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Oakland Alderwoman and Chamber Board member Stephanie Patterson, right, welcomes Marquitrice Mangham to Oakland and the special communitywide meeting to determine the vision for the future of the town and area. Mangham used the meeting to announce she is establishing a grocery store in Oakland. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)

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Tallahatchian plans to open grocery store in Oakland
By Linda Ross Aldy - Special to The Sun-Sentinel
Thu,07/25/24-3:45PM , 3,408 Reads
OAKLAND — As communities on the western side of Yalobusha County gathered in Oakland over the past weekend to share their vision for the town of Oakland and the area, the Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce was able to move one item from its “challenges” list to its “strengths” list as new grocery store provider Marquitrice Mangham announced the to
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Oakland’s third annual Yalo-Ribbon Festival scheduled May 4, hopes to be ‘bigger, better’
By Linda Ross Aldy
Fri,02/09/24-12:36PM , 954 Reads
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Pictured are a few of the more than 50 pieces of the Carol Denman art collection which will be sold Oct. 7 to benefit Oakland Fire Department. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)

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TruckApalooza Oakland’s art show to benefit firemen
By Linda Ross Aldy - Special to The Sun-Sentinel
Thu,08/10/23-1:57PM , 780 Reads
OAKLAND — As a part of the Oct. 7 “TruckApalooza Oakland” fundraiser benefitting the Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, more than 50 pieces of the Carol Denman art collection will be sold.
The Denman family has donated the collection, which includes an amazing array of art — from modern oils to bucolic pastels.
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From left are Steve Jent, executive director of Sanderson Farms Championship, the title sponsor of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; 2023 honoree Carol Ross; and Joseph Miles, president of the board of directors of the Hall of Fame. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)

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Oakland native inducted into Sports Hall of Fame
By Linda Ross Aldy - Special to The Sun-Sentinel
Mon,08/07/23-11:08AM , 1,707 Reads
Oakland native Carol Ross was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Jackson over the last weekend of July. Ross was one among a class of eight to be named to the 2023 class of inductees into the prestigious Hall of Fame.
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