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Can you believe August is almost gone and Thanksgiving is just around the corner? Christian love and sympathy to the William “Bill” David Robinson family. Bill passed away Thursday, August 15, 2024 at the Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN. A celebration of Bill’s life was held on Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.…

A visit to the library can be both fun and educational. Xidra & Quintaten Gunn enjoyed playing with STEM toys at Coffeeville Public Library last week. Libraries Closed for Labor Day Coffeeville and Oakland Public Libraries will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, for Labor Day, a state and federal holiday. September Grab & Go Bags…

85 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 15, 1939 The town and community was saddened Tuesday afternoon when a phone message from Hollandale stated Rev. R. L. Breland had suffered a stroke. The eighth grade class of the Coffeeville Junior High School held a meeting Tuesday, September 12th, to elect officers for their class of ’39 and ’40.…

Over the next few weeks in our “Glad You Asked” series I will address some questions that can be answered briefly. This week we consider the answers to three questions. The first question is, “How should Christians view gun control?” It is important to note that while violence has increased in recent years, this increase…

About a month ago I had said that Ellie Donaldson had received the William O. Hickey Endowment Scholarship. A week ago I received notice from Northwest Community College that a young man from Charleston had also received a William O. Hickey Endowment Scholarship. He is Ashton Montgomery. Congratulations to these two young people! -0- Saturday…

90 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 11, 1934 Second Primary Election to carry only two names: Senator Hubert D Stephens and Ex-Governor Theo G. Bilbo, for a six-year term as Senator. The Scuna Valley School Kiddie and Rhythm band has enrolled the following: Martha Tierce, Betty Helm, Barbara Boyle, Mary Frances Liles, Jewel Kilgore, Elizabeth Williams, Eugene…

Fall Book Club at Coffeeville Coffeeville Public Library will host a Fall Book Club at Coffeeville Public Library. The first meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 PM. The group will meet a second time on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 5:30 PM to discuss the book. If you’re interested in joining us for a…

This week our “Glad You Asked” questions deal with church membership and attendance. The questions asked were, “Why should we be a member or attend church,” and “What about people who say they are Christians but never come to church?” Before we get into answering these questions, I think we need to first make sure…

Friday afternoon Tammy and I attended the funeral of Betty Estridge Buntin at the Newsom Funeral Home in Charleston. Betty is the sister of my BFF Savana Estridge McGee. Tammy had started pushing me up the ramp when a man came and finished the job. I asked him who he was and he said Sarah,…