WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Rotary Club surprised longtime Rotarian Tommy White with a party to celebrate a big milestone – 50 years of Rotary service. White was among almost 50 attendees at the gathering last Tuesday night at The Magnolia Coffee Co. and the only person who was unaware of the real reason…

OXFORD – A federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday morning by eight former employees who worked at the Holley Automotive Division of Colt Industries and/or BorgWarner claiming that exposure to an industrial solvent used at the plant caused cancers and other health problems. Tuesday’s lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern…

WATER VALLEY – Members of the VFW Post 4100 presented a community service award to Virgil Nelson, owner of Southern Stone Group. The recognition comes after Nelson donated marble pieces that are used as a base for bronze foot markers placed at veterans’ graves. Post 4100 Quartermaster Mickell reported that the donated marble has expedited…

Summer time is upon us, the long hot days that we wait out for better times to come. It seems like any outside activity involves lots of swearing. Cutting the grass, soaking wet; running the tractor, soaking wet; working in the garden, you get the idea… My regular readers know I like to hunt and…

Finally, we’re here! The summer season is in full swing! Some things don’t change from the regular school year, though, as my alarm clock still goes off at the same ungodly hour every morning. But I now get to turn it off and go back to sleep for an extra hour. For some psychological reason…

In the late 1950s and early 1960s summer didn’t officially begin until the fogging machine hit the streets. The old city truck – repurposed with a mysterious device that spewed a thick cloud of oil and insecticide – was a favorite of youngsters all over town. We would frolic in the DDT-laced fog – running…

Christian love and sympathy is extended to the Katie Jo Walton Boone family of Grenada. Katie was born and raised in Tillatoba and was a graduate of Oakland High School. Christian love and sympathy is also extended to the family of another former Tillatoba resident, JA Hoop, of Grenada who passed away Monday morning, June…

TILLATOBA – An investigation continues into a home explosion that killed two people on May 27. Yalobusha EMA Director Stewart Spence reported that authorities believe that propane leaked from the vicinity of a stove in the house. The residence was located on County Road 272, several miles north of Tillatoba and just west of Hwy.…