Newobits.com is a revolutionary new website for the Northeast Mississippi Community as a way to remember and honor our loved ones. It is a single website where readers can come and read the Northeast Mississippi obituaries without having to go to multiple websites to stay informed. The website is updated with new content every five minutes, so it’s always up to date.
Not only will this website be a great way for readers to view obituaries each day, but it is also a great way for families to share the legacies of their departed. Traditional obituaries are cost prohibitive to some families. Some families reduce the size of their tribute or eliminate photos to conserve, while others forgo a traditional obituary altogether. Newobits.com is entirely free. Free to readers. Free to Funeral Homes. Free to Families. It is graciously sponsored by businesses wanting to pay their respects by enabling this free obituary service for their community.
There are currently 13 amazing Funeral Homes in Northeast Mississippi that have generously given permission to service the families and communities by providing this service to their families, and that number is rapidly growing. If you would like to see more funeral homes represented, please let them know you’d like your family to have this option to remember your loved ones.
Ashley Elkins, along with her husband Chris, founded Newobits.com as a passion project to ensure every family is able to provide a lasting legacy for their loved ones.
NewObits.com is a free online obituary service. If you would like more information about this topic, please call Ashley Elkins at 662-237-5001, or email ashley@newobits.com.
I have long been a customer of Sanctuary Village Shoppe on South Gloster in Tupelo. Why? Well, first of all, I am a ‘thrifter’ aka ‘cheapskate’. Plus, I love the thrill of the hunt, I love the finds, and most of all, I love saving money. Of all the resale shops in this area, I would definitely say that Sanctuary is one of my top favorites. They have everything and anything you might be searching for, and since Clayton Turner has taken over the helm as manager, the appeal factor has multiplied in magnitude for me.
I have known Clayton since his days at The Cotton Bolt. Oh, how I depended on him to help me select the perfect fabrics. My grandchildren lovingly called him, Uncle Clayton, as they loved visiting with him and quite frankly, we visited often enough to consider him one of our dear relatives! I was so saddened when I learned he had left The Cotton Bolt, but when I discovered he was at Sanctuary, my old heart did a happy, Texas Two-Step.
And so, it began; frequent trips to Sanctuary. It’s one of the few places I know where you can walk in with a few bucks and leave with something you can either resurface, use immediately, give as a gift, or carefully place in the china cabinet and deem it a treasure.
They literally have something for everyone…and everyone finds something. They have furniture, glassware, clothing, books, toys, pictures, picture frames, appliances, china, decorative pieces, and so much more. Basically, anything you might be searching for! But today, I want to tell you a little bit about their men’s clothing section; namely, their business and sports coat and jacket section.
A while back, a friend of ours came into town and realized he had left his sport’s jacket three states away. Yes, he could have gone to Belk or another of the stores that carry menswear, but he didn’t ‘need’ another jacket, so he did not want to spend his children’s inheritance on one. (Have you priced men’s suits lately? Oh, good grief! They are outrageous!) So, I suggested we pop over to Sanctuary Village Shoppe to see if maybe they had one in good condition and reasonably priced. Since I had never actually looked for, or seen their men’s section, I honestly did not know if they even carried sportscoats, but we soon found out!
When we walked in, wouldn’t you know it? The men’s section was right in front of us. Hey, who knew? I certainly didn’t! The blazers and suits were sorted by size, and there were so many of them, all in good condition. As we searched for a jacket, my OCD kicked in. Each time he selected one he thought he might like, I would look for flaws, tears, and stains. Let me tell you, in looking over their vast selection, I only found two or three that had tiny pulls or stains that were so miniscule, it wouldn’t matter. The search continued. Then he pulled from the rack a navy-blue jacket. It was so beautiful! I searched and found absolutely nothing wrong with it, so he slipped it on. A perfect fit, and he looked so dapper in it! It was like it was made especially for him. As I was putting back on the hanger, I looked inside the jacket. Y’all won’t believe what the label had on it. Are you ready? Maybe you had better sit down for this one. What was on the label? ARMANI! Let me repeat that. ARMANI! BOOM! SOLD to the highly intelligent businessman who left his ‘meeting jacket’ at home…three states away!
