Derma News

By JO ANN DENLEY Calhoun City Mayor J.R. Denton and the Board of Aldermen were sworn into office for this municipal term last night at their regular meeting by Court of Appeals Judge Jimmy Maxwell of Oxford, who is the grandson of the late Kit and Ruth Bryant of Derma.

By JOEL?McNEECE Cheyenne Thomas, 23, was sweeping fresh cut grass off a sidewalk on South McSweyne Street in Bruce Monday as co-workers continued to mow down the weeds in the near 100-degree heat.

By JOEL?McNEECE Lyn Parsons, Larry Bratton, and a lot of incumbents in Derma and Vardaman were all winners in Tuesdaya s board of aldermen races around the county.

By JOEL?McNEECE Calhoun County voters will return to the polls next Tuesday, June 2 to make selections in four alderman races in four towns.

By JOEL?McNEECE The Derma Board of Aldermen accepted a bid for a weather warning system at last weeka s meeting.

As a crappie destination, the Columbus Pool of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway makes a great bass fishing hole.

Lt. Robert Sanders of Derma, Capt. Jack Britton of Tupelo, and 1st Sgt. Joey Jones of Bruce, are preparing to lead the 858th Horizontal Construction Company from Calhoun City to Iraq.

By JOEL McNEECE The Derma mayor and board of aldermen opened bids on two police cars and a tractor at its meeting last Tuesday.

By JOEL McNEECE There is no book from which you can learn more about the history of Bruce than you can by sitting down for a conversation with Mattie Parker.

By JOEL?McNEECE Calhoun County sales tax returns were down in February and remain down overall for the current fiscal year, primarily due to a large decrease in Bruce.

By JOEL McNEECE A former Bruce Trojan running-back is in a Memphis hospital after suffering a serious hand injury in an accidental shooting over the weekend.

By JOEL McNEECE Qualifying is complete for the 2009 municipal elections with five contested races around the county.

By JOEL McNEECE A few more qualifiers are expected as the Friday, March 6 deadline quickly approaches.

By JO ANN DENLEY Calhoun City Board of Aldermen approved applying for a small municipalities grant for an addition to the fire/police station at their meeting last night.

By JOEL McNEECE Derma Mayor Dock Gabbert officially qualified to seek re-election last week.

By JOEL McNEECE Improving the appearance of Calhoun County was the charge expressed at Thursday night's Calhoun Economic Development Association Annual Banquet.

By JOEL McNEECE What began with a single plastic snowman and a few old-fashioned C9 colored lights has grown into the largest Christmas light display in Calhoun County.

By JOEL McNEECE Derma and Pittsboro held brief monthly meetings last week with little business conducted.