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Reynolds enjoying role as new Bruce Elementary secretary
Rachel Reynolds works as the new secretary for Bruce Elementary School. This will be her first year of serving in this position. Before this she worked as a Computer Lab Aide for 11 1/2 years at Bruce...
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Hall, Gates speak to Calhoun City Elementary School students
Former Calhoun City Wildcat football players, Kemon Hall and Chakel Gates, visited Calhoun City Elementary recently. Hall, pictured, graduated from the University of North Texas and now plays for the...
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Local businesses, citizens honored at annual gathering of county association
Calhoun Economic Development Association (CEDA) honored local citizens and industry and heard from Northwest Community College President Dr. Michael Heindl at the organization’s annual meeting last...
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Parker honored with latest Veteran of Month Award
Daniel L. Parker has been named Veteran of the Month by the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary #26 of Calhoun County. He was born Sept. 11, 1924 at Pittsboro. His parents were Clarence and Izora...
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Exposed tree roots worth celebrating
Oops! My roots are showing, but it’s okay. Exposed tree roots bother some people, but they are natural and important, at least to trees. Their roots don’t “come up” to the surface, they’re telling you...
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Bruce native earns Oxford teaching honor
Libby Kakales Tidwell, formerly of Bruce, has been named an Oxford Middle School Teacher of the Year for 2020. She and husband, Keith, have one son, Zach, and she is the daughter of Bill and Voula...
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Empty Bowls annual fundraiser set for March 7
The third annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser will be March 7 at the multi-purpose building in Pittsboro from 5:30-6:30 p.m. This fundraiser helps fund Our Daily Bread Food Pantry. The majority of the food...
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School board approves NLR program contract
The Calhoun County School Board entered into a new contract for a drop out prevention program and ordered some new Chromebooks and charging stations at a special called meeting last Thursday. The lack...
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Contracts, personnel are talk of Vardaman and Derma meetings
Grant project approvals and personnel matters made up the bulk of business conducted at Derma and Vardaman town meetings last week. Derma’s board unanimously approved contracts with Three Rivers and...
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Bruce hears flood concern; meetings to be put online
Bruce mayor and board of aldermen heard from a citizen about flooding concerns and agreed to have their meetings streamed online. Shirlette Knox addressed the board about flooding concerns near her...
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Three Sisters serving up coffee & smiles in Pittsboro
Tanya Constant had become accustomed to hosting up to 20 people in her Pittsboro home just to visit and drink good coffee. “I like strong coffee with a lot of flavor,” she said with a smile. Coffee...
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Bruce, Calhoun City make their case to HGTV
Bruce and Calhoun City have entered a national contest hoping for an HGTV town makeover. The popular TV network is trying to find a town for its show, “Hometown Takeover.” In “Hometown Takeover,” Ben...
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Getting an early start on gambling, gardening
Gambling hasn’t always been legal in Mississippi, but gardeners have been doing it openly for generations. Unfortunately, the house usually has better odds than even us old hands. Many gardeners...
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Faddock earns Bruce Rotary honor
The Bruce Rotary Youth Leader for February is Austin Faddock, son of Stephen and Dana Faddock. His activities are: Beta Club; Varsity Baseball; Varsity Football; named Mr. Bruce High School; referee...
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‘City Police investigating homicide, two car crash
Calhoun City Police are investigating a homicide and a two-vehicle head-on crash that occurred last Friday night. Chief Williams A statement released by ‘City PD Tuesday stated the accident occurred...
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Tillman to host public program on stroke prevention
Chancery Clerk Romona Tillman and Working Group of the Mississippi Stroke Challenge (MSC-2030) & the Mississippi Health Ambassadors’ Program (MHAP) 2020 will host a public information and working...
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Calhoun City receives first online sales tax revenue
Calhoun City mayor and board of aldermen approved the establishment of a new bank account to receive online sales tax revenue at their February meeting. The board acknowledged receipt of $12,886 as...
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Supervisors approve new garbage and jail personnel
Two bridge projects and the hiring of some new personnel were among the items addressed by the Calhoun County Board of Supervisors at their meeting last Friday. The board approved the hiring of David...
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Local artists contribute work to Empty Bowls fundraiser
The returning artists for the Empty Bowls Fundraiser this year, benefiting Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, will be Sheryl Collins, her sister Anna Collums, and Matt Allen. The Empty Bowls Fundraiser will...
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Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
Calhoun County 4-H Livestock club members had an outstanding year with their meat goat project. This is the first year three qualified market goats for the Dixie National Sale of Champions. This year’s...
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