YALOBUSHA COUNTY – Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association (TVEPA) completed power restoration to all of its members on Saturday, Feb. 14, following the most devastating damage ever recorded on the cooperative’s system. At the height of Winter Storm Fern, approximately 26,000 electric meters — nearly 90 percent of TVEPA’s total membership — were without power,…

WATER VALLEY – With infrastructure work nearing completion at the W.C. Gardiner Industrial Park, the Yalobusha County Economic Development District is preparing to actively market the newly improved section of the park to prospective manufacturers. The $1.8 million project, which includes a new access road off Highway 7 and extensive site preparation including a building…

WATER VALLEY — The Delta Regional Authority announced Tuesday nearly $17 million in funding for 11 infrastructure and flood control projects across the region, including a $1 million award to the Water Valley Electric Commission. The funding, provided through DRA’s Community Infrastructure Fund, supports projects addressing basic public infrastructure, transportation and flood control needs across…

If you’ve tried to get down a county road lately and found yourself staring at the backside of a bucket truck, welcome to cleanup season in Yalobusha County. At the Feb. 17 meeting of the Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors at the Water Valley Courthouse, John McNeece with Debris Tech gave a detailed update on…

I am happy to report that, in the past week, all of my in-laws have gotten electricity and water back in their homes. What a relief! Every family member has returned to modern society. In my observation, Boomers handled the aftermath of the storm better than some of the people I know who are my…

20 Years—February 16, 2006 – The Red Hat Melons of Water Valley were helping to raise money for the upcoming Cancer Relay for Life Event by selling purple bows, donated by Carolyn Byford of Carolyn’s Flowers and Gifts. Pictured displaying the bows were Jonnie Mayo, Liz Reynolds, Jeannie Clement, Janice Avant and Edwina Hyde. 30…

Winter has not packed up and left. Not by a long shot. The mornings still make you shiver when you step outside. Lawns look worn out. The sky has spent more time gray than blue. Tree debris still lines sidewalks, a reminder of what we just went through and of the steady work still underway.…

OAKLAND – The Oakland Chamber Foundation has received notification that its Oakland Celebrates America250 project has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council and the America250 Mississippi Commission. Oakland’s celebration marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will launch with the Yalo-Ribbon Festival on May 2 and…

The month of February is almost over and the March winds will begin. I hope all of you ladies received lots of chocolates and you men received a nice bouquet of flowers. Love and sympathy to the Janie Deck Macke family of Glenn Allen, Mo. Janie was a first cousin to my husband, David. Love…