COFFEEVILLE – A Kentucky fugitive wanted for murder was captured Friday morning by the U.S Marshals Service (USMS) in Coffeeville. Desmond Shaw, age 34, was apprehended following an hour-long standoff on Wayne Drive. According to a press release from the United States Marshals Office, Shaw was want for numerous violent felonies including murder, two counts…

Happy Labor Day weekend. I hope everyone had a safe weekend and remembered to travel sober! The life you save may be your own. Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of…

It has been a great summer for watermelon lore in Water Valley with a new carnival record and a new state record and it’s not over. Josephine, Allen Roger’s giant melon, is still growing and could rival a new state record set by Hal Vaughn last weekend. We will get to Josephine later, as the…

It’s hard to imagine Christmas with temperatures soaring into the 90s and everyone still in shorts and t-shirts, but at the Chamber of Commerce, the spirit of the season is already in the air. We’re excited to share that plans are well underway for this year’s Christmas Parade, and now is the perfect time to…

• 15 years ago, Sept. 10, 2009 – Yalobusha supervisors voted 4-1 to move forward with the construction of a new jail, a decision that comes after more than two years of discussion. The dissenting vote was cast by District Three Supervisor Butch Surrette. The city’s $2.7 million budget was approved Sept. 8. Gary Caldwell,…

It rained! It rained a lot! I can’t believe it. I had begun to assume the whole county was going to wind up dusty and lacking in spirit like a piece of that dehydrated ice cream that the abandoned astronauts have to eat. But, thankfully, the storms showed up and showed out and we are…

An opening reception is scheduled Saturday night from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bozarts Gallery for a show featuring a lifetime of work by Water Valley artist Katrina Geenen. “Here and There, Then and Now, A Retrospective” will run at the gallery from opening night through October 5. Geenen moved to Water Valley in 2010,…

The Blue Devils were busy again this week! From senior photos to officer nominations and Friday night lights, we have been all over the place these past seven days. On Monday, seniors in Coach Michael Howland’s College and Career Readiness class took a trip downtown to visit Base Camp Coding Academy. The purpose of this…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Blue Devils officially kicked off the 2024 Season by hosting the Class 3A Independence Wildcats on Friday, August 30. In a very strange contest, the Wildcats came out victorious, 37 to 15, and the Blue Devils fall to (0-1) on the young season. The opening quarter was…