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Please Return Library Materials! As school resumes, we want to remind those who have books and other materials checked out to please return them to the library. We love having students, teachers, parents, and others in the library during the summer months, but sometimes library books are forgotten and not returned. Please check around your…

90 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 7, 1934 Gov. Mike Conner speaks to large crowd at Legion Lake, his subject, “Sackholders vs. Stockholders” Bilbo’s Campaign committeee urges that his friends go to the poll on September 18th and vote for the friend of the forgotten man. Bilbo is opposing Hubert D. Stevens for U.S.Senator (and later won…

Our niece, Lori Brown, and her husband, Paul, and two children, Maddie and Luke, of Nesbit vacationed in Hawaii two weeks ago. When it came time to come home they were stranded. They had to stay two extra days. They flew from Hawaii to Los Angeles, then to Las Vagas, then Houston, and finally to…

Written by Minnie Burns and Mother Taken from Thursday, November 8, 1962 Last Monday Mrs. David (Lula Beth) Porter came by and took Minnie and me to Spring Hill Church to attend the funeral of Mrs. Earline Gentry who was killed on the Saturday night before. Don’t know the name of the pastor since Bobby…

Alternative Fuels from Mississippi’s Forests Depending on where you sit, the southeastern U.S. has the most to gain, or possibly lose, in the fight to stop, or slow, climate change and produce a more secure fuel supply for our nation. Alternative fuels sit at the crossroads of these two concerns. And no matter what you…

By Craig Baker, Pastor Our question this week is, “Are we in the end times?” The short answer is, “Yes. The Bible teaches that the end times or last days began with the ascension of Jesus and will last until His returns.” However, exactly when the end will come and Jesus will return is something…

Christian love and sympathy to the Sykes Wood family of Grenada. I met Sykes and his wife, Janie, back in the early sixties. They were close friends to my sisters, Ann Hudson and Joyce Weir. They were easy people to love and had two beautiful daughters, Anita Jo Byrd and Leta Wood. It seems like…

Healthy You Exercise Class will meet every Wednesday at the Extension Office. Join us for up to 30 minutes of physical activity. If you come, make sure to wear comfortable, cool clothes, good tennis shoes and bring some water to drink. Looped with Love Crochet MHV Club will meet this month at the Extension office…

Register to Win Backpack by July 26 Yalobusha County Public Library System is sponsoring a Backpack Giveaway. Children and youth entering grades K-12 may register to win a new backpack loaded with school supplies each time they check out or visit Coffeeville Public Library or Oakland Public Library through July 26. One winner will be…

85 YEARS AGO AUGUST 18, 1939 Bro. R.L. Breland resigns as pastor of Coffeeville Baptist Church. Candidates for Second Primary votes include: Highway Commissioner T. Lowery and Abe Linker; State Senator, Tandy Lott and W.A. Winter: Representative 1st Distriet, Robert Upchurch and Sellars Denley: Representative 2nd District, J. P. Jenkins and Newman Dorsey; Sheriff, Frank…