If you are not familiar with the brand, let me give you a quick rundown. Armani is made in Italy. It is a highly sought after and very expensive brand. Their clothing is made to last, and their jackets are wonderfully tailored. Nordstrom carries these babies and they range in price from $500.00 to $1,400.00 each. Crazy, right? If you are a non-believer, go to Nordstrom’s website and type in Armani Navy Blazer. You will find a photo, and a price tag attached that most of the folks I know cannot afford. Our friend’s price for this blazer? $5.50. You read that right. $5.50! BOOM, CHAKA LAKA! I was beside myself, as was he. Fortunately, we had time to drop it by the one-hour cleaners for a quick spruce-up before he had to wear it. Total price for the jacket and cleaning was less than $12.00. Honestly? It looked like he just pulled it off the rack at Nordstrom’s. What a deal!
So, if any of you guys are in the market for a new sports jacket or suit, my advice would be to skip the men’s stores and head straight to Sanctuary Village Shoppe. If your better half cannot go with you, ask for Clayton when you get there. He will steer you in the right direction and give you his honest opinion on the fit. Oh, and hey! They have formalwear, women’s and children’s clothing too.
So, the next time you are in the market for a generally high-dollar piece of clothing, check Sanctuary first. You just might find the perfect piece of clothing for a little chunk of change. Do me a favor? If you do go and find your dream dress or sought-after suit, post a picture of you wearing it. I would love to see your steals! Happy Shopping, y’all!
Sanctuary Village Shoppe is located at 601 South Gloster Street in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Sanctuary Village Shoppe opened in the spring of 2006 at 797 Gloster. Our Mission is to raise funds for the Sanctuary Hospice House and to provide a positive atmosphere to individuals who volunteer their time and those doing community service. The Sanctuary seeks to provide compassionate care to the dying and those they love in response to God’s call to serve one another. We operate on a volunteer staff. If you’re interested in volunteering contact store manager, Clayton Turner at 680-3834. WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS! Our hours are Mon.-Fri.9:30-5:00 and Sat 9:30-2:00. Donations are accepted on weekdays during operation and on Saturdays from 10:00 am-1:00 pm.
I am a southern, born and bred. Growing up in the South definitely has its advantages. Visitors may admire our beautiful scenery, hospitality, slow-paced life and southern drawls but when asked, most will admit to being most impressed with our food.
With this reasoning, I have to agree. We have a way of seasoning and preparing foods unlike any other region. While a little battering and frying generally makes everything taste a little better, I am convinced that food prepared with love, is the key to the best the culinary experience.
I fondly remember my mother scurrying around the kitchen preparing for her favorite day; Homecoming Sunday at our small church, Emmanuel Baptist. She would spend the entire day prior making caramel or coconut cakes, banana pudding, caramel, chocolate, and coconut pies, vegetables, and potato salad (always served warm). She would get up early Sunday morning and fry mounds of golden crispy chicken. Oh, that chicken! I have yet to find any other chicken which compares to Marthie’s.
Many family gatherings were had around Momma and Daddy’s table, much advice was given, tragedies and triumphs were shared. Southern moms know a secret. Food, when prepared with love, you see, has healing properties.
I remember her fixing chicken and dumplings or a meaty casserole for the sick or for those who had just lost a loved one. No, going through the drive-thru, just would not do. Her food and precious words of comfort were no less than magical. I remember coming to her house to cry on her shoulder, after losing my first patient as newly registered nurse. She fixed me breakfast and let me cry. She then encouraged me to press on understanding that this would be one of many days like this. Those shoulders were my soft place to fall numerous times over the years.
My mom will be gone from this earth for five years on February 26th. Life has not been the same, but I have found my new normal. I took my next spot in line and continue to carry on traditions with my own family, that meant so much to her. I wear many hats, but my favorite by far is one of a southern mom and grandmother. May the food just be one more way for my family to know how much I cherish each and every one of them.
In episode 16, we discuss the world’s worst pedophiles. EXTRA BIG TRIGGER WARNING: Though we do not discuss specifics for the most part, there are still some things that are really hard to hear about. It gets DARK.
Host: April Simmons
Co-Host: Sahara Holcomb
Theme + Editing by April Simmons
http://anchor.fm/april-simmons to donate to our fried chicken fund
In episode 16, we discuss the world’s worst pedophiles. EXTRA BIG TRIGGER WARNING: Though we do not discuss specifics for the most part, there are still some things that are really hard to hear about. It gets DARK.
