Police Chief: There Is No Need To Flee
WATER VALLEY – A local woman is behind bars after fleeing from police officers manning a driver’s safety checkpoint on Blackmur Drive on July 21. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported Matycia Murphy, 24, of Water Valley was charged with felony fleeing after leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended at a residence…
Read MoreA Longstanding Tradition, Queen’s Tea Is Sunday
WATER VALLEY – A Tea Reception honoring Watermelon Queen Anna Clair Shaw will be held on Sunday, July 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Simmons House Historic Venue & Inn on McLarty Street. Anna Clair is the daughter of David and Hope Shaw. Her grandparents are Butch and Verna Stevens, James and Joan…
Read MoreLooking For A Career Change? Check Out Base Camp’s Graduate Institute
I’m sure there are few among us who have not questioned their career choice at some point in life. It may be a dead-end job or long hours. Or you may be curious about different opportunities. Changing careers can be hard, but I would like to share a unique opportunity in Water Valley – Base…
Read MoreCereus Energy Should Be Strong Here
I would love to give y’all a run-down of all the fun things that happened in Water Valley over the last couple of weeks but, truth be told, I have either been out of town on work related trips or on my sofa doing armchair detective work related to the whereabouts of Carlee Russell. If…
Read MoreArmy Deserters, Illegal Whiskey Discovered During 1943 Search For Prison Escapees
• 15 years ago, July 31, 2008 – George Harrison of Coffeeville was named chairperson for the Mississippi Board of Mental Health. Dr. Natalie Norwood Bauer, Instructor of Pharmacology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, was awarded the prestigious Parker B. Francis Fellowship. The Cody Byford Memorial Mural was dedicated at the…
Read MoreObituaries 07/27/2023
Ronald Clinton Jenkins, Jr. BANNER – Ronald Clinton “Bubba” Jenkins Jr, age 58, of Banner went to his forever home Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at his home. He was born April 30, 1965, in Oxford to Ronald Jenkins Sr. and the late Patricia (Sartin) Jenkins. Bubba graduated from Bruce High School in 1983. Even before…
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Phil and Ginger Harrison really enjoyed hearing their son, Josh, playing and singing an old Ralph Stanley hymn, Gloryland, in church Sunday. He did a great job. Their other son, Jake, didn’t get to come home this weekend. They missed him and I know he missed the wonderful Sunday lunch they had at Diane Hills…
Read MoreTea for Twenty-two Birthday Celebration
WATER VALLEY – On Saturday, July 15, a tea party was thrown for Nell Golson to celebrate her 88th birthday. The party was held at the Yalobusha Country Club and the hostesses went above and beyond to make sure the theme of an old time tea party was felt throughout the event. The guests arrived…
Read MoreHosemann Shares Details On Work For Autism Awareness
By Linda Ross-Aldy Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Rotary Club hosted a record number of members and guests last week when Lynn Hosemann, wife of Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, was guest speaker. Lynn Hosemann earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Journalism from St. Mary’s at Notre Dame in Notre Dame,…
Read MoreRunaway Vehicle, Makeshift Bomb Keep Deputies Busy
WATER VALLEY – An unexploded pipe bomb, drug arrests and a runaway truck that splashed into the Skuna River are among incidents the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department have investigated this month. Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch said the pipe bomb was reported on July 5 by a concerned citizen who spotted it on County Road 211 between…
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