball coach; school searching for replacement
Josh Dowdy resigned late last week as Bruce baseball coach to take the same position at Kossuth. Dowdy, who led the Trojans to the 2012 state championship, said this was an opportunity he couldn’t pass...
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