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 80 YEARS AGO  May 10, 1946  Roy Johnson and his family have moved to Jackson where he has employment at the air base. Mechanic Jack Peacock has moved into the Johnson home, near town and Roy Spurgeon and family have moved to town occupying the apartment at the Boswell home left vacant by the Peacocks.…

 As dawn approaches, the full moon of Passover bathes Jerusalem, that ancient city of David, along with the mountains, valleys, hills, and plains surrounding it with the soft glow of its light. Last week we learned that earlier in the night the agony of Jesus had passed. The betrayer had come. The time was upon…

 My sweet granddaughter came to visit me Sunday to check on me after my fall in Belk’s foyer last Wednesday. I ended up in the ER for x-rays and a CAT scan. I heard later talk about a light earthquake in Oxford around Belk! Frankie made me some homemade ice packs and did a few…

 Frustrations continue to mount over Cossar State Park’s ongoing closure. There are numerous reports of campers coming in and having to turn around, stopping in the driveways and yards of nearby residents  trying to find out what is going on. A brief update from a Cossar Friends member reports that there is a new Park…

 March FCS After 5 – Canvas Painting Workshop – We had a great time Thursday, March 26th at the Painting Workshop. Lots of beautiful artwork was created, delicious food eaten and fun and fellowship was enjoyed by all. Those who attended were: April Edwards, Amanda Beard, Beverly Freer, Jan Dean Wortham, Tammy Allen, Cindy Flowers,…

 Libraries Closed April 3  System libraries will be closed this Friday, April 3, for Good Friday.  Spring Book Club  at Coffeeville  Coffeeville Public Library will host a Spring Book Club in April – May. The book will be Theo of Golden by Alan Levi, a recently published novel which has received numerous awards and accolades.…

 Dianne and Chuck visited me a while Saturday.  It was the first time they had been here.  -0-  Sylvia said she had two prizes for me when she came Wednesday. My sister-in-law Pat Hickey came and so did Sylvia. Pat had a gift of flowers she had brought form Shuqualak.  They were yellow and they…

 90 YEARS AGO  April 24, 1936  Prof. Harry Vickery, teacher at Scuna Valley this session, stepped from the school-room to Coahoma County where he will serve as Assistant County Agent.  The New Theater was sold last week to Foster Bailey and Carl Parker by the owner, Mr. A. J. Tilghman.  Bethel Baptist Church, near Jeff…

 This past fall we went through a study of the Great Nights of the Bible. In that study, we considered the events of several pivotal nights in the Bible, but there was one great night that I intentionally left off, saving it for this time of year as we look forward to Easter. Though this…

 Oakland was selected for a grant to help us celebrate the 250 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence from the America250 Mississippi and the Mississippi Humanities Council. Numerous groups have come together to organize events, including the Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Area Lions Club, Friends of the Library, Oakland Beautification Committee, the…