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Calhoun City Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Calhoun City, MS.

Results 1 - 20 of 289 in Calhoun City, MS

  1. Bruce Guardsman "Flash" Gordon Killed In Wreck

    Thursday | Calhoun County Journal Online

    ... McCain after serving on "hurricane duty." Gordon was approaching the Pleasant Hill Community on Hwy. 8 south of Calhoun City when his vehicle left the road, crashing into a tree and a concrete embankment about 15-feet from the highway, Calhoun ...

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  2. Bruce Community Living Center Seeks Longer LeaseRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Calhoun County Journal Online

    ... him to miss too often, which was unfair to the city. Beckett will remain as the board attorney. Terry James, of Calhoun City, who has filled in on several occasions in Beckett's absence, was hired as an interim prosecutor. The board wanted to open ...

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    Related Topix: Bruce, MS, Itawamba County, MS

  3. Calhoun City Gets Sewer Improvement Grant

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Calhoun County Journal Online

    By CELIA HILLHOUSE Calhoun City has been approved for a $400,000 CDBG grant for sewer lagoon improvements, Mayor J.R. Denton said last night at the town's monthly board meeting.

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  4. Severe Weather Warning 09/02/08 4:15PMRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Topix

    Severe Weather Statement Calhoun (Mississippi) 412 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008 LAFAYETTE MS-YALOBUSHA MS-CALHOUN MS- 412 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...NORTHEASTERN YALOBUSHA AND SOUTH CENTRAL LAFAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 412 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PARIS...OR 9 MILES EAST OF WATER VALLEY...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SPRINGDALE AND TAYLOR. .HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. .THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. .IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. Tornado Warning 412 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008 LAFAYETTE MS-YALOBUSHA MS-CALHOUN MS- 412 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...NORTHEASTERN YALOBUSHA AND SOUTH CENTRAL LAFAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 412 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PARIS...OR 9 MILES EAST OF WATER VALLEY...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SPRINGDALE AND TAYLOR. .HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. .THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. .IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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  5. Weather Alert 09/02/08 4PM from the NOAARead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Topix

    Special Weather Statement Calhoun (Mississippi) SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 329 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008 MSZ022-022100- CALHOUN MS- 329 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... WESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BIG CREEK AT 329 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. THIS STORM IS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAK ROTATION. PEOPLE IN CALHOUN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT.

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  6. Rams Defeat the WildcatsRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 28 | IHigh

    ... Adding to the anxiety of testing everything new, Vardaman took the field against a long-standing rival, the Calhoun City Wildcats. The stands grew instantly quiet as the Wildcats returned the opening kick-off for a touchdown. To add to mounting ...

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  7. Ram tough: Hosts rally with three second-half TDsRead the original story

    Friday Aug 29 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... did what tough teams do. Vardaman came from behind with three second-half touchdowns to defeat county rival Calhoun City 21-12 Thursday night. The Division 1-1A match was the season-opener for both teams, and the first for new Vardaman coach Justin ...

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  8. High School Football:a Ruth-ian taskRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 28 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... leader, and they listen to him." Ruth will make his debut as full-time starter tonight when the Rams host rival Calhoun City in a season-opening Division 1-1A contest. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. Hollis has installed a zone read option offense, not too ...

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  9. Professor Pigskin predicts . . .Read the original story

    Wednesday Aug 27 | The Monitor-Herald

    ... The ol' prof was getting an itchy prediction finger. Here's the ol' prof's thoughts on opening weekend. n n n CALHOUN CITY AT VARDAMAN Coach Mike Ray is bringing a young bunch of Wildcats into the season. That's nothing new for the 'Cats, but they ...

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  10. Rams look to derail Cats' reign over seriesRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 27 | The Monitor-Herald

    You will be hard pressed to find a bigger game across the state than the match-up between Vardaman and Calhoun City.

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  11. Need continues to grow at county food pantryRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 27 | The Monitor-Herald

    ... St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, Bruce United Methodist Church, Lewis Memorial Methodist Church, Calhoun City, Vardaman Methodist Church and the rest of the Calhoun County Methodist Cluster are among those that volunteer their time at the ...

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    Related Topix: Bruce, MS, Vardaman, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Non-Profit

  12. School board pursues

    Wednesday Aug 27 | The Monitor-Herald

    ... from the Bruce booster club to the football team; $651 from Affinia Group to the Bruce FFA; $1,663 from the Calhoun City band boosters to the band for two baritones; $1,280 from the CCHS football boosters for a practice clock; and $10,682 from ...

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    Related Topix: Pittsboro, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Bruce, MS

  13. School Board Will Meet At Schools

    Tuesday Aug 26 | Calhoun County Journal Online

    ... from Calhoun to Pontotoc, Chipper Nix from Water Valley to Calhoun, S. Jackson Lee and D. McGreger Lee from Calhoun City to Vardaman. - Personnel - ' Mary Knox and Tracy Turner hired as BES subs replacing Donna Ingle and Charlotte Stephens, Natasha ...

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    Related Topix: Calhoun County, MS, Education Etc., Water Valley, MS, Vardaman, MS

  14. Religion BriefsRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 23 | Telegraph Herald

    ... Award. This year, the Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque announced that Sister Myra Weitl, presently of Calhoun City, Miss., is the recipient of that award. Last month, Weitl attended the Franciscan Federation Assembly in Denver, where she received ...

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  15. Group urges legislators

    Wednesday Aug 20 | The Monitor-Herald

    By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald CALHOUN CITY - Bill Renick attributes much of Mississippi's recent industrial recruitment success to one thing.

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    Related Topix: Ashland, MS, Jackson, MS, Mississippi

  16. Up and running

    Wednesday Aug 20 | The Monitor-Herald

    ... unskilled." Calhoun County's inaugural semester in career-technical center training has begun in classrooms at Calhoun City High School's middle-grades building, where five programs are under way: n Allied Health, taught by Melissa Parker. n ...

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  17. Peace with us

    Wednesday Aug 20 | The Monitor-Herald

    By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald CALHOUN CITY - Sister Myra Weitl is one of relatively few Catholics in a county dominated by Baptists and with a healthy smattering of Methodists.

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  18. A Second ChanceRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 20 | Calhoun County Journal Online

    ... up, I made up my mind I had to do something positive," Sykes said. "I wanted to go back to the schools in Calhoun City and talk to the kids about doing the right thing, but I thought I have to do something positive first." Sykes exited prison on ...

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  19. School Enrollment Down In CountyRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 20 | Calhoun County Journal Online

    By JOEL McNEECE Enrollment for Calhoun County Schools is down 54 students thus far this school year to 2,528. Bruce and Vardaman have experienced the decreases, while Calhoun City is up slightly.

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    Related Topix: Calhoun County, MS, Bruce, MS, Vardaman, MS

  20. J.R. Denton Appointed To MML Board

    Wednesday Aug 20 | Calhoun County Journal Online

    Calhoun City Mayor J.R. Denton has been appointed to the Mississippi Municipal League's Board of Directors.

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