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Murphrees donate E.L. Bruce part to museum
Barbara Murphree and grandson Kadon Murphree, of Bruce, show an old part their family donated to the Bruce Museum in honor of Billy Fred Murphree. Kadon and his dad, Kimmy, found the cataloged part at...
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School Board wants assistant principal at BHS; tax increase proposed to make...
The Calhoun County School Board outlined its desire for an assistant principal position at Bruce High School Monday night at an informal budget workshop held in Pittsboro. All five board members were...
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Duke Tillman can feel the music
Robert “Duke” Tillman doesn’t just play music. He feels it. It’s that connection to the rhythm, the audience and the other musicians that allows Tillman’s soul to exude through him and his keyboard....
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Pittsboro, Vardaman show increases in sales tax revenue
Sales tax returns for Calhoun County municipalities remain down mostly for the current fiscal year except in Derma and Vardaman according to the Mississippi Department of Revenue. Pittsboro’s total for...
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Municipal turnout in Calhoun elections under 30%
The 2017 municipal elections have concluded in Calhoun County with on average only one-fourth of the eligible voters in each town participating. Calhoun City was the only town this year with a...
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A brief visit with Modern Day Saints
Have you ever wondered where all the saints live? Two of them--Aunt Bea and Uncle Johnny Mayhan--have lived at the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes in Bartlett for the past 19 years! Of course,...
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County should save money after positive Pittsboro fire inspection
Pittsboro Fire Chief Gayle Bullard informed county supervisors Monday the county should experience a decrease in insurance costs soon. Bullard reported that the county seat’s fire department recently...
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Deputy injured, two killed in shootout in Yalobusha County
A Yalobusha County deputy was injured Friday morning in a shootout that ended with the death of a Missouri man and woman. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported that Deputy Thomas West was hit by several...
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Family is focus for Thomas Tillman at Jackson Chapel in Bruce
Thomas Tillman was born and raised in Bruce, just down the street from Jackson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. His parents, Tom and Shirley Tillman, still live in the same house on Gabbert Street....
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Bruce to host Fourth of July celebration on square
The Bruce Square will once again host a Fourth of July celebration complete with fireworks, hamburgers and hot dogs, and live music. Chamber of Commerce President Jay Vanlandingham announced at...
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Budget hearing for school district Thursday evening; tax increase proposed
The Calhoun County School Board will host a public hearing Thursday evening to take comments on their proposed budget for next fiscal year which includes a near 3-mil tax increase. The public hearing...
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School officials’ court trial may move to Bruce
The trial of two Calhoun County school officials charged with failing to report alleged sex crimes at Bruce High School to proper authorities may be moving to Bruce Municipal Court. Mike Moore Michael...
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Guy Dale Shaw entertains historical society with old tax assessor tales
Program director Mike Worsham introduced speaker Mr. Guy Dale Shaw at the Yalobusha Historical Society meeting this month. The Shaw genealogy extends back to England, the Cofer part of this ancestry...
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Calhoun gas prices among the lowest in the country
Gas prices around Calhoun County are currently in line with the cheapest in the country. A survey last week by AAA showed the lowest average gas price in the country was South Carolina at $2.01....
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Nominations underway for local FSA Committee
The nomination period for farmers and ranchers to serve on local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees started last week. Through the county committees, farmers and ranchers have a voice. To be...
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Marcia Shipp Burns grows pineapple with patience
Marcia Shipp Burns, of Calhoun City, said she’ll “try anything one time,” but had she known it would take three years to grow a pineapple she might not have started. “For me to deal with something for...
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Moore tells school board he doesn’t recommend tax increase
Superintendent Mike Moore told the school board he couldn’t recommend the proposed tax increase in the budget presented to the public Thursday night but that it is needed. “I don’t get a vote on that,”...
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Julia Aron hired as next BUES principal; BHS to get two lead teachers
The Calhoun County School Board approved the hiring of Julia Aron as the new principal of Bruce Upper Elementary and scrapped its idea of an assistant principal at Bruce High and instead endorsed two...
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ICE officer presents information to area farmers in Vardaman
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted a presentation on the ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) program and Form I-9...
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County airport approved for grant to add more hangars
The Calhoun County Airport has been approved for a $167,064 grant for land acquisition, and hangar construction according to Mississippi’s Congressional Delegation. A press release from the delegation...
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