Obituaries 11/27/2025
Jimmy James Bardo COFFEEVILLE – Jimmy James Bardo, 79, of Coffeeville passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Born on February 9, 1946, in Coffeeville to Fred and Gertrude Reeves Bardo, Jimmy was a lifelong resident of the community and a beloved figure to all who knew him. Jimmy’s career as…
Read MoreWV Students In Spotlight At Film Screening
OXFORD — A free public screening of Citizens Revival: It’s Not Too Late will be held Monday, December 8, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Malco Oxford Commons, offering local residents a first look at a new impact film focused on civic participation and civic education in America. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and seating…
Read MoreBank Donation Pushes Cemetery Fundraiser To Goal
WATER VALLEY — A long-awaited beautification project at Oak Ridge Cemetery took a major step forward Friday morning as BankFirst presented a $3,000 donation to the volunteer committee leading the effort. The check presentation was held inside the historic cemetery on Stephens Street, making a decades-long vision to improve the entrance of the cemetery a…
Read MoreChristmas In The Valley Returns Dec. 5
WATER VALLEY – Christmas has a funny way of sneaking up on us in Water Valley. One minute we’re out in the yard kicking leaves into a pile, and the next, downtown is glowing like it has been planning a big surprise for months. Honestly, it probably has. So round up the kids, the grandparents,…
Read MoreCounty Faces Sharp Health Insurance Hike
COFFEEVILLE – Health insurance costs for Yalobusha County employees will rise sharply in 2026, supervisors learned Monday, with the premium jumping 56 percent to $977.02 per employee per month. Information presented at the Nov. 24 meeting at the Coffeeville courthouse attributed the increase largely to a 195 percent loss ratio for the past year, meaning…
Read MoreDeputies Investigate Suspicious Death Case
YALOBUSHA — Authorities are investigating the death of 58-year-old Steven Cebuhar after his body was found around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at his home on County Road 41 in the Point Pleasant community near Oakland, according to Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark. Stark said Cebuhar had been deceased for several days when he was…
Read MoreMDOT Evaluates City Sidewalks
WATER VALLEY — The City of Water Valley moved another step forward in the grant review process last week as representatives from the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) conducted a site visit for the city’s sidewalk improvement application. Mayor Tommy Reynolds said he was encouraged by the visit and by the community support behind the…
Read MoreCounty Commits $160K To Fund Hospital Boilers Replacement Project
COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha County supervisors voted unanimously Monday to allocate $160,000 to replace two 50-plus-year-old boilers at Yalobusha General Hospital (YGH), the latest in a series of capital improvements funded from the county’s $3 million environmental lawsuit settlement tied to contamination from the former Holley Automotive plant. The boilers, which heat the hospital’s west wing,…
Read MoreThankful For The Stories That Stay With Us
I came up short on serious column material this week — unusual, but maybe timely as this is a good time to count our blessings. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday, and our house is already staged for the big day. And I’ve also been strongly warned not to make any messes. That’s a…
Read MoreA Thanksgiving Thank You To Water Valley
Thanksgiving has rolled around again, and before we all dive into the dressing and pecan pie, it feels like a good time to pause and talk about what we’re grateful for this year. And let me tell you, Water Valley has given us plenty to be thankful for. First, we’re thankful for our local…
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