Obituaries 02/05/2026
Ida Mae Edwards Jones COFFEEVILLE – Mrs. Ida Mae Edwards Jones, 96, of Coffeeville, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026, at her residence. She was born March 19, 1929 to Lionel and Clara Robbins Edwards. Ida Mae retired as a Supervisor with Kellwood in Coffeeville. She loved spending time outdoors and keeping her yard manicured.…
Read MoreBozarts Gallery Hosts ‘Thawing Out’ Art Night Friday
With the thawing of snow and ice and the return to more “normal” winter weather, Bozarts Gallery invites the community to an evening of art and music Friday, Feb. 6, from 6–9 p.m. The event celebrates the strength and resilience of the community. Over the past week, leaders, linemen, neighbors and citizens across the Valley…
Read MoreAngels, Helpers and Heroes in Oakland
Well, what else is there to write about but ice and power outages? Our Oakland area was hit pretty hard and as I write this on Sunday afternoon, the town of Oakland doesn’t have power restored yet nor do most of the folks in the surrounding area. Some have been told it may be another…
Read MoreCourthouses Will Be Open Saturday For Voter Registration
Mississippi voters will head to the polls on March 10 for the state’s congressional and U.S. Senate primary elections. Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney reported voters who are not already registered must register by Feb. 9 to be eligible to vote in this primary. The circuit clerk’s offices in the Water Valley and Coffeeville…
Read MoreEMA Director Updates Supervisors During Monday’s Meeting
Yalobusha County EMA Director Stewart Spence said Winter Storm Fern left the county “devastated” and early response efforts focused on simply reaching residents in need. “In the beginning, the downed trees were the biggest obstacles,” Spence told supervisors Monday. “Ambulances couldn’t get down the roads, so deputies had to pick up patients and bring them…
Read MoreEmergency Debris Removal To Begin Following Storm Fern
Debris removal in the City of Water Valley is expected to begin soon following Winter Storm Fern, after the Water Valley Board of Aldermen on Thursday approved a series of emergency contracts designed to allow immediate cleanup while remaining in compliance with FEMA reimbursement rules. The board met at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29,…
Read More60-Member Crew Works To Restore Power In The City
WATER VALLEY — Winter Storm Fern announced itself with what many residents described as “fireworks” as thunder and lightning pierced the air early Sunday morning during a period of heavy freezing rain that caused trees to snap under the weight of ice. The storm left widespread damage across north Mississippi, knocking down trees, power lines…
Read MoreTesting The 1994 Measuring Stick
Well, we finally got to use something we haven’t touched in a long time, 32 years to be exact, the measuring stick from the 1994 ice storm. We’ve talked about it for years, and I’m sure the younger folks probably just rolled their eyes whenever the topic came up. I hate to say it, but…
Read MoreWhy Bacon Matters In An Ice Storm
I know something is wrong the moment my human starts staring at her phone like it has personally offended her. She isn’t scrolling aimlessly or looking at pictures of dogs who are clearly not me. She is frowning, tilting her head, and making those small concerned noises that mean the weather people have said words…
Read MoreA Water Valley Ice Storm Miracle
Exactly sixteen hours after the power went out and at the very moment I clinked my cup of ice-cold red wine against my husband’s cup of ice-cold red wine in an act of resignation to what was surely a weeks-long frigid fate, our ceiling fan started turning. We both stared upward at the lazy brown…
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