May 24—OKOLONA — In January 2021, a group of women from First Baptist Church in Okolona began gathering once a month to cook for people in their community. "It was during COVID, and we started ...

Murry Blankenship, the longtime owner, editor and publisher of The Okolona Messenger newspaper in north Mississippi, has died. He was 72.

OKOLONA – In January 2021, a group of women from First Baptist Church in Okolona began gathering once a month to cook for people in their community.