A tragic happening at Tillatoba Lake Sunday was the drowning of a Grenada man who fell out of the boat. Condolences to the Shaw family of Grenada. This cool weather has me pulling out my long johns again and adding another quilt on the bed. Since David is on a blood thinner, he has the…

By Erin Dyer WV Junior Auxiliary The Junior Auxiliary of Water Valley hosted their 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament last weekend at Yalobusha Country Club (YCC). While there were a few sprinkles throughout the afternoon, it turned out to be a successful day for golf and a good time was had by all. The tournament…

This week was bittersweet as I finished out my Blue Devil athletic career at the Girls Golf State Tournament. Water Valley athletics have been a major part of my life since before I even entered junior high. As a kid, I spent most nights at the Blue Devil Baseball field watching my older brother play.…

OAKLAND – As a part of Oakland’s Yalo-Ribbon Festival on Saturday, May 13, the Oakland Medical Clinic will celebrate its 10th anniversary with refreshments at the clinic. The Yalo-Ribbon Festival runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in downtown Oakland with crafts vendors, food trucks, live music, a railroad trackside event, and Oakland’s giant cake…

ENID – Mid-morning, April 18, 1943:  A squadron of American P-38G fighter aircraft, heavily laden with extra fuel, wave-hops through hundreds of miles of South Pacific vastness, bent upon the longest fighter-intercept mission of the entire Second World War. At 9:34 a.m. the radio silence is broken after 430 ocean-skimming miles. “Bogeys, 11 o’clock high!”…

By Joe Gurner Blackmur Library WATER VALLEY – For more than four decades Blackmur Memorial Library has served the people of Water Valley and Yalobusha County from its place way up on the hill on Blackmur Drive. Maybe you spent time there at some point while in school, longer ago than you care to admit,…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual reception at Fountain Square Event Plaza on Monday, May 8. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with light refreshments, and the program will follow at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Donald Gray will speak on the state of the city and other…

OAKLAND – R&B singer and songwriter Muddy Alexander headlines Oakland’s Yalo-Ribbon Festival, set to be held May 13 in downtown Oakland from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The festival will launch a year of celebrations and activities honoring Oakland’s incorporation 175 years ago. Alexander, a blazing singer and songwriter from Taylor, will bring a blend…