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First Snow Of 2025

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First Snow Of 2025: As the New Year started and people headed back to a normal routine they woke up to a dusting of snow. Flurries continued through the morning with little to no accumulation. Weather Channel is predicting a good bit of snow towards the end of the week.  

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Smith Chalel M. B. Church To Hold Pastor And Wife Appreciation

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Smith Chapel church, Coffeeville, MS will be having the Pastor and Wife’s 24th. year Appreciation on Sunday January 26th., 2025 at 3:00 P. M. Apostle Greg Wright Paster of Well of Life church in Senatobia, MS will be the speaker for this occasion. We are inviting each and all to come out and be a…

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Progressive Club To Meet

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The Coffeeville Women’s Progressive Club will meet Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center. Hosteses will be Lura Besinger ans Jan D. Wortham. A review of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt will be given by Lura Besinger.

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Historical Society Meeting January 16th

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This month’s s meeting of the Yalobusha Historical Society will be held at 2PM Jan 16th at our headquarters at 14656 Depot St. in Coffeeville. Our program will be presented by Mr. John Nelson whose topic is “Early Banking Practice that led to bank failures”. In 1841 Mississippi defaulted on loans that had been awarded…

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Early Morning Surprise

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Early Morning Surprise: During the early morning hours on Monday, January 6th Mother Nature offered up a surprise for people of Coffeeville, snow flurries. The roof tops around and cars that had sat overnight were covered pretty good. Snow continued to lightly fall through the morning. Thank You Brandon Harrison for the photo!

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Thank You

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Friends of the Oakland Public Library would like to thank Mrs. Nancy Zachery for her donation that enabled us to provide 42 pairs of warm knit gloves to the Oakland Area Lions Club gift basket distribution. FOL President and fellow Lion Club member Cassaundra Pipkin is shown presenting the glove donation to Oakland Lions Club…

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Rear Wall Collapses

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Rear Wall Collapses: Saturday morning as people started to stur around they noticed the rear wall of the old bank building on Front Street had collapsed. The building is owned by Clayton Horton and he is working on a plan to hopefully restore the building. This building has worn many hats over the years and…

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Homicide Investigation Underway In Coffeeville

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COFFEEVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — The death of a man in Yalobusha County is under investigation as a homicide. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark identified the victim as Melvin Bobo, 43, who died at a house on Tennessee Street in Coffeeville. This happened Monday evening, Dec. 23. An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact…

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