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Teacher pay raise bill passes out of House

by Rep. Jim Beckett

This was the sixth week of the 2021 Legislative Session. The House met as whole throughout the week to discuss bills that made it out of committee and onto the calendar. Thursday, Feb. 11 was the deadline for members to introduce and discuss these general bills. Over 100 bills were brought up and discussed in session this week. Any bills not discussed in session and left on the calendar have died. The bills that were considered dealt with a variety of topics.
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Nine contested races in municipal elections around Calhoun County

by Joel McNeece

There will be nine contested races in municipal elections around the county this year as qualifying ended last week for town board and mayor positions.
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Pittsboro, ‘City, Vardaman get board candidates

by Joel McNeece

Qualifying for municipal elections ends this Friday.
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New candidates on ballot for Derma, Pittsboro, Big Creek

by Joel McNeece

We’ve hit the final week of qualifying for this year’s municipal elections with some town governments taking shape with a few changes.
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Second week of legislative session is now in books

by Rep. Jim Beckett

This is the second week of the 2021 Legislative Session. Because it is early in the session, bills are still being drafted, so floor action has been light.
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Coleman qualifies to run in Calhoun City

by Joel McNeece

Calhoun City has its first qualifier in this year's municipal elections while Bruce has six signed up to run thus far.

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Six have now qualified for Bruce elections

by Joel McNeece

Bruce has the first qualifiers in the county's municipal elections.

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State flag bill approved; legislation deadline next

by Rep. Jim Beckett

On January 5, 2021, the 133rd Mississippi State Legislature began the second session in its four-year term.
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Bruce has first municipal qualifiers

by Joel McNeece

Bruce has the first four qualifiers in the 2021 muncipal elections around Calhoun County.

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Qualifying begins for mayor, aldermen elections around county

by Joel McNeece

Qualifying has begun for municipal elections around Calhoun County.
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Donald S. Bell

By Joel McNeece

Donald S. Bell, of Bruce, died Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete as of this time. Parker Memorial Funeral Home in Bruce and Vardaman is in charge.

Jimmie Dee McCormick

By Celia Hillhouse

Jimmie Dee Wait McCormick, 90, of Bruce departed this life February 9, 2021, at Bruce Community Living Center. She was born May 24, 1930 to James Wesley and Maudie Blount Wait. She spent much of her life as a teacher assistant at Bruce Elementary School. She also began each school day early and ended it […]

Jimmie Dee McCormick

By Joel McNeece

Jimmie Dee Wait McCormick, 90, of Bruce departed this life February 9, 2021, at Bruce Community Living Center.

Andrea Howell

By Joel McNeece

Andrea Ranea Ferguson Howell, 36, of Bruce departed from this life February 5, 2021, after a tragic accident.

Hych excited to share God’s word at new church in Derma A transformation is taking place in downtown Derma in the…
Chandler making most of two sport opportunity Payton Chandler is a two-sport athlete at Calhoun City, and…
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Singing in Sacred Harp on a Sunday afternoon

February 5, 1976 – After most church parking lots have emptied on Sunday afternoon, and the congregations have left to spend the rest of the day at the golf course or in front of the television set, voices can still be heard drifting from an old, white-frame church just outside of Bruce.

The story of Calhoun County’s founding going back to the 1830s

March 16, 2000 – I’m going to talk about one of my favorite subjects – Calhoun County. Some of the information I’ll use comes from the Ryan/Murphree history of Calhoun County. J.S. Ryan, often referred to as Judge Ryan, wrote his part of the history covering the years from 1852 to 1875. Thomas Martin Murphree […]

Calhoun County History – Former mayor Q.T. Crowson reflects on a very full life

February 1981 – To the left of the one-room apartment above the pastel-colored couch are two portraits – one of his wife, Estelle, and the other of his son, Billy, now both deceased. To the right is a four-poster bed covered with a red, blue, green and brown quilt that his wife made. Above the […]

Hych excited to share God’s word at new church in Derma

A transformation is taking place in downtown Derma in the old building by the post office.

Bruce, Calhoun City hit mark with new ARCHERY programs

They step up, straddle the line and await the whistle to blow at which time they nock their arrow, draw their bow and take aim.

Cat. Tree. Climb. Save – Cat rescuer Robert Reese saves Bruce kitty

Robert Reese stood at the base of the giant pine tree in Yancy-Easley subdivision in Bruce attaching all kinds of ropes, harnesses and tools to his belt, pausing every few minutes to calmly shout some reassurance to the cat on a branch 60 feet off the ground that there was nothing to fear.