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Bruce man arrested after stealing truck, fleeing police officers
A Bruce man is in the county jail in Pittsboro after running from police, stealing a truck from a local business and then abandoning it on the highway hours later. Keown Elvie Ray Keown, 30, is charged...
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A slice of England in Mississippi
A little bit of this, a little bit of that… I just finished a new garden bed that is a nostalgic nod to my part-time home in northern England and the countless cottage gardens nearby which, because of...
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Calhoun County History – Turn of fate denies Beadle chance in 1964 Olympics
July 25, 1996 – Dr. Gene Beadle of Bruce almost made it to the Olympics representing the U.S.A. in judo. It wasn’t the games now going on in Atlanta, however. It was 32 years ago and the games were...
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Calhoun City released honor roll
Calhoun City Elementary School announces their first nine weeks honor roll. Kindergarten: Katab Alqaifi, Lincon Fulton, Alivia Jones, Zyaire Ford, Brooklyn Glass, Charlsi Morrow, McCourtland Fox,...
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Research sheds light on best times to hunt bucks
“Where are all the bucks?” Several years ago, Larry Castle, formerly of Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), and Steve Demarais of the Mississippi State University Deer Lab...
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Take precautions if having family over
Thanksgiving has always been a time for families to be together, but with the virus going strong many are keeping the numbers down at their gathering. If you do have family and friends in, please take...
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Don’t eat too much on Thanksgiving
Monday was Sue Hardin’s birthday. We went out to eat. Hope everyone will have a Happy Thanksgiving. Do not eat ’til you drop dead. Sue, Eva and I ate at Banner Store Friday afternoon. Sue and I ate...
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2020 was difficult year for many of us
We had a very blessed week at Mt Liberty this week. I’ve been reflecting on change. We’ve been so focused on the turmoil our country has been in that it’s been pretty difficult to focus on much good. I...
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Malone honored by NMMC in Tupelo
NMMC of Tupelo recently honored Bill Malone Jr. with the Excellence in Nursing Award for Non-Traditional Nursing. Bill, who lives in Ingomar, is a flight nurse with CareFlight and also works in the...
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Reedy’s Bible Conference went real well
This week, November 28, 1783, the first U.S. Post Office was established. Wedding anniversaries this week: Nov. 22 Bobby and Stephen Duke, Perry and Elizabeth Carter (16 year); Nov. 23 Jerry Fred and...
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Calhoun election results certified
Calhoun County’s election results from Nov. 3 were officially certified last week with 70.6% of the registered voters in the county participating. Total registered voters in the county are 9,408 with...
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Bruce Christmas parade canceled, Calhoun City’s date changed
The Bruce Lions’ Club Christmas Parade and a handful of surrounding events have been canceled due to COVID-19, but parades in Calhoun City and Vardaman are moving forward as scheduled. The Bruce parade...
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Chapel at Cowpen has become local wedding destination
It all began when Sarah and Chance Adair were looking for a place to get married. “She wanted an outdoor wedding and I did too, and we wanted a fall wedding,” Chance said. “We were riding around the...
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Three men are charged with capital murder after killing a store clerk at a Calhoun City gas station Wednesday night during a robbery. Deputy Ezra Conner said authorities were dispatched shortly after 9...
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Cold snap doesn’t have to catch gardeners unaware
Well, it happened again this week. It seems every year, home gardeners get surprised by the first cold snap. Whenever weather forecasters utter the words “frost” or “freeze” for the first time each...
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We are a blessed people
I pray everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We had a blast. Things were a bit different but we made the most out of it. We have so much to be thankful for. It may not seem like it sometimes,...
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Thanksgiving curtailed; saddened by local events
This week on November 30, 1784, the threshing machine was invented. (This was a precursor to the modern farm combine.) Wedding anniversaries this week: Nov. 30 Anthony and Mica Stroup; Dec. 1 Henry Lee...
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Christmas lights lighting up Derma
With the Covid virus still on the rise, I understand a lot of families had their Thanksgiving separate from the rest of the family. On Saturday before Thanksgiving, AG and I went to Manda Griffin’s,...
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Havens-Fisackerly vows to be said December 12
Ronnie and Rhonda Fisackerly of Houston are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their son, Timothy Luke Fisackerly, to Megan Brook Havens, daughter of the late Tammy Havens and...
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