Franklins win ITPA tournament at Yoda Creek
Bruce Telephone Company hosted the 2014 Independent Telephone Pioneer Association Golf Tournament this week at Yoda Creek. Winners of the event included: 1st Flight 1st place – Heath Franklin/Jimmy...
View ArticleBruce Homecoming Pep Rally
Walt Maddox prepares to get a shaving cream pie in the face from cheerleader Julianna Cain during the Bruce Homecoming pep rally on the Bruce Square Thursday evening. Photo by Celia Hillhouse
View ArticleBruce Trojans host Homecoming Pep Rally on the Square
Bruce High School celebrated Homecoming with a pep rally on the Bruce Square Thursday night. Trojan cheerleaders performed along with the band and football players and the homecoming court was...
View ArticleSheriff’s Dept. hosting “Take Back Drugs” day Sept. 27
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of...
View ArticleTalford crowned Homecoming Queen at Bruce
Tamera Talford was crowned Homecoming Queen at Bruce Friday night. Pictured from left are 2013 Queen Linesha Miller, Byron Talford, Queen Tamera Talford and BHS Principal Michael Gillespie. Photo by...
View ArticleWildcats, Cougars both win on road; Trojans, Rams suffer homecoming losses
Friday was a night of blowouts around Calhoun County with the Wildcats and Cougars on the positive side of things while the Trojans and Rams were not. Calhoun City looked every bit like a state...
View ArticleWildcats whip North Panola
Calhoun City remained perfect on the season with a dominating win at North Panola Friday night. Brieton Sykes played a big role in the win. Read the story in the sports section. Photo by Lisa McNeece
View ArticleLucius crowned Homecoming Queen at Vardaman
Laken Lucius was crowned Homecoming Queen at Vardaman Friday night. Pictured, from left, are Tae Armstrong, Maid of Honor Shylysses Rimmer, Queen Laken Lucius and Chad Lucius. Photo by Stephanie Lucius
View ArticleAntique Mall opens on Bruce Square
Glenda Aron and her daughter Jerlynn Spratlin opened a new antique mall on the Bruce Square last week next to Pizza Palace. The business hosts booths for vendors from all over the area and is open...
View ArticleCalhoun City opens “Ace Cannon Room”
Calhoun City honored its most famous citizen Sunday while he entertained them by performing some of his greatest hits. The Ace Cannon Room was unveiled Sunday afternoon at City Hall in Calhoun City...
View ArticleCalhoun child among latest confirmed cases of Enterovirus D68
The Mississippi Department of Health cornfirmed two new Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases in Mississippi Monday, including one in Calhoun County. The two cases were reported in young children – one from...
View ArticleCougars remain perfect on the road
Calhoun Academy showed no signs of road weariness in rolling through Strider last Friday 37-6 in their first division game of the season. The Cougars, 4-1, have played only one home game so far this...
View ArticleVardaman will take aim at first win in Biggersville
Vardaman Coach Larry Gann is going to find out how good his team wants to be over the next few weeks. “We can be as good as we want to be or as bad as it gets,” Gann said. “It comes down to want to.”...
View ArticleAmory spoils Bruce’s homecoming with rare shutout
The Bruce Trojans struggled all night against Amory who spoiled the Trojans’ homecoming last week with a 27-0 win at Trojan Field. It was the first time the Trojans had been shutout since a 13-0 loss...
View ArticleSmackdown in Sardis
Calhoun City looked every bit like a state championship contender on Friday. The Wildcats dominated a talented North Panola team in every facet of the game and rolled to a 54-6 victory against the...
View ArticleJerry Daniel
Jerry Lamar Daniel, 66, of Houlka, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at the Church Street Personal Care Home of Ecru. He was retired from the Houston Postal Service where he was a city carrier, and served...
View ArticleSue Cox
Sue Cox, 76, of Pittsboro, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at UT Methodist Central in Memphis. Born August 7, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Hughes and Mary Etta Murphree Hughes. She was...
View ArticleStepp Saver is Chamber Business of the Month
Stepp-Saver Pharmacy was named Chamber Business of the Month for September. With Andy Stepp is Bruce Chamber president Becky Wright.
View ArticleReids bring Bruce treasures to The Journal; long wait to try TriBecca well...
Visiting The Journal last week were Bruce natives Eddie and Gretchen Heise Reid, who now live in Tulsa. Eddie is the son of the late Ed and Lorraine Reid, and Gretchen is the grand-daughter of Robert...
View ArticleGreat feeling to be back in Harley saddle
Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder. At least that’s how I felt Saturday afternoon when I was reunited with my Harley Davidson motorcycle. My wife Lisa and step-daughter Jo Ellen gave me a...
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