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Bruce board to discuss paving Thursday night
The Bruce board of aldermen will convene Thursday night to work on the new budget and discuss whether to do more paving this year. Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope Mayor Rudy Pope said the city still has $50,000...
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Mason Good looks closely at Kim Lovorn’s Mustang during the convertible show at the Calhoun City Farmers’ Market Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Joel McNeece
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Benny Graves loves to promote the sweet potato industry
If it involves sweet potatoes, Benny Graves is probably nearby. The long time secretary of the Mississippi Sweet Potato Council lives and breathes the crop. “I think about sweet potatoes all the time,”...
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Mississippi’s lone player in the Ivy League
Poet Robert Frost could have been writing about William Chism, a Ridgeland 21-year-old, when he penned these words in The Road Not Taken 94 years ago: “I took the one less traveled by, And that has...
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Meet the Wildcats set for Friday night
Calhoun City will host Meet the Wildcats Friday, Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m. Softball, basketball, band, junior high football and cheerleaders and high school cheerleaders and football players will all be...
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Bruce’s Vance earns Southern Grace Scholarship at MUW
Dustin Vance, a Mississippi University for Women senior culinary arts and photography student from Bruce, is the 2014 Southern Grace Scholarship recipient. The scholarship, endowed in 2006 by the MUW...
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A large crowd turned out on the Bruce Square Thursday night for Meet the Trojans. Photo by Celia Hillhouse
View ArticleJimmy Moorhead
Jimmy C. Moorhead, 68, of Bruce, died Friday, August 15, 2014, at his residence. Born August 22, 1945 in Bruce, he was the husband of the late Betty Massey Moorhead. He served in the U.S. Navy, and he...
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Among the Calhoun County winners at the Union County Goat Show were, back, from left, Alyssa Alford, C.J. Weddle, Mikayla Shelton, Parker Winter, Ellen Harrell, Jessi Taylor, Austin Winter; front,...
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Supervisors approve life insurance policy for firemen
Calhoun County supervisors approved a new life insurance policy for all county firemen and agreed in principle to opt out of the new law passed by the legislature establishing building codes. The board...
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Supervisors are busy discussing the budget today looking at next fiscal year. The current proposal is a 2.2 mil tax increase, which they attribute to new growth requested by the school, an increase to...
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Bruce board proposing deficit budget that includes raises for city employees,...
The Bruce Board of Aldermen voted for a $262,644 deficit budget that includes a 5% pay raise for city employees and a 60% pay increase for themselves. The pay increase for the aldermen moves their...
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Clark talks to Bruce Chamber about new engineering program at Career Center
Kyle Clark, Director of the Career and Technological Center in the county, told the Bruce Chamber of Commerce at their meeting Monday, that engineering is the newest program to be offered there. Kyle...
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Scott Petroleum was named Bruce Chamber business of the month for August. With David Braddock, manager, is Bruce Chamber president Becky Wright. Photo by Celia Hillhouse
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Calhoun Academy football preview
Calhoun Academy won’t be able to win shootouts this year in MAIS 8-man football. They will have to rely on strong defensive play and a hard-nosed running game. The Cougars will be underdogs for much of...
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Vardaman Rams football preview
An incredibly difficult schedule, especially to start the season, will challenge the rebuilding Rams, but if they can avoid injuries and maintain focus, Vardaman can get back to their winning ways in...
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Calhoun City Wildcats football preview
The Wildcats enter the 2014 season in a familiar role as one of the favorites to win the north in Class 2A. They return a proven QB, dominant lines on both sides of the ball and are motivated to finish...
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Bruce Trojans football preview
The Trojans will enter 2014 big, fast, and talented, but not deep at key positions. If they can stay healthy, they’re in position for a deep run in the playoffs. Coach James Ray Who’s Back Offensive...
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Still no qualifier for District Five School Board race as Sept. 5 deadline...
There are no qualifiers yet for the district five school board race with just over two weeks remaining before the deadline. Candidates have until Friday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. to qualify to run. Incumbent...
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Calhoun County has nearly 1,300 acres of grain sorghum (milo) planted this year. This field is just east of Vardaman. Milo is becoming a more popular crop around Calhoun for crop rotation purposes,...
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