Host: April Simmons
Co-Host: Sahara Holcomb
Theme + Editing by April Simmons
http://anchor.fm/april-simmons to donate to our fried chicken fund
In episode 16, we discuss the world’s worst pedophiles. EXTRA BIG TRIGGER WARNING: Though we do not discuss specifics for the most part, there are still some things that are really hard to hear about. It gets DARK.
Host: April Simmons
Co-Host: Sahara Holcomb
Theme + Editing by April Simmons
http://anchor.fm/april-simmons to donate to our fried chicken fund
The Salvation Army’s Empty Bowls luncheon will be serving up soup and bread for the soul for the 22nd year in a row at their fundraising benefit event at the Tupelo Furniture Market on March 4 at 11 a.m.
The event started based on the concept that most hungry people could only get a bowl of soup, a piece of bread, and some water.
“People ask, ‘Why only soup, bread, water, and a pottery bowl?’ This is a luncheon fundraiser to bring awareness to the hunger right here in our community. This is usually more food than most hungry people and children get in a day.”
The Salvation Army in Tupelo served over 123,729 meals in the last program year (Oct. 2018 through Sept 2019). That might sound like a lot for this area, but this number is actually much lower than usual due to having no kitchen during their recent campus renovations. Many people in Tupelo partake of our Salvation Army’s varios meal programs, in addition to area homeless.
The Empty Bowls Luncheon benefits the funding of Tupelo’s Salvation Army food programs, such as the regular lunch line held five times per week to feed the homeless, the unemployed, and struggling.
Other food programs funded by Empty Bowls include groceries packed daily for the needy, three daily meals per person at The Salvation Army homeless shelter, and two Meals on Wheels routes that run five days per week.
“We have a lunch line five days a week, which anyone can come eat at — and it’s not necessarily all the homeless. It’s also people who have a job, but can’t afford to go out and buy or fix lunch every day.”
Last year, the Empty Bowls event raised $43,500 at the Empty Bowls event to donate to the Salvation Army’s food programs.
Local potters like MidNite Pottery, Michael Ashley of Ashley Pottery, Lynn Barnwell of Hinkle Creek Pottery, Antoinette Badenhorst and Harry McBride have donated around 300 bowls.
The Mud Ladies made around 2,000 handmade bowls for the event, and the 4-H Club from Louisville will also be donating some as well!
Women’s Auxiliary introduced a new activity at the event last year and it will have it again this year: the “Bowl Bid” which is a silent auction of bowls of goods donated by area businesses.
In addition to the luncheon, there will also be sales tables full of items made by the Mud Ladies, as well as several area potters who will also have booths set up with a portion of their proceeds being donated to the funds raised. There will also be a bake sale.
The Salvation Army’s Canteen Food Truck will be stationed in front of City Hall from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. to bring the Luncheon to those who may not be able to attend the Furniture Market event. As with the main luncheon event, $15 at the Canteen Food Truck will get you soup, bread, water, and a souvenir pottery bowl to keep, and they will also be selling bake sale items from the truck as well.
This is volunteer Kristi Hillhouse’s third year as chair of the event, although she has been a volunteer for seven years.
“Everybody knows Salvation Army helps the homeless, but if there are disasters, we’re able to go out there with the Canteen Truck as well. Sometimes it’s hard for people to go downtown to get out to the Furniture Market, so we thought it would be a great idea to provide soup to people downtown and make people aware of some of the other services we’ve got,” Hillhouse said.
A funny thing happened last week. Let me start by telling you that my 83-year-old dad lives with me. He is a Calhoun County native. In other words, he’s from the country y’all.
Growing up, my mother’s grandmother, Mamie, and my dad’s mother, Mamaw Myrtie, lived with my family. Mamaw Myrtie was even more country than Daddy. So, as you can imagine, all kinds of country slang circulated around my house. I’m sure to some, it seemed as though we were speaking a foreign language!
Well, I’ll get back to the funny story. My daughter-in-law, Hanna, was working with me in the Bake House, when Daddy called my cell phone. I answered, putting him on speaker, because I had my hands full.
He said, ”Amanda, do you have any Arsh Potatoes out there?”
I told him I did, and I took some to the house for him.
Hanna looked at me like I had three eyeballs and asked, “What did he ask for?”
I laughed and told her that he asked for Arsh Potatoes. She had never heard this term, so I explained that really, he was referring to Irish Potatoes or any white potato versus a sweet potato.
