WATER VALLEY – Schools across the country are reviewing safety protocols in the wake of the recent Parkland, Fla. school shooting and the local district is no exception. Last Thursday administrators with the Water Valley School District met with the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department, Water Valley Police Department, Water Valley Fire Department, Yalobusha County EMA…

(Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a series written by Baxter Jones about his early years.) Things were looking up for the country. The Great Depression had finally past, and there were jobs about. Daddy did carpenter work to try and pick up a little extra money to run the household, and he…

Bozarts Gallery and the Jewish Federation of Oxford team up to show Through the Years: Music Legends by Dick Waterman. Agent, manager, producer, promoter, Dick Waterman is the only person inducted into The Blues Hall of Fame  who was neither a performing artist nor a record company executive. He established himself in the Blues community as…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Volunteers with Second Chance Animal Alliance (SCAA) reached out to city officials to negotiate a new contract to help with the care provided for dogs picked up in the City of Water Valley.  Speaking at the Feb. 6 city board meeting, SCAA director Melissa Smith explained to aldermen…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The final payment for a 20-year general obligation bond issued by the Water Valley School District in 1998 will be paid in May and school trustees are taking preliminary steps to issue new bonds next year to make improvements at the schools. Board members met with Young Law…

“New Works by Matthew Zediker” is the featured exhibit at the Renasant Bank gallery space in Water Valley. The show opened Monday. Matthew is well known in the community as a musician. He’s half of The Zediker Brothers band, and has four albums and several singles to his credit.  Matthew started painting a few years…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Volunteers for Waste Management would like to remind everyone of Enid Lake’s Annual Clean Up Day scheduled Saturday, Feb. 24, at 7 a.m. Volunteers may meet at one of the following locations the morning of the event: Enid Lake Field Office, Ford’s Well Campground, Bynum Boat Ramp or…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A request to grant the local VFW post an exemption from the county’s smoke free ordinance was rejected last week by supervisors with a 3-2 vote. VFW Post 4100 Quartermaster Mickell Dunn requested the exemption, explaining the post has experienced a loss in revenue that coincides with the…