WATER VALLEY – Sixty-nine Water Valley High School seniors are candidates for diplomas in Thursday night’s graduation ceremony. The commencement will begin at 7 p.m. at Bobby Clark Field. Water Valley High School Principal Drew Pitcock reported the class is one of the most well-mannered and respectful groups to graduate during his time at the…

• 15 years ago, May 29, 2008 – Pierre Emmanuel Allen, 21, drowned at Panama City Beach, Fla., after he and friend, Derek Croy, attempted to reach several teens who were being dragged out to sea by strong currents. Allen served in the U. S. Army as a paratrooper. Austin Brooke Mills was selected to…

What lovely weather we’ve been having! May is the most pleasant of Southern months. The cool evenings and nights coupled with bright days heated enough for swimming make for conditions so dreamy that one almost forgets what’s coming our way in June, July and August. While lovely weather-wise, May is also the busiest month if…

Good morning or good evening all you faithful readers. I hope you all have had a good week and that your garden is growing! With the help of Joseph Thompson, ours is looking good as of now. The rain we had last week kept our garden pretty wet but, David finally got to run the…

In the first “Inside the Blue and White” article I ever wrote, I started off by saying how thankful I am to live in a town where community is at the center of everything. It’s over a year later and that statement is still so true. In fact, I think that this year made me…

WATER VALLEY – A jury deliberated for less than an hour before delivering a guilty verdict in a two-day trial for a Water Valley man charged with severely beating an elderly man in 2020. Marcus Robinson was convicted for aggravated assault on May 9 after evidence presented at the trial proved that he had repeatedly…

OAKLAND – The Oakland Yalo Ribbon Festival celebrated the town’s 175-year history and its deep railroad roots. A highlight of Saturday’s events included panelists who shared railroad memories that spanned decades and generations. “That railroad wasn’t supposed to be saved, but it was,” Representative Tommy Reynolds noted about its near demise when Canadian National sold…

Facebook has been buzzing around the Valley as TVIfiber service is getting hooked up. The social media consensus is – it was well worth the wait! Joe and Jeani Black were the first to get TVIfiber in the Water Valley area, receiving service on May 8. TVIfiber has reported that much of northeast Yalobusha County…