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Howe hired as prosecuting attorney in Bruce
The Bruce Board of Aldermen voted 4-1 Tuesday night to hire Kevin Howe, of Calhoun City, as the town’s next prosecuting attorney. Kevin Howe “We talked to a lot of good people about this job,” Mayor...
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Calhoun City hires new policeman, department gets new flashlights
Jeremy Pounders was hired as a part-time police officer for Calhoun City at the regular meeting of the Calhoun City Board of Aldermen Tuesday night. Tito Lopez His employment is effective today,...
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Vardaman discusses potential of stop-sign or redlight at Main Street/Hwy. 8...
Vardaman board of aldermen briefly discussed the purchase of Vardaman Hardware building, but are still awaiting an appraisal. The appraisal is expected to be completed by Dec. 5 and the board will...
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German visitors in Vardaman
Gina and Julia Radiate, from Munich, Germany, have spent the last several days in Vardaman during a bicycle trip across the United States. The two sisters said they’ve been overwhelmed by the...
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PEPA at work
PEPA workers repair lights lining the rooftops around the Bruce Square. The lights along with other Christmas decorations have been going up over the past week as the town prepares for its annual...
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BUES project intends to bring Christmas joy to more boys and girls
The teacher’s lounge at Bruce Upper Elementary School looks more like a toy store these days. Half the room is filled with boxes of toys, bicycles, basketballs, baby dolls and more, donated by local...
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Derma awards bid to remove tree to Matthew Collins
Derma board of aldermen rescinded a bid from last month’s meeting to remove a dead tree on a right of way and re-awarded it last night. Matthew Collins, C&C Tree Service, was the new bidder at a...
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Pennsylvania native feels right at home in Bruce
Jerry Janci will be the one running around frantically late Saturday afternoon getting everyone lined up in the right order for the annual Bruce Lions Club Christmas Parade. Janci has overseen the...
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Decorating for Christmas
Lee Burns, public works director in Calhoun City, hangs a wreath atop one of the decorative lamp posts around the square. The town is getting all its Christmas decor in place in preparation for...
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Bruce High custodian dies of apparent heart attack
Eddie Frank Freelon, a custodian at Bruce High School, passed away this morning after suffering a heart attack at the school. Bruce Police Chief Stan Evans said school officials had last heard from...
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Nora Natalie Hutchings James, 82, of Gore Springs, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 at home. She was born August 22, 1933 in Clark Co., IL, the daughter of Hubert and Cecil Rhodes Hutchings. She and her...
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Evelyn Logan Earp, 82, of Houlka, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at NMMC in Tupelo. She was born December 2, 1933 in Calhoun County to Jim E. and Eunice Burt Logan. She was the former co-owner of...
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Arrests made, Duncan Hill house break-in
Three men have been charged with a breakin at the home of Supervisor Tony Morgan this week. Timothy Phillips, 26, of Calhoun City; Efram Taylor, 31, of Calhoun City; and Hakeem Belim, 25, of Pontotoc...
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Bruce Rotary Christmas Auction
Charles Chrestman calls out for bids on an item during the annual Bruce Rotary Christmas Auction Thursday night at the Bruce Museum. Thousands of dollars were raised at the auction that the club uses...
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Calhoun City Christmas Parade
Santa Claus reaches into his bag for a handful of candy to toss to children during Thursday night's Calhoun City Christmas Parade.
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Lady Ram point guard Shylysses Rimmer aims to lead VHS to state tourney
Vardaman senior point guard Shylysses Rimmer thinks often about how last season ended with the Lady Rams coming up five points short in the North Half playoffs. “We work harder each day because of...
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Busy Christmas weekend in Bruce
It's a busy weekend in Bruce with Christmas activities throughout. The annual Pancakes with Santa hosted by the 20th Century Club will be in the Bruce Museum from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday In addition...
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Story time with Mrs. Claus
Lots of children visited the Bruce Museum this morning for story time with Mrs. Claus and a pancake breakfast with Santa. The event was hosted by the 20th Century Club.
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Vardaman, Big Creek Christmas parades coming up this week
Vardaman and Big Creek Christmas Parades are next up on the Calhoun County holiday schedule. The annual Vardaman Christmas Parade will be Thursday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street. Grand Marshals...
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Bruce Christmas Parade
Mount Comfort Church's Polar Express float earned top honors in Saturday night's Bruce Christmas Parade. The Fine ARts Club's entry earned second and Jody's Dancers took third. See more pictures from...
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