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Calhoun City falls in thriller at Aberdeen 40-34
Aberdeen scored in the final seconds to win a back-and-forth thriller of a game with Calhoun City Friday night. After a defense dominated first half that ended in a 6-6 tie, both offenses caught fire...
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Turnovers costly as Vardaman drops region opener to Coffeeville 40-30
Turnovers cost Vardaman a chance at a winning streak and resulted in a 40-30 loss to Coffeeville. Rain showers leading up to kickoff made the field wet and balls slippery for both teams, and there were...
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Joy Logan Patterson, 82, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 at Bruce Community Living Center. She was born in Calhoun County on May 12, 1933, the daughter of the late Robert Odis and Naomi Murphree Logan....
View ArticleLinda Norwood
Linda Hutchings Norwood, 60, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at her home in Water Valley. She was born March 18, 1955 in Slayden, to the late John Arthur and Rena Feathers Hutchings. She was an active...
View ArticleBobbie Shempert
Bobbie Lynn Shempert, 52, Banner, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at her residence in Banner. She was born Monday, Aug. 12, 1963 in Brinkley, Ar. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and...
View ArticleKathryn Langston
Kathryn Patterson Langston, 87, of Calhoun City died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-NM in Oxford. She was born July 20, 1928 in Slate Springs. She was the daughter of Irby...
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Grandparents Day
Grandparents of Bruce Elementary first graders gathered in the school library this morning to read to students and then enjoy refreshments. Pictured is Piper Tallant with her grandmother Brenda reading...
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Langford forced to temporarily resign constable post
Calhoun County Supervisors accepted Benny Langford’s resignation as constable Monday morning, although Langford is still actively seeking re-election to the position in November. Benny Langford...
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•Yalobusha Historical Society will meet Thursday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. in its headquarters, the former Coffeeville Presbyterian Church. Barron Caulfield is the speaker, and his topic is “Family...
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Patton earns Yard of the Month
The yard of Nancy Patton in Charcoal Farms in Bruce was selected September’s Yard of the Month by the Bruce Twentieth Century Club. Photo by Celia D. Hillhouse
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James Russell Doolittle, 76, of Gore Springs died Monday, Sept.14, 2015 at Grenada Living Center. He was born October 26, 1938 in Webster Co., the son of Woods and Una V. Pryor Doolittle. He was a...
View ArticleLuther Glaspie
Luther C. Glaspie was born in Calhoun County June 26, 1932 to the late Cater and Emma Glaspie, and he died August 28, 2015. He was a member of Bryant Chapel MB Church. He married Martha Nell Bean and...
View ArticleTommie Westmoreland
The funeral service for Tommie Lee Westmoreland of Bruce will be Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1:30 p.m. at Jackson Chapel Church in Bruce. Robinson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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MSU horticulturist urges ‘City group not to throw away mums
More plant color in the winter, what vegetables to plant now and making the most of your mums were all topics covered by Dr. Jeff Wilson during a program last week on the Calhoun City Square. Wilson, a...
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Flag of Honor presented to Bruce Fire Dept.
Dwight Brown with Woodmen Life presented a 9-11 flag to the Bruce Fire Department in a brief ceremony Monday night. The “Flag of Honor” features the names of all 9-11 victims. Pictured, from left, are...
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Next round of paving in Bruce slated for mid October
The next round of paving streets in Bruce is expected to begin in mid October. Chodie Myers This paving is in conjunction with the ongoing sewer improvement project. Project engineer Chodie Myers said...
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Susan Byrd Jenkins
“My sisters, Mindy and Jessica, and I started tailgating at every home game when we were undergraduates at Ole Miss,” said Susan Byrd Jenkins, formerly of Bruce, and now Oxford. “We would get out to...
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Mississippi’s position in future UAS regulation matters
STARKVILLE – Perhaps no recent technological development has engendered more curiosity and has more room for possible mischief in the hands of unscrupulous people than has the development and...
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First trip down Tanglefoot Trail was memorable
After more than a month of bike riding, Joel and I finally got a chance to ride on the Tanglefoot Trail last weekend. The trail runs from Houston to New Albany on the abandoned 43.6 mile railroad...
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