A Tragic Day At Suzie Perry Creek In 1996
20 Years—June 15, 2006–Yalobusha General Hospital was experiencing billing problems because of billing by a newly hired billing company. Water Valley Ambassadors held a ribbon-cutting for a new city business, Remedial Specialists. Lacy Marie Harris, granddaughter of Betty and Charlie Harris, was representing Water Valley in the State Miss Hospitality Pageant. Hill Construction Company began…
Read MorePlease STOP For The Crosswalks
The summer weather is getting warm and we’re almost done pre-heating. In a few weeks the oven will beep and we’ll be in full-blast, scorched-earth mode. Speaking of summer and scorched earth, I’ve been doing some summer reading in the form of Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Not really a feel-good story, per se. The…
Read MoreThe Countdown To Carnival Begins
About this time of year in Water Valley, you can feel it starting. Somebody mentions the Carnival in the grocery store aisle. Somebody else asks when the T-shirts will be ready. Folks start wondering who will have a booth, who will be playing music, who is coming home for the weekend, and whether this might…
Read MoreBusy Week Brings Joys And Challenges
On June 6, Jesse Anna Robinson and Tanner Madison were united in marriage. I pray they have a lifetime of love and happiness. Tommy and Debbie McCool spent the day in Senatobia at their son Christopher’s. Martha Box said it looks like time slowed down this past week. “As busy as we were, as much…
Read MoreFive Inducted Into Oakland Area Lions Club
June 13 marks the last day for Mississippians with losses from Winter Storm Fern to receive in-person assistance applying for disaster recovery resources. MEMA/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are operating through June 13 to assist people with applying. According to information I received from Mississippi Main Street, FEMA’s deadline is June 10; SBA’s physical deadline is also June…
Read MoreObituaries 06/11/2026
Mary Louise Sartor Bell OXFORD – Mary Louise Sartor Bell, a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, child and servant of God, transitioned peacefully from her life on earth on June 2, 2026 in Oxford, Mississippi at the age of 86. Born November 5, 1939, in Water Valley, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Clyde Flake…
Read MoreSupervisors Discuss Animal Control Challenges
COFFEEVILLE – A complaint about two large dogs bothering an elderly County Road 168 resident led to a wide-ranging discussion about stray dogs, vicious dogs and the limited options available when county residents call for help during the June 1 meeting of the Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors at the Coffeeville Courthouse. District 4 Supervisor…
Read MoreHistoric Lamar Block Hosts Chamber Ambassadors Meeting
WATER VALLEY — Members of the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors gathered June 1 at the Lamar Block, formerly known as Magnolia Furniture, for their monthly meeting. The meeting was hosted by Mary Lu Vaughn and her daughter, Meagan Vaughn Backes, owners of the historic downtown building. During the meeting, Vaughn and Backes…
Read MoreObituaries 06/04/2026
Rex Morgan Babb PARIS – Rex Morgan Babb, 66, of Paris passed away at his home on May 25, 2026. He was born on Aug. 23, 1959, in Oxford, and grew up in Waterford and Paris. He is survived by his sisters, Lisa Babb Byars of Water Valley, Georgia Robbin Sweeny of Gulf Breeze, Fla,…
Read MoreDriver Charged After Bypass Crash
WATER VALLEY — A 34-year-old Water Valley man was charged with felony DUI Saturday after allegedly causing a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Wise Street and Highway 7 and then leaving the scene on foot, according to Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum. Andrew Russell “Drew” Kisner, 34, of Water Valley, was arrested following…
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