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Vardaman slowing renovation of new municipal complex due to high cost
Mayor James Casey told the Vardaman board of aldermen that he had badly underestimated labor costs for renovating the new municipal complex. James Casey Casey said, “We are going to put a halt on...
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Julie Sullivan teaches rescue swimming for kids
Out on a county road in Bruce, surrounded by cows and pasture, is a bright blue pool where local kids are spending their summer learning not only how to swim, but how to survive. Julie Sullivan, an...
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Bruce drug dog sniffs out suspicious package on delivery truck
A package of drugs being shipped via mail to a residence in a nearby county was thwarted by Bruce’s K9 officer Ero last week. Officer Corey Alexander said Bruce Police were called to assist when a...
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Webster seeking man on child battery charges
Webster County Sheriff Department is seeking the public’s help in finding Christopher Hardwick. Hardwick is wanted for felony child battery in reference to an incident on July 28, 2016. Hardwick is a...
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Creekside golf course closes; property expected to sell
Creekside Golf Course has closed in Bruce and is unlikely to reopen as a course in the future. Kimmy Murphree Kimmy Murphree, who purchased the course in May of 2015, announced the closing of the...
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Moore to speak to Bruce Chamber Monday at lunch
Superintendent Mike Moore will be the guest speaker at today's Bruce Chamber of Commerce meeting in the Bruce Museum. Mike Moore Moore will speak on the upcoming school year, which starts Tuesday for...
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Calhoun Banking Center will open new bank in Bruce Sept. 6
Calhoun Banking Center looks to move into its new home in Bruce on Sept. 6. “We’re finishing up the computer system and security work right now,” said Randy Baker, bank president. “We expect to start...
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Vardaman woman pleads guilty on unnatural intercourse charge
A Vardaman woman who pled guilty Monday to unnatural intercourse with a dog will be on probation for five years. Kim Coggins, 39, was arrested Saturday night at her home in Vardaman. She chose to waive...
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Watkins honored by Calhoun City Chamber
The Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce agreed to move its annual banquet from June to late April at Tuesday’s meeting. Michael Watkins Chamber President Laura Edwards said the desire to move the banquet...
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Superintendent Moore speaks on schools’ challenges, success stories
Superintendent Mike Moore encouraged community involvement, spoke on the difficulty of finding teachers, stressed the importance of the career center, and answered a variety of questions during a...
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Local police not immune to emotions of national incidents
Police departments around the United States have been in the middle of countless news stories over the past year, often involving tragic outcomes. There have been cases of “excessive force” by police...
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Businesses moving, changing names, opening around Calhoun City
Watkins, Ward & Stafford PLLC recently acquired Joe Carnaggio’s accounting firm and will soon move into a new office on the west side of the Calhoun City Square next door to Chandler Drugs. Joe...
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Paving starts around Bruce; museum upgrades continuing
The Bruce Chamber of Commerce was updated on construction projects around the town, improvements to the Bruce Museum, and set their banquet date for next February at Monday’s lunch meeting. Bruce Mayor...
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Joel Worley – ministering through music
Inside First Baptist Church of Bruce, not too far off the downtown Square, the strum of a guitar echoes through the halls. Brother Joel Worley, 64, has been filling the church halls and people’s lives...
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Drug Court Graduation set for Aug. 16
Circuit Judge Robert P. Chamberlin will be the guest speaker at the Third Circuit Drug Court graduation ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford. The ceremony...
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Three arrested for break-in at Wade Equipment
Three were arrested this morning after a break-in at Wade Equipment (John Deere) on Hwy. 8 between Derma and Vardaman. Tuck Easley Barry Tuck, 54, Daniel Easley, 35, and Ashley Tuck, 18, all of...
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West Nile case reported in Calhoun County
Three new West Nile virus cases have been confirmed in Mississippi residents. The state Department of Health says a news release Monday that the new cases are in Calhoun, Hinds and Leflore counties....
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Bruce passes deficit budget, but “Ok, with money in bank”
The Bruce Board of Aldermen are preparing to move forward with a deficit budget of $136,393 for the next fiscal year. Bruce Mayor Rudy Pope The proposed deficit was $14,000 higher than last year’s...
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Chrestman enters supervisor race; Griffin qualifies for school board
Two candidates qualified for Calhoun County races on the Nov. 8 ballot last week. Kevin Chrestman became the sixth candidate in the special election for district two supervisor. Chrestman joins Josh...
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Dollar General plans to open new store in Derma Sept. 25
Dollar General plans to open their new expanded store in Derma on Sunday, Sept. 25. It will be a “soft opening,” according to Dollar General officials with a grand opening scheduled for Oct. 8. The...
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