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Sheriff Seeks Tips To Help Locate Missing Woman

By Editor | September 19, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The sheriff’s department is reaching out to the public for tips to help locate a woman believed to be missing since early July. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Trinity Harvey, age 27, was first reported missing by her sister on August 24 after she had not heard from her…

Races Are Finalized For November’s General Election

By Editor | September 19, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The November General Election is just around the corner and there are two contested races for school board positions in the county and a contested judicial race in addition to a pair of Senate races that will appear on the ballot.  At the local level, Rodney Phillips and…

State’s Bridge Crisis Hits Home

By Editor | September 12, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – You can add one more closed bridge to the state’s bridge crisis after a closure was ordered on County Road 104 in Yalobusha County.  The bridge was deemed unsafe following an inspection last Thursday by independent inspection consultants hired by the Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction.…

Gas Is Coming To Tillatoba

By Editor | September 12, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – “We want to give rural Mississippi families the same benefits as Phil Bryant has living in the Governor’s mansion in downtown Jackson,” Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley reported as plans were unveiled to offer natural gas to over 400 citizens in the Tillatoba community. Presley’s comments…

City Will Tackle Two Properties Per Month In Cleanup

By Editor | September 12, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – City officials are forging ahead with the cleanup of blight in Water Valley with plans to target two properties per month that are dilapidated, abandoned or burned-out properties and deemed a threat to the public health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood. The topic surfaced at last Tuesday’s…

Second Annual Oakland Day Is Scheduled Oct. 20

By Editor | September 12, 2018 |

The Second Annual Oakland Day will be held Saturday, October 20, beginning at 9 a.m. This will be a day of fun and entertainment for the whole family, with a breast cancer walk beginning at 8 a.m. (wear pink). There will also be vendors; bouncy castles; face painting; arts and crafts; musical entertainment and an…

Memorial Honors Fallen Trooper

By Editor | September 5, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY –  A sign erected earlier this summer on Hwy. 7 between Water Valley and Coffeeville dedicates a portion of the road to a Mississippi Highway Patrol captain who was killed in an automobile crash in 1955.  Captain Walter Smith was killed on September 22, 1955, after serving 17 years…

Tellis Retrial Gets Underway Sept. 24

By Editor | September 5, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor BATESVILLE – Quinton Tellis will face a second trial in the brutal 2014 murder of Jessica Chambers and the jury will be selected from Oktibeha County according to a ruling from Circuit Court Judge Gerald Chatham, Sr., last month.   Tellis is charged with capital murder in the burning death of…

District 4, Landowner Will Partner To Replace Culvert

By Editor | September 5, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – In an unusual agreement a landowner in District 4 agreed to partner with the county to share the cost to replace a box culvert on County Road 216 north of Tillatoba. Speaking at last Monday’s recessed Board of Supervisor meeting, Patrice O’Brien explained the culvert allows primary access…

New Fire Truck Will Be Assigned To Velma

By Editor | September 5, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors approved the purchase of a new tanker fire truck for the county utilizing the state’s Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Program (RFTAAP) fund that will cover well over half of the estimated quarter-million dollar purchase price. EMA Director Frank Hyde reported at last Monday’s recessed meeting that the…

2 Comments

  1. Cynthia Smith on March 29, 2023 at 9:53 am

    Is there a hearing for Billy Brooks concerning Ashley Henley’s death?

    • Margaret Tapper on June 11, 2024 at 12:08 pm

      Can any one give me the phone number to call for the law suit against Coltec for the TCE.

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