Inside The Blue And White
This week has been a blast with back-to-back action and schedules packed like never before! You don’t want to miss the report, so grab a snack and get ready for the ride! It started with a treat-filled Tuesday as students returned from Easter break, and the annual staff attended the (M.S.P.A.) Mississippi Scholastic Press Association…
Read MoreSheriff Busts Copper Theft Ring
COFFEEVILLE – Three people have been arrested and authorities are searching for additional suspects following an investigation into the theft of hundreds of feet of phone cable in Yalobusha and surrounding counties. Sheriff Jermaine Gooch reported deputies made arrests at two different locations, catching the suspects while they were burning the plastic coating on the…
Read MoreSupervisors Approve Plan To Outsource Appraising
WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County supervisors voted unanimously to contract with S&S Appraisal to provide property appraisals for tax assessments in the county. The decision in Monday’s meeting followed a recommendation from Tax Assessor/Collector Michael Walton, who was elected in November and took office in January. Walton started his presentation explaining that Yalobusha is only…
Read MoreFull Transition To Automated Garbage Pickup Will Take Time
WATER VALLEY – The transition to using automated side loaders on Waste Management garbage trucks for garbage pickup in the county got underway with little fanfare late last month. Officials with Waste Management, the company hired to pick up garbage in the county, initially told supervisors that the automation would begin the first week of…
Read MoreBlackmur Library Will Host Eclipse ‘Watch Party’
WATER VALLEY – A historic solar eclipse will cast a shadow over parts of the United States on Monday, April 8, and Blackmur Library has scheduled an eclipse “watch party” on the library grounds. The path of totality stretches from Texas to Maine, but the entire country with the exception of Alaska will see some…
Read MoreRecords Show Response To Medical Call Was Less Than Three Minutes
COFFEEVILLE – Concerns about the response time for an ambulance crew answering a medical call in Coffeeville on March 22 were put to rest after camera footage substantiated the times documented in the dispatch call log. The crew responded from EMS headquarters in Coffeeville, located on the west side of Main Street, to Arrington Medical…
Read MoreSchool Board Hires Principals For 2024-2025 School Year
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley School Board of Trustees voted to hire Dr. Vickie Person as principal for Water Valley High School and Lee Gray as principal for Davidson Elementary School (DES) for the 2024-2025 school years. The vote was held during executive session in the March 28 school board meeting. Both educators are…
Read MoreNeither Man Nor His Machines Are Infallible
After the years I’ve spent as chief engineer aboard various types of ocean-going ships, watching the container ship Dali crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge brought back bad memories. It’s harrowing enough to lose all power at sea, but in a confined waterway like the Baltimore Harbor, it is terrifying. Because of my experience,…
Read MoreFamily Questions Trike Rider’s Sanity
I think there was a family meeting by the end of the day Sunday to discuss my sanity. My step-son recently purchased a 1978 Honda 70 three-wheeler and I enjoyed riding it during the gathering. I zipped through the yard when they were hiding eggs and I chased the girls around the yard when they…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
• 15 years ago, April 9, 2009 – Firefighters from Water Valley backed up by Velma volunteers worked for over three hours to put out a fire at a home on Hwy. 315 west. Louisa Tatum was pictured on the front page sorting Easter eggs with the help of her Mom, Becky, during the egg…
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