Tillatoba News
Labor Day is this coming Monday, September 3. I wish you all a safe and happy Labor Day Weekend. Congratulations to Mindy Robinson, who is a gift certificate winner from Criss Office Supply during their July-August teacher sale! I am so proud of Mindy and her husband, David, who both work at the Grenada School.…
Read MoreObituaries 08/31/2023
Harvey Glenn Davenport TILLATOBA – Harvey Glenn Davenport, 59, of Tillatoba passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023 at his residence. He was born December 25, 1963 to Roy Lee and Barbara Ann Hughes Davenport. Glenn worked as a contractor and roofer most of his working life. He was a devoted family man and enjoyed working…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Another fun week in the books! Water Valley High students, teachers, and faculty are exceeding expectations in every area. The school’s shenanigans are here and more prevalent than before. The student council has officially begun its year by arranging various group meetings to discuss this year’s plans, themes, dress-up days, fundraisers, officers, and much more!…
Read MoreArrest Made In Oakland Homicide
OAKLAND – An arrest was made within hours of a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a Coffeeville woman on Thursday morning, August 17. Tallahatchie County Coroner Ginger Meriwether told the Herald that Hallie Mae Sapp Robertson, 42, was found deceased around 3:30 a.m. Yalobusha County Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch reported Bobby Taylor of Oakland…
Read MoreAltercation Leads To Gunplay
COFFEEVILLE – A Coffeeville man was airlifted to Regional One Health in Memphis in critical condition following a shooting early Saturday morning at a residence on Northwest Street in Coffeeville. Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch reported that deputies were dispatched to the scene at 12:48 a.m. after shots were fired during an altercation that escalated into gunplay…
Read MoreJury Hands Down Guilty Verdict For Dewberry
WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man faces a life sentence after he was convicted for sexual battery of a child, fondling a child and child pornography possession in Yalobusha County Circuit Court. Timothy Aaron Dewberry was found guilty on three counts Thursday afternoon, August 17, following a four day trial in Water Valley. The…
Read MoreSupervisors Approve Pay Raises
WATER VALLEY – Supervisors wielded a figurative black marker to slash many requests for budget increases from department heads in the county following deliberations in a pair of lengthy county meetings. The cuts that will allow an across-the-board annual $1,800 raise for all full-time county employees and 75 cents per hour for 11 part-time county…
Read MoreSummer Sleuths Searched For Clues During Scavenger Hunt
WATER VALLEY – Do you know how many people participated in the Guinness World Record Watermelon Eating Contest? How about what year Turnage Drug Store was established? Or what was the weight of that world record white crappie caught by Fred Bright in 1957? Recently the CREW and Better Together Sunday School classes at First…
Read MorePrice Increase Coming In September
The start of September will bring a rate increase for subscribers and single copy sales in stores as we struggle to keep up with inflation. Hopefully the extra five dollars will not be a deterrent for subscribers, the decision comes as our postage rates increased again in July and our printing costs remain at an…
Read MoreSoaring 100-Plus Temps Mean A Week (Or Longer) Of Torpidity
I read on the internet the other day that there is a real, scientific phenomenon with accompanying real, scientific term for what we humans may think of as a sort of “reverse hibernation.” It’s called Estivation and, according to Google, it’s “when the animal becomes torpid during the hot summer.” So, if you needed an…
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