Inside The Blue And White
Hello and welcome back to another week of Inside the Blue and White! We are another week closer to graduation! The seniors are checking final details off their checklists! Members of the Annual Staff recently traveled to the University of Mississippi to attend the MSPA Journalism Convention. While there, students had the opportunity to participate…
Read MoreNo Jail Time In Child Sex Case
WATER VALLEY — A Yalobusha County man charged in a multi-count child sex case was sentenced to five years of reporting supervision and 10 years of non-reporting supervision after pleading guilty in Yalobusha County Circuit Court. Calin Drane, now 22, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his December 2023 arrest, according to court records. Under…
Read MoreMeteorologist To Headline Chamber Reception
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Chamber reception on Tuesday, April 14, at 6 p.m. at Fountain Square. The event offers an opportunity to step away from the everyday pace, catch up with neighbors, and take a look at ongoing developments in the community. Both longtime Chamber…
Read MoreLayvonnia Jackson Sentenced In National Forest Murder Case
COFFEEVILLE — A Coffeeville woman who helped lure an Arkansas teenager to his death in a remote section of the Holly Springs National Forest has been sentenced in Yalobusha County Circuit Court. Layvonnia Alicia Jackson was sentenced March 19, 2026, before Circuit Judge Jimmy McClure after previously entering a guilty plea in the case. According…
Read MoreScholarship Banquet Ticket Deadline Is April 6
WATER VALLEY — Miles Memorial CME Church will host the Walton/Dowsing Church and Community Scholarship Banquet on Saturday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at Fountain Square, 218 Frostland Drive. Sponsored by the church’s Women’s Missionary Society, the event will honor high school seniors from the Class of 2026 who have been selected to receive scholarships.…
Read MorePodcast Will Bring New Focus On Henley, Jones Cases
Ashley Henley. Michelle Jones. It’s been a while since we’ve heard those names. Long enough that we probably need to start with a little refresher. It all started with an early-morning fire. On Dec. 26, 2020, the body of Kristina Michelle Jones was found inside a burned mobile home on Pat Drive in the Boat…
Read MoreChamber Expected 200-Plus At Annual Banquet In 1966
20 Years—March 30, 2006 – A new fire truck has been purchased by the county for the Pine Valley Volunteer Department. First grade students Charlie Dettor, Jack Burns, and Justin Poynor, were pictured inspecting it. The finalized plans for the third annual Relay for Life was being made. This is a fund raiser for the…
Read More1903 Letter Brings Local Gossip
It’s a Wagner Week! Our own George Wagner is getting the 1903 Ole Miss social scoop while he’s off at Cornell. Elma Meek and Rel Price’s on-off/love-hate romance is always an entertaining topic. Not as entertaining at the violin concert, though! My Dear George, How good of you to write me such a jolly letter…
Read MoreOakland News
Frustrations continue to mount over Cossar State Park’s ongoing closure. There are numerous reports of campers coming in and having to turn around, stopping in the driveways and yards of nearby residents trying to find out what is going on. A brief update from a Cossar Friends member reports that there is a new park…
Read MoreTillatoba News
My sweet granddaughter came to visit me Sunday to check on me after my fall in Belk’s foyer last Wednesday. I ended up in the ER for X-rays and a CAT scan. I later heard folks talking about a light “earthquake” in Oxford around Belk! Frankie made me some homemade ice packs and helped with…
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