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Calhoun City students to bus to Bruce, Vardaman for advanced math courses
Approximately 25 Calhoun City High School math students will be bussed to Bruce and Vardaman to allow them to take advanced math courses. Mike Ray The bus system is necessary because a math teacher...
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Dollar General in Vardaman to host blood drive
Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) will be at Dollar General in Vardaman on Tuesday, August 12, from 12 – 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be on site at the East Sweet Potato Street location. All donors...
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Desire for locally grown crops keeps demand on rise
Locally grown produce continues to increase in popularity on Mississippi’s kitchen counters, grocery shelves and restaurant menus as consumers seek fresher fruits and vegetables. To get them, they...
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Vance to appear on “Hotel Hell” television show
Some familiar faces around campus will be seen on national television when “Hotel Hell” airs Monday, Aug. 11 on Fox at 9/8 central. Mississippi University for Women culinary students Dustin Vance and...
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Aquiles receives ballistic vest from Groupon
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office K9 will be receiving a ballistic vest thanks to a nationwide Groupon Event that has raised over $335,000. Deputies Kenneth White and Aquiles The “Occasions” campaign for...
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‘City chamber to honor businesses with awards
The Calhoun City Chamber is initiating a new award program where they will honor a chamber business each quarter and will also present an award for best team spirit among local businesses during this...
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Superintendent says consolidation of more upper level classes likely if...
Approximately 25 Calhoun City High School math students will be bussed to Bruce and Vardaman to allow them to take advanced math courses. The bus system is necessary because a math teacher wasn’t found...
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Calhoun soldiers part of new Vietnam Memorial Wall project
Photos of two Calhoun County soldiers who were killed in the Vietnam War are among hundreds being sought by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF). The two Calhoun Countians killed in Vietnam were...
View ArticleBoil Water Notice lifted in Bruce
Bruce’s boil water notice has been listed as all tested samples Monday and Tuesday have been verified clean by the state.
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Bruce woman killed in Wednesday morning accident on Hwy. 9
A Bruce woman was killed this morning in a one-vehicle accident on Hwy. 9 near the Hwy. 331 intersection. Ruthie “Faye” Williams, 48, of Bruce, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident that...
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Traffic stop leads to big ‘ice’ arrests; man arrested for check theft
A traffic stop in Calhoun City Friday led to the arrest of two and what Sheriff Greg Pollan said is the largest piece of “ice” he has seen in Calhoun County. Deputy Juston Robertson and Sheriff Greg...
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Bruce board to discuss paving Thursday night
The Bruce board of aldermen will convene Thursday night to work on the new budget and discuss whether to do more paving this year. Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope Mayor Rudy Pope said the city still has $50,000...
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Benny Graves loves to promote the sweet potato industry
If it involves sweet potatoes, Benny Graves is probably nearby. The long time secretary of the Mississippi Sweet Potato Council lives and breathes the crop. “I think about sweet potatoes all the time,”...
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Bruce’s Vance earns Southern Grace Scholarship at MUW
Dustin Vance, a Mississippi University for Women senior culinary arts and photography student from Bruce, is the 2014 Southern Grace Scholarship recipient. The scholarship, endowed in 2006 by the MUW...
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Supervisors approve life insurance policy for firemen
Calhoun County supervisors approved a new life insurance policy for all county firemen and agreed in principle to opt out of the new law passed by the legislature establishing building codes. The board...
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Bruce board proposing deficit budget that includes raises for city employees,...
The Bruce Board of Aldermen voted for a $262,644 deficit budget that includes a 5% pay raise for city employees and a 60% pay increase for themselves. The pay increase for the aldermen moves their...
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Clark talks to Bruce Chamber about new engineering program at Career Center
Kyle Clark, Director of the Career and Technological Center in the county, told the Bruce Chamber of Commerce at their meeting Monday, that engineering is the newest program to be offered there. Kyle...
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Bruce Board approves $262,644 deficit budget; grants themselves pay increase
The Bruce Board of Aldermen voted for a $262,644 deficit budget that includes a 5% pay raise for city employees and a 60% pay increase for themselves. The pay increase for the aldermen moves their...
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Supervisors proposing 1.2 mil tax increase
The board of supervisors is proposing a 1.2 mil tax increase for the county, citing an increase in operating cost as the primary reason. Supervisors feared the increase was going to be even more based...
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Enrollment is up in Bruce and Calhoun City; slight decreases at Vardaman,...
Enrollment in the Calhoun County School District is up for the third consecutive year with the biggest gains in the lower grades in Bruce and Calhoun City. The school district reported 2,639 students...
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