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Newt Hanson

By Joel McNeece

Newton “Newt” Felix Hanson, Jr., passed away peacefully on September 16, 2019 at the VA nursing home in Biloxi. He was 93.

Tommy Parker

By Joel McNeece

Tommy Allen Parker, 85, of Big Creek, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center–Grenada.

Bro. Windell Lancaster

By Joel McNeece

Bro. John Windell Lancaster, 81, entered into rest at his home in Vardaman Friday, Sept. 13, 2019.

Hansel Green

By Joel McNeece

Hansel (Bud) Green, 81, of Vardaman, died September 8, 2019 at NMMC in Tupelo.

Calhoun City adopts budget, no objections Calhoun City mayor and board of aldermen held their 2020…
Slinging sparks and loving every second of it “I still love to ride the curves and drag a…
‘Live to Ride, Ride to Live’ – Winter finds… Mike Winter was four or five years old, standing on…
Tommy Parker Tommy Allen Parker, 85, of Big Creek, passed away Thursday,…
County budget and one mil tax increase adopted Calhoun County Supervisors held their annual budget hearing where no…
Bruce, Calhoun City and Vardaman all completed… The Bruce Lady Trojans, Vardaman Lady Rams and Calhoun City…
Bruce celebrating homecoming this week Bruce Senior Homecoming maids are Anna Grace Pullen, Tekera Armstrong,…
Bruce ready to begin first Cross Country season Bruce High School has added a new sport to its…
Chamber honors Fox; talks upcoming events The Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce opened their monthly meeting…
Dominant week for Lady Cougars; Lady Trojans collect… A busy week in the softball world of Calhoun County…

Calhoun County History – When Calhoun City was called ‘Burkitt’

The following article consists of the members of Mr. Ellis Ivy Bruce, Miss. The purpose of the article is to relay to the interested people the birth of Calhoun City. All information is based on memory, and the years that Mr. Ivy talks of are the years between 1906 and 1920. He was eight years […]

Looking back at the Bruce School Band from 1954

The Bruce School Band which was organized a year ago by J.G. Leonard, will enter the Band Contest this year in Jackson.

NCHS teams win Big 12 tourney honors

To the victor belongs the spoils, seems to be the slogan of the Tigers and Tigerettes as they turned back opponent after opponent to win the Big 12 tournament at Kilmichael Friday, Feb. 7.

‘Live to Ride, Ride to Live’ – Winter finds brotherhood, service through his love for motorcycles

Mike Winter was four or five years old, standing on the side of a gravel road in Bruce when his cousin Lennon Ray White roared up the road on an old motorcycle.

Vaughn’s passion for history turns into magical summer

Miranda Vaughn is a self-proclaimed “history nerd.” She dates the distinction back to her childhood, but it was durng her senior year at Bruce High School she discovered her passion for the subject could become a career.

Preserving History – Talford picks up pencil to make memories last

Archie Talford points at a wide piece of cardboard covered with pencil drawings of memories of his youth. The lines mark the streets, properties and landmarks of the “Bruce Quarters.”