Space Walk Hits Warp Speed For Carnival
WATER VALLEY – A space voyage that took flight in early July hit warp speed to be orbital in time for the Watermelon Carnival. The art installation – a Cosmic Space Walk – features the eight planets on metal signs starting with the sun in the northeast corner of City Park. The space walk stretches…
Read MoreLight Turnout Expected In Tuesday’s Primaries
WATER VALLEY – The slimmest primary ballots in decades in Yalobusha County could mean light voter turnout for the August 8 election. This prediction comes as the tally of absentee votes cast in the county was only 61 as of Friday, July 28, down from a hundred-plus cast during the same period in prior county…
Read MoreCarnival Memories Include Scorchers, Storms And That 2016 ‘Explosion’
It was bound to happen, the forecast indicates it will be a scorcher August weekend for the carnival. While the last few years have been typical summer heat, this one will be a few degrees warmer. The forecast got me to thinking about an unusually cool, fall-like carnival weekend many years ago. I think it…
Read MoreA Little Heat Doesn’t Stop The Weed Eater Symphony Across The Valley
They say that if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Well, this doesn’t account for areas of the world where the kitchen is an all-encompassing reality of existence on the level of the whole universe itself. By this I mean, there are no other “rooms” to which we can retreat, much…
Read MoreLook Back In Yalobusha History
• 15 years ago, Aug. 7, 2008 – Jerry Vaughn had the largest watermelon at the carnival with a 141.3 pound green monster. Marty Bost placed second and third in the competition. Excessive heat was the theme of the Watermelon Carnival as temps reached over 100 degrees and prompted the National Weather Service to issue…
Read MoreObituaries 08/03/2023
Henry Earl Reeves WATER VALLEY – Henry Earl Reeves passed away July 30, peacefully at his home surrounded by family. Henry was born April 19, 1940 to Clarence Sr. and Earl Kay Brewer Reeves. Henry worked at Rockwell Industries in Grenada for 35 years. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Visitation is…
Read MoreTillatoba News
Please pray for all school students, especially the little children who are experiencing their first year of big school. Pray for teachers, administrators and all faculty who work in the school system. Be kind to each other. If you are riding a bus, respect your bus driver. Your life as well as others is in…
Read MoreTruckapalooza Oakland Returns To Benefit Volunteer Fire Department
On Saturday, October 7, the Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the second annual TruckApalooza Oakland benefitting the Volunteer Fire Department. The event will be held in Downtown Oakland from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and continues a year of celebrations and activities connected to Oakland’s incorporation 175 years ago. TikToc star Brewski will…
Read MoreHometown Hero: Football DT Marley Cook of Water Valley
By Anthony Fiorella GoBlueRaiders.com Writer MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — If there was ever a town that embodied a person that came from it, that town would be Water Valley, Mississippi, and that person would be Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) defensive tackle Marley Cook. Cook, a guy who plays arguably the most blue-collar position on the…
Read MoreCoach Tyler’s Impact Extends Far Beyond The Gridiron
ENID LAKE – Dozens of friends, family members and wildlife workers gathered Monday for the dedication of the Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery at Enid Lake. Formerly known as the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) opened the facility that includes a Visitor’s Education Center, regional law enforcement office,…
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