TILLATOBA – Two Yalobusha County men were charged with burglary and grand larceny after allegedly stealing tires, rims and other truck parts valued at thousands of dollars from the Tillatoba Truck Stop. Sheriff Mark D. Fulco reported Joshua Young, who lives on CR 211 between Coffeeville and Oakland, and Nicholas Duell Hardy, who lives in…

WATER VALLEY – Chances are during the last few months you have already heard about Six Peas Catering and the almost weekly pop-up menu as owner Kevin Morris serves customers in Water Valley. Although Morris launched the small catering business over three years ago after moving back home from Texas, he made a hefty investment…

SULPHUR, La. – A Yalobusha County company is on the front lines of the recovery effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura after hundreds of workers from Oakland-based Grays Power Supply headed to the Gulf Coast last Monday, Aug. 24. The workers arrived in Gulfport that night as hundreds of thousands of residents across Florida,…

WATER VALLEY – Residential garbage customers in the City of Water Valley will receive garbage cans similar to the ones used in the county in the coming months after aldermen approved a $59,669 bid from Schaefer Systems International to purchase 1,500 cans during the August 4 city meeting. Mayor Donald Gray reported that 1,500 cans…

The weigh-in for Largest Watermelon Contest, sponsored by Mechanics Bank, Valley Lumber and Hardware and Williamson Family Farms, was held at noon on August 1, at the office of the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. The event was streamed live on Facebook. The official weigh-in was conducted by Chamber President Raymond Hawkins and Board…

  WATER VALLEY – For the first time in four decades the streets in Water Valley will not be packed for the annual Watermelon Carnival. Scheduled annually for the first weekend in August, the city’s signature event was canceled in June as safety precautions continue to tighten to help minimize the spread of COVID-19. A…