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90 YEARS AGO MARCH 27, 1935 “Girl Shy” will be presented by the senior class of the high school here Friday night. The characters are Hilliard Griffin, Jim Snell, Artelle Sellers, Bob Arrington, Effie Edith Cunningham, Gaines Cooke, Virginia Morgan, Sudie Harbour, Loryn Porter, Mary Lee Pittman, Isaac Pittman, and Billy Riddick. Monday morning of…

Saturday at lunch Dianne Byars, younger sister and I were honored by Sylvia and Pat for a belated birthday party at Cracker Barrel in Batesville. Enjoying the luncheon with Sylvia and Pat were Chuck Byars, Dianne’s husband, Tammy and me, and Buddy Kiihnl. We all certainly enjoyed a lunch from the Cracker Barrel; got my…

Whether it is personal, financial, emotional, religious, or militarily most people throughout the world want peace. Political leaders are often elected, at least in part, based on their promise to bring peace. The reality is that throughout recorded history, no matter who has been in political power, there have been very few times of actually…

Thank you Jesus for protecting us from the bad storms through the day and night, Saturday. It was hard to believe all the damage that it did around our little community and we woke up to a beautiful sunshiny day Sunday Bull Bottom Farms will be brought back to life. So many depend on this…

FCS After 5 Presents Sourdough We had a really good turnout for the FCS After 5 Sourdough bread class. We had 25 participants (to many to get a group pictures) and we enjoyed having Laura Reed from Pontotoc Extension office here to instruct us. I have enjoyed getting lots of pictures of fed starter growing…

Homeschool Hangout @ Coffeeville March 20 Does your family homeschool? Join us at this Thursday, March 20, at 4:30 PM for a Homeschool Hangout at Coffeeville Public Library. Homeschool students and families are invited to come hang out at the library. Use library resources, check out books, or play with our board games, puzzles, STEM…

85 YEARS AGO APRIL 5, 1940 The following compose the senior class who will be graduating May 1: Homer Dale Arrington, Wyomah Brooks, Billy Crowson, Alice Johnston, Robert Langham, Lelia Petty, Sudie Rounsaville, Fred Vick, Robbie Wortham, Marie Young and Jack Spier. The seniors of Oakland High School will present their annual senior play in…

March 20 will be the first day of spring and it would have been our mother’s 113th birthday. Elva Flora Keelin Hickey was 89 years old when she died on July 29, 2001. She was the daughter of Viola Davis Keelin and Edward Keelin of the Teasdale community of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. -0- We received…

In our study of Revelation, we are in the section of the book that covers what we know as the “Great Tribulation” which encompasses the last 3.5 years of the end times tribulation. Jesus said the sign that the Great Tribulation period is beginning will be the Antichrist setting himself up in the temple as…

I hope all you school students from Pre-K on up enjoy your Spring Break. Also the Faculty. Treasure and Cody McLendon are the proud parents of a precious baby girl. Sweet little Farron Raynes arrived at 8:24 p.m. Monday March 4th. She is beautiful with a head full of hair. I know her big brother,…