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Deborah McCool said she had a great day Sunday. Lots of birthday wishes and you know it was my granddaughter Caitlyn’s birthday too. She is 22 already, can’t believe it. Daughter Kimberly and Jason Beavers fed us Domino’s pizza after church. Virginia and Sandy Beavers were there too. I got several wonderful gifts from my…

November Create Club met on Wednesday, November 13th. Special thanks to Mary Fuquay for leading the craft – where they put to use tiny terracotta pots and made a pinecone Christmas Tree and Reindeer. Those who attended were: Julia Fernandez, Elsie Harrison, Shay Lloyd, Georgia Wilkerson, Jo Davis, Danny Lloyd (front row) Mary Willard, Lura…

Reindeer Scavenger Hunt in Libraries Dec. 2 – 23 Reindeer Scavenger Hunt is going on in our libraries during December! Children and teens may pick up a Reindeer Scavenger Hunt at the front desk. Find all of the hidden reindeer in the library to solve the puzzle, and win a prize! Coffeeville Holiday Open House…

90 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 11, 1934 On Tuesday night of this week, Mr. Jim Womack, aged about 65 years, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Claude Womack of the Shiloh Community. Benoist & Co., Coffeeville’s newest store, opened for business last Saturday. At a meeting of the town board this week George Jones…

Last Tuesday my home health nurse Jessica came to see me. She checked my oxygen level and it was in the 50’s. She said, “Oh Ms. Sarah, this won’t do, you need to go to an ER!” So Caleb called the ambulance and off we went to the Oxford Baptist Medical Center. I was checked…

The Thanksgiving Holiday is supposed to be a time to reflect and give thanks to God for all that He has blessed us with throughout the year, but for a lot of us it has just become a day to eat turkey, dressing, various casseroles, and desserts with very little thought given to God or…

Congratulations to Grenada’s own Charlie Worsham for winning his first CMA award! So well deserving, Charlie. Happy Birthday to Krista McFerrin on the 28th! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you readers out there! May your day be a day of love, laughter and good food. Someone needs to pinch me and wake me up! This…

December FCS After 5- Holiday Gift Wrapping- Monday, December 9th at 6 p.m. at the Extension office. Join us as Kelsey Martin, MSU Extension Agent in Marshall County, will be with us to teach us how to create beautiful, wrapped Christmas gifts and bows. Participants will need to bring their own spool of wired ribbon,…

90 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 21, 1934 Sunday Hugh L. White of Columbia formally entered the race for governor in the election next summer. Saturday morning the fire alarm went out that the Madden Jeffreys home on Bailey Boulevard occupied by Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Pittman was burned. Friday morning of last week Mr. Jeff…

Happy Thanksgiving! Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his…