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Utica Area News

After a long fight with cancer, Mrs. Earlene Puckett Hood, 77, passed away on March 21, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born in Utica, MS, on February 28, 1944. She was the youngest of five children, and upon...

March 25, 2022 · Mary Landin

Raymond News

War has come to Europe. We have not had war in Europe since WWII; but this week, Putin has decided to send troops into Ukraine. The world has condemned this act and there has been tremendous support for Ukraine from...

March 18, 2022 · Mary Kuhn

Utica Area News

MS officials are still being careful about the coronavirus but is encouraging us to start living our lives again. As of this writing, we have 796,966 infected with 12,206 dead. LTC facilities have a huge drop in...

March 18, 2022 · Mary Landin

Armchair Ponderings The Bill of Rights, a short version!

Last week I spent an exorbitant amount of time and print space on the illegal attempted takeover of Ukraine by Russia. Putin’s projected 48 hours until victory passed. By the time this is printed, it will have been...

March 10, 2022 · Guy Geller

Progress News 3/3/22

It was a good day at Progress BC with Bro. Dan preaching a good message from Matthew 10:24-33 on Hell. We also finished the last lesson in our Sunday school book on Joseph. Even though we all know the story of Joseph,...

March 3, 2022 · Aline Knippers

Armchair Ponderings Is Putin taking a page from Hitler’s playbook?

February 24, 2022, 6:20 AM I woke up an hour ago filled with apprehension, not knowing why. I walked around in the house and outside; all was well. I fixed my usual cup of coffee and then turned on the television to see...

March 3, 2022 · Guy Geller

Terry's Creek News 2/24/22

Was a blessing to have been in the House of our Lord last Sunday. David McDaniel sang our special music in the morning service “Long Black Train” and it was beautiful. Bro. LaVerne Summerlin’s message was...

February 24, 2022 · Catherine Brown

Progress News

Church at Progress was really good this morning. Our choir started it off by singing “Turn your eyes upon Jesus.” Bro. Dan sang “His eye is on the Sparrow” accompanying himself on the guitar, and it was...

February 24, 2022 · Aline Knippers

Armchair Ponderings Should this be the death knell of winter Olympics?

Twenty years ago, there was “Skategate” the awarding of the gold medal to Russia when it was apparent to the entire arena that Canada should have won. The Canadian National Post wrote in part “proved that many of...

February 24, 2022 · Guy Geller

Raymond News

Well, it is the 19th of December and the temperatures outside are way too warm. We certainly won’t have any snow. The houses are decorated and people are happily awaiting the big day. The churches in town have all had...

December 27, 2021 · Mary Kuhn

Pages from the Gazette’s Past: 1932?

Hinds County Gazette December 1932? RAYMOND CHURCH TO HOLD PROGRAM Members of the Raymond Presbyterian church will present at the church Sunday night at 7 o’clock the Christmas Service. “There was No Room,”...

December 24, 2021 · Mary Kuhn

Utica Area News

Sharon Henriques, wife of Rev. Dr. Rocky Henriques of Utica Baptist Church, Utica, passed away on December 18, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with cancer and its complications. Arrangements are incomplete at...

December 23, 2021 · Mary Collins Landin

Armchair Ponderings A Christmas Tale based on facts

A Christmas tale based on facts, First printed as an award-winning Armchair Ponderings in the Magnolia Gazette on December 16, 1998 There he was again peering through the shop window. The young fisherman walked home...

December 23, 2021 · Guy Geller