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 Festus, Ruth, Jane and Amanda Hailey visited Peggy Bailey at the nursing home in Charleston Saturday afternoon. Peggy was doing okay, they reported.  Daughter Donna Garripoli visited with us Sunday.  The beautiful decorated Christmas tree in the gazebo on the Square in Grenada was decorated by Tillatoba’s JG Henderson.  J. G. left out over the…

 4-H Awards Banquet – Wow! We had a great 4-H Awards Banquet Saturday night. Huge attendance, lots of awards and recognition given out, delicious food, and wonderful performance presented by our newly organized 4-H Modeling squad. Thanks so much to everyone who helped in any form or fashion. So much work goes into an event…

 Native American  Heritage Program  Nov. 19 at Oakland  November is Native American History month, and Friends of Oakland Public Library will host a Native American Heritage program Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 1:30 PM at the library. Special guest speaker will Allen Winters, a member of the MS Band of Choctaw. This program is free and…

 Thursday, November 20th, 2025 is my grandaughter’s (Marie Horton’s) 35th birthday. I want to wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love you to the moon and back three times.  -0-  While I was gone last week Coley Little Bailey picked the Bailey’s 90th crop of cotton. When I married I came to Coffeeville to see…

 90 YEARS AGO  December 13, 1935  Many hearts were sad last Friday when the news went out that Mrs. R. L. Broadstreet had died.  Casey Jones Tierce, apprentice seaman, U. S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Pat Tierce of the Elam section, arrived home this week to spend a 20-day furlough with his…

It is told that the Jewish people used to say that even though God created all the Seas; the Sea of Galilee was His chosen one. No doubt it is a beautiful and unique sea. Somewhat oval in shape. It is about 7 miles wide at its widest and 13 miles long at its longest.…

 Kristie Hartley has been busy decorating business store windows with her whimcal art. Every time I look at what she has already painted it makes me want to get up out of this chair and decorate for Christmas. Keep up the good work, Kristie.  Deborah McCool said Thursday night after work Hannah Beavers and Dallas…

 4-H Awards Banquet – It’s here! The 4th Annual 4-H Awards Banquet is this Saturday, November 15th! We are so excited to celebrate our Yaloubsha County 4-H members and volunteers. We will have a delicious Dunn’s BBQ meal with dessert. And we are also looking forward to our new 4-H Modeling squad who will be…

Library Board Meets Nov. 14 at Oakland  The Administrative Board of the Yalobusha County Public Library System will meet Friday, Nov. 14, at 9:00 AM, at Oakland Public Library. Library board meetings are open to the public in compliance with state law. Anyone wishing to be placed on the agenda for the meeting should email…