We had a good laugh, but truly it was a great teaching moment to help the younger generation understand a little more about the older generation.
Life is too short, eat all the Arsh Potatoes you want!
Stewed Potatoes:
4 to 5 peeled, washed and diced potatoes
½ stick butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Water for boiling
Flour for thickening
Place diced potatoes in a boiler pot, then cover with water.
Bring potatoes to a boil, and then add butter, salt and pepper.
Decrease to medium heat.
Mix together 3 tablespoons of flour with ½ cup hot water until there are no lumps.
After potatoes are tender, add the flour mixture and stir.
Let potatoes cook for a few more minutes until thickened.
Good morning Tupelo! Today is Wednesday, February 26, 2020. It is the 57th day of the year. There are 309 days left in the year and 28 days left of winter! Spring starts in 29 days.
Our Tupelo has a FAMILY FOUR-PACK of tickets to see the WWE Wrestlemania show at the Bancorpsouth Arena on March 28 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! For rules and how to enter, just click the green button below!
We also have a pair of tickets to give away to see Championship Wrestling featuring WWE’s Jerry the King Lawler at Tupelo Con coming up on Saturday, March 7th, for our followers! For rules and how to enter, just click the orange button above!
Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:
Chik-Fil-A in Tupelo hosts Breakfast and BINGO every Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m.. This event is free and open to the public, and kids are also welcomed guests. All first time bingo guests may receive a free coffee!
Tupelo FPC will be having their Remnant Revival tonight. Services will begin at 7:15pm with PreService Focused Prayer and Service tentatively to begin at 7:30pm. Guest Speaker will be Rev. LJ Harry. Guest Ministry Team will be Students from the MS All-State Choir will lead in worship.
In Columbus, the Columbus Arts Council presents their Main Gallery Exhibit, Frank McGuigan and Joy Phillips, open at 9 a.m. for the entire month of February.
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Hannah Roye will be at Steele’s Dive in Tupelo tonight at 7 p.m.
Jason Ringenberg will be at the Blue Canoe tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Misbehavin’ will be at Old Venice tonight.
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Everyone has eaten the proverbial “gas station food,” right? Sure, you have. More times than not, it probably also wasn’t your favorite. Though some offer actual delectable bites, most are mediocre. Enter Chesterville Grocery in West Tupelo. This is not your ordinary filling station food. Their food doesn’t come prefabbed; it’s made from scratch right in the store.
The gang at Chesterville Grocery gets up early in order to supply the community with tasty morsels that are hot and ready, so you can swing by and pick up breakfast on the way to school or work.
My favorite is the tenderloin biscuit. It overflows with thinly sliced, crispy fried, and yes, tender, tenderloin. They offer them plain, or with cheese, or egg and cheese. Any way you get it, it’s good! Also available are sausage biscuits, bacon, ham, and smoked sausage biscuits. If you are lucky, and get there early enough, you can grab a fried bologna biscuit! Boys and girls…they are good!
Lunch? There’s a bunch! Delicious vegetable and meat plate lunches, ginormous smoked burgers, with or without cheese, and dressed any way you like them, smoked sausage dogs, corn dogs, fried chicken, chicken tenders, the best (and biggest) fried pork chops in town, ribs, rib tips, pizza, pizza sticks, and potato logs — not to mention the best dough burger I have ever eaten.
Friday is catfish and hush puppy day, y’all!
Chesterville also offers a nice selection of freshly baked desserts, and they also have a cold-cut counter.
Remember hoop cheese and saltines? They have it!
Be sure and check their Facebook page for daily plate lunch specials.
Their prices are low, but the quality of their food ranks high on the totem pole.
Good people and good food. It doesn’t get any better than that.
Chesterville Grocery is a one-stop shop for many of your needs. They have adult beverages, colas, milk, bread, snacks, gas, lunch meats, ice cream, and so much more. Located at 6512 Chesterville Road in Tupelo. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Not only will this website be a great way for readers to view obituaries each day, but it is also a great way for families to share the legacies of their departed. Traditional obituaries are cost prohibitive to some families. Some families reduce the size of their tribute or eliminate photos to conserve, while others forgo a traditional obituary altogether. Newobits.com is entirely free. Free to readers. Free to Funeral Homes. Free to Families. It is graciously sponsored by businesses wanting to pay their respects by enabling this free obituary service for their community. 
