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Big Creek’s annuel “Redneck” Christmas Parade set for Saturday night
The 14th Annual Redneck Christmas Parade in Big Creek will be Saturday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. A $100 prize will be awarded to the top “redneck” at the parade. A reception will be held at the community...
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New homes around Bruce featured on 2013 Christmas Tour
Four relatively new homes in the Bruce area were featured on the Christmas Tour of Homes last weekend sponsored by the Fine Arts Club of Bruce. This year’s featured homes included Shelia Logan and her...
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Morris earns Bruce Rotary award
Emily Morris is the Bruce Rotary Youth Leader for December. Her parents are Tamsie Morris and Lee Morris. Her activities are: •ranks 4th in her class; •principal’s honor roll and honor roll, 5 yrs.;...
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Newsletter recounts the founding of Bruce
When Bruce was incorporated on June 29, 1927 it was literally a whistle stop with a depot, four stores and less than a dozen residences. The section around Bruce once contained thousands of acres of...
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Supervisors open material bids, approve use of seized Tahoe by sheriff’s...
Calhoun County supervisors opened annual bids and approved a request to re-purpose a vehicle for the sheriff seized as part of a drug arrest. The board authorized Sheriff Greg Pollan to add a 2007...
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Sheriff speaks about holiday safety; chamber to recognize Bruce band
Sheriff Greg Pollan spoke about holiday safety and Bruce chamber officials agreed to pay tribute to the Bruce High School band during the organization’s monthly meeting Monday at Jeffery’s. Sheriff...
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Calhoun lands near Grenada Lake available for lease from Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District is offering agricultural land for lease to the public. These sections of agricultural lands consist of two tracts in Calhoun County and one tract in...
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Personnel moves on school board agenda
Personnel moves and a couple of in-district student transfers are among the items on a short agenda for the Calhoun County School Board’s meeting Thursday night. The personnel moves consist of the...
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Martins’ Christmas display in Derma continues to grow
What began with a single plastic snowman and a few old-fashioned C9 colored lights has grown into the largest Christmas light display in Calhoun County and possibly the region. It’s normal this time of...
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Christmas Parade slideshow to begin today on website
Beginning today, the front page picture on this site will begin changing regularly to a different photo from one of the four Christmas parades this month in Calhoun County. The parade pictures, from...
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Story times, movies set for Monday at Yancy Library in Bruce
Join us at Jesse Yancy Memorial Library in Bruce on Monday, Dec. 23 for some Christmas Break. The fun starts with toddler story time from 10:30- 10:50 a.m. with music, stories and snacks. Storytime is...
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Calhoun breaks own record for boxes with Operation Christmas Child
Calhoun Countains set a new record with their support of Operation Christmas Child – an international project that delivers gift-filled shoeboxes to children all over the world. Jimmy Cole, who leads...
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Local clubs spread holiday cheer
Many local clubs helped make a better Christmas for Calhoun Countians this year with numerous acts of giving. The Bruce Rotary Club recently completed its annual Christmas basket project in which 50...
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Both Langford, Talford cases now in county justice court
Both cases regarding the recent altercation between former Derma policeman Byron Talford and Calhoun City store owner Buck Langford have been moved to Calhoun County Justice Court. Buck Langford and...
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Baptist food pantry seeing more in need
It’s been a busy month at the Calhoun Baptist Association’s food pantry in Calhoun City where they’ve been providing boxes of staple foods for dozens of local families. “This has been a real busy month...
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Christmas Lighting contest winner Michael Herrod prefers more ‘traditional’...
Michael Herrod’s nativity scene has been a winner in the 20th Century Club’s Christmas Lighting Contest in Bruce on multiple occasions, but this year was the first time to be the overall winner. “I was...
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Unemployment in Calhoun drops for sixth consecutive month
Calhoun County’s unemployment dropped for a sixth consecutive month in November according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. Calhoun County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.9% in...
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Calhoun City man leads police on high speed chase
A Calhoun City man is in custody after leading police on a high speed chase Thursday morning and nearly hitting a Calhoun City police car head-on. Senotris Herrod Senotris Maurice Herrod, 24, is...
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Bruce grad Rachel Byars receives Joey Embry scholarship at Ole Miss
Rachel Byars, a University of Mississippi freshman from Bruce, has been named the new recipient of the Joey Embry Memorial Scholarship. Douglass Sullivan-Gonazalez, dean of the University of...
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Mays retires as Grenada Lake Park Ranger
Booker Mays, Grenada Lake Park Ranger and Pittsboro native, will retire December 29. Mays began his career in 1982 and served more than 31 years with the Vicksburg District, U.S. Army Corp of...
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