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Tupelo Fire Chief Rick Ellis helps load pallets of water donated by the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. The water was delivered to the Tupelo Fire Department, Centrahoma Fire Department, and Olney/Clarita Fire Departments. Any Centrahoma water district residents who need bottled water may call Ellis at (580) 421-5222 or Don Hill at (580) 310-4221. “We will meet up with you and get you taken care of,” Ellis posted on Tuesday. (A more detailed article will be published next week.)
Read moreA Tupelo woman is facing a felony charge for abuse/exploitation/neglect of a vulnerable adult by allowing a minor child that was physically abusing to her husband to live in their home and for failing to have proper medical care rendered to him when he received injuries.
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Coalgate High School senior Brent Johnson will be heading to Chicago this fall to attend Concordia University Chicago and join the Cougars football team. Brent signed a letter of intent on February 3.
Read moreIf a “nicest guy in the world” award was given to famous American pastors, few would disagree New York Times best-selling author Max Lucado should find himself toward the front of that line. He’s the consummate cuddly bear whose central message is God’s boundless and unmerited grace for all people, regardless of their story. This is the hallmark of his ministry and life. It oozes from his pulpit and the pages of his books. He speaks of it in a thousand different ways, always seeking to help people understand this glorious truth from yet another creative, illuminating angle.
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COON HUNTER IN TRAINING! Kyle Degner Jr. has already started following in his dad’s footsteps. Instead of staying inside a nice, warm house during February’s snow storm, Kyle, Jr. went on his first coon hunt! —Photo submitted by Kimberly Riley
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MUNHOLLAND NAMED TO HONOR ROLL Wyatt Munholland has been named on the Dean’s Honor Roll at Oklahoma State University for the Fall 2020 semester. He is beginning his final semester at Oklahoma State University while studying Animal Science. He is the son of Greg and Jeanna Munholland and the grandson of Bill and Helen Langdon
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