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Lineup set for Christmas parades in Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman and Big Creek
Christmas festivities begin around Calhoun County in just two weeks with the Bruce Rotary Auction. The auction will be held in the Bruce Museum on Thursday, Nov. 30 to kickoff the weekend’s festivities...
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Jerry Smith, Sarepta Baptist on mission to seat 10,000 people
Sarepta Baptist Church only seats around 100 people, but they’re on a mission to seat 10,000. Jerry Smith, who has pastored the church the past three years, founded “Mission 10,000.” “A few years ago...
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BUES turkey feather funds going to Williamses
Bruce Upper Elementary School is donating money to the Michael Williams family. They are selling turkey feathers for 25c apiece. The money raised will be donated to the family members that were...
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Eacholes to receive Goodman scholarship
The 34th Annual A.D. Goodman Scholarship Banquet will be Saturday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. at the St. Luke Masonic Lodge in Bruce. Eacholes The 2017 Scholarship recipient is LeMarcus Trevon Echoles. He is a...
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Fifth Egg Bowl Run coming through Calhoun County Nov. 20
Ole Miss and Mississippi State will face off for the 114th Battle for the Golden Egg on Thursday, Nov. 23. Prior to opening kickoff, the game ball will have traveled 100 miles by foot. Army ROTC...
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Flight nurse who often served Calhoun dies in crash
DEWITT, Ark. (AP) - A pilot and two medical personnel were killed when a medical helicopter that was flying to a hospital in eastern Arkansas crashed in a rural area Sunday night. No patients were on...
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Grenada Lake hosting annual veterans’ hunts
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Grenada Lake will host its annual Veterans Hunt in two sessions beginning December 8-10, 2017, and ending December 15-17, 2017. The hunts will be held at the Grenada...
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Calhoun City man charged with attempted murder
A Calhoun City man turned himself in to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department Monday after being sought for just over a month for attempted murder. Jennings Marcus D. Jennings, 24, had been wanted by...
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Pope tells chamber Bruce board seeking input from citizens on next chief
Mayor Rudy Pope told the Bruce Chamber of Commerce Monday that aldermen are in the process of selecting the town’s new chief of police and are seeking citizen input. “Both Corey (Alexander) and Tony...
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Adult Education Center has a history of making big impact
The Adult Education Center in Bruce turned 40 years old last week and its greatest proponent, Ada Armstrong, believes it’s more needed now than ever. “The center was started through a donation from...
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Don’t get eaten on this turkey day
Everybody looks forward to Thanksgiving, unless you’re a turkey. First graders at Calhoun City Elementary wrote how they would approach the upcoming holiday if they were a gobbler. “I would be nice to...
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Williamson, Concord proud of their new church building
Bill Williamson has served Concord Baptist Church, west of Bruce, as pastor for more than 13 years. A native of Shelby County, Alabama, he graduated from Samford University where he met his wife...
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Ivy’s Journey at Pontotoc Electric Filled with Memorable Moments
John Ivy’s first day on the job at Pontotoc Electric as a full-time employee was an eventful one. The Bruce Journeyman Lineman went full-time with the company as a groundman on the day Hurricane...
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Shelton among first Mississippians to compete at NAILE
Mikayla Shelton, of Bruce, was among Mississippi 4-H Animal & Dairy Sciences State team competing at the North American International Livestock Expo (NAILE) in Louisville, KY. It was the first...
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Longest sets up Northwest endowments
Dr. William D. Longest of Oxford recently established two scholarship endowments at Northwest Mississippi Community College, according to Sybil Canon, associate vice president of Development and...
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Big Creek native appointed head of Rural Development
The Trump Administration has appointed John Rounsaville as the new State Director for USDA Rural Development in Mississippi. A native of Big Creek, Rounsaville also served in this position during the...
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Area drug court will add mental health screenings
The Third Circuit Drug Court, which includes Calhoun County, will add mental health screening and treatment for Drug Court participants after receiving an $850,000 grant. Judge Andrew Howorth Circuit...
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Moore departure now official; stepping down at end of 2017
The Calhoun County School Board officially accepted the resignation/retirement of Sup. Mike Moore, effective Dec. 31, at Monday’s meeting in Pittsboro. There was little discussion of the item in the...
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Dearings will lead Calhoun City Christmas Parade Saturday night
Bro. Allen and Debra Dearing of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church will lead the Calhoun City Christmas Parade when it travels around the square Saturday at 7 p.m. Dearing This year’s theme is...
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Bruce Christmas events this week – auction, pancakes, parade, movie, tour of...
A flurry of Christmas activities are planned around Bruce for this weekend starting with the Bruce Rotary Auction Thursday night. Jo Ann Denley The auction will be held in the Bruce Museum at 6 p.m....
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