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Cameron Douglas withsands the heat to entertain as Rowdy
Cameron Douglas loves to fire up the crowd, entertain and can apparently withstand really high temperatures. He does all of that every Friday night as Rowdy the Ram, the mascot for Vardaman High...
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Bruce native named Chief Technology Officer at C-Spire
C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company and the nation’s largest privately held wireless communications company, has named Gregg Logan its Chief Technology Officer. As...
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Jaalen Thomas and the Calhoun City Wildcats had plenty to celebrate Friday night as they remained perfect on the season with a 28-7 home win over Water Valley. Photo by Lisa McNeece
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Wildcats, Cougars earn big wins; Trojans, Rams suffer lopsided losses
Calhoun City and Calhoun Academy rolled to big wins while Bruce and Vardaman suffered lopsided losses in another .500 Friday for Calhoun County teams. Kemon Hall Calhoun City continued to impress with...
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Junior cheerleaders entertained at Calhoun City Friday night. Photo by Lisa McNeece
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Coffeeville runs around, through Bruce Trojans in 36-13 win
Bruce struggled with the Coffeeville ground game and the Pirates made some big defensive plays to earn a 36-13 win over the visiting Trojans last Friday night. “This is a good win for us,” said...
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Calhoun City remains perfect with easy win over Water Valley
When Brieton Sykes woke up Friday morning he had a feeling that a big performance was coming later that night. Sykes couldn’t have scripted Calhoun City’s 28-7 victory against Water Valley any better...
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Roger W. Webb Sr., 67, of Bruce, died September 6, 2014 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born January 10, 1947, the son of Thomas and Maxine Webb. He pastored Schoona Valley Baptist Church...
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Sarah Lou Hill Morris, 81, Grenada, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014 at UMC in Grenada. She was born March 8, 1933 to William Hill and Avie Cantrell Hill in Calhoun County. She was retired from Pennaco...
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Ernestine (Tina) B. Miller-Simmons, of Alexandria, VA, died August 14, 2014 after suffering a fall and several years of declining health. Born on September 17, 1929, in Calhoun City, to Blandina and...
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Vardaman aims to start fresh with region opener this week
The 47-7 loss at Noxapater wasn’t the worst part of last Friday night for Vardaman Coach Larry Gann. He saw his team regress from the previous weeks. Coach Larry Gann “We had a lot of great individual...
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Boudreaux sparks Calhoun Academy to win at North Sunflower
Joseph Boudreaux delivered the best game of his career that sparked the Calhoun Academy Cougars to a 42-12 win at North Sunflower last Friday night. Boudreaux accounted for 403 total yards and four...
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His tired body played out, but Cristil’s voice never failed him
STARKVILLE – “Fridays With Jack” was what Jack Cristil’s daughters Kay and Rebecca wryly called my many kitchen table interviews with their father in the process of writing his 2011 biography on the...
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You have to stand up for the tee-tee dance
It has taken all summer, but granddaughter Ellie Kathryn finally seems to be potty trained. For Addi Claire, it took all of two weeks, but Ellie Kathryn marches to the beat of her own drum. At my...
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There’s more to Leland than Hwy. 82
I was no stranger to Leland, having traveled there for several high school football games through the years. Lillo’s, a wonderful Italian restaurant on Hwy. 82, has long been a favorite of traveling...
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Gail Baker
Gail Baker of Banner is a sweet eater and a sweet maker. Chocolate is a favorite, especially brownies, but she also likes pecan pie. Her mother, the late Katherine Smith, made good pecan pies, and Gail...
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Calhoun City sweeps Bruce in softball double header
Calhoun City softball swept a double header from Bruce last Saturday. The Lady Wildcats won the first game 10-0 and followed that with a 7-1 win. Landyn Stoddard led the Lady Wildcats in game one with...
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Lady Cougars’ softball season ends with loss to Hebron
Calhoun Academy’s softball team needed a big win Tuesday night to keep their season alive. They came up short suffering a 9-6 loss to Hebron. The Lady Cougars entered Tuesday’s home game with Hebron...
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Most beloved Mississippi voice was Jack Cristil
Sixty years or so ago, somebody snapped a photograph of two Mississippi icons. The moment is preserved for the ages: Jack Cristil interviewing Elvis Presley. When I saw it, I couldn’t wait to ask...
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Rep. Beckett speaks to Republican Women
Calhoun County Republican Women met August 5, at Jeffery’s in Bruce. Rep. Jim Beckett, Linda Haire, Susan Beckett President Linda Haire called the meeting of the Calhoun county Republican Women to...
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