Bruce News

By LISA McNEECE The man that police were searching for in connection with house break-ins in Banner was captured in Panola county Friday after being caught inside a Banner home.

By JOEL McNEECE Senators Barack Obama - 'D and John McCain - 'R will square off Friday just up the road from Calhoun County in Oxford for the first of three presidential debates.

By LISA McNEECE Three adults were arrested after a drug sale turned into a shooting east of Bruce Friday night.

By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald The first month of the state's fiscal year was a good one for Calhoun City, Mantee and Vardaman.

By JOEL McNEECE A tragedy last April inspired a countywide effort to form a dive rescue/recovery team, which is getting closer to reality with the recent acquisition of equipment and ongoing training for ...

By JOEL McNEECE Two Calhoun County banks are implementing new security measures that prevent customers from wearing hats, sunglasses or hoods.

BRUCE, Miss. -- The Stone Ranch Hunting Preserve offers customized quail and duck hunts, trail rides and fishing, a comfortable bunkhouse and plenty of good food.

By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald After several years of trying to secure funding, Calhoun City finally received a grant for sewer lagoon improvements.

By LISA McNEECE A shop beside a home north of Bruce was broken into recently, and more than 70 tools were stolen.

Dorothy Roane, 73, died Monday around 5 p.m. in a violent crash on Hwy. 9 in Bruce near the intersection of Pilgreen Street.

By JOEL McNEECE The County Board of Supervisors continued to receive news of rising prices, from insurance costs to the appraisal of the Washington property on the Pittsboro Square.

Those of us in the University of Mississippi family lost a couple of giants this past weekend.

Flags are at half staff at the Bruce National Guard Armory after the death of 223rd guardsman James Harley "Flash" Gordon in an automobile accident Wednesday afternoon.

By JOEL McNEECE The Bruce Board of Aldermen agreed to look into a long-term lease with Bruce Community Living Center operator Doug Wright.

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.

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.

Hattiesburg churches got a quick education in emergency management following Hurricane Katrina.

School personnel will proceed with development for a policy to uniformly weight grades in the Advanced Placement courses offered in the county.

The Calhoun County Courthouse will remain on the Pittsboro Square for the forseeable future after a vote by the board of supervisors Friday morning.

By JOEL McNEECE One hundred fifty-one students are enrolled in Calhoun County's first Career and Technical Center .