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Soldiers with the 858th march on to the Calhoun City Square for Saturday’s send-off ceremony. The National Guard unit will leave ‘City at 8:30 a.m. on Monday for Camp Shelby as they begin a 1-year...
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858th given “Sweet Send-Off” on Calhoun City Square
More than 150 soldiers with the Mississippi National Guard’s 858th Horizontal Construction Company was honored with a send-off ceremony on the Calhoun City Square Saturday morning as they prepare for...
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MDOT contributed a van to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department recently for use with it’s paper chase program (highway litter control). Pictured, from left, are Lynn Rodgers, Ronnie Morgan, Sheriff...
View ArticleRamon Lee Murphree
Raymon Lee Murphree, 84, of Vardaman, died August 1, 2013 at his daughter’s residence. He was born December 19, 1928 in Calhoun County, the son of Jim Floyd Murphree and Johnie Tallent Murphree. He was...
View ArticleBuck Pettit
Vester Clark “Buck” Pettit, 75, passed away Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 at NMMC in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. A Houston native, he was born October 8, 1937, to the late Clarence Pettit and Audrey Mae...
View ArticleEvelyn Bailey Brown
Evelyn Bailey Brown, 65, of Grenada, passed away Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at University Medical Center in Jackson. She was born March 10, 1948 to Edmond Rance Bailey and Evelyn Lucille Harrell Bailey. She...
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Supervisors to consider garbage rate increase
Calhoun County supervisors were asked to consider a $2 a month increase on garbage fees due to a projected $50,000 loss this fiscal year. Solid Waste Director Dan Reese presented his budget proposal...
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Clarke wins Coca-Cola Junior Tour title
Cameron Clarke shot a 155 over two days at Ole Miss Golf Club to earn the North Mississippi Coca-Cola Junior Golf Tour championship in the 14-15-year-old division. Cameron Clarke Clarke, of Pittsboro,...
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Easley competes in International Junior Golf Championship
Thirteen year old C. J. Easley of Batesville has been in Palm Beach Gardens Florida for The Optimist International Junior Golf Championships that he qualified to play in. Easley qualified for the 12-13...
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Dayna Shae Collins Norman, 37, of Big Creek, died August 5, 2013 at her home. She was born December 19, 1975 in Bruce. She was a 1993 graduate of Bruce High School. She was a graduate of Holmes...
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Harris bond hearing continued until Friday
Wayne “Honky” Harris was in court Monday for his bond hearing, but he left with no bond set. Wayne Harris Harris, who has been incarcerated in the Calhoun County Jail since turning himself in on June...
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A severe thunderstorm played havoc with the first day of high school football practice Monday evening. Some practices were shortened, others cancelled. At Calhoun City, they held meetings in the field...
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Returned home from Neshoba County Fair with lots of great memories
We came home Saturday from the Neshoba County Fair with loads of dirty clothes, some leftover food and memories to last a lifetime. It was our 25th year, and we are already making plans for next year....
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Derma adding more speed bumps
Derma Board of Aldermen took two bids under advisement for the Church Hill Community Building property and added more speed bumps in town at the regular meeting of the board last night. Kendra Mays...
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Calhoun City board sets budget hearing for Sept. 3
The Calhoun City Board of Aldermen set two public hearings for Sept. 3 at their regular meeting last night – one for the purchase of a police car and the other for the proposed budget. J.R. Denton They...
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Vardaman board votes to raise water rates
Water rates in Vardaman will be going up this fall. Mayor James Casey said after reviewing existing expenses and revenues, the board needed to look at an increase. James Casey After discussion, the...
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Bruce board to identify streets for immediate paving
The Bruce Board of Aldermen took steps Tuesday to pave city streets, re-roof the city shed and clean out the ditch behind Haworth. Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope Mayor Rudy Pope asked each alderman to submit to...
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Alcohol referendum sought in Pittsboro; board says it won’t stand in way
The Pittsboro mayor and board of aldermen told Charles Scott Alexander Tuesday night they would not stand in the way of any effort to bring about a referendum on legalizing alcohol. “We’re not going to...
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Hall of Fame honor more than deserved for Langston Rogers
I was sitting at a table with Beth and Mike Dunagin, John and Frances Maureen Burt, and Raymona James as we watched Calhoun City native and longtime sports information director for both Delta State and...
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Langston Rogers becomes fourth Calhoun Countian inducted into Mississippi...
Langston Rogers, who has won every award a sports information director can win, added another last Friday when he was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. It was the sixth Hall of Fame...
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