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Los Encinos owners say restaurant is clean, open
Los Encinos Mexican Restaurant in Calhoun City was identified by the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) last week in an investigation of potential hepatitis A in a food service worker at the...
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Ken Edgeworth’s Weyerhaeuser career has evolved from chop saw operator to...
Ken Edgeworth, a Columbus native, went to work at Weyerhaeuser in Bruce as a chop saw operator in 1992 shortly after graduating from Mississippi State University. “A chop saw operator is responsible...
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Thirteen contested races among primary ballots in Calhoun County
Calhoun County voters will have their opportunity next Tuesday, Aug. 6 to vote in the Democratic or Republican Primary, narrowing the field to finalists for the November General Election in most races,...
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Update offered to CCJ story ‘Finding Corporal Hellums’
My name is Harriet Sykes Wright and I am the niece of Judge Clayton Hellums who (The Journal) did an article about back in 2006. I was just wanting to make sure that you were aware of the latest with...
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Chamber reviews July 4th, Sawmill Fest celebrations
The Bruce Chamber of Commerce met last week reviewing the recent Fourth of July and Sawmill Festival events. President J.J. Winter thanked Becky Wright and Sandra Pope for their work on the Fourth...
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Locals do well in Calhoun County Fair goat showmanship
Parker Winter, Jillian Bramlitt, Jensyn Cain, Collier Edmondson, Layla Bramlitt, Lizzy Edmondson, Bailey Anthony, Hayden Barnett and Briley Anthony all excelled in goat showmanship at the county fair....
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Northwest fall registration is Aug. 15-16, all campuses
Registration for the 2019 fall semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College is just around the corner. Open registration for day classes for students who have not previously registered will be...
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Delinquent tax list released for Calhoun City
The City of Calhoun City will sell on the last Monday in August 2019 (8-26-19) in the Board Room at Calhoun City-City Hall at 8:30 a.m. to the highest bidder for cash , if any there be, for the...
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Delinquent tax list released for Derma
Town of Derma will sell at 8:30 a.m. on August 26, 2019, for the amount of Delinquent taxes for the year 2018, and prior thereof, plus damages, all of the following described land situated in said Town...
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Wings visits Bruce Rotary Club
The Wings emergency helicopter team out of Memphis touched in Bruce last week for a visit with the Bruce Rotary Club. Rotary members toured the helicopter and learned of its many capabilities along...
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Supervisors close bridge; altering road for another
Calhoun County Supervisors took steps to remove half a mile of CR 346 from the State Aid System and to “abandon” a bridge on CR 136 in their meeting Monday in Pittsboro. The board unanimously approved...
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Coroner Jerry Fleming, Supervisor Gwin Longest both defeated in Tuesday’s...
Justin Ferguson, Ben Suber, Kegan Coleman, Salena Westmoreland, and Sheriff Greg Pollan were the big local winners in Tuesday’s primary election in Calhoun County. Justin Ferguson, of Bruce, upset...
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Bruce’s Turner wins Mrs. Mississippi Pageant
Morgan Turner of Bruce won the Mrs. Mississippi Pageant in Tupelo last weekend. Morgan is married to Will Turner, pastor of Chickenbone Baptist Church. They have two children – Tatum and Taylor. She...
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Rainy season has impacted soybean growth, conditions
The process of planting this year’s soybean crop in Mississippi has been anything but normal. The only consistent variable has been rain, and a lot of it -- from an unusually wet winter and spring to...
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Derma Baptist and Stone family pack OCC boxes in memory of Katelin
Derma Baptist Church’s hallways had shoe boxes stacked up for an Operation Christmas Child packing party last Wednesday night. This particular packing party was held honoring the memory of Katelin...
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4th Annual LeBonheur Fox Hunt
More than $63,000 was raised at the annual Fox Hunt benefiting LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. Pictured, from left, are Barrett Wooten, Glen Frazier, James Chrestman, Sonja Chrestman, P.K. Edmondson,...
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Derma police department experiences complete overhaul
The Derma Police Department has undergone a major transition with a new police chief and several new officers. Dean Poynor Calhoun Chief Deputy Dean Poynor has been hired as the new chief for the town...
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Fugett is new town clerk in Vardaman
Tiffany Fugett has officially been named Vardaman town clerk and Wendy Scott deputy clerk. Tiffany Fugett The board made the changes official at last week’s board meeting. Fugett was deputy clerk under...
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Faith fueled Morgan Turner to the Mrs. Mississippi crown
Morgan Turner had stepped out of her comfort zone to center stage determined to deliver her best in only her second pageant. Then suddenly, her best was the best. The Bruce mother of two and pastor’s...
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Calhoun City Band under new leadership
Calhoun City High School has had many new changes and many new people this school year, and a new band director is one of them. Calhoun City High School Band Directors are, left, Jamim McPhetrige,...
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