WATER VALLEY – A Tallahatchie County man entered a guilty plea to two counts of manslaughter in the brutal 2020 double homicide that claimed the lives of Jennifer Nault and Richard Dicken. Kendrick M. Scott, 38, entered the plea in Yalobusha County Circuit Court on Aug. 16 as part of a negotiated plea agreement in…
By Ben Fugler Reporter WATER VALLEY – Macon Humphries and Graham Hamaker have spent the last year at the top of the North Mississippi street fashion scene. Humphries began hand-dying overall bibs from his Water Valley home as a solution to the dull and drab color palette displayed in the traditional catalogs. When he first…
WATER VALLEY – If you stop by the nursing home or hospital in Water Valley, you will likely spot Dr. Paul Odom doing the same thing he has for the last six decades – taking care of patients. His commitment to this community is tireless, as is his drive to ensure Yalobusha General Hospital and…
WATER VALLEY – The owners of 11 dogs on County Road 224 that were deemed vicious in accordance with the county’s vicious dog ordinance were fined $463.75 in justice court Tuesday morning. Sam Goodwin and Phyllis Goodwin were each cited with violating the county’s ordinance in November after their dogs attacked and killed a neighbor’s…
Board Of Aldermen Approve Small Rate Increase For City Electricity WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Alderpersons adopted a price structure for the purchase of land in the Water Valley Industrial Park. The unanimous vote came during the April monthly meeting as newly hired Yalobusha County Economic Development and Tourism District Director Kagan…
WATER VALLEY – Admittedly it was a leap of faith 14 years ago when Dr. Heidi Pratt decided to come to work for Yalobusha Health Services (YHS). She left her position as chairman of Family Medicine for the Cleveland Clinic in Florida, one of the top-rated hospitals in the country, looking for something different for…
COFFEEVILLE – Training, personnel, oversight and budget management for the county’s dispatch center has been shifted entirely to the county’s 911 department after supervisors granted a request from newly hired EMA Director Stewart Spence and Deputy EMA Director Jarred Logan. Prior to the change the sheriff had been responsible for staffing the dispatch center and…
Is there a hearing for Billy Brooks concerning Ashley Henley’s death?