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Schools hoping snow days will be forgiven by state
Jean Ann Casey’s first full week on the job as Calhoun County School Superintendent was spent mostly inspecting county roads for snow and ice. Casey, along with other administrators, ultimately agreed...
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Local farmer speaks to Bruce Chamber, banquet scheduled for March 1
Local sweet potato farmer Kyle Carter spoke to the Bruce Chamber of Commerce at their Monday meeting. Carter, pictured, spoke to the group about the phases of the farmer’s year and the impact sweet...
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School board holds “work session” to discuss superintendent search
The Calhoun County School Board met briefly last Thursday evening for a “work session” in preparation for the search for a new superintendent. Don Hardin School Board President Don Hardin, of Vardaman,...
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Moore, Gillespie hearing tentatively set for next month; Jordan trial not...
Former Calhoun County Superintendent Mike Moore and Bruce High School Principal Michael Gillespie could be back in court next month for their probable cause hearing while a trial date for former BHS...
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MDEQ awards grant to Three Rivers
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded the Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority a solid waste assistance grant of $75,000 for household hazardous waste day in the...
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Davidson, Jesus is Lord Church in Vardaman ‘loves their neighbors’
Jesus is Lord Church in Vardaman started in 1994 with the first services in the late Lorene Havens’ living room. “About six months after that we got some rental property on Main Street from Lucille...
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Chase Hubbard releases debut album – Badlands
Chase Hubbard, known in the music business as Hubb, released his debut solo album last weekend. The album, entitled Badlands and produced by Josh Bright, gives the listener a taste of life in the...
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Parker elected to county FSA board
County committee election ballots have been counted and Brent Parker of Slate Springs was elected to represent LAA 3. Elected county committee members serve a three-year term and are responsible for...
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23rd Turkey Banquet will be on Feb. 3
Calhoun County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation has announced plans for its 23rd annual Hunting Heritage Membership Banquet & Auction. The family event is scheduled for 6 p.m.,...
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Graduation workshop set for Feb. 1; mandatory for 8th graders
District-wide graduation ready workshop for Bruce, Calhoun City and Vardaman Schools will be Thursday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. at the CCHS Auditorium. High School counselors Laura Brower, Suzanne Oakley,...
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Bruce Band sells calendars for annual fundraiser
The Bruce High School Band sells calendars every year to those wanting to support the program and its members. The calendar displays a group picture of the band, as well as advertisements from local...
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Sales tax revenue up and down around the county
Half way through the current fiscal year, sales tax revenue for local municipalities is both up and down according to the Mississippi Department of Revenue. Bruce is showing a slight increase for the...
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‘City man chases, shoots at car with two-year-old son riding with him
A Calhoun City man is out on bond after chasing and shooting at another vehicle with his two-year-old child in the car with him. Taboris Bobo, 24, was taken into custody Friday night at his parents’...
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School Board votes 3-2 to limit superintendent candidates to current district...
The Calhoun County School Board voted 3-2 Monday night to limit the search for the next superintendent to only current eligible school district employees. It is believed there are currently only four...
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Fleming, Golliday chosen to lead school board
Will Fleming was elected president and Janice Golliday vice president of the Calhoun County School Board Monday night in Pittsboro. Golliday and Fleming first made a motion and second for Bubba Weeks...
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Alcohol effort still 300 signatures short
Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope said the local committee working to put legalizing alcohol on a countywide ballot is preparing to make a final push for the needed signatures. “The freezing weather and some other...
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Congressional candidate Michael Guest has Calhoun County roots
Mississippi’s next United States congressman could have some deep Calhoun County roots. Michael Guest, the district attorney in Rankin and Madison counties, was the first to throw his hat in the ring...
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Franklin Dunn in his fifth year as pastor of historic Pleasant Grove Baptist...
Franklin Dunn was saved at the age of 12 and when asked by an evangelist what Jesus had done for him, Dunn recalled answering “He chased the devil clean out of me.” Dunn is the son of the late Leon...
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Relay For Life kick-off rally set for Feb. 10
A torch run and kick-off rally are planned for Saturday, Feb. 10 for the 2018 Calhoun County Relay For Life. Theresa Nicks The “Olympic” event – Calhoun County vs Cancer – will include a torch run from...
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Miller is new at Bruce Middle School
Dusty Miller is the new English and Reading teacher for the seventh graders in Bruce Middle School. Sandy Aron taught the class first semester, but is now teaching Special Education. Miller graduated...
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