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Create MHV Club will meet on Wednesday, August 14th at 10 a.m. at the Extension office. Lura Besinger will be the leader and the craft will be Rag Flags. All supplies will be provided for $3 per person. Payments should be made to Lura Besinger. Looped with Love Crochet MHV Club will meet this month…

I know a couple of little Tillatoba girl cousins that started Pre-K3 and K-4 at North Delta in Batesville Monday morning. Joanna Pullen started 3-K and Haven Rose Dukes started 4-k. They both had big smiles. I don’t know how long that will last but I hope all day! Brandon McClanahan visited his dad Freddie…

Create MHV Club will meet on Wednesday, August 14th at 10 a.m. at the Extension office. Lura Besinger will be the leader and the craft will be Rag Flags. All supplies will be provided for $3 per person. Payments should be made to Lura Besinger. Looped with Love Crochet MHV Club will meet this month…

Congratulations to our daughter, Tammy, and son-in-law, John, who celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary on August 6th. They were married by Minister Don Wood on the shores of Enid Lake. -0- Simon Biles has a total of 10 Olympic medals, seven gold, one silver and two bronze. The 27-year-old from Columbus, Ohio is my favorite…

This week we are considering two questions that, although different, are very much related. The first is a common question that countless people have asked and struggled to answer. That question is, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” No matter how well and good we try to live our lives, sooner or later,…

Summer Book Giveaway Winners Friday, August 2, was the last day to win in the Sumer Book Giveaway sponsored by Yalobusha County Public Library System. We are excited that 235 books were read by children during the Summer Book Giveaway. Congratulations to all our readers! A total of 175 books were read at Coffeeville Public…

135 YEARS AGO AUGUST 10, 1889 Nicholas Denley, one of the oldest citizens of this vicinity, a veteran of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, and one of the Mexican Wars, died yesterday at his home nine miles from Coffeeville. He is survived by more than 100 descendants, all of whom reside within six…

Our question this week was submitted more as a statement. The note simply said, “Gossip – Proverbs 11:13 and Proverbs 16:28,” so let us begin by looking at what those verses tell us about gossip. Proverbs 11:13 – “A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.” Proverbs 16:28…

School will be starting before you know it. Buses will be running up and down the road in front of our house. I love sitting on the front porch and waving to them in the afternoon as they are on their way home. Congratulations to Cody and Beth Deloach on the arrival of their precious…

Healthy You Exercise Class will not meet on Wednesday, August 7th. We will resume on Wednesday, August 14th at 9 a.m. Looped with Love Crochet MHV Club will meet this month at the Extension office on Thursday, August 1st from 10 a.m. until noon. You will need to bring a yarn of your choice and…