WATER VALLEY – Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association (TVEPA) has launched the planning and design phase for the build-out of 35 miles of main line fiber that will serve the City of Water Valley and areas outside the city limits that receive electricity from the Water Valley Electric Department. The build-out will bring fiber-based, high…

WATER VALLEY – A Lafayette County man wanted for sexual battery was arrested on Market Street on Feb. 14. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported Marcus Tyson, 41, was nabbed following a brief foot pursuit as city officers were assisting the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department serve the arrest warrant. “He had previously made threats…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County supervisors fielded their first budget request for the upcoming fiscal year after officials with Yalobusha Health Services (YHS) asked for a 40 percent increase in funding to operate the ambulance service. The county currently pays the hospital $227,360 annually to operate the service and the request is for an additional…

If you remember last week’s column, you may recall that I mentioned that I might write about octogenarian Don Dalrymple’s skydiving adventures. Two adventures to be exact, one when he turned 80 and he jumped out of an airplane a second time when he turned 85. Well, Don is a step ahead of me as…

It’s been so cold for so long that I and everyone I know have gotten really ornery about it. The last few weeks have been an endurance test for withstanding frigid temps and resulting bad moods. I’ve come realize that I’m so ill adapted for cold weather that I couldn’t live even one, single mile…

If you think local journalism doesn’t matter to the health of a community, let the case of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Water Valley be “Exhibit A” in any study of why we need local newspapers that know our communities. I hate to tell you, but Fox News, CNN or whatever national news organization you…

• 15 Years Ago, Feb. 24, 2010 – In a 3-2 split vote, the school board rejected a proposal by Water Valley School District Superintendent Sammy Higdon to make over a million dollars in budget cuts for the coming 2010-11 school year. Higdon presented the cuts, explaining to board members that superintendents across the state…

The Junior Auxiliary of Water Valley had so much fun at the Charity Ball this year. We had the ball at Fountain Square again, and the Saturday Night Fever theme had partygoers decked out in sequins, wide collars and bell bottoms. Attendees enjoyed food from the Horans, and danced the night away to the Sam…