Area News

The graduating Class of 2024 will say farewell to the halls of Coffeeville High School Thursday evening, May 23rd. Forty-one graduates will receive diplomas sporting seven honor graduates, one of the largest numbers of honor graduates in a decade. The Valedictorian is Yushunti Curtis is the 18-year-old daughter of Yashena Turner and Demario Curtis. The…

February 25, 2024 Story from San Francisco Senior Beat Author: Naomi Marcus   Imagine having such a vicious toothache and no access to a dentist that you take a pair of pliers and extract your own tooth. Meet Chester Moody. It’s 1958 in the Jim Crow South: Lorman, Mississippi, to be precise. He is 17…

JCH Annual Gospel Feast The JCH Scholarship Fund Committee would like to send a special thanks to all that were in attendance and supported the 8th Annual Gospel Feast held on this past Saturday. The fund has been able to give two Scholarships to deserving seniors of Coffeeville High School but due to your generous…

Letter Carriers’ Food Drive: On Saturday, May 11, 2024 the Coffeeville Post Office had their Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. All donations were delivered to a local food bank!  

Jonah Malik Taylor Jonah Malik Taylor passed away Saturday morning, May 4th, 2024 at the age of 21. Jonah graduated from Coffeeville in 2020 and was stationed in Fayettevelle, NC where he passed away. His death is under investigation and we will have details as they become available. Our hearts broke when we heard this…

Garbage Strewn Along The Roadside By David Howell, Editor of North Mississippi Herald WATER VALLEY – County supervisors are contemplating creating a new position, a garbage field representative, to combat garbage issues in unincorporated areas of the county. State law requires the county to provide household garbage pickup and disposal for all occupied households in…

Arthur Fielder (right) received the Stanley Crow Award at the Water Valley High School Band Banquet Thursday night. Band Director Wes Brown presented the coveted award, along with the Senior Award. Fielder is the only senior in the band. “He is a talented musician with strong character,” Brown said.