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February FCS After 5 – Spring Door Hanger – will be held on Thursday, February 20th at 6 p.m. at the Yalobusha County Extension office. The cost is $30 and covers a meal and supplies to make an 18in wood door hanger. The deadline to register is Friday, February 14th. Space is limited. Participants must…

February is Love Your Library Month Be sure to visit Coffeeville and Oakland Public Library this month to share what you love about your library. We love to hear all the reasons our patrons love the library. Please fill out a “Why I Love My Library” page for a picture. At Coffeeville, you can add…

85 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 16, 1940 Lieutenant Julian Knox Morrison, Jr., son of M. J. Morrison, was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, Tuesday of this week. On Wednesday evening of this week Mr. John M. French passed away at his home a few miles east of town where he had lived all but…

John Bailey’s lodge was destroyed by lightning Thursday night. His house on Okahoma Street was destroyed by fire a number of years ago. All that’s left is a chimney. -0- According to The Macon Beacon, Andrew Eaves of the Brooksville area, Chief Warrant Officer, was one of the Black Hawk helicopter soldiers involved in a…

Congratulations to Joshua Harrison for being on Northwest Mississippi Community college’s President’s list that was released by College officials. Those included on this list are full time students who completed it with a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0list for Fall 2024. Another college student I’m proud of is Benton Donahue of Madison, Mississippi.…

4-H Monthly Cooking kit – It’s time to register for the February kits. The cost is $12 per kit. Please pay with a check made out to Yalobusha County 4-H or exact change. The last day to register for the kit is Friday, February 14th. The distribution date will be Thursday, February 20th. The kit…

Books & Bingo at Coffeeville Jan. 31 Coffeeville Public Library will begin offering new adult programs starting January 31. The first program is Books & Bingo on Friday, Jan. 31, at 10:00 AM at the library. To register for the program Jan. 31, please call (662) 675-8822 or email [email protected]. Each month, the library will…

90 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 8, 1935 Saturday night of last week Mrs. Nannie Brandon Terry, widow of the late W. C. Terry, died at the home of her son, Mr. Jim Terry, after a short illness. Mrs. Luella Few Porter, wife of Mr. Bob Porter, died at the home of her son, Vernon Porter, of…

This week I had planned to return to our “Glad You Asked” study. However, as everyone is aware this past Monday we observed Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a time we set aside as a nation each year to remember those men and women throughout our nation’s history who gave their lives to ensure our…

Our son, Logan Deck surprised us with a visit Wednesday and he came bearing three Zaxby’s chicken dinners. Logan lives at Gluckstadt and was on his way to a work meeting in Marks. Friday afternoon we had another surprise visit from Malenda Meacham of Hernando. When Malenda, in law school, and Rob, her husband was…