Tillatoba News
It’s with a sad heart that I tell you Joe McCullar passed away last Wednesday afternoon from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in northern Arkansas Sunday morning. Joe lived at Oakland when he was younger and his family moved to Arkansas. Joe was the son of the late Garner Jr. McCullar. Did you see…
Read MoreObituaries 09/07/2023
Brandy Michelle Baker WATER VALLEY – Brandy Michelle Baker, age 46, of Water Valley passed away September 1, 2023, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Brandy was born on October 13, 1976, in Dallas, Texas. She was a 1995 graduate of Water Valley High School and attended Northeast Community College, where she was a member…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
The Water Valley High students are continuing the tradition of Blue Devil fun! Last week was filled with non-stop activities and sports each day and being part of a smaller-scale school has its benefits! One of the best things about being so united is the support that comes from all of the students, teachers, faculty,…
Read MoreHorton Is Inducted Into The 2022 DUI 100 Club
WATER VALLEY – A three-year veteran of the Water Valley Police Department was inducted into the state’s 2022 DUI 100 Club. Officer Jakirio Horton was among law enforcement officers across Mississippi honored at the annual DUI 100 Club luncheon on August 18 in Jackson. To be eligible for the club, an officer must write a…
Read MoreBarring Continuance, Highway Murder Trial Starts Tuesday
WATER VALLEY – A judge will determine Thursday if a third continuance will be granted in the trial for the 2020 highway murder that claimed the life of a Charleston man. Brothers Jarvis Roberson and Geraldo Roberson were each indicted for first degree murder (deliberate design) and conspiracy to commit murder in the March 28,…
Read MoreDispatcher Shortage Creates Concern
WATER VALLEY – Looking for a job? Yalobusha County has multiple positions open for dispatchers at the 911 dispatch center. Yalobusha County EMA Director Stewart Spence and Deputy Director Jarred Logan appealed to supervisors for help during Monday’s county board meeting, explaining that they were down to three full-time dispatchers and six part-time dispatchers. Fully…
Read MoreBlue Devils Stumble In Season-Opener
Staff Report INDEPENDENCE – The Water Valley Blue Devils traveled to Tate County to take on the Independence Wildcats in Friday’s season-opening contest. The homestanding Wildcats would come away with the victory by a 38 to seven margin. The game would remain deadlocked for most of the first quarter as Independence took the opening short…
Read MoreBudgeting Is Not For The Faint Of Heart
If you read last week’s article about supervisors using a figurative black marker to slash budget requests from department heads for more money, it many have sounded a little heavy-handed. Actually it is not unusual for many requests for extra funding to get turned down during the county’s budget process each year. I have seen…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
The first Tri-Lake Fair opened for its five-day run on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1953, and drew a first-night crowd estimated at about 2,000. Louis Riggs, president of the Jaycees, said that more than 12,000 people visited during the run. Herald editor Edward B. Shearer said that he had heard nothing but praise for the fair…
Read MoreHill Country Living
I find it highly cruel that I was out of town on the morning it finally rained in Water Valley. I was only gone for one solitary night. And that just so happened to be the night it rained? That’s sus, as the kids say. The weather clearly waited for me to leave Water Valley…
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