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Sykes, Maddox lead award winners for Region 4-2A
Brieton Sykes, of Calhoun City, and Walt Maddox, of Bruce, earned two of the top awards handed out for Region 4-2A football last week. Brieton Sykes Sykes, a senior RB and DB, was named Player of the...
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Certified results from the Nov. 3 general election show official turnout for...
Certified results from the Nov. 3 general election show that 53% of the registered voters in the county participated. That is down from 61% in the 2011 general election. The county had been averaging...
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Calhoun City rolls on
After a sluggish start, Calhoun City steamrolled Strayhorn 35-7 Friday night to advance to the Class 2A North Half Semifinals next Friday at Baldwyn. Photo by Joel McNeece
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Calhoun City defeats Strayhorn 35-7 to advance to third round
Calhoun City spotted Strayhonr seven points and then scored 35 unanswered to win easily in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs. The Wildcats will travel to Baldwyn next Friday for a Class 2A...
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Calhoun City Band accomplishes its goals
Through the 2015 Calhoun City Marching Band Season, the CCHS Band accomplished and achieved inspiring goals. Drum Major Michael Armstrong Dustin Thrasher, the band director, and Drew Smiley, the...
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Sweet Potato Cooking Contest
First place cooking awards presented at the Annual Sweet Potato Banquet Saturday night went to Marianne Caradine (Low Calorie– Sweet Potato Muffins with Sweet Potato Topping); Lyndsey Wade...
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Outstanding 4-H Winners
Mikayla Shelton, left, won the Outstanding 4-H Girl award, and Austin Bullard, right, won Outstanding 4-H Boy during the annual 4-H Awards Banquet. Chancery Clerk Romona Tillman, center, was the...
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Strong storms predicted for Calhoun tonight
Calhoun County is under a wind advisory and flash flood watch with strong storms forecast to enter the area tonight. The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Calhoun County until...
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Jones earns honors at ICC
Terrence Jones, of Bruce, has been named to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College (MACJC) North Division All-State Team after his sophomore season at ICC. Jones picked up 31 total...
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Edmondson, Alexander, Wade among big award winners at Sweet Potato Banquet
Joe Edmondson, Ryan Alexander, Walker Wade, Joy Earp and Peggy Whiteside were among the winners at the 2015 Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival Banquet. First place cooking awards presented at the Annual...
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Post-Initiative 42: State voters sent strong, important messages
The defeat of initiative 42 in one of the most combative, hard-fought Mississippi election contests in my memory is not one that should imply “victory” to either side. But there were strong messages...
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Creekside Golf Course seeking “resort status” in Bruce
Calhoun County supervisors are considering a request to award “resort status” to Creekside Golf Club in Bruce. Kimmy Murphree, owner of Creekside, formerly Yoda Creek, made the request to the board...
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William Charles Walker, 85, of Calhoun City, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 at his home. He was born April 27, 1930, the son of Lottie Armstrong. He was a member of First Timothy Independent Church....
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Bruce beats Valley; Lady Cats win; Wildcats to play in Florida
Basketball season around Calhoun County is starting to hit full stride with all teams playing multiple games each week. Bruce hosted Water Valley last night (Tuesday) after the Trojans won at Valley...
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Kids are like Christmas Trees
Whitney White, center, read from her new book “Kids Are Like Christmas Trees” to a gathering at Yancy Memorial Library in Bruce Monday night. White, who lives in Big Creek, has written three children’s...
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Allyson McGraw
“The spinach stuffed squash is a beautiful dish for Thanksgiving,” said Allyson Ivy McGraw of Tupelo and formerly of Bruce, and she will probably serve it this year. It is one dish her family usually...
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Enjoying Sweet Potato Banquet with Addi Claire
With Joel out of town last weekend, granddaughter Addi Claire was my date for the Sweet Potato Banquet Saturday night. Addi Claire will be 7 in December. Her favorite part of the banquet was the...
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The good, the bad, and the ugly of our trip to Denver
My 11th annual NFL excursion with Dr. Bruce Longest was a tale of the good, the bad, and the ugly. We prefer to focus on the overwhelming good, which is the beautiful city of Denver at the foot of the...
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Presley explains broadband internet is critical for future of Calhoun County...
Public Service commissioner Brandon Presley told the Bruce Chamber of Commerce last Thursday there are two major issues he’s working on he believes critical to the future of Mississippi – broadband...
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