The Friends of Oakland Association will  present  an Oakland Farmer’s Market Opening Day Saturday June 15 from 8 a. m. until noon. The market will continue on the following Saturdays throughout the growing season as weather permits until Thanksgiving. Local farmers are urged to participate by calling 662-417-0661 and register for a small fee of …

    Animal Tales is returning to Coffeeville to present Animal Underground Tuesday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Yalobusha County Multipurpose Building in Coffeeville. This exciting live animal program is free and open to the general public.     Animal Underground “digs” into the animal world beneath the surface and features five live animals from…

Jacqulyn Clevenger reads to a group of children at Blackmur Memorial Library Saturday morning to kick off the Summer Library Program. The program, sponsored by the Friends of Blackmur Library, will be each Wednesday morning during the summer beginning at 10 a.m. Each week there will be activities connected to this year’s theme – Dig…

Nationally known retail expert Margie Johnson presented a workshop on downtown retail Tuesday morning.  Johnson identified trends and offered insight to run a successful business for almost two dozen attendees at the workshop in the B.T.C. Old Fashioned Grocery Store. The event was sponsored by the Mississippi Main Street Association and the Mississippi Press Association.   …

VICKSBURG — A two-vehicle crash in Warren County claimed the life of Halley A. Gladwell of Water Valley. Highway Patrol officials told television station WLBT in Jackson that the accident happened around 7:30 a.m. Monday when an 18-wheeler collided with a Ford Escort driven by Gladwell on U.S. Highway 61. The truck, driven by 56-year-old…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – After more than three decades in education, Chester Drewrey may finally get a little time to go fishing. The popular principal is retiring June 30 after 13 years at Davidson Elemen-tary School.   Like many people who retire, Drewrey has mixed emotions about leaving. But, he noted in…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Volunteer fire fighters in the county could receive new handheld radios that utilize the state’s Mississippi Wire Information Network (MSWIN) radio system.     EMA Director Frank Hyde received the nod to begin the process to purchase 75 new radios at an estimated cost of $160,000 during the “first…

By David Howell Editor   HOUSTON – A Webster county man wanted for questioning in an alleged three-county crime spree is behind bars after dodging authorities for more than a day.     John Curtis Williams, 27, was arrested during a routine traffic stop near Houston on Saturday, according to Yalobusha Sheriff Lance Humphreys.  A Chickasaw…

By David Howell Editor      An aging concrete water tank jeopardizing the water flow for an estimated 1,260 customers served by Young’s Water and Sewer District (YW&SD) is no longer a threat after the construction of replacement tank was completed this spring.     The 100,000 gallon water tank was dedicated in a ceremony last Thursday…

WATER VALLEY – The school district has adopted a child abuse reporting policy to establish proper protocol for handling incidents of  child abuse and neglect. Superintendent Kim Chrestman said that he had discussed the matter with Sandra Bennett of the Department of Human Services and she had helped him draft the policy. Chrestman explained to…