
Meridian Community College golfer, TJ Morgan, of Bruce, tied for the individual medalist at the NJCAA D1 National Championship held in Lubbock, TX, but lost on the first hole of a playoff.

Meridian Community College golfer, TJ Morgan, of Bruce, tied for the individual medalist at the NJCAA D1 National Championship held in Lubbock, TX, but lost on the first hole of a playoff.

Six Northwest Mississippi Community College players have been named to the 2013 MACJC All-State baseball team, including three first-team and three second-team selections, after a vote by the league’s head coaches that was announced on Tuesday.

Mark Twain, the great American humorist and writer, once called golf “a good walk spoiled.” While I hesitate to quibble with Twain, a man of such remarkable intellect, I respectfully disagree. Then again, I don’t walk when I play golf. I ride.

Calhoun City native Langston Rogers, longtime sports information director at Ole Miss, will be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Aug. 2 at the Hilton Jackson on County Line Road.

Bruce, Calhoun City and Vardaman each have a player chosen for the 2013 Northeast Mississippi Softball Coaches Association All Star Game in Tupelo.

Two Calhoun County athletes will be traveling to Australia this summer to compete in football and basketball games.

High school football players from Bruce, Calhoun City and Vardaman will suit up for the first annual Northeast Mississippi Football Coaches Association All-Star Game this Wednesday, May 22 at Saltillo High School at 6 p.m.

Calhoun City’s Brooks Goodson and Baldwyn’s Bishop Davis tied up in a pitcher’s duel Tuesday night, both pitching more than nine innings in the deciding game three of the Class 2A North Semifinal.

Major League Baseball has tried — so far without success — to ban its players from chewing tobacco. So we still see ballplayers who appear to have a golf ball lodged in their cheeks.
College baseball banned the use of tobacco 16 years ago, and as any reputable dentist will tell you: That’s progress. The biggest difference between tobacco smoked and tobacco chewed is the type of cancer that results. Lungs or gums, take your pick.

Madison Holzner and Shaq Bush both earned silver medals at the Class 2A State Track Meet Monday in Pearl.

May 22, 2013 By Joel McNeece
We drive by them every day, the veterans’ monuments on the Bruce and Calhoun City squares. This approaching Memorial Day weekend is one we should … [Read More...]

May 22, 2013 By Lisa McNeece
The Travel Channel's Burgerland episode in North Mississippi was awesome. The first stop on the show was at Bill's Hamburgers in Amory. That brought … [Read More...]

May 22, 2013 By Sid Salter
As the United Auto Workers continue to try to win a union organization vote at Canton’s Nissan plant, they and their friends have begun public … [Read More...]
May 21, 2013 By Joel McNeece
George Washington Lambert, Jr., 70, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Darlington Oaks Hospice, Verona. At his side were his daughter, Tammy Lambert … [Read More...]
May 21, 2013 By Joel McNeece
Willie Lee Owens, 73, of Regan, TN died Sunday, May 19, 2013 at his home. He was born October 21, 1939 in Calhoun County to Lee Ander and Rosa Talent … [Read More...]
May 21, 2013 By Joel McNeece
Boyce Massey, 78, of Senatobia, died May 20, 2013 at Senatobia Convalescent Center. He was born July 2, 1934 in Calhoun County, the son of Opha Massey … [Read More...]
May 20, 2013 By Joel McNeece
Emmie Faye Jenkins, age 83, died Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Yalobusha General Hospital in Water Valley. She was born April 13, 1930 in Calhoun County … [Read More...]
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