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BorgWarner expanding its Water Valley plant again
BorgWarner, a global leader in clean and efficient technology solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles, is expanding in Water Valley. The $20 million corporate investment is expected to...
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‘City seeking funding for new water well in industrial park
The Calhoun City board approved its 2018 budget and agreed to seek grant funding for two major infrastructure projects at their meeting Thursday night. The first grant would be for a new water well the...
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Five bridges in county closed after failed inspections
The list of closed bridges around Calhoun County has grown to five as inspections by federal and state officials continue to point out deficiencies. Bridges closed by inspectors are currently on CR...
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Hummingbirds flock by the dozen to Wilson home in Mt. Moriah
The constant hum and chirping noise on Grady Wilson’s back patio in the Mt. Moriah Community is deafening. The source is hummingbirds, by the dozens, if not hundreds, that apparently love his feeders...
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Griffin Motors in Banner becomes official U-Haul dealer
BANNER — U-Haul Company of Mississippi is pleased to announce that Griffin Motors has signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer. Griffin Motors at 430 Hwy. 9 W. will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers,...
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Town and Country art show planned for Bruce Museum
Bruce First will be hosting a reception for the Town and Country Art Show and Sale Saturday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.in the Bruce Museum. This show is held in conjunction with the organizations’...
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Coach John Lacey Wyatt still loves his Wildcats
John Lacey Wyatt was a believer in tough love during his days as a coach at Calhoun City High School. “You have to be tough on them or they’ll be tough on you,” Wyatt said. The long time coach was...
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Bro. James Taylor at home with Faith Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church was organized in 1979 as a branch off of Rocky Mount Baptist Church. “We met in a storefront right off the Bruce square the first winter and first few months of 1980,” Pastor James...
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Big Creek fire department gets new rescue truck
Big Creek Fire Department put a new rescue truck acquired from the Forestry Service into service last week. Rescue 204 will be able to respond to Emergency Medical Calls, Vehicle Accidents,...
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Academy will celebrate Homecoming Sept. 29
Calhoun Academy Homecoming, “A Sweet Southern Tradition,” will be Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. In K3, Madden Ferguson will be escorting Hadley Criddle. K4’s maid is Addalyn McDaniel, and her escort is Kipper...
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Vending machines broken into around the county
Calhoun County law enforcement agencies are investigating a string of vending machine break-ins in Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman and more. Vardaman Police Chief Kenny Scott said the Coke machines...
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Hope Outdoors raises $23,000 with annual banquet
More than $23,000 was raised last Saturday night at the first annual Hope Outdoors banquet in Pittsboro. The proceeds will go toward helping disabled and/or disadvantaged people experience the...
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Town officials, sheriff hold meeting to discuss county jail contract
Mayors, police officers, and town clerks gathered at City Hall in Calhoun City Tuesday morning with Sheriff Greg Pollan and Supervisor Homer Moore to continue discussions toward finding a solution to...
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School board meets Thursday night in Pittsboro
Calhoun Board of Education is expected to discuss the Mississippi School Board Association’s Legislative Survey and the approval of the school district’s amended budget at its meeting this Thursday,...
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Absentee voting open for D1 supervisor race
Absentee ballots for the upcoming District One Supervisor special election are now available. If you are disabled or temporarily disabled, you may call the Calhoun County Circuit Clerk’s office at...
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Revenue up in Pittsboro, Bruce, Derma, Vardaman
Bruce, Derma, Vardaman and Pittsboro are all showing gains in sales tax revenue after the first two months of the new fiscal year. A report from the Mississippi Department of Revenue shows Bruce sales...
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Janae Harrelson Winter – singer… teacher… servant
Janae Winter recalls when she was in high school saying exactly, “I will never teach high school.” She graduated from Bruce and attended Ole Miss earning a degree in history, with a minor in music,...
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Calhoun unemployment among the state’s lowest
Calhoun County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state and is on pace for its lowest average in nearly 20 years according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES). MDES...
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Payne beginning third year as pastor at Antioch
Antioch Baptist Church pastor Eric Payne lives in Batesville and works with his uncle’s company Comer Heat and Air in Oxford. “He’s retiring in January, and my cousin and I are going to take it over,”...
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Calhoun students will benefit from $1 million grant for Upward Bound
The Coffeeville School District has been awarded $257,500 per year to serve four high schools (Bruce, Calhoun City, Coffeeville, and Vardaman) for the next five years through its Upward Bound program....
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