No Thumbs Up From Sweetie
By Sweetie Herald K-9 Correspondent Have you ever stopped to appreciate your thumbs? No? Of course not. You’re human. They’re just there – opening jars, endlessly scrolling through nonsense on your phone, and firing off urgent texts like, “Tacos or pizza?” Meanwhile, I, Sweetie, a very dignified German Shepherd, live in a constant state of…
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It was another busy week in the Valley as students have been gearing up for spring break, but we had a lot to get done first. Softball had another jam-packed (and successful) week, playing four games. They first took on Hickory Flat on the road on Monday evening. The Lady Devils had a big victory…
Read MoreLady Devils Softball Enjoys Four Game Winning Streak To Move To 6-4
The Lady Devils softball team enjoyed an exciting week by defeating Hickory Flat, M.S. Palmer and J.Z. George to ride a victory wave into spring break and improve to 6-4 (1-0 District 2-2A). On Monday, the team traveled to Hickory Flat and senior Tryn Walton pitched a complete game to defeat the Lady Rebels 18-6.…
Read MoreArrests End Multi-County Crime Spree
ENID LAKE – Three arrests made by deputies with the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department in February solved a string of break-ins and thefts in Yalobusha and Panola counties and led to the recovery of a 2023 Can Am side-by-side by stolen in Grenada County. Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch reported that two suspects from Coffeeville and one…
Read MorePirates Win Championship
COFFEEVILLE – The Coffeeville Pirates basketball team notched a state championship, defeating Baldwyn, 63-45, to claim the MHSAA Boys Class 1A title at the Mississippi Coliseum on Feb. 28. The win ended a 67 year drought for a state title and marked the third time in school history. “Coffeeville hasn’t won a state championship since…
Read MoreRail Trail Organization Seeks Grant For Proposed Trail
By Lena Anderson Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY — The Yalobusha Greenways Alliance (YGA) is seeking a $1.3 million federal grant to help transform a portion of the Illinois Central Railroad corridor into a multi-use recreational trail. The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), supports…
Read MoreWater Valley Charger Is 50th Funded By TVA
WATER VALLEY – City officials joined with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Seven States Power Corporation to celebrate the installation of two electric vehicle fast chargers and the 50th charging station as part of TVA’s Fast Charge Network Program. The charging station is located on Main Street and construction was completed in December. “We are…
Read MoreObituaries 03/06/2025
Paul Wilson Baham, Jr. BROOKHAVEN – A celebration of life for Paul Wilson Baham, Jr. was held Wednesday, February 26, at Riverwood Family with burial at East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery in Liberty. Paul, 75, of Brookhaven, passed from this life February 22, at his residence. He was born in Virginia Beach, Va., December 31,…
Read MoreHow Will We Cope With Removal Of Many Who Are Mortar Of Our Society
Dear Editor I worry about my diet. One of our favorite restaurants has superior food, and margaritas. I don’t desire refried beans very often, but when I do, American beans, no matter how much pork is added, just don’t cut it. I could go back to bologna and crackers I ate at the simple, gravel…
Read MoreKit Jail Shipped To Town On A Train
After using the term in multiple stories during the last two years, I finally learned what it means when the county’s old jail is referred to as a “kit jail.” My education came during a tour of the building on Blackmur Drive, a building I refer to as the county’s old, old jail. The old…
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