WATER VALLEY – A fundraiser launched by the Water Valley Police Department for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in October has been a strong success and will continue until October 31. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum and his officers have “arrested” dozens of residents in the city in the shakedown for a good…

WATER VALLEY – A two-trip night to a Greer Street residence led to two arrests in unrelated incidents on Oct. 6. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported officers first arrested Samuel Campbell for leaving the scene of an accident with property damage at 2:28 a.m. The chief reported that officers were patrolling near Wise…

OAKLAND – A Lexington man with a lengthy arrest history fled from deputies after an attempted traffic stop at the Oakland exit on I-55. Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch reported Sammie Winters was arrested on October 5 following a lengthy pursuit that ended in Lexington. “An observant deputy spotted a white Chevrolet Tahoe that had been reported…

Santa is very busy making his list and checking it twice. I have it on good authority that some of his shopping this year will be done during Water Valley’s Business Holiday Open House. The jolly ol’ gent was so pleased with last year’s purchases that this year he is sending not one but two…

I just cranked up my house heater for the first time this fall and it felt great. I only needed to raise the heat by about two degrees for the house to reach standard room temperature, so the turning on of the heater was more ceremonial than anything. I could have easily just grabbed a…

When I utter the words “community leader,” I often wonder what exactly does that mean? When I visualize those types of people in my mind, I think of government officials, perhaps the head of a service organization, or a local business owner. But, I must remember that some of the best, and most exciting work,…

• 15 years ago, Oct. 23, 2008 – Supervisors upped the fees for use of the Yalobusha County Multi-purpose Building. The new rates are almost 20 percent higher and were needed to offset spiraling utility costs at the facility. Geraldine Kuykendall, 58, of 400 Blackmur Drive died as a result of injuries she received when…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Junior High Blue Devils finished the 2023 campaign with a (5-1) with a win in the final game of their season. The Junior Devils hosted the Pope Bulldogs on October 10 during the fall break and came away with a 14 to 0 victory. The Blue Devils would take…

The Lord blessed us with a much needed rain shower that really cooled things off Sunday afternoon. It was so cool that David added a quilt to our bed. I’ve been saying that I am going to my neighbors’ yard and see about picking a few persimmons to cut open and see what our weather…