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Gov. Haley Barbour, speaking at a forum at the University of Mississippi, said that one way to ease both Mississippi's higher-education funding crisis and to lower its college dropout rates is to have more students attend community colleges. Do you agree?
 
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CCHS Beauty Review
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Senior Winners at Calhoun City High Schools Annual Beauty Review were, from left, Kierra Spearman, Beauty; Paris Crawford, Senior Most Beautiful and Most Photogenic; and Alexis Guy, Beauty. Photo by Stephanie Lucius

 
Calhoun County Is Definitely Home For Estelle Griffin
By JOEL McNEECE
Estelle Griffin has strong ties all over Calhoun County. She’s lived most of her life in Vardaman, but was born and raised around Bruce and Pittsboro. Most of her working life, however, was spent in Calhoun City.
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Calhoun Hopes To Get State Inmates Back, Even If No Payments From State
By JOEL McNEECE
Calhoun County's new addition to the county jail to house state inmates is nearly complete, but whether state inmates will return remains a question.
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No Decision Yet In "Wrongful Termination" Case Of BUES Teacher
By JOEL McNEECE
The Calhoun County School Board will issue a ruling within 10 days on the fate of former Bruce Upper Elementary teacher Karen Owens, who claims she was wrongfully terminated.
A three-hour hearing on the case was held Monday night at the school district office in Pittsboro.
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One Building Down, More To Come From Square PEG
By JOEL McNEECE
Talk of demolishing some of the dilapidated buildings around the Calhoun City Square became action last week as the first of several projects was begun.
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Derma Adjusts Water Rates; Budget Still Tight
By JOEL McNEECE
The Derma Board of Aldermen unanimously agreed Tuesday night to adjust the town’s water and sewer rates to appease concerned citizens, but the adjustment will leave the town’s budget with little to no room for error.
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Fire Destroys Slate Springs Home
By JOEL McNEECE
A Slate Springs family lost their home to a fire last Friday morning.
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Arrest Made In Pleasant Hill Break-ins
By LISA McNEECE
Three arrests were made this week for burglary in the Pleasant Hill community south of Calhoun City recently. All three arrested were living in or near the community.
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Pittsboro Board Staying Out Of Dispute
By JOEL McNEECE
The Pittsboro mayor and board of aldermen agreed at last Thursday's monthly meeting not to get involved in an ongoing property dispute in town.
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House, Senate Agreement Paves Way For Budget

A major agreement between the House of Representatives and the Senate this week paved the way for finalizing the state’s FY 2010 budget and moving our attention to the plan for FY 2011.

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Rozier Fourth Qualifier To Run For Lackey's Position
OXFORD - David E. Rozier Jr. of Oxford is the fourth attorney to qualify to run for the District 3 circuit judge's seat to be vacated by Henry Lackey of Calhoun City at year's end.
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Calhoun Senator Upgraded To "Serious" Condition
Mississippi state Sen. Jack Gordon, a longtime lawmaker who once chaired the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday with an undisclosed ailment, officials said. Sunday evening his condition had been upgraded to "serious," rather than critical.
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Bill Seeks Career-Track Courses For Miss. Students
AP - High school students who don't want to go to college would have an option to pursue career-track studies under a bill being considered in the Mississippi Legislature.
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Fire Destroys Former "Gin" Building In Oxford

THE OXFORD EAGLE – Oxford firefighters battled a blaze that ripped through The Gin Saturday night.

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Grisham To Speak At Book Conference, Ole Miss

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Best-selling author John Grisham is scheduled to speak on the opening day of the Oxford Conference for the Book.

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Intersection of Life

By JOEL McNEECE
If it happened at the intersection of Hwy. 9 and Center Street in Bruce, Thelma Hallman can tell you about it. Someone in her family has lived and/or worked there for the past 80 years.

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