Determination – Myra Bryant has been a cancer survivor for more than 50 years
Determined – that sums up Myra Bryant of Pittsboro and how she has won numerous battles with cancer spanning more than 50 years. Her first diagnosis came in 1961 after the birth of her son Terry. “I...
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The Dog Lovers League of Bruce is less than a month old but is experiencing tremendous growth. Founder Rose Wells said she expects it to continue to grow and is excited by the number of volunteers...
View ArticleFormer Bruce Trojan Jay King to sign with Ole Miss
Northwest Mississippi Community College standout sophomore shortstop and All-American hopeful Jay King gave his commitment to assistant coach Cliff Godwin and Ole Miss over the phone on Tuesday,...
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Bruce High School recently announced its 2014 Hall of Fame class. From left, are Linesha Miller, Shelby Leachman, Elizabeth Whitten, Joseph Hopkins, Mary Beth Collums, Emily Morris, Tiffany Coleman; in...
View ArticlePittsboro debating whether they can afford new fire truck
The Pittsboro board of aldermen continued their debate this week over a new fire truck for the town including a debate as to whether a new truck should be purchased at all. Alderman Jimmy Franklin...
View ArticleRelay For Life set for tonight 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...
View ArticleLady Wildcats only Calhoun team to win Thursday night
Thursday was a tough night on diamond for Calhoun County with only one win recorded by county teams and that coming at the expense of another. The Calhoun City Lady Wildcats rallied from a 1-0 deficit...
View ArticleJonathon West
Jonathon Edward West, 43, of Calhoun City, died April 10, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-NM in Oxford. He was born April 9, 1971 in Oxford, the son of Larry West and Prentice Ann Easley West. He was...
View ArticleBilly Roach
Billy Thomas Roach, 61, of Calhoun City, died April 10, 2014 at his home. He was born September 23, 1952 in Carroll County, the son of Bill Roach and Bert Rimmer Roach. He was a truck driver and farmer...
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Cancer survivors kickoff the 2014 Calhoun County Relay for Life Friday night in Bruce. Photo by Lisa McNeece
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Craig Baker and Susan Leachman were crowned King and Queen of the 2014 Calhoun County Relay for Life. Photo by Lisa McNeece
View ArticleSupervisors approve road projects, new radios for solid waste department
Supervisors approved road projects and requests for painting and new radios in a brief meeting Monday morning. Chodie Myers The board approved state projects presented by County Engineer Chodie Myers...
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Calhoun Academy students recently competed in an art competition. K4-K5 particpants were, front, from left, Mattie Beck Gore, Jonah Clark, Bryleigh Melton, Jackson Knight, Caylee Smith; back, Andrew...
View ArticleSurveys being conducted in Bruce to assist with potential $600,000 grant
The City of Bruce is conducting surveys of local residences with hopes of landing a grant of up to $600,000 to assist with the planned sewerage improvement project. “It is very important that we get a...
View ArticleMildred Cagle
Mildred McNamee Cagle, 77, of Malvern, passed away April 8, 2014 in a Houston, TX hospital. She was born on November 4, 1936 to Gladys and William M. Patterson in Pittsboro. She lived in Malvern for...
View ArticlePatricia Clements
Patricia Ann Faul Clements, 75, of Bruce, died April 13, 2014 at NMMC in Tupelo. She was born March 31,1939 in Oswego, Il., the daughter of Thomas Faul and Viviana Wilson Faul. She was a housewife,...
View ArticleGeorge Tutor
George Ellix Tutor, 73, of Houlka, died April 14, 2014 at his home. He was born May 19, 1940 in Calhoun County, the son of Bobby Tutor and Audie Kincade Tutor. He was disabled. He was a loving brother...
View ArticleIsrael Harper
Israel Emil Harper, 34, of Vardaman, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at his home. Services are set for Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Daniel Temple C.O.G. in Calhoun City. The body will lie in...
View ArticleGolf Q&A with Brandon Walker, Noah Hill and Cameron Clarke
Bruce’s Cameron Clarke, Calhoun City’s Noah Hill and Vardaman’s Brandon Walker have dominated the golf season this year. Brandon Walker, Noah Hill, Cameron Clarke At least one of the trio has earned...
View ArticleMaggie Rennie
Maggie Rennie calls herself a “perfectionist.” The Calhoun City eighth grader likes everything “nice and neat” from her room to her raspberry tarts. She adapted a fruit tart recipe to her liking, using...
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