Blue Devil Football Players Honored During Annual Banquet
WATER VALLEY – The annual Water Valley High School Football Banquet was held on Feb. 4 at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall and top players were recognized. The guest speaker for the night was former Blue Devil coach Brad Embry. Citing 34 years on the football field, both as a player and coach, Embry…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
It’s been a busy, busy week at Water Valley High School! From job shadowing to sports to projects, students have been up to a lot. Seniors started off the week with their job shadowing assignments. We were spread out in a variety of different career fields in and around town. Belle Belcher went to the…
Read MoreSheriff Seeks Funding For Two Deputies
WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch is requesting funding to hire two additional deputies to boost his department’s roster to eight full-time patrol officers. Speaking in Monday’s Board of Supervisor meeting, the sheriff explained the added manpower would allow his department to change to a different shift schedule that would bring 24-hour law…
Read MoreMore Candidates Qualify In WV
WATER VALLEY – A flurry of activity in the waning days of the qualifying period last week almost doubled the number of candidates seeking political office in Water Valley. The list of candidates who qualified last week includes incumbent Ron Hart, who is running as an independent for a second term in Ward One. Hart…
Read MoreCity’s Historic Commissioners Review Permits
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) approved one permit and tabled requests for three permits during a quarterly meeting on January 27 via zoom. The permits, formally called a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA), were discussed in a lengthy two-and-a-half hour meeting via Zoom with commissioners Robbie Fisher, Emily Fransee, Mickey Howley…
Read MoreOfficers Check Grenade Found In Storage Unit
WATER VALLEY – Police officers responded to an unusual call on Main Street when a grenade was discovered in a mini storage unit on Jan. 29. Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported that the caller had purchased the contents of the mini storage at auction and found the grenade while he was cleaning it out. The…
Read MoreObituaries 02/06/2025
Joseph Adams, Jr. WATER VALLEY – Mr. Joseph “Joe” Adams, Jr., 86, died Saturday, January 25, 2025, at his home in Water Valley. A funeral mass was held Friday, January 31, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church of Oxford with Father Mark Shoffner officiating. Visitation was held prior to the service beginning at 9…
Read MoreWeekend Fishing Revealed Another ‘Must-Have’ For The Tacklebox
I had spring fever Monday and Tuesday – it was so nice outside that I didn’t want to work. Thankfully I was able to soak in plenty of sunshine during the weekend, this made the hours in the office more bearable. The weekend culminated with a “crappie fry” at the house with freshly caught fish.…
Read MoreHill Country Living
Here we are. After what seemed like the longest January on record, we finally made it to February. Too much happened in January. The world-wide events committee should have capped it off at some point around Martin Luther King Day. Whatever celestial gods were in charge of January 2025 seemed caffeinated. Although I do highly…
Read MoreWater Valley – An Amazing Community Where Tradition And Progress Coexist
Moving to a new town is a lot like trying to assemble furniture without the instructions – confusing, overwhelming, and guaranteed to make you wonder why you packed so much stuff. You don’t know where to get a good cup of coffee, who to trust with your hair, or even what day the trash is…
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