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Eric kept a basket on the coffee table in the den for all manner of gadgets—TV remote, wireless mouse for his laptop, cell phone, cordless home phone, a screwdriver, extra batteries, and even a candy bar or two.
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Austin Lambert and sister Adysin Lambert with Austin’s trophy buck that won the 2021 Atoka Area Big Buck Contest.
Read moreCoalgate High School seniors Adysin Lambert and Austin Lynch were named the 2021-2022 Basketball Homecoming Queen and King during a ceremony held February 1 in the school gymnasium.
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Aaron Blue has worn a variety of hats since he first became interested in firefighting back when he was a high school teenager. Today, 27 years later, he serves as interim city manager for the City of Coalgate, fire chief of the Coalgate Fire Department/EMS, and the City of Coalgate Emergency Management Director.
Read moreCoal County remains under a burn ban this week. On Monday, the Board of County Commissioners issued a resolution proclaiming that extreme fire danger still exists in the county. The new ban is effective Monday, January 31 to Monday, February 7.
Read moreVoters will go to the polls Tuesday, February 8, for the Tupelo Schools and Stonewall Schools Special Election.
Read moreThose of us whose hearing is not quite as good as it used to be will appreciate the following. Regan Rose writes . . .
Read moreA 29-year-old Tupelo man who last week took a car on what he called a joyride ended up in the Coal County jail. Chief Destin Wilkerson said he responded to a residence on Pine Street the afternoon of January 26 concerning a vehicle theft. Upon arrival at the residence, a woman reported that Dannie Gene Kelsey had driven away in a black Ford Fusion and was headed toward SH 48. Two women were at the residence.
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