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Calhoun libraries celebrate National Library Week April 10-16 with lots of...
Libraries in Calhoun County will join the nation in celebrating National Library Week April 10-16, and they have several events to celebrate. Calhoun City Public Library: •April is Fine Forgiveness...
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Mississippi HomeCare in Bruce earns 5-Star rating
Mississippi HomeCare of Bruce was recently recognized with a Five-Star Quality Rating. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System recognized Mississippi HomeCare...
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White is Calhoun City High School’s STAR student
Calhoun City High School Senior Taylor J. White has been named as a STAR (Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition) Student for this year by the Mississippi Economic Council’s M.B. Swayze Foundation,...
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Bruce Schools mourn the loss of young student
Friends and family filled the Bruce High School auditorium Sunday afternoon to say goodbye to Joshua Armstrong. Joshua Armstrong Armstrong, 13, passed away Tuesday, April 5 at LeBonheur Hospital in...
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Bruce native Burt a finalist for Mississippi Teacher of the Year
Bruce native Brigit Burt, of Houlka, is a finalist for the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Mississippi Teacher Center’s 2016 Teacher of the Year. Brigit Burt The Mississippi Teacher...
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Bruce woman hospitalized after wreck on square
A Bruce woman remains in the hospital in Tupelo after she struck a tree on the Bruce square Friday night around 6 p.m. Patricia Eubanks was taken by ambulance to the BHS football field and airlifted...
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County Republican convention set for April 23
The Calhoun County Republican Party will hold its county convention on Saturday, April 23. All interested party members will first meet at their respective precincts around the county at 10 a.m. where...
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Jesse Yancy remembered as library celebrates 40th anniversary
“Jesse Yancy was an icon,” Judge Henry Lackey told those gathered Sunday for the 40th anniversary re-dedication of the Jesse Yancy Memorial Library in Bruce. “Exceptional? Surely, without question....
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Calhoun City native Cobb shares stories from his new book
Calhoun City native Keith Cobb told a group at the Calhoun City Library Thursday night that his memoir was essentially “a book of gratitude for all the help I had along the way.” Cobb talked about “Out...
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Calhoun City Chamber sets banquet, SquareFest dates
The Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce announced plans for its annual banquet, SquareFest and several improvements around town at Tuesday’s meeting. Russell Jolly President Laura Edwards said the annual...
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“G’s Place” to open soon in Vardaman
Michael and Lillie Gillespie are completing the final phases of work leading up to the opening of their new restaurant, G’s Place, in Vardaman. Michael Gillespie “This is something we’ve thought about...
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Calhoun County Relay for Life set for Friday, April 22
Calhoun County's annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life will be Friday, April 22 at the Bruce Football Field beginning at 6 p.m. The annual Survivor reception is Monday, April 18 at 7 p.m. at...
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Anamaria Caradine is Calhoun County’s Teacher of the Year
When Anamaria Caradine Moore graduated as Vardaman High School’s valedictorian in 2008, she couldn’t envision she would be returning to her alma mater as a teacher. “I think I had been trying to run...
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Nix earns Bruce Rotary honor
The Bruce Rotary Youth Leader for March is Bailey Nix. He is the son of Chris and Heather Nix. His activities are: Principal’s Honor Roll, 4 yrs.; Beta Club, 4 yrs.; Advanced state test scores; Scholar...
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Supervisors settle on contractor to repair roof at county jail
Calhoun County supervisors authorized for roof repairs to proceed at the county jail based on a quote presented by Sheriff Greg Pollan at Thursday’s meeting. Sheriff Pollan presented two quotes for the...
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Soldier who died with Calhoun’s Cpl. Hellums in WWII returned to Ohio resting...
Buried and lost in twisted metal and dirt for nearly 67 years, a Navarre soldier killed during a tank blast in World War II finally has a permanent, sacred resting place. The remains of Pvt. Donald D....
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County K-9 officer Aquiles dies
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is reporting the death of their K-9 Aquiles. The five year old Malanois has been Calhoun’s K-9 officer for four years and is handled by Deputy Kenneth White. In addition...
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Freely speaks to Bruce Chamber about economic development
Shelia Freely, director of the Calhoun Economic Development Association, explained to the Bruce Chamber Monday afternoon how a low unemployment rate is both good and bad. Shelia Freely Freely noted...
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Survivors honored at annual reception as focus turns to Friday’s Relay For Life
An “Army of Purple” gathered Monday night in Pittsboro to kick off the county’s 2016 Relay For Life activities with the Survivor Reception. “Cancer binds us in a special way. We’re all family here,”...
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Calhoun students show improvement on Reading Gate exam
Calhoun County third graders showed significant progress in passing the third grade reading gate exam in its second year of existence. After the first round of testing, only nine out of nearly 200...
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