2009 November

Man Killed In Hit-And-Run On Hwy. 330

November 30, 2009 By Joel McNeece Leave a Comment

By JOEL McNEECE
A man was killed in a “hit and run” Monday morning on Hwy. 330 west of Bruce.

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‘City Splits Basketball Games At Oxford

November 25, 2009 By Joel McNeece Leave a Comment

By JOEL McNEECE
The Calhoun City Wildcats continued their strong start to the basketball season with a couple of road wins over the Thanksgiving holidays against Oxford and Amory.

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Kidz World Exceeding All Expectations

November 25, 2009 By Joel McNeece Leave a Comment

By LISA McNEECE
A.D. Blount told the Calhoun City Rotary Club their new children’s furniture manufacturing company “Kidz World” has far surpassed their expectations and they expect it to continue.

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Jackson Chapel Celebrates New Church Building

November 25, 2009 By Joel McNeece Leave a Comment

By JOEL McNEECE
Jackson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Bruce celebrated its 80th anniversary Sunday by opening the doors to a brand new church building.

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Just Like Old times, Sort Of

November 25, 2009 By Joel McNeece Leave a Comment

Last Friday night was just like old times, sort of. I never saw Coach Mark Bray chest-bump a player after a big win or enjoy a freezing Gatorade shower from his players quite like Justin Hollis did last Friday. But who can blame the second-year Vardaman Ram head coach? He’s headed to the first North Half Championship game of his life.

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Bonnie Williams

November 25, 2009 By Joel McNeece Leave a Comment

When Bonnie Williams was little, she preferred her mother, Nell Aston’s, butter roll from scratch over birthday cake. A few years ago Bonnie, now of Vardaman, did some improvising on the recipe and started using frozen biscuits.

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County Christmas Parades Begin Dec. 5

November 25, 2009 By Joel McNeece Leave a Comment

By JOEL McNEECE
Lala Yancy, of Bruce, and Faye Spratlin, of Calhoun City, will lead their respective Christmas parades the first weekend of December.

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VES, BHS Perform Well With New State Ratings

November 25, 2009 By Joel McNeece Leave a Comment

By JOEL McNEECE
Vardaman Elementary and Bruce High School earned high marks in the newest accountability ratings released by the Mississippi Department of Education, but Calhoun County School District lagged behind most districts in Northeast Mississippi.

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