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Bruce picks up wins on the hardwood
Bruce swept Houston last week with the Trojans winning 71-69 and the Lady Trojans earning a 60-52 victory. Kalisha Parks Justin Flemons led all scorers with 29 points in the boys’ win. Raquerius Spicer...
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Calhoun City teams continue to win
Calhoun City swept Coffeeville last week with the boys winning 84-59. Ladavius Draine led with 24 points. Tyius Jennings and Jarvis Heard each scored 18. Stantavious Spearman led Coffeeville with 13....
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Vardaman hosts Calhoun City Dec. 1
The Vardaman Lady Rams opened the season with a 2-1 record after a 52-38 win over Mantachie last week. Alaysia Madkins led with 15 points. Shylysses Rimmer scored 13 and Brittany Hawkins 10. “We’re not...
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Calhoun Academy will resume play after Thanksgiving break
Calhoun Academy’s Lady Cougars have opened the season 5-2. They defeated North Delta last week 49-41. Casey Moss led with 21 points. Ashley Logan added 10 and Hunter Roberson eight. “It’s been...
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Selling soup at Holiday Bazaar
Calhoun City Booster Club members, from left, Lisa White, Phyllis Campbell, Lisa Bullard and Sharon Liles were serving a variety of soups to the visitors at the MHV Holiday Bazaar in Pittsboro last...
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‘City man killed in accident; Bruce man injured in wreck in Oklahoma
A Calhoun City man is dead following an accident last week. Jack Dee Sims, 58, died after the vehicle he was traveling in on Highway 9 in Webster County, left the road and hit a culvert last Wednesday...
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Bruce Xpress burglar charged, probation revoked
A Derma man has been charged with the September burglary of Bruce Xpress. Penson Raudreickus Tyrell Penson, 20, will face that charged in Calhoun County Circuit Court. He declined a plea deal from...
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First Timothy Independent Church opens
Min. Julia Cruthirds, behind pulpit, led the opening services at the new First Timothy Independent Church this weekend. The church is at the corner of Clay and Newburger in Bruce. Some of the choir...
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The best Thanksgiving dressing absolutely anywhere
I was walking to Sissy Tunnell’s third grade class at Bruce Elementary last week to learn about the marvelous book they made for this Thanksgiving when BES Principal Jeff Patton and I began talking...
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Wayne Mullen battles Sacoidosis with optimism, hope and thankfulness
Wayne Mullen has loved to work all his life, dating back to his youth in Vardaman. “My first job was with Wayne Johnson pulling tater-slips,” Mullen said. “I was such a hard worker, he shared that with...
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Bruce Rotary begins work on annual Christmas baskets project
The Bruce Rotary Club is making preparations for its 16th year of providing Christmas baskets for the needy through the help of the community. The club is seeking to raise $1,000 through donations to...
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Creative Learning Center Thanksgiving
Children at Creative Learning Center kindergarten celebrated Thanksgiving by dressing as Pilgrims and Indians and enjoying a Thanksgiving feast. Back, from left, Bella Daughdrill, Lawson Suber, Enoch...
View ArticleRuth Hudson
Nettie Ruth Crocker Hudson, 86, of Ridgeland, (formerly of Calhoun City) died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. She was born October 5, 1929 in Calhoun County, the daughter of...
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Dorothy Jean Walls Holder, 81, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at NMMC in Tupelo. She was born October 9, 1934, in Memphis. She was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church in Pontotoc County....
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Turkey Tales – 3rd grade class writes Thanksgiving book
Spoiled turkeys, magic turkeys, mean turkeys and lots of turkey hunting are all part of a book of stories published by Sissy Tunnell’s third grade class at Bruce Elementary. The hard-cover book was...
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Turkey Tales
Sissy Tunnel's 3rd grade class at Bruce Elementary published a Thanksgiving book entitiled "Turkey Tales." Read the story in the news section. Pictured, from left, front, Taylor Norwood, Cody Williams,...
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T&V serves community
Shun and Vanessa Cully, owners of T&V restaurant on the Calhoun City Square, offered a free Thanksgiving dinner to the community last Sunday. More than 200 people were served at the event. Photo...
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MSU ROTC donates to Calhoun food pantry
Mississippi State University Army ROTC members delivered canned goods to the Calhoun City Square Monday morning during the 3rd Annual Egg Bowl Run for the Calhoun Baptist Association’s food pantry....
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The slowest internet in Mississippi found in Calhoun County Schools
Stuck with huge bills for Internet service that barely works, Calhoun County schools have missed out on the digital revolution. Here in the tiny town of Vardaman, everything moves slowly. Especially...
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