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Coffee Time 5/21
Tammy and John gave me a pretty bouquet of flowers for Mother’s Day. We went to Charleston for church and spent the rest of the day with Tammy and we ate lunch at the Charleston Country Club. Tuesday our preacher came by to give me some flowers for Mother’s Day. -0- On Facebook this week…
Read MoreLooking Back 5/21
90 YEARS AGO June 5, 1936 Elmer Liles, 26-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Liles of the Clear Springs Community, met a tragic death last Friday morning when he was thrown into the saw at a sawmill near Vann’s Bridge. C. J. Hamilton moved here as the new railroad section foreman last week to…
Read MoreCoffeeville First Baptist Church By Craig Baker, Pastor
As we near the end of our study through the Book of Esther, I am grateful for what the Lord has been teaching me. I often preach and teach through books of the Bible. I do that for several reasons, but primarily because it is the best way for us to gain a thorough knowledge…
Read MoreTillatoba News 5/14/26
I hope all you ladies had a wonderful Mother’s Day. The weather was perfect. Your writer and David’s visitors during the week and over the weekend were Susan Bell, of Caledonia, AW Taylor and Gale Taylor, Trudy Simmons, Brad, Frankie and Bradley Holliday and Donna Garripoli, Jason Beavers and our grandson, Junior Dukes. Y’all come…
Read MoreOakland News 5/14/26
Qua Bland, a senior at Coffeeville High School, received the Jeffrey Clay Horton Scholarship from Mr. Marvin Horton at CHS Senior Day. Qua received four scholarships during the event. One of the glass installations in a lake in Meijer Gardens is entitled “Blue Reeds” and was created by Dale Chihuly, considered the most sought-after artist…
Read MoreLiving Well 5/14/26
Wednesday, May 13 – Healthy You Exercise class will meet at 9 a.m. at the Extension office. Wear cool, comfortable clothes, supportive shoes and bring water to drink. Wednesday, May 13 – Create MHV Club – Cancelled for this month. Will resume in June. Thursday, May 14 – 4-H Cooking Kit Distribution – from 8…
Read MoreLibrary News 5/14/26
Library Board Meets May 15 The Administrative Board of the Yalobusha County Public Library System will meet Friday, May 15, at 9:00 AM, at Coffeeville Public Library. Library board meetings are open to the public in compliance with state law. May Calendars Available Stop by Coffeeville or Oakland Public Library to get a copy of…
Read MoreCoffee Time 5/14/26
On Tuesday April 28th. I received a call from Claudia Gleason, Regent of David Reese Chapter NSDAR inviting me to a dinner awarding members who had be in the DAR for 25, 35 and 45 years thanking them for their service. I thought she was looking for my dews but I been in DAR for…
Read MoreLooking Back 5/14/26
90 YEARS AGO May 22, 1936 Benjamin Thomas Langham, 76, died at his home in the New Hope Community Thursday. Mr. W. R. Howell, 78, died at his home in the Airmount section last Saturday. Atty. J. P. Stone has recently been appointed attorney of the H.O.L.C. for this county. 85 YEARS AGO May 23,…
Read MoreCoffeeville First Baptist Church By Craig Baker, Pastor
Esther 6:14 tells us, “While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came and hastened to bring Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.” When I read that verse, I cannot help but picture Haman sitting in his house with his wife and close friends sitting around listening to him whine and…
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