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Coffey crowned Homecoming Queen at Calhoun City
Shadaria Coffey, escorted by her father Daren Coffey, was crowned 2015 Homecoming Queen at Calhoun City High School Friday night. Photo by Lisa McNeece
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Northwest remains largest community college in North Mississippi
Enrollment at Mississippi's 15 community colleges fell for the fifth year in a row. Here are preliminary totals for each school and the percentage change from last fall: Coahoma: 2,209, +8.1 percent...
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Birdie Lorane Howard, 79, of Coila, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at Greenwood Leflore County Hospital. Born October 7, 1935, in Coila, she was the daughter of the late Wallace Melton and Evie Haire...
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Olan B. Hall, 62 of Bruce, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 at his residence in Bruce. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Belle Memorial Funeral Home of Bruce.
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•Quick Bites will meet Thursday, Sept. 24 at noon at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro. Program is establishing a Fall Wildflower Garden. •Beginning Tai Chi classes will be held at the Calhoun...
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Robert Homer “Bobby” Poteete, 83, formerly of Water Valley, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 at the MS State Veterans Home in Oxford. A graveside service will be Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. in the Oak...
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Davis is new Bruce Chamber Secretary
Terry Davis was introduced Monday by the Bruce Chamber of Commerce as the organization's new secretary. Davis will oversee daily operations of the chamber from the office in the Bruce Museum as well as...
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Grahams give back to NICU after receiving great support
TUPELO, Miss.—Everyone knows that music soothes the soul, but for fragile newborns in North Mississippi Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, it can do so much more. Jordan and Christina...
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Softball: Lady Cougars prepare for North Half; Calhoun City wins, Wooten...
Calhoun Academy Lady Cougars will open play in the North Half Tournament this Saturday at Central Academy in Macon. Exactly who and when they will play was not known for certain as of press time...
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Bruce Chamber introduces Terry Davis as its secretary
The Bruce Chamber of Commerce introduced Terry Davis as its new secretary at the organization’s monthly lunch meeting Monday. Terry Davis Davis, a Bruce native and retired school administrator, said...
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Chief says arrest will be made soon for Bruce Xpress break-in
Bruce Police are expected to make an arrest this week related to the early morning break-in at Bruce Xpress last Friday. Stan Evans Bruce Police Chief Stan Evans said they have a suspect in the case...
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Woman arrested after visiting jail under the influence
A Bruce woman who came to the Calhoun County Jail to leave money for an inmate ended up as an inmate. Syble Rogers Syble H. Rogers, 19, drove to the jail last Thursday morning to put money on an...
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Vardaman High School Homecoming
Vardaman High School will host homecoming festivities this Friday. The homecoming pep rally will be held at 1:20 p.m. Friday in the school gymnasium. Festivities will begin at Carter Field at 6:30 p.m....
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Eddie Wood serves up good advice on Tanglefoot Trail
Several called and emailed me last week to share their experiences on the Tanglefoot Trail, but my favorite was from Eddie Wood, workforce development coordinator at the WIN job center. “Pontotoc is at...
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Bang, Bang time with Addi Claire and BHS
This past Homecoming week in Bruce and Calhoun City was different than all those in the past for me. The big difference was I had an assistant for the Bruce events in granddaughter Addi Claire. She...
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Chad Whitworth
“There is nothing like a grandmother’s touch,” said Chad Whitworth about his grandmother’s Red Velvet Cake. Instead of birthday cake, she always made him his favorite red velvet cake for all of his...
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Reconnect Therapy to open new clinic on Bruce Square
Reconnect Therapy plans to move its outpatient services to the Bruce Square in the near future. Brandie Taylor The therapy clinic, currently located inside Bruce Community Living Center (BCLC), has...
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Grading early returns on the college football season
Grading Mississippi student-athletes in the still-young college football season – Ole Miss at the top, State still has opportunities, and USM is much improved. President’s list: Ole Miss. The Rebels...
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Slow internet speeds having big impact on Calhoun County Schools
Calhoun County School officials are hoping some national exposure will aid their efforts to improve the district’s woeful internet speeds. Journalists from Education Week, a national publication...
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