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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…

Coffeeville Friends of the Library Meet Jan. 23 Coffeeville Friends of the Library will meet Thursday, Jan. 23, at 11:30 AM for a Potluck Lunch and business meeting. New officers will be elected, and plans for 2025 will be discussed. Current members and interested new members are invited to attend. Dues for 2025 may be…

85 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 2, 1940 On Thursday of this week Forrest Barber and John Brewer took over the filling station formerly operated by E. E. Chapman Coffeeville High School will select a King and Queen at a program at the high school Friday night, February 9. In the running for king are Bobby Burns,…

Happy Martin Luth King, Jr. Day Monday, January 20, 2025 -0- Monday, January 20, 2025 is Inauguration Day of President Donald J. Trump. I plan to watch it on TV. I remember when Jimmy Carter was inaugurated he walked down Pennsylvania Avenue. Jenny Clair Hunt, who was a friend of the Carters walked all the…

In Revelation 4, John began to give us a look into the throne room of heaven. Though they are separated into two chapters, the vision John wrote of in Revelation 4 and 5 are continuous without a pause between them. When we study Revelation, we are sometimes quick to rush past chapters 4 and 5…

How beautiful was the snow we had late Thursday night and early Friday morning. Harvey Darby was offering Ski Lift rides pretty cheap. Love and sympathy to the Nellie Coleman Kerr Ward family of Grenada. Nellie passed away Friday, January 10, 2025 at her residence. Nellie was a sweet lady with a beautiful smile that…

Sign up now for the January FCS After 5 – Slow Cooker – Winter is a great time to use your slow cooker, but really ANY time of the year is a WIN when it comes to using a slow cooker! Join us for the January FCS After 5 on Thursday, January 23rd at 6…

Library Board Meets January 17 The Administrative Board of Yalobusha County Public Library System will meet Friday, Jan. 17, at 9:00 AM at Coffeeville Public Library. Library board meetings are open to the public in compliance with state law. Libraries Closed Jan. 20 Libraries will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, for Dr. Martin L. King…

90 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 1, 1935 Joe Bailey, Jr., is receiving the congratulations of his many friends over having completed his course of studies at the University and received his diploma at the close of the first semester last week Jas.W.Frost is the first entry into the race for county superintendent of education. Chas. L.…

As I sit here alone I think of my friend Barbara Leigh Douglas Worsham. I have known her since we were very young and attended school at Teasdale Elementary. I thought she was very acrobetic. She could lean over backwards and drink a cup of water as she came up. I think she was in…