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Brown murder trial scheduled for Aug. 12
Andy Brown is scheduled to stand trial for the April 2012 murder of 68-year-old Earlie Balford in the upcoming session of Calhoun County Circuit Court. Andy Brown The two-week term of court will begin...
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County schools’ open house is Aug. 7; Academy open house is Aug. 6 and Aug. 8
Calhoun County Schools will host an open house Wednesday, Aug. 7 from 3-7 p.m. The first day of school will be Thursday, Aug. 8. Calhoun Academy’s “Meet the Teachers” event for elementary grades is...
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Dallas Gore aims to have an impact at Bruce Upper Elementary
Dallas Gore wants to be a leader. He wants to have an impact. So when the opportunity arose to accomplish both of those in his home county, he couldn’t resist. “This is where I wanted to be,” said...
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858th given “Sweet Send-Off” on Calhoun City Square
More than 150 soldiers with the Mississippi National Guard’s 858th Horizontal Construction Company was honored with a send-off ceremony on the Calhoun City Square Saturday morning as they prepare for...
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Supervisors to consider garbage rate increase
Calhoun County supervisors were asked to consider a $2 a month increase on garbage fees due to a projected $50,000 loss this fiscal year. Solid Waste Director Dan Reese presented his budget proposal...
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Harris bond hearing continued until Friday
Wayne “Honky” Harris was in court Monday for his bond hearing, but he left with no bond set. Wayne Harris Harris, who has been incarcerated in the Calhoun County Jail since turning himself in on June...
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Pittsboro man arrested after hitting uncle in head with shovel
A Pittsboro man has been charged with aggravated assault on a vulnerable adult and remains in the Calhoun County Jail on a $30,000 bond. Marty Clifton Marty Clifton, 34, was arrested by the Calhoun...
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Three arrested for child endangerment after 2-year-old found walking down road
Three people have been arrested and charged with child endangerment and neglect involving a 2 year old and a five-month old infant. Kathy Bone Jackie Bias Daphne Bias Kathy Bone, 43, of Big Creek, who...
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Derma adding more speed bumps
Derma Board of Aldermen took two bids under advisement for the Church Hill Community Building property and added more speed bumps in town at the regular meeting of the board last night. Kendra Mays...
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Calhoun City board sets budget hearing for Sept. 3
The Calhoun City Board of Aldermen set two public hearings for Sept. 3 at their regular meeting last night – one for the purchase of a police car and the other for the proposed budget. J.R. Denton They...
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Vardaman board votes to raise water rates
Water rates in Vardaman will be going up this fall. Mayor James Casey said after reviewing existing expenses and revenues, the board needed to look at an increase. James Casey After discussion, the...
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Bruce board to identify streets for immediate paving
The Bruce Board of Aldermen took steps Tuesday to pave city streets, re-roof the city shed and clean out the ditch behind Haworth. Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope Mayor Rudy Pope asked each alderman to submit to...
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Alcohol referendum sought in Pittsboro; board says it won’t stand in way
The Pittsboro mayor and board of aldermen told Charles Scott Alexander Tuesday night they would not stand in the way of any effort to bring about a referendum on legalizing alcohol. “We’re not going to...
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Bruce man arrested after leading police on another high speed chase
A Bruce man was arrested Wednesday morning after leading police on a high speed chase down Hwy. 32 before running out of gas just west of Houlka. Deputy Kenneth White, who was backing up Bruce...
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Vardaman native Dr. Herman Smith recalls his experience in World War II
Dr. Herman K. Smith will pause on July 4 and remember a different day and a different time and place. “We came ashore on Utah Beach on July 4, 1944,” said Smith a retired dentist from Houston. “It was...
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Morgan earns prized physicians scholarship
Stephen Morgan, a graduate of the University of Mississippi and Vardaman native, was recently awarded the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship valued at $30,000 per year for his medical training at...
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Bond denied for Wayne Harris after 5-hour trial in Pittsboro
Circuit Judge Andrew Howorth denied bond today for Wayne “Honky” Harris after a 5-hour hearing at the Calhoun County Courthouse in Pittsboro. Wayne Harris Harris has been incarcerated in the Calhoun...
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Aug. 11 is “811 Day,” call before you dig
Before you dig into your next outdoor project, Atmos Energy Corporation is reminding every homeowner, construction crew and do-it-yourselfer to call 811. The reminder comes as utilities across the...
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Beckett, Hale named legislators of the year by Municipal League
The Mississippi Municipal League (MML) named Senator Steve Hale and Representative Jim Beckett of Bruce as its 2013 Legislators of the Year at the 82nd Annual MML Conference in Biloxi. “The Mississippi...
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Bruce and Vardaman close out fiscal year with significant sales tax revenue...
Bruce and Vardaman showed significant gains in sales tax revenues last fiscal year according to the Mississippi Department of Revenue. The fiscal year concluded June 30 and showed Bruce earning...
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