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Locals place wreaths on headstones honoring veterans
“This is a wonderful thing,” said Robin Parker, looking at the wreath on her brother’s grave and the many others throughout Vardaman Cemetery. The wreaths were the idea of Carolyn Davis and Peggy...
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When is the rut?
Even with preparations and the best-laid plans, many hunters agree that killing a trophy buck would be near impossible if it weren’t for the distraction of the rut. Doe-crazed bucks have been known to...
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Medicaid up for Big Debates at Mississippi Capitol in 2018
Mississippi legislators in 2018 are expected to bicker over Medicaid, a government health insurance program that consumes a large portion of the state budget and covers about 1 in every 4 residents....
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The Journal’s most liked instagram posts of 2017
Following are our 10 most "liked" images on The Journal's instagram account during 2017. Tink Massey was the inspiration for two of our most like images, including this one of the Bruce Trojan...
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Top 10 Stories of 2017 in Calhoun County
Following is the list of top 10 stories of the year in Calhoun County as voted on by the staff of The Journal. 1) Golden shooting in Bruce The reward for information on the whereabouts of Adrian Leon...
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Derma man arrested in connection to multiple burglaries
A Derma man is in the county jail facing a long list of charges after authorities exercised a pair of search warrants and recovered numerous stolen items from multiple cases over the past few months....
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A few of the more memorable lines from our 2017 pastor series
We’re approximately half way through our effort to feature every church and its pastor in Calhoun County. We interviewed 49 pastors in 2017 and pulled just a few of our favorite quotes from many of...
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Two homes lost to fire over New Year’s
Two families lost their homes to fire over the New Year’s holiday. The first was the Brent Sullivan home on Hwy. 341 just south of the Hwy. 32 intersection on New Year’s Eve morning. Sullivan, his wife...
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Clanton, Hill reappointed at first supervisors’ meeting of new year
Supervisors reappointed Sonny Clanton board attorney and Jenny Hill purchasing clerk at their first meeting of 2018 Tuesday morning. The low bid Of $73,797 from Double S, Inc. was approved for the...
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Calhoun unemployment rate continues to drop
Calhoun County’s unemployment rate has continued a decade of decline and reached its lowest mark since 1999 in November according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES). Calhoun...
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Doles, Miller to continue leading ‘City recreation program
Calhoun City Board of Aldermen approved Nick Doles, Park and Rec Activities Operations Director, and Josh Miller, Activities Administrator, to continue under their current contracts Tuesday night at...
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Derma approves lease with Grizzlies football association
The lease between the town of Derma and Lereil Russell, of Calhoun City, for the Calhoun County Grizzlies, the youth football association, is prepared and ready to be signed. Aldermen looked over the...
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Vardaman Board says no more working on private property for town employees
Vardaman board of aldermen voted to rescind the town’s personal property work ordinance at the regular meeting of the board last night. The ordinance had allowed the town to work on private property...
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Bruce to name police, fire departments for Evans, Brasher
The Bruce Board of Aldermen unanimously voted Tuesday night to name the town’s police and fire department offices in memory of Stan Evans and John Edward Brasher. The board passed resolutions honoring...
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Fire departments continue to be busy with numerous house fires already in 2018
House fires continue to come in bunches around Calhoun County, some with devastating consequences. Terry home in Big Creek There have been two today, both in Calhoun City. The first was this morning on...
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Crape myrtle’s upkeep does not include murder
As gardeners make New Year’s resolutions for their landscapes in 2018, I want to encourage all of them to resolve to correctly prune crape myrtles from this day forward. In the current vernacular,...
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Hych, Union Grove always happy to serve community
The more than century old Union Grove MB Church was originally on the Blue House Road south of Calhoun City next to the late Aubrey Enochs’ house. They built a new church off Hwy. 8 on the north side...
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School board, Senate, House, judges up for election in 2018
Two county school board seats, U.S. Senate and House and a host of judicial races are all on the election calendar for 2018. The only exclusive local races for Calhoun County this year will be for...
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Derma Community Blood Drive at Dollar General
Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) will be holding a community blood drive in Derma on Tuesday, January 9, from 12 – 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be at the Dollar General in Derma. Donors will receive...
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Fire breaks out at furniture plant in Pontotoc County
Emergency crews have been fighting a fire at a furniture manufacturing plant in northeast Mississippi. News outlets report that the fire started Friday morning at the American Furniture facility in...
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