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 Happy Mothers’ Day to all of you precious mothers. My prayer is that God will bless each and every one of you mothers and that you can be with your family on this special day. Wear that red Rose or white Rose proudly!  Freda Weir had a great time recently dining with her “Circle of…

 I enjoyed presenting Salt-Free Spice Blends Thursday, April 30th at the Coffeeville Library Annual Plant Swap. Participants learned all about using herbs and spices to flavor food without using salt. They also had the opportunity to mix two different spice blends Garlic Pepper and Ranch. Those who attended were: Diane Brewer, Pamela Redwine ( Extension…

 May Calendars Available  Stop by Coffeeville or Oakland Public Library to get a copy of our monthly calendar of events available by May 1.  Spring Book Club May 14 at Coffeeville  Coffeeville Public Library will host a Spring Book Club in May. The book is Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, a recently published novel…

 80 YEARS AGO May 17, 1946 Assistant County Agent and Mrs. F. L. Tucker have moved from the Boyle house to the Dye home. Rev. A. H. Childress delivered the ad-dress at Broom Cemetery Sunday afternoon which was preceded by Mother’s Day readings by Sally Bess Pate and Dimple Ann Childress. After 45 years with…

 Throughout the Bible we are told of people who faced defining moments in their lives, moments when they had to make a choice of whether they were going to obey God. When we left Esther in chapter 4, we had come to a defining moment in her life. An evil man named Haman, who the…

 With these wonderful cool days, I was craving chicken and dressing so I got up Sunday morning and with David’s help, we made a delicious 9 x 13 dish of chicken and dressing. Daughter Donna Garripoli and son Tim Sullivan helped us put a big dent in it. I had a bag of cranberries, so…

 April Create MHV Club Members of the Create MHV Club met on Wednesday, April 8th for their April meeting. Mrs. Mary Fuquay led the Decorative Door hanger craft. Those who attended were: Elsie Harrison, Mary Fuquay and Pam Smith. The next Create Club meeting will be on Wednesday, May 13th at 10 a.m. at the…

 National Library Week April 19 – 25  This week, April 19-25, is National Library Week, an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries and library professionals play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. This year’s theme is “Find Your Joy.” Some of the joyful activities planned for this week include following:  •Snapshot Day Mon.,…

 Two times James West has given us the news that someone in our class has died. They are Jimmy Lavender and Norma Joyce Burns.  -0-  Cossar State Park has a new manager as stated in The Courier a couple of weeks ago, and other papers such as the North Mississippi Herald, Water Valley and The…