MDEQ To Study Wagner Street Property
WATER VALLEY – Plans to sell city-owned property on Wagner Street for new residential development are moving forward, with state officials now involved in evaluating the site. Yalobusha County Economic Development Executive Director Kagan Coughlin reported Monday that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has agreed to fund a Phase I Environmental Study for…
Read MoreObituaries 10/23/2025
Meri Jo Higdon WATER VALLEY – Meri Jo Higdon, 61, passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Born Sept. 5, 1964, in Big Spring, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Earl Miller Higdon and Barbara Jean Montgomery Higdon. Meri was a longtime resident of Water Valley and…
Read MoreResident Declares Fence a Matter of Faith And Freedom
Letter to the Editor I am writing this letter as a follow-up to the fence dispute on Calhoun Street. I was given a permit to build a fence and approved by the city inspector and city clerk to build it along my property. Eleven days after the approval I was a given a stop work…
Read MoreBack by Request: County Guvment Talk
It’s a funny thing — last week’s column about the new Christmas tree at the Howell house generated more feedback than anything I’ve written in a while. Truthfully, I was struggling for words, and the story of that old tree was the first thing that came to mind. For those who missed it, I wrote…
Read MoreIt’s Oatmeal Season Arrives in Water Valley
The weather has finally turned a corner! Summer ended this weekend with what must surely be the last temps in the 80s. We are officially in Hoodie Season! Or, as my friend Megan Patton of Panola Street calls it: Oatmeal Season. This is opposed to Grits Season, which is obviously year-round. I don’t know the…
Read MoreCentenarian Gives Colorful Account Of Life In 2005 Interview
10 Years—October 22, 2015 – Representative Tommy Reynolds asks for your vote on November 3. Reynolds pledges that if he returns to the capitol, you will be assured of the same hard-working, dedicated and forward-thinking representation that he provides during his time in office. Water Valley resident Mickey Howley wrote a letter to the editor…
Read MoreSmoke In The Air, Fire On The Field
WATER VALLEY — The Blue Devils edged the Myrtle Hawks 21-20 Friday night on Bobby Clark Field — and that’s not just a figure of speech. Somewhere beyond the north end zone, a “considerate” neighbor’s backyard burn that smelled suspiciously like melted Tupperware sent a haze drifting over the field that lingered through much of…
Read MoreOakland News
Oakland has been quiet this past week as organizations and groups are all getting ready for their big Halloween or fall events on Oct. 25. We have events in the Oakland area beginning at 9 a.m. and running through 7 p.m., so you can hit them all or choose among them! I’m not sure when…
Read MoreTillatoba News
I should have posted this last week about the Tillman family reunion. We had a great, happy crowd, lots of good food, and lots of hugs. We had folks from six months old to 90 years old. How did it feel being the oldest one there, Ann Hudson? I am already looking forward to next…
Read MoreMt. Liberty News
I hope everyone is doing well. I’ve been spending more time outside these days with the beautiful weather we’re having. We took full advantage of it Saturday and had a workday at the church. We did a great clean-out. We actually had fun even though we were all exhausted at the end of it. We…
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