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Dollar General in Bruce to host blood drive Tuesday
Mississippi Blood Services will be holding a community blood drive at Dollar General in Bruce on Tuesday, June 14, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be in the parking lot. Donors will...
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New Start Resource Center hosts county meeting June 16
Two small, bright turquoise doors add personality and color to the otherwise plain brick building on East Main Street in Pittsboro. The storefront of the New Start Resource Center may look tiny but on...
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Supervisors studying options with back hoe bids
The following bids to purchase surplus equipment from each district were reviewed at the Board of Supervisors meeting on June 6. The supervisors decided to postpone accepting or declining any bids...
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Pieces & Patches quilting club keeps tradition alive
Quilting by hand, stitch by stitch has become a lost trade. Larger, more efficient machines have taken over what careful hands had previously took the time to do. Not many people still quilt regularly...
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All garbage needs to be bagged inside carts
Bag it – that’s the bottom-line to much discussion the past week about how to address problems in Bruce with the county’s garbage service. Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope told the board of aldermen at their...
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Chamber honors Dearing, Edwards, Burns and CCJ
Allen Dearing, Lee Burns, Laura Edwards and The Calhoun County Journal were among those honored at the Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tuesday night. Dearing, pastor at Lewis Memorial...
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El Jefe makes history with alcohol sales in county
El Jefe Mexican restaurant in Pittsboro made Calhoun County history last Saturday. The Mexican restaurant on the Pittsboro Square became the first establishment in the county to legally serve alcohol....
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‘City native George Lee retires again from full time pastoring
For the Rev. George C. Lee, the call to serve God came quietly. “I never saw lightning, never heard thunder, never had a revelation,” he said. “I never had any special event. There was just a quietness...
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Spray Paint Art with Hannah Goodson
The rattle of spray paint cans and their colorful fumes fill the air off a small country road south of Calhoun City. Wet paint in bold colors spout out of bottles and onto poster board. This is Hannah...
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Weyerhaeuser in Bruce earns 2015 SFPA safety award
The Weyerhaeuser sawmill at Bruce is the recipient of the 2015 Sawmill Safety Award in Division III, presented by the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA). The Bruce facility maintained a...
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Training set for those interested in being Foster home
Golden Crescent CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will have volunteer training to address the urgent need for volunteer advocates in Calhoun County. Volunteers are needed to advocate for the...
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Bruce business owner arrested for forgery
A Bruce business owner was arrested and charged with forgery yesterday. Nabel “Tony” Fadhel, 47, owner of Bruce Express, was arrested Thursday and charged with forgery/intent to defraud under $500 and...
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Boil water notice issued for three Bruce streets
Boil water notice has been issued for three streets in Bruce. W. Clay St., N. Newberger from W. Clay to Highway 9 and Cost Ave. are affected under further notice, according to City Clerk Rita Talford.
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Man charged with rape of daughter
A man living in Vardaman has been charged with the rape of his daughter. Jose Antonio Maldonado, 47, was arrested Thursday night just outside of Bruce. Sheriff Greg Pollan said that Maldonado’s 22 year...
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Mayor explains water issue in Bruce; Vanlandingham talks technology to chamber
Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope told the Chamber of Commerce Monday that a problem with a water line on Clay Street over the weekend caused some outages and low pressure for residents. Pope said the problem...
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Supervisors agree to refinance bonds, save county more than $231,000
Calhoun County Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to refinance the county’s general obligation bonds at considerable savings. The county currently owes more than $3 million in bonds with a...
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Nida Pittman – evangelist, community helper, teacher
Nida Pittman grew up in Vardaman not knowing where life would take her, and she didn’t expect it to bring her back to Calhoun County to settle, but it did. Pittman admits she is very much a home...
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Supervisor qualifying continues; school board candidates start in August
All five Calhoun County election commissioners qualified for re-election with no opposition. The qualifying deadline was June 6. Bernadette Coleman, district one; Jerry Brasher, district two; Faye...
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Fourth of July celebration planned for Bruce Square
For the fourth year, the Bruce Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the Annual Fourth of July All-American Celebration on the Square. Becky Wright has helped to organize and plan the event. There will be...
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Calhoun 4-Hers shine at District Horse Show
Calhoun County 4-H recently had eleven 4-H youth participate at the 2016 Northeast District 4-H Horse show. •Justin Crowley– 2nd place with his registered paint mare, reserve champion registered paint...
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