The Best Part Of The Breakup? Juice Stayed
Once again, Thanksgiving proved itself to be the greatest of all holidays. Honestly, though, did we expect anything less? Thanksgiving is well into its second century of holiday dominance. Who would have thought that of all the adorned and elaborate holidays with their theatrical storylines — some having to do with the founding of a…
Read MoreSorting Out Today’s ‘Trans-iticians’
Dear Editor Historically, politicians flip flop. What kind of shell game would have the shells always staying in one place. So this is meant to be non-judgmental. We just need to know who’s hiding the pea. And we are facing more elections. I’m afraid that I will walk into a voting booth and find a…
Read MoreHopewell News
My week started out really great. Sunday, Pastor Charles Maples started our service on repenting from Acts 17:30 and being serious about it. That repentance is more than walking an aisle and asking for forgiveness; it is something you work on every day with the Lord. It is also something you spread around with the…
Read MoreThanksgiving Food, Family And Fellowship In Tillatoba
Well, here we are starting the last month of the year. Can you believe how fast this year has gone by? Only 24 days left for your Christmas shopping. Your writer and David had a nice Thanksgiving dinner with daughter, Donna Garripoli, Brad, Frankie, and Bradley Holliday, Timothy Sullivan, Summer, and Miranda Procella. We had…
Read MoreOakland’s Twilight Christmas Tea Is Saturday
Jetta Kuykendall of Columbia, Miss. passed away on November 26 at the age of 95. Jetta was predeceased by her husband, Billy, who grew up in Oakland. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 6, at Oakland Cemetery. Thanksgiving Day was a pretty big to-do at Mother’s (Margaret Jean Ross). We had…
Read MoreSheriff Urges Holiday Precautions To Prevent Break-Ins And Package Theft
WATER VALLEY – With holiday travel and package deliveries increasing across Yalobusha County, Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch is urging residents to take simple precautions to reduce the chance of break-ins and thefts during the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Gooch said property crimes often rise during this period because many homes are left unattended…
Read MoreObituaries 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,…
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