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“Dog Lovers League” in Bruce aims to save dogs, find them homes
The newly formed “Dog Lovers League” in Bruce is growing by leaps and bounds and is already having a life-saving impact on dogs captured by the City of Bruce. The “no-kill” animal shelter was founded...
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Relay For Life set for Friday night in Bruce
Calhoun County’s 10th Annual Relay For Life will kickoff at 6 p.m. Friday, April 11 at the Bruce football field and chairwoman Sandra Pope is anticipating a memorable evening. “We’re excited about this...
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Beckett: Education funding was key to session
Funding education, teacher pay raises and state employee raises were the key legislative accomplishments of the 2014 session, Rep. Jim Beckett of Bruce said. “Those three things combined were the...
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Determination – Myra Bryant has been a cancer survivor for more than 50 years
Determined – that sums up Myra Bryant of Pittsboro and how she has won numerous battles with cancer spanning more than 50 years. Her first diagnosis came in 1961 after the birth of her son Terry. “I...
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Pittsboro debating whether they can afford new fire truck
The Pittsboro board of aldermen continued their debate this week over a new fire truck for the town including a debate as to whether a new truck should be purchased at all. Alderman Jimmy Franklin...
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Supervisors approve road projects, new radios for solid waste department
Supervisors approved road projects and requests for painting and new radios in a brief meeting Monday morning. Chodie Myers The board approved state projects presented by County Engineer Chodie Myers...
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Surveys being conducted in Bruce to assist with potential $600,000 grant
The City of Bruce is conducting surveys of local residences with hopes of landing a grant of up to $600,000 to assist with the planned sewerage improvement project. “It is very important that we get a...
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Truck hauling lumber makes wrong turn, ends up in drainage ditch
A truck loaded with lumber headed for Murphree Frame Supply on South Tyson Street in Bruce ended up in the ditch Monday morning. The truck was misdirected by the driver’s GPS, according to Bruce...
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Bruce board interested in acquiring Cinema 22 on the square for community...
The Bruce Board of Aldermen is interested in acquiring Cinema 22 on the Bruce Square for a community development project. The theater, owned by Bruce native Fred Thomas, is part of an April 21 public...
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Is Wal-Mart coming to Calhoun County?
Calhoun County appears to be the potential target for a couple of miniature WalMart stores. Multiple sources have told The Journal that representatives of Mossy Oak Properties have been working the...
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Community Easter Egg hunt set for Saturday on Bruce Square
Bruce will host a community Easter Egg hunt and Spring Fest on the square this Saturday, April 19. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. with crafts and a variety of activities for children and adults. The...
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Derma clean-up day is Friday, April 18
Clean-up day in Derma is set for this Friday, Apr. 18. Deneen James The board of aldermen voted at their last meeting to have a clean up day on Good Friday. Garbage bags and gloves will be available at...
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Vardaman’s Robert Morgan wins “Diversity Award” at Mississippi State
Robert Morgan, of Vardaman, has accomplished a lot in the classroom at Mississippi State University where he is closing in on a pair of degrees in education and mathematics. But it’s his work outside...
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Bruce Sawmill Festival Queen Tea set for April 24
GFWC-MFWC Twentieth Century Club of Bruce will hold the Sawmill Festival Queen Tea Thursday, Apr. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Bruce Forestry Museum. Applicants must be a resident of Bruce or Pittsboro and a...
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Mississippi reworks school ratings to accent graduation
Mississippi is reworking its rating system for school districts and high schools after federal officials demanded the ratings put more weight on high school graduation. The state Board of Education...
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Bouffants to perform at Sawmill Festival; Baker tells chamber about voter ID
Bruce Chamber of Commerce Director Carol Shoemaker announced Monday at the regular meeting of the chamber that she has signed a contract to have The Bouffants perform on Friday night at the Sawmill...
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City of Bruce acquires Cinema 22 property on square in public auction
The City of Bruce topped four other bidders Monday at a public auction in Pittsboro to acquire the Cinema 22 building on the Bruce Square. The bidding opened at $10,000 and ended with the city’s bid of...
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Bruce, Vardaman on pace to set records for sales tax rebates this fiscal year
Bruce and Vardaman are on pace to set record totals in sales tax returns this year while Calhoun City is expected to experience an overall increase for the second consecutive year. Based on past...
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Ramage still works tirelessly for Calhoun City High School
Linda Jane Ramage retired from Calhoun City High School in 2001, after teaching health and driver’s education and coaching Jr. High and High School girls basketball, tennis, girls track, softball, and...
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Raymond man arrested on sexual battery of local child
A Raymond man has been arrested and charged with sexual battery of a child in Banner. Troy Gene Stewart, 40, was arrested Tuesday. His charges were one count of touching a child for lustful purposes...
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