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Bruce Rotary Auction, Calhoun City Parade kick off Christmas festivities...
A flurry of Christmas activities around Calhoun County will begin Thursday, Dec. 3 with the annual Bruce Rotary Christmas Auction and the Calhoun City Parade. The Bruce Rotary Club’s annual auction...
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Calhoun native Easley commits to play golf at Auburn
Calhoun native C.J. Easley has committed to play golf for Auburn University. C.J., a freshman at Oxford High School, is the son of Kerry and Jamie Easley. He is the grandson of Gary and Carol Campbell...
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Syble Jean Parker Long Aven, 86, of Calhoun City died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 at her home in Calhoun City. She was born March 5, 1929 in Calhoun County, the daughter of Willie P. and Annie Pearl...
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Clarence M. Swain, 73, of Coffeeville died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 at Grace Health & Rehab in Oxford. He was born July 18, 1942 in Norfolk, Va. He was the son of Clarence M. Swain, Sr. and Clara M....
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Food drive for Christmas
The MSU Extension Service in Pittsboro is once again serving as a collection site for people wanting to donate canned goods for the Christmas food drive. All items donated will be distributed to the...
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Joe Spurgeon Lewis, 80, of Memphis, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis. He was born May 24, 1935 in Houston, the son of Spurgeon and Mary Inmon Lewis. He was a...
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Mary Willis, 62, of Bruce, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2015 at BMH-NM in Oxford. She was born October 6, 1953 in Calhoun County, the daughter of June Welch and Viola Woodard. She was a member of Little...
View ArticleGregory Willis
Gregory O’Bryan Willis, 26, of Toledo, Oh., died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. He was born February 26, 1989, the son of Larnard Pinson and Shurrlette Pearson Hereford. He was a member of Kyle Chapel MB...
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•BRUCE ROTARY CHRISTMAS AUCTION will be Thursday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. in the Bruce Museum. Refreshments will be served as you bid on items including toys, pallets of Banner sod, Weyerhaeuser lumber,...
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Casey resigns from school board; hearing set for fired teacher; test scores...
The Calhoun County School Board had a member resign, set a hearing for a terminated employee to contest her firing, and questioned water bills in Calhoun City at their meeting Monday night in...
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State Test Results
Calhoun Testing Coordinator Raven Hawkins speaks to the school board about results from the Algebra I and English II state tests in 2015. See the related story in the news section. Photo by Joel McNeece
View ArticleColon Sullivan
Colon Drew Sullivan, 73, of Independence, passed away Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Sullivan; son Aaron Ray Sullivan; his parents, Herman and Leona Sullivan,...
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Bruce’s Gunn, Parker to compete for national title with NWCC
Former Bruce Trojan Tyrique Armstrong Gunn and Bruce native Benjy Parker will have an opportunity to win a national title this weekend when the Northwest Rangers play in the 8th annual Mississippi...
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Jones, Cannon are MACJC All Stars
Terrence Jones, of Bruce, and Calhoun City native Sean Cannon will both be participating in the 2015 MACJC All-Star Game on Saturday. Terrence Jones ICC Coach Sean Cannon will be the head coach of the...
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Wildcats split games during holiday trip to Florida
The Calhoun City Wildcats won one of three games over the Thanksgiving holidays. Coach Daren Coffey’s team lost to Niceville, Fla. 72-58 in their first game in Florida last week. Ladavius Draine and...
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Police Chief urges citizens to keep car and house doors locked during holidays
Bruce Police Chief Stan Evans asks citizens to be extra cautious while out shopping during the holiday season. Stan Evans “Keep your car doors locked while shopping and don’t leave purses and cell...
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Our Christmas tree is stunning, unlike any of those of my youth
My wife Lisa and I spent the holiday weekend putting up our Christmas tree. Technically speaking, I drug the artificial tree down from the attic and placed it in the stand. Lisa and step-daughter Jo...
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Bear and Vaught wouldn’t survive as coaches today
Now seems a good time to ask this question: Would John Vaught, Bear Bryant and Vince Dooley have lasted in today’s college football climate? Georgia’s firing of Mark Richt should give us all time to...
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German students visit Sweet Potato Capital during cross-country trek
Julia and Gina Raddatz were warned by many not to go to Mississippi, but the two students from Germany bicycling across the United States have discovered the perceptions of others to be wrong. “The...
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