It looks like the cost of garbage pickup in the county will increase in the coming months. Supervisors opened bids last week for a new six-year contract for the service and the bids came in a little higher than expected. Waste Management, the current provider since 2013, submitted a bid for $28.95 (per can, per…

In the daily hustle and bustle of our charming city, there’s a gem often overlooked, quietly weaving together the threads of our local success story. This unsung hero? Your very own Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. Today, let’s delve into the reasons why joining this community powerhouse isn’t just an option, but a journey…

Happy New Year! We are only about a week into 2024 and if you’ve made any resolutions and stuck to them so far – then good on you! If you didn’t make any resolutions or made a resolution and have quit already – then congratulations on already being perfect and there clearly being no room…

WATER VALLEY – Looking back at 2023 for Blackmur Memorial Library, it was a busy year and a year of change. Like all libraries across the state and the nation, Blackmur Library is still finding its way in the post-pandemic world. The pandemic changed the way the world works and that includes the library. Services…

WATER VALLEY – A special election for mayor is scheduled for Tuesday Feb. 13. Aldermen approved the date during Tuesday night’s monthly meeting after declaring a vacancy in the office. Former Mayor Donald Gray tendered his resignation last month as he prepared to take office as Chancery Clerk. The deadline to qualify is 5 p.m.…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County Economic Development District (YCEDD) Executive Director Kagan Coughlin provided an overview of economic activity during the last year that includes focus in four primary areas – building relationships, seeking grants, supporting business partners and pursuing new projects. “We have made progress in all of these categories, growing healthy relationships and…

COFFEEVILLE – A long anticipated rate hike for the cost of residential garbage pickup in the county was lower than expected when supervisors opened bids Tuesday morning. The county’s current provider, Waste Management, submitted the low bid at a cost of $19.95 per can, an increase of 91 cents from the current cost of $19.04…

Happy New Year to all my faithful readers! I pray you have a great, healthy and prosperous 2024! Please pray for Nathan and Judy Farmer family and their five children. They lost their home in a house fire Friday morning and lost everything. Thank you, Jesus, for sparing their lives. Ed Harper, Milton and Sadie…

It is going to take outside-the-box thinking to figure out what to do with a 119 year-old building in Water Valley that is one of four designated Mississippi Landmarks in Yalobusha County. I’m talking about the old, old jail next to the courthouse on Blackmur Drive that is slowly crumbling. The building was constructed around…