Grand Juries Hand Down Indictments
WATER VALLEY – Grand juries in Yalobusha County’s First Judicial District and Second Judicial District met on Sept. 26. In the Second District (Water Valley), the grand jury handed down indictments on 20 true bills and in the First District (Coffeeville) the grand jury handed down indictments on six true bills. The indictments remained sealed…
Read MoreMonday Is Deadline For Voter Registration
WATER VALLEY – Next month’s General Election on November 5 will be a big day as voters across the country will decide which presidential nominee – current Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump – will serve as the next president. The ballot also includes four independent candidates seeking the office of president…
Read MoreCompassion Schedules Recertification Dates
WATER VALLEY – Compassion Ministries has scheduled dates in October for the annual recertification of all clients. The ministry has been helping meet the need of food insecurity in Yalobusha County and Lafayette County for over a quarter-century. Compassion Ministries will be open on the following dates and times for clients to come early to…
Read MoreTVA Grant Funds Welding Trailer For School
WATER VALLEY – Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) awarded a $10,000 grant to fund a five-station welding trailer for the Water Valley School District. Water Valley Electric Department Superintendent Brandon Richardson said the grant funding comes from TVA’s Community Care Fund and local donors in the community provide matching funds. “The Water Valley Electric Department selects…
Read MoreObituaries 10/03/2024
Bruce E. Cox FLORENCE – Bruce E. Cox, 78, of Florence, passed away on September 22, 2024. He was a cherished individual known for his kind, loving, caring and humorous personality. Bruce lived a life filled with tremendous passion and service toward others. He grew up in Water Valley and graduated from Water Valley High…
Read MoreIt’s Time For The City To Invest In Our Infrastructure
Dear Editor My name is Marco Gooch. I went before the Water Valley Board of Aldermen on August 6, 2019, to express my concerns about the status of the streets and problems with the drainage system on Martin Street. On Tuesday night I am on the agenda for the city meeting and will ask…
Read MoreJimmy Carter is 100: Lessons In Uncommon Humility And Uncommon Success
The great Kentucky writer Wendell Berry once wrote, “I am done with apologies. If contrariness is my inheritance and destiny; so be it.” Well, I’m done with the ho-hum, fact-less statements that Jimmy Carter is a good man, but he was not a good President. If you are looking for another worn-out article along those…
Read MoreIt’s Time To Start Thinking About Bringing Holiday Classics To Life – Valley Style
Halloween is still lurking just around the corner, and Thanksgiving is even further away, but at the Chamber, everyone already has Christmas Parade fever, with all thoughts on decking the halls and planning the perfect holiday celebration. Mark your calendars for Friday, December 13, at 6 p.m. (but if Mother Nature has other plans, we’ll…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
• 15 years ago, Oct. 8, 2009 – Dr. Joe Walker retired after 40 years of taking care of the community’s health care needs. Another casualty of the beef processing plant surfaced at the board of supervisors meeting when Oakland Mayor Riley Swearengen reported that the Oakland Yalobusha Natural Gas District was in arrears with…
Read MoreHill Country Living
Its’ a Wagner Week. Eugene Wagner’s friend, Tom Odell, has moved to Chicago. Tom, you need to behave yourself, young man! It starts with a production of “Floradora” and only gets worse from there! Chicago, July 13 Dear Eugene, I have been intending to write you as soon as I could get some ways settled.…
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