Flunking Preferred Over Cheating And Never Use Initials When Naming A Baby
It’s a Wagner Week and Jessie references a horrific train wreck you can read about online. She also opines about a new baby’s name which is always a fun activity. And I’m concerned for Mabel! What happened with her secret marriage?! Feb. 4, 1903 My dear old George, I’m so glad the box was received…
Read MoreReader Questions Electric Department’s ‘Inconsistent Billing Practices’
Dear Editor, To the man, Tommy Reynolds, acting as Mayor of Water Valley. I am writing this letter in honor and faith that you will do the just thing for the people of Water Valley with regards to the unfair billing practices of the city’s electric department. A letter signed by Crystal Floyd was read…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
• 15 years ago, Sept. 17, 2009 – About 95 percent of the city went without electric power for over seven hours after a J. R. Dukes Trucking Company dump truck knocked down the north feeder line coming out of the main electrical substation. Witnesses said the bed of the truck was still in…
Read MoreCircuit Clerk Shares Important Dates For Upcoming Election
Election time is fast approaching and the Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk’s office wants it to be a smooth process for the voters in the county. The Presidential Election is scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 5. Absentee ballots will be available on Sept. 23. Oct. 7 is the deadline for new voters to register to vote in this…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
It’s been another week in the Valley, and it truthfully hasn’t been the most eventful. Other than sports, students have just had a regular week full of academics. It was a short week, with students and teachers alike getting Monday off for the Labor Day holiday. I personally spent my day out by the pool,…
Read MoreBlue Devils Fall To Vikings
WATER VALLEY – The MHSAA moved the week two bout between the homestanding Water Valley Blue Devils and the Class 4A North Pontotoc Vikings to Thursday, September 5, due to a shortage of referees in the Northwest Mississippi Officials’ Association. While the Blue Devils hung with the bigger school for almost three quarters, the Vikings…
Read MoreEighth Grade Devils Continue To Roll
STAFF REPORT – The eighth grade Blue Devils defeated class 5A Lafayette County Commodores, 12-6, on Tuesday, September 3. The defense pitched another shutout as the only Commodores’ points came on a defensive touchdown as time expired in the first half. The Blue Devils got on the board first as quarterback Easton Newman found wide…
Read MoreMark Your Calendar For Third Annual City-Wide Yard Sale
WATER VALLEY – Mark your calendars for the return of what is becoming one of Water Valley’s most-anticipated events – the third annual City-Wide Yard Sale. Sponsored by Mulberry Lane Resale Shoppe, the event is set for Saturday, Oct. 12, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event organizer Katelynn Dillard is currently taking submissions from…
Read MoreTruck Smashes Into Clinic
WATER VALLEY – A motorist sustained minor injuries after crashing into a building on South Main Friday just before noon. Barry Hamilton was driving north on Main Street in a 2018 Toyota Tundra pickup when he apparently lost consciousness and left the roadway, crossing two residential yards and narrowly missing several large trees and a…
Read MoreVaughn’s 271 Pound Melon Is Mississippi’s New Record
WATER VALLEY – A new chapter in Water Valley’s rich watermelon heritage was written Friday morning when Hal Vaughn’s Carolina Cross watermelon tipped the scales at 271 pounds for a new Mississippi record. Vaughn’s melon has a girth of 68 inches and is 36 inches long, surpassing the previous state record by 31.5 pounds. Vaughn…
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