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Clarke, Hill, Walker among best at Junior Invitational
Cameron Clarke, left, of Pittsboro, finished second overall and first in the 14-15 year old division of the Pros of Tomorrow Tournament played last week in Tupelo. Clarke shot 72-76=148. Cameron Clarke...
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Bruce’s Shankle earns All American scholar at ICC
Nine Itawamba Community College softball players have been recognized as All-America Scholar Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for finishing the 2013-14 school year with a...
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Brittany Griffin
Brittany Griffin of Bruce learned to cook and make candy from her grandmother, the late Frances Weeks, who was known for her Christmas candy. While she and her mother, Joy, enjoy making some of their...
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Weight limits changed on four Calhoun bridges
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has announced new weight limit restrictions on four Calhoun County bridges. MDOT recently evaluated the posted weight limits of bridges in Calhoun County...
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Supervisors begin work on county budget
Calhoun County Supervisors met last Thursday to hear budget requests from county department heads and to field some additional requests. Presenting their annual budget requests were Dan Reese for Solid...
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Calhoun Academy earns new certification level
Calhoun Academy has earned a new certification level that Headmaster Donald Pendergrast said opens new opportunities to the schools’ students. The school is now certified as an Advanced Education...
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Lady Cougars open softball season July 26
Calhoun Academy will open the 2014 fastpitch softball season July 26 with a tournament at Winona. The Lady Cougars will play their first home game July 31 against Winona Christian. That game is...
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91st Calhoun County Fair gets underway next week
The 91st annual Calhoun County Fair is set for July 21-26. The Fair will open Monday, July 21 with the annual Fairest of the Fair pageant at 6:30 p.m. Entry fees are $15 for beauty, $10 for photogenic....
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Bruce fires water department director
Bruce Water Department Director Roderick Gray was fired Tuesday night on a 3-2 vote during a special called Bruce board of aldermen meeting. Roderick Gray Johnny Armstrong and John Earl Armstrong cast...
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Bruce Trojan Jay Johnson, an Ole Miss commit, was today named to the Clarion Ledger’s 2014 Dandy Dozen. Johnson is the first ever Trojan to be named to the annual list of top high school football...
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Glen Alfred Parker, 81, of Corinth, died July 15, 2014 at his home. Born September 4, 1932 in Calhoun County, he graduated from Pittsboro High School in 1950, attended Itawamba Community College and...
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Bruce’s Jay Johnson named to Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen
Bruce Trojan Jay Johnson became only the third Calhoun County football player to be named to the Clarion-Ledger’s “Dandy Dozen” Wednesday. The Ledger made the announcement of Johnson’s selection on...
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Winners in the Aqua Queen Pageant, 0-11 month girls, included, from left, Blakely Swords, photogenic, Matt and Angel Swords; Isabel King, 2nd, Brett and Melissa King; Kenna Bess Bollinger, 1st, Colby...
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SEC Media Days have come a long way
The annual SEC Football Media Days are this week in Birmingham, which means that 13 football coaches and a few of their star players have been busily preparing lately. They’ve been hunkering down —...
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Barry Cannon back home in Calhoun after third tour to Iraq, Afghanistan
Barry Cannon would never describe a deployment as easy, but his most recent tour with the Mississippi National Guard’s 858th to Afghanistan was much different from his previous missions. “For one thing...
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Barry Cannon and the rest of the soldiers with the 858th have returned safely to Calhoun County following their deployment to Afghanistan. Read Cannon’s account of their time overseas in the story...
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Pig Scramble returning to 2014 Calhoun County Fair
A Youth Pig Scramble will be held at the Calhoun County Fair on Thursday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. or immediately after the Pet Show. Participants must be 12 years of age and under. The pig scramble will...
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Yancy Library to host Movie and Craft Party July 22
Join us in the Weyerhaeuser Meeting Room at Jesse Yancy Memorial Library in Bruce for a Movie & Craft Party Tuesday, July 22 from 2-4:15 p.m. We’ll provide the snack & drinks. Movie rated PG....
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Nearly six inches of rain fell in Calhoun County Friday. The rain appears gone for the weekend, but overcast skies and high temperatures in the 70s are forecast to continue until Monday morning. Photo...
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Judge Henry Lackey got the best of the panel that roasted him Saturday night at the Methodist Corner in Calhoun City as a fundraiser for Excel. Among those that took their shots at the judge were A.M....
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