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School board approves students transfers, long personnel list; says no to...
The Calhoun County School Board met Tuesday night for their regular monthly meeting with personnel items and students’ transfers consuming much of the agenda. Most of the 16 student transfers proposed...
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Length of stay change for Grenada Lake campers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District announces the update of two recreational policies at Arkabutla, Enid, Grenada, and Sardis lakes, effective June 1. Policy updates are for the length...
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Former Lady Wildcat Byars speaks to McPhail’s students
Former All Star Lady Wildcat Frances Carroll Putman Byars revisited CCHS recently to share with students the story of how the 1949 girls’ basketball team claimed the state championship at Kosciusko. A...
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Pres. Roosevelt rejected Vardaman as town name at its founding
The town of Vardaman was founded in 1904, but Vardaman was not its original name. When filing for a post office, the people submitted Vardaman as the town name in honor of Gov. James K. Vardaman....
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Bruce High School Band Director arrested
The Bruce High School Band Director was taken into custody this morning on charges involving a minor. Jon Bland, 41, was arrested by Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office around 9 a.m. and charged with five...
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Two kinds of gardeners – mowers and not
There are two kinds of gardeners: Those who mow, and those who do not. It isn’t nice to fight Mother Nature, yet we do it all the time as we try nearly in vain to preserve that slice of artificial...
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Pullen tells history, plans for hospital
Kim Clark Pullen spoke to the Yalobusha Historical Society May 17 about Yalobusha Health Services formerly known as Yalobusha General Hospital. Yalobusha General Hospital opened its doors on January 2,...
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PEPA warns customers of scam payment sites
Pontotoc Electric is warning customers of scams on the Internet that direct customers to another site to make their electric bill payment. Some of the websites even use the Pontotoc Electric logo to...
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Supervisors approve bid, overlay at county airport
Calhoun County Supervisors approved a quote to overlay, scrub seal and stripe at the county airport in Pittsboro Monday morning. Double S’ bid of $185,000 was approved for the project. The only other...
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Gladney studying options after not hired as teacher; Gore asks assistant...
Marcus Gladney is seeking a face-to-face meeting with the Calhoun County School Board and aims to appeal their decision not to hire him as a language arts teacher at Calhoun City. The board met with...
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Derma board declines to sell property
Derma board of aldermen declined to sell some town property to a citizen at the regular meeting of the board last night. Dock Gabbert Mayor Dock Gabbert said that Buster Russell is using land that the...
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Vardaman board talks possible sewer ordinance
Vardaman Board of Aldermen discussed adopting a sewer ordinance that would prevent certain substances, such as grease and other insolubles, from being placed in the sewer system at the regular meeting...
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Bruce Beautification Committee sought
Theresa Nicks, president of the Bruce Chamber, asked the Bruce board of aldermen Tuesday to assist with the establishment of a beautification committee to work on projects leading up to the town’s...
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Calhoun City Board talks paving projects
Calhoun City Board of Aldermen voted to leave the transient vendor privilege annual license fee at $20, remaining the same as when participating in the Farmer’s Market. On the topic of two police cars...
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Calhoun voter turnout was 10% Tuesday; Democratic runoff set for June 26;...
Voter turnout was 10% Tuesday in Calhoun County with Sen. Roger Wicker advancing in the U.S. Senate Republican Primary and a runoff secured on the Democratic side. The June 26 runoff will feature...
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Dr. Lisa Langford hired as next school superintendent
Dr. Lisa Langford described Monday night as a very humbling experience as countless calls and texts of well wishes poured in late into the night after the Calhoun County School Board voted 5-0 earlier...
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Hubbard among Purple Heart recipients to be honored, Nov.
Rufus Roger Hubbard was born January 8, 1922 in Calhoun County to Chester and Lottie Parker Hubbard. He married Robbie Sue Holloway January 19, 1946 and they were married for 55 years. He was age 79...
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Becky Wright aims to ‘empower the heart’ as President of MWFC
Becky Wright first joined the Fine Arts Club of Bruce in 1995 shortly after she and husband James moved to the sawmill town to open the Piggly Wiggly. “Lib Massey invited me. She said you need to come...
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Fire consumes old National Guard Armory in Bruce
Fire spread into all three buildings at the old National Guard Armory in Bruce keeping Bruce and Chickenbone firefighters busy for hours in extreme heat trying to save equipment stored there. The old...
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Vardaman Facts and Figures, part two of town history
The town of Vardaman was founded in 1904. Early Mayors and Clerks 1904: Mayor J.T. McCord, Clerk J.E Powell 1907: Mayor E.I. Hawkins, Clerk J.E. Whitehorn 1909: Mayor T.W. Young, Clerk J.E. Whitehorn...
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