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Supervisors agree to disperse fire rebate money
Calhoun County supervisors distributed fire rebate money and agreed to have a water line moved for a bridge project during a brief meeting Friday morning. County Fire Coordinator Chris Williams...
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James ‘Thomas’ Simmons, 79, of Endville, died April 5, 2014 at Darlington Oaks in Verona. He was born September 22, 1934 to Carl and Ruby Simmons. He was a member of Endville Baptist Church. Before his...
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•4-H Handy Helpers club will meet Wednesday, Apr. 9 at 3:30 at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro. Call 662-412-3177 for more information. •QUICK BITES will be Thursday, Apr. 10 at noon at the...
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Sheriff’s Department to host “Take Back Drugs Day” April 26
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of...
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Overall winners in Calhoun Academy’s annual reading fair were, from left, Lexie Bollinger, elementary; Drew Enochs, junior high; and Macey Chrestman, high school. Photo by Celia Hillhouse
View ArticleRubert Ovid Kimbrough
Rubert Ovid Kimbrough, 89, of Calhoun City, died April 7, 2014 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born March 22, 1925 in Van Vleet, the son of Robert Kimbrough and Willie Turman Kimbrough. He...
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Pollan tells chamber about “active shooter” drill
Sheriff Greg Pollan told the Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce Tuesday that the recent “active shooter training” conducted by his department at Vardaman Elementary was a great learning experience, and...
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MDOC escapee searched for in Calhoun, now believed to be in Jackson area
A man who escaped from an MDOC work detail last November remains on the loose after leading authorities on a chase through the New Liberty area last week. Kristopher Box, 32, originally escaped from an...
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Kathy Baker
Kathy Quarles Baker of Banner home-schooled their three children, Christopher, Rebekah and Benjamin, and she liked to incorporate cooking into some of their work, especially at Christmas time when she...
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Relay For Life set for Friday night in Bruce
Calhoun County’s 10th Annual Relay For Life will kickoff at 6 p.m. Friday, April 11 at the Bruce football field and chairwoman Sandra Pope is anticipating a memorable evening. “We’re excited about this...
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Beckett: Education funding was key to session
Funding education, teacher pay raises and state employee raises were the key legislative accomplishments of the 2014 session, Rep. Jim Beckett of Bruce said. “Those three things combined were the...
View Article‘City whips Delta, visits Bruce Friday
Calhoun City won three of four games last week sweeping a double header with Okolona, beating Delta Academy and falling to Water Valley. The Wildcats, 13-5, overall and 4-0 in division play, opened...
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Bruce collects wins over Hickory Flat, Pine Grove
The Bruce Trojans improved to 13-4 on the season with a pair of wins last Saturday. They began the day with an 8-0 win over Hickory Flat behind the pitching of Joseph Lester and Broc Peden. Combined,...
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Cougars fall to Central
Calhoun Academy lost to Central last Thursday in its only action in a rain-shortened week. Scott Shankle and Cameron Bryant both had two singles for the Cougars in the 13-6 defeat. Forrest Shoemaker...
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Lady Rams roll over Houlka 17-2
The Vardaman Lady Rams rolled through Houlka 17-2 last Thursday. Grace Edmondson pitched all five innings allowing only two hits. Cheyenne McKiney led the offense with four hits, including a triple....
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Bruce beats ‘City in division play
The Bruce Lady Trojans defeated Calhoun City 11-7 last Thursday in a pivotal division game. Abbie Patton earned the win for Bruce going the distance and striking out 11 Lady Wildcats. Avery Bullard...
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Calhoun City wins third consectuvie Class I Girls Powerlifting State...
The Calhoun City Lady Wildcats won their third consecutive powerlifting state championship last week in Jackson. It was a decisive victory for the Lady Wildcats who earned 58 points. Bruce finished...
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Farmer signs basketball scholarship with Northeast
V. Farmer, of Calhoun City signed a basketball scholarship with Northeast Community College Tuesday in a ceremony at the CCHS library. A 4-time all division player, Farmer led the Lady Wildcats to a...
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Jim Kelly and Kent Hull are two of a kind
This was last September. Jim Kelly, the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, was in Jackson to speak at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame’s Kent Hull Tribute Banquet. We were eating dinner at the...
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