Aging Grid Compounds Fiber Woes
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen ordered MaxxSouth to cease installation of fiber in the city after discovering work had started without following protocol. The problem, cited during the Jan. 7 Board of Aldermen meeting by City Attorney Daniel Martin, is an existing pole attachment agreement the city executed with MaxxSouth requires…
Read MoreMt. Moriah, NAACP Plan MLK Celebration
The Mt. Moriah District Missionary Baptist Association, in conjunction with the Yalobusha County NAACP chapter and area churches, will present the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration on Monday, January 20, at 10 a.m. The event will be held at the Mt. Moriah District headquarters, located at 3657 CR 211 outside of Coffeeville. Dr.…
Read MoreCity Spared Brunt Of Storm
WATER VALLEY – Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported there were only minor problems in the city last Friday after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow that quickly turned to slushy ice mess on the roadways. Officers responded to several wrecks after vehicles slid into ditches, accidents with little or no damage. Officers also…
Read MorePatterson Qualifies To Run For Mayor In Oakland
OAKLAND – Alderwoman Stephanie Patterson filed papers this week to run for the position of Mayor in Oakland. Long-time Mayor James Riley Swearengen announced last year that he would not seek the position after 45 years of public service. Patterson is completing her first term on the town board and currently serves on the Oakland…
Read MoreObituaries 01/16/2024
Wilson Sterling Jeter JACKSON – Wilson Sterling Jeter, a beloved son, father, and friend, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2025, in Jackson. He was born on February 3, 1942, in Memphis to Mildred Moore and Bill Jeter. Wilson’s adventurous spirit and larger-than-life personality touched everyone he met, and his stories will live on in…
Read MoreHonoring Water Valley’s Famous Literary Son: Literary Society Launches Thursday
The launch of the Hubert Creekmore Literary Society is scheduled Thursday, Jan. 16, coinciding with the birthday of Water Valley’s famous literary son. The celebration is scheduled at 6 p.m. at Bozarts Gallery, located at 403 North Main Street. The goals of the society are to engage local writers and community members in the literary…
Read MoreWater Valley High School Students Named To Honor Rolls
The honor rolls at Water Valley High School for the first semester were released, Students named to the Principal’s Honor Roll (All A’s) are: Selena Marie Boedecker, Madison Laine King Bryant, Joseph Parker Chapman, Caspian Pierce Coughlin, Jesse Elizabeth Crenshaw, James Presley Defer, Jacobi Deshone Denwiddie, Braxton Abel Ferguson, Samera Gates, Amari Kai Gooch, Zachery…
Read MoreFinally – An Update (Of Sorts) On Fiber Deployment In Water Valley
Hardly a week passes that someone doesn’t ask when fiber will be installed city-wide in Water Valley. Obviously high speed internet is available in portions of the city, either by C-Spire, AT&T, MaxxSouth and other providers. But there are portions of the city, and areas outside the city served by the Water Valley Electric Department,…
Read MoreHill Country Living
I don’t think I’m alone when I say that the greatest thing to happen to Water Valley in the past several weeks is the new train whistle that blows throughout town at 5 p.m. every day! Who thought to do that? Seems like a Grant Thompson thing. I think it’s really great! Even though I’m…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
15 Years Ago – Jan. 21, 2010 – Three Water Valley artists – Pati D- Amico, Bill Warren and Annissa Wilkinson – were among 11 area artists participating in the first Bozarts Alliance show. Star students selected at Davidson Elementary school a month earlier included (kindergarten) JiReginald Hervey, Casey Telford, Laurie Caldwell, Audria Houston and…
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