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FFA students from Bruce High School recently attended the Mississippi FFA State Convention at Mississippi State University. Pictured, from left, Mikayla Shelton, Nathan Hill, Rudy Ferguson, Emma...
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289th completes annual training at Camp Shelby
The 289th Engineer Company out of Bruce, and Detachment 1, 289th Engineer Company, of Water Valley, recently attended their annual training at Camp Shelby, MS. The two week event is completed each...
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Nunnelee says he will have brain surgery Monday
Calhoun County’s representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled for surgery Monday to remove a small mass found on his brain Alan Nunnelee Rep. Alan Nunnelee was hospitalized in May...
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Sweet potato planting has hit full stride around Calhoun County. Benny Graves of the Sweet Potato Council estimates just under 20,000 acres of sweet potatoes will be planted this year in Mississippi –...
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S.P.A.C.E. students from Vardaman Elementary recently collected 620 new or slightly used books and donated them to the Edmondson Memorial Library. Pictured above, from left, front, are SPACE students...
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Jimmy Don Hardin, 61, died Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. He was born on October 5, 1952 in Vardaman, MS. He was a member of the Poplar Springs Baptist Church. He was the...
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Sheriff warns of jury duty phone scam
Sheriff Greg Pollan is warning county residents of a phone scam telling them warrants will be issued for their arrest for not showing up for jury duty. Sheriff Pollan Pollan said at least ten calls of...
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William Ottis Hurst, 79, of Bruce, went to be with the Lord June 8, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was born September 27, 1934 in Pontotoc County, the son of Ottis Paul Hurst and...
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Bruce woman seriously injured in violent accident on Hwy. 9
A Bruce woman is in critical condition after a violent, one-car accident on Hwy. 9 north of Bruce Monday afternoon. Jemeika “Meika” Jones, 22, was airlifted from near the scene of the accident that...
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•QUICK BITES will meet Thursday, June 12 at noon at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro. Topic is What’s in Your Personal Care Products? •Alison’s Clubhouse’s Family affair dance will be Friday,...
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Beckett to speak, “Hometown Heroes” to be honored at tonight’s Chamber Banquet
Rep. Jim Beckett will be the featured speaker at the Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Tuesday, June 10. Jim Beckett The event will begin at 6 p.m. and be held at the Methodist Corner on the...
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A rain-soaked Tuesday is in store for Calhoun County which remains under a flash flood watch. Strong thunderstorms are expected to continue through the noon hour with isolated storms continuing all...
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Wildcats attend MSU basketball camp
The Calhoun City Wildcat basketball team attended the Mississippi State basketball camp last Friday at The Hump on the MSU campus. The team is pictured with MSU Coach Rick Ray.
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Jo Ann Denley was recently awarded June Yard of the Month honors by the 20th Century Club of Bruce. Photo by Celia Hillhouse
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Calhoun All Stars shine at NEMBCA game in Booneville
Calhoun County players stood out at the NEMBCA All Star basketball game in Booneville last weekend earning several awards. Terrance Jones, of Bruce, was named the best defensive player in the boys’...
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Calhoun City, Vardaman meet in summer baseball
Calhoun City and Vardaman met last week in high school baseball action as part of the summer exhibition schedule. All three county high school teams are playing a schedule of approximately 10 games...
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McDaniel-Cochran runoff set for June 24
The circuit clerk’s office is tentatively scheduled to be open Saturday, June 14 for absentee voting for the June 24 runoff between state senator Chris McDaniel and U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in the...
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Calhoun municipalities experincing increases in sales tax rebates
Calhoun County’s largest municipalities all continue to show increases in sales tax returns as the end of the fiscal year approaches. Bruce remains on track to top the half million dollar mark in sales...
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Homemade Butterfinger ice cream makes its first appearance of the summer
I have a new favorite food blog, that I discovered, of course, through Pinterest. The blog is South Your Mouth. And the recipe that caught my attention was Butterfinger Pie with a photo that made my...
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