Hill Country Living
Well, it’s over. The longest Christmas Break in recent memory. I’m not sure if the break was technically longer than all the others but it certainly felt so. I enjoy a long holiday break as much as the next person but my bathroom scale has paid the price. Poor thing. If the holidays hadn’t ended…
Read MoreChamber Report
As 2025 starts to unfold, the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce finds itself doing what all good Southern chambers do – raising a glass of sweet tea and wishing every one of our members a year packed with joy, success, and just enough excitement to keep life interesting. After all, who wants a dull…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
10 Years Ago, January 8, 2015 – January marked the start of an election year for county positions and three long-time supervisors announced they would not seek re-election. District 5 Supervisor Frank “Bubba” Tillman, District 1 Supervisor Tommy Vaughn and District 2 Supervisor Amos Sims were retiring. Sims had served since 1992, Tillman since 1999…
Read MoreObituaries 01/09/2025
Beverly Blanton Adams COFFEEVILLE – Mrs. Beverly Blanton Adams, 80, of Coffeeville, a long-time resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024 at the Yalobusha General Nursing Home in Water Valley. She was born July 22, 1944 in Kosciusko to Frank and Myrtis Jennings Blanton. Beverly was a retired music teacher,…
Read MoreMt. Liberty News
I think the big topic this week is going to be the weather. Y’all it is cold!! Monday I went to Tupelo and it snowed the whole way. We all know I’m not too happy right now – I need summer back ASAP. We had a great service Sunday morning. Brother Grant Coffey brought us…
Read MoreTillatoba News
Thankfully our little storm Sunday afternoon and night wasn’t as bad as the weather man predicted for us, but we did get plenty of rain and thunder. And best of all, we had snow in Tillatoba Monday morning! Sammy McCracken informed me that old folks shouldn’t play in the snow. I wonder why he said…
Read MoreHonoring Water Valley’s Famous Literary Son: Literary Society Launches Jan. 16
By Dawn Denham Herald Contributor We humbly invite our Water Valley neighbors, and lovers of the written word everywhere, to join us in celebrating the birthday of poet, novelist, translator, and garden aficionado Hubert Creekmore. Hubert Creekmore was born in Water Valley on January 16, 1907, and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1927.…
Read MoreQualifying Starts Thursday For City Offices
WATER VALLEY – The qualifying period for alderman and mayor positions in most Mississippi municipalities including Water Valley, Coffeeville and Oakland starts Thursday, Jan. 2, and extends to Jan. 31. Longtime Oakland Mayor Riley Swearengen announced last year that he will not seek re-election after serving nine terms. Swearengen also served five years as an…
Read MoreAssault On Police Officer Leads To Felony Charge
WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley woman is facing felony charges after striking a police officer in the face on Dec. 27. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported that Jessica St. Romain was charged with assault on a police officer and misuse of 911. Mangrum explained that officers responded to St. Romain’s resident on…
Read MoreCoffeeville Man Gunned Down Inside Residence
COFFEVILLE –A 43 year-old Coffeeville man was fatally shot inside a residence at 841 Tennessee Street on Dec. 23. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark reported the victim, Melvin Bobo, was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting was reported around 8:30 p.m. Coffeeville Police Chief Rolando Fair reported the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating…
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