WATER VALLEY — A new historic walking tour is now in place in Water Valley’s historic business district, offering a self-guided look at the buildings and businesses that shaped the community. The project grew out of a newspaper digitization effort launched nearly four years ago by Grant Thompson, the city’s historian and Ward 3 alderman.…

WATER VALLEY — City officials are asking residents to have all storm debris placed at the road rights-of-way no later than Monday, April 6, as Water Valley prepares for the final phase of debris removal following Winter Storm Fern. Mayor Tommy Reynolds said the city is nearing completion of its first pass of debris pickup…

COFFEEVILLE — The Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors voted March 16 to advertise for a part-time Emergency Management Agency deputy director position, filling a vacancy created when the previous deputy director was terminated in December 2025. The decision came after a lengthy discussion during the board’s meeting at the Coffeeville courthouse, where supervisors debated workload,…

20 Years—March 23, 2006 – Brigadier General Roger Shields, a member of the Mississippi National Guard, was inducted into the Officer Candidate School of Fame, Class of 2006 at Fort Benning, Georgia. This is the highest honor bestowed on an OCS graduate. Deaths listed in this week’s paper were for: Eula Faye Chandler; Luella Beck…

If you picked up last week’s paper and had the feeling you’d seen part of it before, you were right. We managed to time travel. Pages 4 and 5 in last week’s edition were from a February paper. That one is on us. No excuses, just a mistake, and we appreciate the patience from everyone…

Oakland was selected for a grant to help us celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence from the America250 Mississippi and the Mississippi Humanities Council. Numerous groups have come together to organize events, including the Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Area Lions Club, Friends of the Library, Oakland Beautification Committee, the Town…

Diane Dukes and Kathy Dukes went to Greenville Saturday and had lunch with Yvette Correo and visited for a while. Yvette is planning her vacation, so we had to go see her before her trip. We have been true friends for 52 years. She told Kathy everybody needs a friend like your mother-in-law. That made…