Vardaman News

By JOEL McNEECE Getting more recycle trailers and getting them emptied in a timely fashion were issues addressed by the Board of Supervisors last Friday.

By JOEL McNEECE Daniel Blount told the Calhoun City Chamber Tuesday at lunch that the new Kidz World furniture operation in Calhoun City is operating at a faster pace than some suppliers can keep up with.

By JOEL McNEECE Janet Swindle, new librarian at the J.S. Edmondson Memorial Library in Vardaman, is determined to convince everyone the joys of reading.

By JOEL McNEECE Tickets are on sale now for the 36th Annual Sweet Potato Festival Banquet scheduled for Saturday, Nov.

Sweet Potato Sweets in Vardaman was started in 1996 selling sweet potato pies and sweet potato bread.

The Vardaman Rams defeated the Thrasher Rebels, earning a place in division play-offs. They will face the Shaw Hawks Friday night at 7:00. Make plans to support the Rams.

On Nov. 15, First Missionary Baptist Church will kick off its 150th-year anniversary celebration, and church members have a year of activities planned.

By JOEL McNEECE A Bruce woman was killed Wednesday night in a one-vehicle car accident on East Clay Street.

By LISA McNEECE Four men were arrested and others are being sought on forgery charges after a manhunt Monday afternoon.

Vardaman High School football game against Biggersville has been moved to Saturday at 7 p.m. due to weather.

By JOEL McNEECE The Calhoun City Chamber announced plans for several upcoming community events and listened to a presentation by Norman Griffin, who is putting in a solar power business in the old Kellwood store building.

By JOEL McNEECE Several Calhoun County students were recently honored for performing at the highest levels on last year's state tests.

By JOEL McNEECE Randall Langford, who farms with James Chrestman and Carter Edmondson, sat high on his tractor looking out over the rain-soaked field wondering how much of this year's sweet potato crop could be saved.

Approaching severe weather is creating several weather warnings in Calhoun County as well as threatening tonight's football games in Calhoun City and Vardaman.

By LISA McNEECE Vardaman Board of Aldermen unanimously agreed on a junk car ordinance for the town at the regular meeting of the board last night.

By JOEL McNEECE The Calhoun County School District was hit with a $561,000 budget cut from the state last week.

By JOEL McNEECE Terry Fales, director of the Calhoun Economic Development Association , updated Bruce Chamber members on the industrial prospects for the future in the county at Monday's chamber meeting.

The fall Flywheel Festival is closing in with festivities set to begin Friday, Sept.

By JOEL McNEECE Sales tax returns in July, the start of the new fiscal year, were up in Bruce and Vardaman compared to 2008.

By JOEL McNEECE There were no serious injuries, at least known injuries, following two wrecks in the Vardaman area last Sunday.