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None injured when pickup, fire truck crash in Banner
There were remarkably no injuries in a violent crash between a Banner fire truck and a pickup earlier this week on Hwy. 9W. The Banner Fire Department tanker, driven by Chief David Hill, was returning...
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School board declines to accept recommendation from superintendent for new...
The Bruce Trojan football program is still without a head coach after the school board declined to accept a candidate recommended by Superintendent Mike Moore Monday night. Ken Chandler, who most...
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Democratic poll workers named for March 8 primary
Calhoun County Democratic Party Executive Committee has selected this list of Democratic Poll workers to serve in the March 8 Presidential Primary election. Precincts and poll workers: Calhoun City #1...
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Ken Chandler hired as next Bruce Trojans head football coach
Ken Chandler, of Winona, was hired as the next head football coach at Bruce High School on a 3-2 vote by the school board in a special called meeting Tuesday morning. Chandler, who most recently...
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Kenneth Langford hired as new ‘City wastewater operator
Kenneth Langford was hired as wasterwater operator effective April 1, 2016 at the Calhoun City town board meeting last night, and the contract of wastewater operator Sean Staggs will be terminated...
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Vardaman board addresses backhoe troubles; talk issues at Sportsplex
Vardaman town board discussed the problem of the town’s backhoe, which has been in bad shape, but is now not working at all at Tuesday night’s meeting. The town had applied for a grant for a new...
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Gabbert: several interested in Walmart building in Derma
Mayor Dock Gabbert said that Walmart is in the process of completing their appraisal of their now vacant building in Derma. Walmart officials told Gabbert they were going to sell the building that...
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Bruce fire rating drops, saving citizens money
Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope announced that the town was successful in getting its fire rating dropped from an eight to a seven, that should translate into savings for Bruce residents. "I checked on mine and...
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Administrators and teaching assistants hired by school board
Personnel items occupied virtually all of the time of Monday’s school board meeting in Pittsboro. The bulk of the meeting involved the Bruce football coach position (See related story in sports...
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Lura Clark honored on 100th birthday by Oak Grove Church in Derma
Lura Clark was honored by family and friends at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Derma Sunday on her 100th birthday. Family members from all over made the trip to Derma to take part in the celebration that...
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Lessons from his dad form hard work philosophy of Josh Miller
Energetic, fiery, intense– these are some of the words used to describe Calhoun City baseball coach Josh Miller. Miller, who has led the Wildcat baseball program for a decade now, by far the most...
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Vardaman Lady Rams defeat McAdams 53-48; advance to 1A semifinals Monday morning
The Vardaman Lady Rams dominated early and held on late to defeat McAdams 53-48 Thursday afternoon at Jackson State University to advance to the Class 1A Semifinals. "It feels so amazing to have...
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Calhoun City defeats Newton; advances to 2A semifinal Tuesday against Coahoma...
Tyius Jennings poured in 35 points and snagged 15 rebounds to help the Calhoun City Wildcats overcome a sluggish first half and defeat Newton 83-73 Friday afternoon in the Mississippi Coliseum to...
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Calhoun Countians will cast vote for presidential candidates Tuesday
Calhoun Countians will go to the polls Tuesday, March 8 to vote in the party primary of their choice. Voters will have to choose when voting whether they want to participate in the Republican or...
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Lady Rams’ season ends with 49-47 state semifinal loss to Shaw
The Vardaman Lady Rams’ magical season came to an end Monday morning when they lost 49-47 to Shaw in the Class 1A semifinals at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. “It was just one of those games that...
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Supervisors encourage legislature to better fund road, bridge needs
Calhoun County supervisors adopted a resolution Monday urging the Mississippi Legislature to increase funding for state and local transportation needs and to “properly allocate” such funds to the...
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Trump, Clinton, Kelly carry Calhoun in primary elections
New York billionaire Donald Trump, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly were the winners in Tuesday's primary elections around Calhoun County. Donald Trump Hillary...
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Teachers of the Year named for each Calhoun County School
The Calhoun County School District has announced its 2015-16 Teachers of the Year for each school and will announce the overall winner at the March 29 school board meeting in Pittsboro. BUES Teacher...
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Calhoun City Spring Fling is Thursday; chamber gives updates on new restaurants
The Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce will host its annual “Spring Fling” Thursday, March 10 at the First Baptist CARE Center. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. There is no admission charge. The annual event...
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Pittsboro continues to enjoy increase in sales tax revenue
Sales tax figures continue to grow in Pittsboro, while holding stable in most other municipalities around Calhoun County according to figures from the Department of Revenue. January sales tax returns...
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