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Wow! What can I say, but THANK YOU to our community and surrounding counties for helping make our 4-H Fundraiser “The Community Wide Yard Sale” a great success! We appreciate everyone who helped us advertise, volunteered to work the 4-H Booth and concession stand, donated items for 4-H to sale, those who rented booth spaces,…

Winter Reading Challenge Winners Our Winter Reading Challenge ended Feb. 28, and winners have been drawn. The winner of an Amazon Fire tablet at Coffeeville Public Library was Mariana Coleman. This prize was provided by Friends of Coffeeville Library. We also had quite a few readers who won a book or other prize. See the…

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 Cook, Virginia Morgan, Sudie Harbour, Loryn Porter, Mary Lee Pittman, Isaac Pittman, and Billy Riddick. Monday morning of…

One person was late for church Sunday as he did not know the time had changed to Daylight Savings Time. I would not have known myself, but I saw it in The Courier. -0- Nathen Hampton was the guest speaker at the Coffeeville Church of Christ Sunday morning. He told the story of “It Is…

In Revelation 11:1-14, we learn of the Apostle John’s vision of the temple and the two witnesses. In verse 1, John said he was given “a reed like a measuring rod” and told to measure the temple and those who worship there. Wherever we see the word “rod” in the New Testament it is typically…

Congrats to sweet Alice Donovan for winning in her school’s art contest! Now Alice is on to district! I hope you win, sweet girl. Alice is the granddaughter of Johnny Tillman. Our visitor Monday afternoon was son Derek Deck of Cleveland. J.R Dukes and Ashley Julian won 1st place in The Mid South Couples Trail…

Don’t forget about the 4-H Community Wide Yard Sale which will be THIS Saturday, March 8th (7 a.m. – 12 p.m.) As or right now we have around 15 booths signed up to sell items We will also take yard sale items donations for us to sell at the 4-H Booth. If you have items…

Congratulations to CHS Boys’ BB Team! We begin this week by congratulating the CHS Boys’ Basketball Team and coaches on winning Class 1A State Champions last Friday in Jackson! We are proud of all of you and how you represented Coffeeville. HBD, Dr. Seuss @ Coffeeville March 6 Come celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday with us…

85 YEARS AGO MARCH 15, 1940 Leon Barber, 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Barber, passed away at his home six miles north of town, Friday night. Last Sunday evening Miss Jimmie Brannon and Harley Jones were married by Justice of the Peace Walton Brower. 80 YEARS AGO MARCH 16, 1945 Sgt. Roy…

That was the wonderful week that was………………. First I want to congratulate Gracie Summers and Abby Redwine for placing in the Beauty contest at Holmes Community College. Next congratulations go to Riley Redwine for being chosen to attend the 2025 Girls Leadership Conference from Kirk Academy. Then comes my birthday on Wednesday. I am so…