Hugh Hamilton
Hugh Anderson Hamilton, 69, of Gore Springs, died December 3, 2013 at his home. He was born July 23, 1944 in Calhoun County, the son of Hugh Gaston Hamilton and Ruby Hardin Hamilton. He was a retired...
View ArticleState Championship Game tickets available at Calhoun City High School
Calhoun City will play Bassfield Friday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. in Mississippi Veterans’ Memorial Stadium in Jackson for the Class 2A State Championship after defeating Baldwyn 31-0 last Friday night in the...
View ArticleGore Springs man arrested in drug sting in Slate Springs
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s office conducted a sting Tuesday night resulting in a drug arrest of a Gore Springs man. Chris Golliday, 29, is charged with sale of a controlled substance. Deputy Dean...
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The annual Bruce Christmas Tour of Homes will be Sunday, Dec. 8 from 1:30-4 p.m. Homes on tour include Dan & Bridgett Fulton, pictured, Shelia Logan and Ruth Cole, Joe and Bonnie Tunnell, and Bruce...
View ArticleBruce Christmas parade is Saturday; Calhoun City, Vardaman and Big Creek all...
The Christmas season kicks off this Saturday in Bruce with the first of four parades around the county and a number of other events over the following week. The Bruce parade will begin at 4:30 p.m....
View ArticleBobwhite quail restoration topic at local forestry meeting
Dave Godwin, MDWFP Wildlife Biologist, met recently with the Calhoun County Forestry Association to update members on efforts to increase Bobwhite Quail populations in the state. Godwin verified what...
View ArticleSabougla Fire Department has equipment, now working on fire station
When a fire broke out in the attic of a house in the Bradford Chapel Community in October of 2010, it was members of the Sabougla Fire Department that were first on the scene. But they were faced with...
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Calhoun City Wildcat fans will pour into Memorial Stadium in Jackson today, hopefully dressed a little warmer than these, for the 2A State Championship game between the Wildcats and Bassfield. Kickoff...
View ArticleBig Creek’s Poe sisters part of refurbished Grand Ole Opry
Nelle and Ruth Poe, natives of Big Creek, are part of a new display at the Grand Ole Opry Museum in Nashville. The museum was destroyed by a severe flood in 2010. Grand Ole Opry members were asked...
View ArticleBruce Christmas Tour of Homes set for Sunday afternoon
The annual Bruce Christmas Tour of Homes will be Sunday, Dec. 8 from 1:30-4 p.m. Homes on tour include Dan & Bridgett Fulton, Shelia Logan and Ruth Cole, Joe and Bonnie Tunell and Bruce and Lori...
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Coach Perry Liles talks to his Calhoun City Wildcats after they were presented the Class 2A State Runners-Up trophy. The Wildcats were defeated 48-7 by Bassfield in Friday’s state championship game in...
View ArticleWhite’s second book, “Who left Jesus in the box,” due out this week
Calhoun City children’s book author Whitney White’s new book is coming out this week. Who Left Jesus in the Box? will be available in Calhoun City Monday, Dec. 9 and a book signing will be held at...
View ArticleCalhoun City falls to Bassfield 48-7 in 2A State Championship
Calhoun City, like the rest of Class 2A, had heard all season how unbeatable defending champion Bassfield was. Friday afternoon, the Wildcats saw it first hand. The Yellow Jackets dominated the 2A...
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Shiloh Baptist Church near Big Creek won top prize in the Bruce Christmas Parade with their float honoring soldiers from every war. Mt. Comfort Baptist earned second and the Motorcycle Awareness...
View ArticleVardaman man in custody after crashing into house, leaving scene
A Vardaman man is in the county jail after leaving the scene of an accident where he crashed into a Vardaman home. Sergio Constanzia, 23, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident, no drivers...
View ArticleCalhoun City parade is tonight, Vardaman tomorrow
Calhoun County will host three Christmas parades this week beginning with the Calhoun City parade tonight, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. Mike Dunagin, longtime fire chief, will lead the Calhoun City parade as...
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Santa waves from his seat during the 51st Annual Lions Club Christmas parade in Bruce Saturday evening. Santa will appear in the Calhoun City parade tonight at 6 p.m., the Vardaman parade tomorrow at 7...
View ArticleAnita Kehoe
Anita Kay Kehoe, 57, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was born August 11, 1956 in Memphis, to Don and Willie Mae Thomas Ross. She was employed at Borg-Warner...
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Robert Andrew “R. A.” Easley, 81, died Friday, December 6, 2013, at his home in Houlka. He was born February 12, 1932, in Blytheville, AR to Wade Earnest Easley and Mary Opal Griffin Easley. He was the...
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Grand Marshal Robert Earl McGregor waves to the crowd during Tuesday night’s Vardaman Christmas Parade. Photo by Joel McNeece
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