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Bruce High School Beauty Review winners are, from left, Haylon Hamilton, Summer Mulkey, Emily Morris, Elizabeth Whitten, Shelby Leachman, Mary Beth Collums and Dolan Hollings. Photo by Kim Ray
View ArticleGenet Barton
Arlene Genet Hodges Barton, 79, of Calhoun City, died March 15, 2014 at Hermitage Gardens in Oxford. She was born November 13, 1935 in Bentley, the daughter of William Hodges and Arlene Christopher....
View ArticleNatural gas line “ruptures” just south of Bruce
Authorities have reopened Hwy 9 at the bottom of Goar Hill between Bruce and Pittsboro after the road was forced to be closed this morning due to a major natural gas leak. Deputy Kenneth White directs...
View ArticleJim Giompoletti
James Lawrence “Jim” Giompoletti, 73, died Saturday, March 15, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was retired from MS&V Railroad and Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company. Services will be...
View ArticleBill Trimble
William Franklin Trimble, 75, of Bruce, died Friday, March 14, 2014, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. He was born August 12, 1938 in Jackson, the son of the late Maurice Trimble and the late Gladys...
View ArticleProject for new AT&T tower in Bruce runs into complications
Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope told the Bruce Chamber today that a complication from the FCC could halt AT&T’s plans to erect a new cell phone tower near Bruce Community Living Center. Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope...
View ArticleDonald Kent James
Donald Kent James, 83, of Big Creek, died March 17, 2014 at NMMC in Eupora. He was born December 4, 1930 in Webster County, the son of Fred Eugene James and Nona Chamblee James. He was a self-employed...
View ArticleCalendar of Events
•Pleasant Agers will meet at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Calhoun County Wednesday, Mar. 19. Meet and greet at 11:30 a.m. Pot luck meal at noon. Guest speaker will be Buddy McCammon. Everyone is...
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–––––––––––––––––––––––– FOR SALE 2 Houses, Land, Mobile Homes ________________________ LAND FOR SALE on CR 102A Pittsboro. Mobile home with land or can be moved. Serious inquiries...
View ArticleSupervisors approve bridge replacements, hire new deputy
Supervisors approve bridge projects, hire new deputy, and hear complaint on GPS locating of local 911 addresses in a meeting last Friday. Terry Griffin Bob Cozart complained to the board that GPS...
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Dancers with Studio on the Square in Calhoun City recently earned high honors in West Memphis at Star Systems National Dance Competition and Nashville last weekend at Show Stoppers National Dance...
View ArticleSlate Springs seeking qualifiers for mayoral special election
Slate Springs will hold a special election Tuesday, April 8 to elect the town’s next mayor. The deadline to qualify is Thursday, April 3. Anyone living in the town limits and is a registered voter can...
View ArticleTough Spring Break for the Rams
It was a tough Spring Break for the Vardaman Rams who lost all four games they played and were shutout in three of them. After dropping two last Monday at East Webster to Bruce and Eupora, the Rams...
View ArticleWildcats shut out Rams, tie Hebron
The Calhoun City Wildcats improved to 6-3-1 on the season after defeating Vardaman last weekend and settling for a tie against Hebron. They defeated the Rams 7-0 with Chakel Gates earning the victory....
View ArticleBruce Trojans have won four straight
The Bruce Trojans have won four straight games and are 6-2 on the season after recording victories over Charleston and Houlka last week. The Trojans knocked off Charleston 16-9 with sophomore Layton...
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Alison’s Club, a newly formed club for young girls, visited Bruce Community Living Center last Wednesday as part of their spring break activities. Club member Amierah Tillman assists resident Mildred...
View ArticleMcCormick tells Bruce Chamber of plans for new business
Leah McCormick, recipient of the 2013 Bruce Citizen of the Year Award, told the Bruce Chamber Monday there is no place she would rather be than here in Calhoun County. McCormick, who was diagnosed with...
View ArticleYoda Creek expected to sell; golf course to remain open
Yoda Creek golf course in Bruce is expected to have new owners within the next month. Andy Reid, majority stockholder, confirmed the expected sale on Monday saying they are in the process of finalizing...
View ArticleState was one of several exploring ‘free’ community college tuition
House Bill 424, known as the Mississippi Promise Community College Tuition Gap Pilot Program, died in committee on March 4 after being referred to the Senate Universities and Colleges Committee and the...
View ArticleGoar Hill; great hearing Johnny McPhail; juggling girls at softball game
I’ve lived here all of my life, but learned something new about the area Monday. When the gas line ruptured on Hwy 9 near the nursing home, Joel tweeted about it being near Goar Hill. “It’s Gore Hill,”...
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