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Man with knife robs Vardaman Xpress early Sunday morning
Vardaman Police are searching for man who robbed the Vardaman Xpress store early Sunday morning with a knife. Kenneth Scott Chief Kenny Scott said one black male entered the store around 3:30 a.m....
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Herrod speaks on plans for Calhoun Banking Center in Bruce
Bruce’s newest bank will be called “Calhoun Banking Center,” John Herrod Jr., president of the Bank of Okolona, told the Bruce Rotary Club last week. “About a year and a half ago, we started looking at...
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Walmart officials speak to ‘City Chamber; new Ace Cannon signs shown
Derma WalMart Manager Tim Weeks and Support Manager Michelle Good presented the program for the Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday at lunch. “Since opening in January, it’s gone very...
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Supervisors hear budget presentations from department heads
Calhoun County Supervisors listened to budget proposals from county departments at Tuesday’s meeting in Pittsboro. Sheriff Greg Pollan, Justice Court Clerk Tracy McGuirt, Circuit Clerk Carlton Baker,...
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Vardaman man attacks stranger with machete, lights self on fire and dives...
A Vardaman man is out on bond after attacking another man with a machete, lighting himself on fire and diving head first under a truck going down the road. Vardaman Police Chief Kenneth Scott said...
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Vardaman mayor inducted into MML Hall of Fame
James M. Casey, Vardaman Mayor, was inducted into the Mississippi Municipal League’s Hall of Fame recently at the MML Annual Conference held in Biloxi. Vardaman Mayor James Casey The MML Hall of Fame...
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Calhoun County Fair opens July 20
The 92nd annual Calhoun County Fair is set for July 20-25. The Fair will open Monday, July 20 with the annual Fairest of the Fair pageant at 6:30 p.m. Entry fees are $15 for beauty, $10 for photogenic....
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Steve Bryant feels at home in the garden
Steve Bryant of the Old Town Community has been growing vegetables virtually his entire life. “We had big work horses when I was a kid, and I plowed behind them for days,” Bryant said. “That’s all we...
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Vardaman’s Kent Casey earns MML scholarship
Nicholas Kent Casey of Vardaman, was recently awarded the Mississippi Municipal League’s 2015 Limited Scholarship. The $2000 scholarship is co-sponsored by the Mississippi Municipal Service Company and...
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State Veterans Cemetery approved for construction in Kilmichael
Approval has been granted for construction of the North Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Kilmichael, Miss., in Montgomery County. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded...
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Bruce Chamber seeking new secretary; agrees to honor McCord, Crocker
The Bruce Chamber of Commerce announced it’s looking for a new secretary, voted to honor two past presidents, and heard updates on the museum and weekly farmers’ market at Monday’s meeting. President...
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Shelton crowned Fairest of Fair; busy week at fairgrounds
The 92nd annual Calhoun County Fair is going on all this week in Pittsboro with a flurry of events for all ages. Mikayla Shelton of Bruce was crowned Fairest of the Fair Monday night in the annual...
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New Calhoun City radio station half way through testing phase
Calhoun City’s new radio station is half-way through a two-month testing phase after which it will be determined whether a permanent station will be installed. The station, WZNN, can be heard on 102.3...
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Calhoun Health Services considering future management options
The Calhoun Health Services (CHS) board has approved a comprehensive study of the hospital’s operations as they consider a potential change in its management structure. The hospital’s contract with...
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New businesses popping up around Calhoun County
Calhoun County has a number of new businesses that have either recently opened or will be soon. Among the most visible is Steve Schmitz’s renovation of the old Red & White Grocery in Calhoun City....
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Lightning strikes spark fires; Hych home near total loss
A Tuesday afternoon thunderstorm caused significant damage in southern Calhoun County in the form of lightning strikes that started house fires. Cathleen Hych sorts through her belongings after her...
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Poe Sisters make more music history
The Mississippi Country Music Trail unveiled its 29th marker earlier this summer and it featured a little bit of Calhoun County. The marker, the first out-of-state marker on the Mississippi Country...
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Brenda Winter enjoys her flowers, music after career of traveling
Brenda Winter witnessed some great views during her career of traveling with Kellwood, but today her favorite is from her back patio looking over her large collection of blooming plants. “I think the...
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Circuit Clerk’s office open next two Saturdays for absentee voting;...
The Circuit Clerk’s office in Pittsboro will be open the next two Saturdays for anyone wanting to cast an absentee ballot for the Aug. 4 primaries. Absentee voting concludes on Aug. 1 for the...
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Pittsboro man charged in Covington murder case
A Pittsboro man has been charged with murder and a Calhoun City woman accessory after the fact in the death of Billy Ray Covington. Frankie Jones Frankie Terrell Jones, 26, of Pittsboro, was charged...
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