Blue Devils Challenged Strong Class 6A Opponent
SALTILLO – For the first time in its 80-plus year history, the Water Valley High School Blue Devils took on an MHSAA Class 6A Opponent as they traveled to Lee County to take on the homestanding Saltillo Tigers last Friday, Sept. 29. The outmanned Blue Devils illustrated fight and heart and were only down 12…
Read MoreArrest Made In Phone Cable Thefts
WATER VALLEY – The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department has made one arrest and other arrests are expected in a multi-agency investigation involving thousands of feet of copper phone cable stolen from utility poles across north Mississippi. The phone cable, located on utility poles several feet below electric lines, primarily provided service to AT&T customers. Yalobusha…
Read MoreAbsentee Voting Is Underway
WATER VALLEY – Absentee ballots are available in the circuit clerk’s offices for the Nov. 7 General Election. Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney reported absentee voting started Monday and ballots can be cast in the circuit clerk’s offices in both courthouses until Saturday, Nov. 4 at noon. In Mississippi, registered voters are eligible to vote absentee…
Read MoreArchie Who? Said The Cop With The Blue Lights And Ticket Book
I have a new keepsake for my fun file on my computer and a story worthy of sharing. My fun file has interesting tidbits of unimportant history along with lots of good pictures – some fit for print and some not. This latest addition dates back a little over a decade when football legend Archie…
Read MoreHill Country Living
I would say that the giant, headless dead deer carcass that’s been laying in Town Creek at the end of Young Street since last Thursday night is gross, but it’s not nearly as gross as the person who left it there. What in the world kind of person leaves a giant dead deer to rot…
Read MoreThanks For The Sun, Rain And Apple Seeds
During the month of September, I like to celebrate the birthday of a man who, centuries ago, carried his Bible and a sack of apple seeds across parts of the unsettled northeast and shared them. That man’s name was John Chapman, but because he planted apple trees everywhere, folks called him Johnny Appleseed. Supposedly, when…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
• 15 years ago, Oct. 2, 2008 – Several Yalobushians were involved in the Presidential Debate held at the University of Mississippi. Some, like University Police Officer William Sheffield, Director of the Governor’s protection unit Wayland Adams, WVPD officers Lt. Rick McCuan and Capt. Roger Thomas, Sheriff’s Deputy David Wallis, and Coffeeville Police Chief Mark…
Read MoreObituaries 09/27/2023
Doris Hardy Forsyth WATER VALLEY – Mrs. Doris (Dot) Hardy Forsyth passed away at the age of 89 on Friday, September 22nd, 2023, at the Yalobusha Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 17,1933 to Lena and Griffin Hardy of Water Valley. She was married to the late Wallace Forsyth, Jr, and together had two sons,…
Read MoreJunior Devils Remain Undefeated After Pair Of Victories
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Junior High eighth grade football team remained undefeated after beating the J.Z. George Jaguars out of Carrollton in back-to-back weeks. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Blue Devils traveled to Carrollton and things got hairy as they fell behind 14 to 0 in the first half. On the very last…
Read MoreBlue Devils Take Care Of Business On Homecoming Night
WATER VALLEY – On Friday, Sept. 22, a perfect fall evening, the Water Valley Blue Devils hosted the J.Z. George Jaguars from Carrollton for Homecoming 2023. The Blue Devils made quick work of the Jaguars and found themselves up 33 to 0 midway through the first quarter, 53 to 0 at the half, and emptied…
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