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Judge with Calhoun ties appointed to Mississippi Supreme Court
Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge James D. Maxwell II was appointed Wednesday by Gov. Phil Bryant to the Mississippi Supreme Court. Maxwell’s appointment is effective Jan. 1. He replaces former...
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One man dead, another injured in domestic shooting
A man is dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound after a domestic incident at his home at 137 Highway 341 S, north of Vardaman. Jay Nix, 48, shot himself around 10:30 p.m. near the Skuna River Bridge...
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Clanton earns prestigious teaching award
A Calhoun County native is the winner of the Seymour Weiss Excellence in Teaching Award from Delgado Community College, New Orleans. Candy Clanton was selected from 400 full-time faculty members by a...
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Grenada funeral home fails to uphold pre-purchased plans
Grenada, Miss.— Representatives from the Secretary of State’s Office met with approximately 100 clients of National Funeral Home who have pre-purchased funeral goods and services from the funeral home...
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Flooding biggest impact in Calhoun from recent storms
Last week’s severe storms that produced tornadoes killing 10 Mississippians largely spared Calhoun, but the county was not without physical damage. The most reported cases of flooding were in Vardaman...
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Randolph man dies in Tuesday accident on Hwy. 9
A Randolph man was killed late Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident on Hwy. 9 near the Calhoun-Pontotoc county line. Michael Blount, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene when his truck left the...
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Porter home largely destroyed by fire
A Calhoun City home was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon. The Porter home on CR 403, north of Calhoun City and Derma, was consumed by fire that appeared to start around the HVAC unit. No one was...
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Top 10 news stories in Calhoun County in 2015
Following is a list of the top 10 news stories of 2015 as voted on by the Calhoun County Journal staff based on overall news value of each story, the number of people impacted and historical...
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Calhoun firemen assisted in finding missing toddler in Houlka
Calhoun County Fire departments helped find a missing child near Houlka this afternoon.Authorities said the 18-month old child walked off with a family dog. Area fire departments were called to the...
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Vardaman man in serious condition after early morning wreck
A Vardaman man is in serious condition at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a one-car accident on Hwy. 341 early New Year's morning. Richard Bailey, 35, was airlifted to Tupelo from the...
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Wade, Fox appointed to lead board of supervisors
Calhoun County supervisors appointed a new member to the board and elected a president and vice-president for 2016 at their meeting Monday morning. Jennifer Rogers takes oath of office as D2 supervisor...
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Supervisors accept higher bid for courthouse cleaning; CSpire announces...
Calhoun County supervisors approved term bids and were informed of a project by CSpire to improve cell phone service and internet accessibility in the county. Brian Walden with CSpire shared a map with...
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Murphree, Moore are first to enter district two supervisor race
The first two qualifiers have entered the race for district two supervisor. Lynn Murphree of Bruce and Homer Moore of Vardaman both qualified Tuesday morning to run in the Nov. 8 special election....
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Gibson presides over brief Derma meeting
Alderman and mayor pro-tem A.G. Gibson presided over the routine Derma meeting in the absence of Mayor Dock Gabbert last night. A.G. Gibson Town attorney Paul Moore, in his remarks at the meeting,...
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Pittsboro to build new equipment shed, eagerly awaiting Mexican restaurant
Pittsboro approved for a new storage shed and inquired about the new Mexican Restaurant coming to town at Tuesday’s meeting. The board voted to purchase a metal shed to house town equipment for just...
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Calhoun City looks to get MEMA funds to help with flooded areas
Three incidents of overflow from recent rain almost washing culverts out on Keenum, Myra and George Streets in Calhoun City were mentioned at the board meeting last night. J.R. Denton Mayor J.R. Denton...
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Vardaman ready to start interviewing for new deputy clerk position
Vardaman board adopted a job description for the new part time deputy clerk they will be hiring soon. The person will work for 24 hours per week. They plan to interview prior to the next board meeting....
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Construction to begin next week on Calhoun Banking Center
Randy Baker told the Bruce Board of Aldermen Tuesday night that construction is expected to begin next week on the new Calhoun Banking Center. Randy Baker A groundbreaking ceremony for the new bank on...
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Brooks to headline annual MLK Banquet in Pittsboro
Thomas Brooks will be the featured speaker at the Loggins Scholarship Committee’s Annual MLK Banquet on Jan. 16. Thomas Brooks The banquet will begin at 6 p.m. at the multi-purpose center in Pittsboro...
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Maxwell takes oath, joins Mississippi Supreme Court
Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court welcomed Justice James D. Maxwell II of Oxford as the newest member of the court on Jan. 4 when he took the oath of office in the Supreme Court En Banc...
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