Orville Black
Orville Black, 90, a retired U.S. Air Force service man, died Thursday, July 25, 2013 in Oxford. He was a member of Grenada VFW. Funeral services were Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at Poplar Springs Cemetery...
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‘Big Daddy’ sent Robert Khayat to law school
The NFL preseason begins every year, as it did this past Sunday night, with the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. It was not always so. Once upon a time — actually 42 times, ending in 1976 — football...
View ArticleMartha Rudell Huffstatler Wilder
Martha Rudell Huffstatler Wilder, age 85, passed peacefully from this life on August 5, 2013. She was born November 5, 1927 in Union County, MS to the late James Arthur and Thella Rakestraw...
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Chickenbone and Pittsboro VFD’s received Personal Protective Equipment from MS Forestry Commission recently as part of a National Fire Plan Program grant through USDA Forest Service. Pictured, from...
View ArticleSteven Anthony Owen
Steven Anthony Owen, 56, of Vardaman, died August 7, 2013 at Calhoun Health Services in Calhoun City. He was born August 16, 1956 in Miami, Fl., the son of Stanley Owen and Almeda Sue Breedlove Owen....
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Bruce man arrested after leading police on another high speed chase
A Bruce man was arrested Wednesday morning after leading police on a high speed chase down Hwy. 32 before running out of gas just west of Houlka. Deputy Kenneth White, who was backing up Bruce...
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Vardaman native Dr. Herman Smith recalls his experience in World War II
Dr. Herman K. Smith will pause on July 4 and remember a different day and a different time and place. “We came ashore on Utah Beach on July 4, 1944,” said Smith a retired dentist from Houston. “It was...
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The fleet of big yellow school buses was out in full force this morning as Calhoun County students returned to campus in Bruce, Calhoun City and Vardaman for the new school year. Calhoun Academy’s...
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Calhoun City picked second in Class 2A by preseason magazine
Calhoun City and Vardaman football teams should be in for strong seasons according to preseason predictions by Mississippi Gridiron magazine. Calhoun City QB Chakel Gates. Photo by Lisa McNeece The...
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Morgan earns prized physicians scholarship
Stephen Morgan, a graduate of the University of Mississippi and Vardaman native, was recently awarded the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship valued at $30,000 per year for his medical training at...
View ArticleJames Thomas Paschall
James Thomas Paschall, 82, died on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at his home in Savannah, GA. The funeral service will be held Friday, August 9, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...
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Harris scheduled to return to court this morning
Wayne “Honky” Harris is scheduled to return to court this morning (Friday) after it was initially continued on Monday. Wayne Harris Harris has been incarcerated in the Calhoun County Jail since turning...
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County Engineer Chodie Myers and Board of Supervisors Attorney Sonny Clanton look at a county map as they work on alterations to the State Aid Road system in the county to enable them to put a box...
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Lady Cougars beat Kemper, fall to Kirk
The Calhoun Academy Lady Cougars dropped to 4-8 on the season with a 10-5 loss to Kirk Academy Thursday night. The Lady Cougars fell into a 6-0 hole early, but battled back to close within 6-4 entering...
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‘City football to host “Gridiron Gold” movie premiere tonight
Calhoun City High School will host a premiere of the movie “Mississippi Gridiron Gold – small towns, big football” tonight at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. The movie is scheduled to be released to...
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The Mississippi Municipal League has named Rep. Jim Beckett of Bruce its 2013 Legislator of the Year. Beckett, who represents all of Calhoun County, is Chairman of the Utilities Committee.
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Aug. 11 is “811 Day,” call before you dig
Before you dig into your next outdoor project, Atmos Energy Corporation is reminding every homeowner, construction crew and do-it-yourselfer to call 811. The reminder comes as utilities across the...
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Stephen Morgan, a graduate of the University of Mississippi and Vardaman native, was recently awarded the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship valued at $30,000 per year for his medical training at...
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Beckett, Hale named legislators of the year by Municipal League
The Mississippi Municipal League (MML) named Senator Steve Hale and Representative Jim Beckett of Bruce as its 2013 Legislators of the Year at the 82nd Annual MML Conference in Biloxi. “The Mississippi...
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Rita Stewart, Mitzi Aron, Bebe Maxwell and Lynn Fales, members of the Loosa Schoona chapter of the DAR, recently attended the annual Hills District meeting in Starkville. The Loosa Schoona chapter was...
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