Calhoun City clobbers Coffeeville 45-6 to open season
Calhoun City started the 2013 football season like the top ranked Class 2A team in the north should, with a blowout victory. They dominated the Coffeeville Pirates for a 45-6 win. Cartin McBride set up...
View ArticleDefense, special teams lift Bruce to 19-14 win over North Pontotoc
A severe thunderstorm dampened spirits in Bruce early Friday night as it postponed the season-opening kickoff by almost two hours, but lightning struck for the Trojans late with a special teams...
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Keshun Bobo and the rest of the Calhoun City Wildcats had plenty to yell about Friday night as they opened the season with a blowout win at Coffeeville. See coverage of Friday night’s football below....
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Bruce and North Pontotoc cheerleaders congregate around one of the many areas of Trojan Field that was flooded by a severe thunderstorm Friday night. The storm postponed kickoff of the ball game by an...
View ArticleStorm delays game, but little physical damage around Bruce
Delaying the season opening football game and a few fallen trees appear the only damage from a severe thunderstorm that sat on top of Bruce for nearly an hour Friday night. A rainbow appeared just...
View ArticleDr. Herbert Wayne Gregory
Dr. Herbert Wayne Gregory passed away at his home Sunday, August 25, 2013, with his family by his side. He is pre-deceased by his parents, Leonard Curtis and Leona Wagner Gregory and one brother,...
View ArticleMartha Nell Christian
Martha Nell Christian, 83, of Calhoun City, died August 23, 2013 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. She was born October 15, 1929 in Calhoun City, the daughter of Joseph Rex Christian and Joyce...
View ArticleSweet potato crop looks good in Mississippi
Growers attending last week’s sweet potato field day in Algoma got some good news: though the cool, wet spring delayed plantings, the mild summer has provided excellent growing conditions. Stephen...
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•BENEFIT SALAD LUNCHEON for Leah Morris McCormick will be Friday, Aug. 30 at Bruce United Methodist Church from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Variety of salads, crackers, and tea, $10 per plate, carry out or eat...
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Calhoun City Cheerleaders, from left, front, Marlee Vance, Tynisha Mayes, Jenna Beth Hamilton, Makayla McCormick, Lacoria Humphries, Kristen Norman; back, Kathryn Parker, Avery Bullard, Jacia Stovall,...
View ArticleSuperintendent tells school board this year’s test scores will be best yet
Superintendent Mike Moore told the school board that when all of the district’s test scores are revealed next month it will be the “best we’ve done yet.” Moore gave a brief report to the board during...
View ArticleLady Trojans roll over Oxford, fall at South Pontotoc
Bailey Massey drives the ball for a hit during the lady Trojans’ 21-6 win at Oxford Saturday afternoon. Bruce was in action again on Monday where they lost at South Pontotoc. They are scheduled to host...
View ArticleCalhoun Academy splits double-header with Hebron
The Lady Cougars split a pair of games with Hebron last week winning 5-4 and falling 9-2. Robertson and Haley Tedder were among the leading hitters for the Lady Cougars. Hunter Robertson catches the...
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Superintendent Mike Moore, seated at the head of the table, told the school board in this week’s meeting that the latest state test results will be the “best yet” for the district. Read more about his...
View ArticleNew 911 system installed at dispatch center
Computer technicians were busy installing the latest Vesta 911 software at the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department Monday, that is expected to shorten response times for emergency responders. The newly...
View ArticleSandi Stewart Shelton
Sandi Stewart Shelton of Bruce is one of several members of Old Field Methodist Church who brings a dish for supper there every Wednesday night. “We always have a great meal,” she said about the...
View ArticleAddi Claire has “squishy” tires; no rain, but lots of heat with Wildcats in...
I told Addi Claire Sunday afternoon that her princess bicycle parked on my front porch had a flat tire and she would need to get her daddy to fix it. “Show me,” she said. So I pressed down on the front...
View ArticleNot your typical Friday night of football
I think it was when I saw the large blow-up tunnel go flying by the Bruce Trojans’ field house door like a balloon spitting out its air, that I knew this wasn’t going to be the normal opener to the...
View ArticleEnrollment, programs offered continue to increase at Career and Technical Center
Nearly 70% of all high school students in Calhoun County Schools are taking at least one course at the Career and Technical Center. “It’s grown every year to the point now where we’re almost maxed...
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