Area News
200 Year Celebration Coffeeville Methodist Church
All Saints Sunday And 200th Anniversary: Sunday, November 3rd, the Coffeeville Methodist Church recognised three members who had passed away this past year: Alma Brandon, Alice Jordan and Sue Fly. The day was also Homecoming and a 200 Year Anniversay. A packed aditorium heard the message from Rev. Dr. Hal Hall who had come back…
Read MoreCoach Jason Purdy 8/22/70 – 10/26/24
Saturday afternoon, October 26, 2024, Coffeeville and Yalobusha County suffered a devistating loss with the death of Coach Purdy. Jason was a lifelong resident of Coffeeville and Yalobusha County and in many eyes a “Hometown Hero”. A Career Teacher and Coach, a Guardsman with the Army National Guard, a leader in his church and most…
Read MoreYalobusha Hardware And Lumber, LLC Has New Owners
Late last week owner/operator Steve Bailey at Yalobusha Hardware and Lumber closed out a 49 year career serving the town of Coffeeville selling the business to Josh and Jennifer Burrowes. Steve has held on for several years searching for the right person to take on the task of owning and running the business. From Josh…
Read MoreCongratulations Mama Stella
To God Be the Glory for the Things that He Has Done! Congratulations goes out to Stella Haywood, on September 8, 2024 she graduated in San Antonio, Texas after three and a half years of study. Through the Evangelism Process from Resurection Baptist Church where her Daughter, Linda Martin, is a member. Linda encouraged her…
Read MoreMSDH Promotes Low-Dose CT Scans for Ex-Smokers
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), approximately one in 1,700 Mississippians will die of lung cancer. The leading cause of lung cancer is cigarette smoke and secondhand cigarette smoke. “If you’re an ex-smoker, or still smoking, early detection of lung cancer is key for your treatment plan,” said Amy Winter, Director of…
Read MorePirates Host Strayhorn
PIRATES SCORE: Junior Quarterback, Marquavious Bland, takes it into the endzone on a quarterback sneak early in the fourth quarter to make the score 16-7 Pirates. Thursday (yes, Thursday, not Friday, not my choice) the Pirates got ready to host only their second home game of the season after the season opener against Calhoun City…
Read MoreCoffeeville Awarded Home Grant
By: Reggie Ross 29The Town of Coffeeville was awarded a grant from the Mississippi HOME Corporation through the HOME Investment Partnership Program. Coffeeville was one of five Mississippi entities awarded the 2024 grant. North Central Planning and Development District applied on behalf of the Town of Coffeeville during the summer. The grant funds will be…
Read MoreGums Crossing Bridge Set To Open
By: David Howell, Editor, North Ms Heral The Gums Crossing Bridge on County Road 221 will open for traffic on Friday, October 25. The bridge spans the Skuna River on the backwaters of Grenada Lake, a route that has been closed since historic flooding damaged the original bridge in February, 2019. Citing information from County…
Read MoreCoffeeville Day Celebration 2024
The Coffeeville Day Committee would like to express our profound gratitude to each of you that supported the festival in some type of way. THANK YOU is simply the best way to express our appreciation. To all of our wonderful sponsors who stepped in to make this event a success: We couldn’t have made it…
Read MoreYalobusha Historical Society-Different Day-Same Place and Time
The Yalobusha Historical Society will meet at 2PM on Thursday October 17 th at its headquarters 14656 Depot Street in Coffeeville. Ms. Kay McCulley centers her program on a map created for Gen. U.S. Grant by Union Topographical Engineers under 1 st Lt J. H. Wilson. The map is dated Dec. 21, 1862 and shows…
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