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Bruce and Vardaman close out fiscal year with significant sales tax revenue...
Bruce and Vardaman showed significant gains in sales tax revenues last fiscal year according to the Mississippi Department of Revenue. The fiscal year concluded June 30 and showed Bruce earning...
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Andy Brown trial scheduled to begin today
Andy Brown is scheduled to stand trial for the April 2012 murder of 68-year-old Earlie Balford during the ongoing session of Calhoun County Circuit Court. Andy Brown Brown’s trial is scheduled to begin...
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Police investigating weekend vandalism at Vardaman post office
Vardaman police are investigating a case of vandalism at the Vardaman Post Office from over the weekend. Vardaman Chief Kenny Scott said white spray paint was used to paint three separate drawings on...
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Morgan wins Pine Hills Club Championship
T.J. Morgan shot a 139 over two days to earn the 2013 Pine Hills Country Club Championship this weekend. TJ Morgan Championship flight TJ Morgan 66-73=139 Club Champion Hunter Harmon 69-73-142 Eric...
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Wanda Lee Lynch Harvey, 75, began her heavenly journey after a battle with cancer surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at her home in Bruce. A Celebration of Life Service was...
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Vardaman Police Chief Kenny Scott looks at one of three graffiti markings painted on the Vardaman Post Office. Scott said the vandalism occurred sometime last Saturday night. See the related story...
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Career Center to offer CNA class in conjunction with Calhoun Health Services
The Calhoun County Career and Technical Center will begin offering a class to train people to become Certified Nurse Assistants. Kyle Clark Career Center Director Kyle Clark said the program will begin...
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Volunteers sought to help with Calhoun City Farmers’ Market
Calhoun City Chamber President Laura Edwards asked for volunteers to help with organization of the weekly farmers’ market on the square at the group’s monthly meeting Tuesday. Laura Edwards Edwards...
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Bruce Telephone Company installing fiber optic lines around Bruce
It’s hard to drive through Bruce today without running up on a construction crew. Workers with Palmgren Construction have been moving from block to block the past few weeks boring holes and inserting...
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Sandy and Charles Smith
Before their garden came in, Charles and Sandy Smith were regular participants in the new Bruce Farmer’s Market. They took homemade honey wheat bread, fried apple and peach pies, salsa, homemade jelly,...
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Vardaman prepars for season opener against East Webster
Michael McKiney returns a kickoff for the Rams in Vardaman’s first practice in full pads Monday afternoon. The Rams, under new head coach Larry Gann, have cancelled the scheduled scrimmage with...
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Calhoun City will host annual Black-Orange scrimmage Friday night
Calhoun City is picked second in Class 2A behind defending state champ Bassfield in several preseason polls. The Wildcats will conclude practice this week with Meet the Wildcats Friday night beginning...
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Bruce Trojans to play in Philadelphia jamboree Friday night
The Bruce Trojans put on the pads for the first time Monday for a full contact practice. QB?Donta Armstrong is pictured handing off to RB?Darrian Sullivan. The Trojans are scheduled to play West Jones...
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Calhoun Academy to host 6-team jamboree Thursday night
Calhoun Academy Cougars will get their first opportunity to hit a different colored jersey this Thursday night when they host a six-team jamboree. Marvell, Delta, Strider, North Sunflower, Hebron and...
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Some uninsured may get help without Medicaid expansion
It’s clear that when the Obamacare health exchanges open on Oct. 1, Mississippi will continue to be one of the states that opted not to expand the state’s Medicaid program. In 40 Mississippi counties,...
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Finally conquered longtime family favorite recipe
After more than 20 years of countless failed attempts, I successfully made my Grandmother Denley’s “Family Favorite Meatballs” Sunday. For many, many years, when we were growing up, my grandmother’s...
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Education system’s focus should be on developing creative thinkers, not state...
Sometime over the next month we will learn the results of last year’s state testing in each of Calhoun County’s schools. The schools know that information already, but for some reason I can’t explain,...
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Steve and Jill Ferguson’s was selected Yard of the Month for August by Bruce Twentieth Century Club. With them are granddaughters, Josey Clark, Jilly Davis, Juliana Hagan and Joley Clark. Photo by...
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Slow pitch softball season opens this weekend
Slow pitch softball seasons get underway this week for Bruce, Calhoun City and Vardaman. The Lady Trojans, with new head coach Brad Wren, will open play Saturday in the Eupora Classic. They play at...
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Sweet potato field day set for Aug. 22
Sweet potato growers, crop consultants and other agricultural professionals can learn about recent weed, insect and disease control research during an upcoming field day. Researchers and specialists...
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