Mapping the Future: City’s Road Plan Offers A Lesson For The County
Just when I thought it was time to tone down the discussion about a unit versus beat system of government in the county, along come more ideas — and this time from inside the city limits. Take what Mayor Tommy Reynolds and the Water Valley Board of Aldermen are doing with their new street-mapping project.…
Read MoreFinger Print Experts On The Case In 1945 Machine Shop Burglary
10 Years—October 29, 2015 – Readers weighed in on the November unit versus beat referendum by writing letters to the editor. Larry Bell said that the county could not afford an additional two jobs, a county administrator and road foreman, as required under the unit system. Bell said if the vote for unit system passes,…
Read MoreOpen House Kicks Off Holiday Season
It’s that time of year again when the air starts to change. The mornings are cooler, the afternoons golden, and you can feel that quiet excitement building, the kind that means the holidays aren’t far off. Even with rain in the forecast for part of the week, everyone seems ready for what’s ahead. Around here,…
Read MoreHelena de Kay Gilder Writes To Wellesley
It’s a Wagner Week and I found a letter from a famous person! Well, she would be fairly famous in some circles, I imagine. When I pull a letter out of the very clearly never-ending box of Wagner Letters and don’t immediately recognize the name at the bottom of the letter, I Google it. Almost…
Read MoreBeat System Supporter Shares Concerns About Unit System
Dear Editor, After reading a couple of recent articles about the unit system versus the beat system in Yalobusha County, some thoughts I shared back in 2015 come to mind. In my view, equipment costs would still be about the same under either system, because the county would still need enough machinery on hand to…
Read MoreBrown Brings Growth And Pride To The Blue Devil Band
Letter to the Editor Five years ago, Mr. Wes Brown became the band director for the Water Valley High School Marching Band, taking over a program that was struggling and not just musically, but also with student confidence. At the time, many students felt they weren’t part of a strong band. That attitude began to…
Read MoreObituaries 10/30/2025
Janie Grace Mize OXFORD – Janie Grace “Aunt Grace” Mize, 90, of Oxford, passed away October 26, 2025. She was born June 8, 1935, in Oxford to the late Wayne and Invie Mize. A graduate of Yocona High School, where she played basketball, Janie worked 26 years as a seamstress at Big Yank in Water…
Read MoreHopewell News
We had a great week at Mt. Liberty! Sunday was Pastor Appreciation Day, and we’re so thankful for Bro. Grant and Leigh Anne Coffey and all they do for our church. It’s a blessing to gather each week and hear a spirit-filled message. I love knowing that I’ll learn something new every Sunday, because that’s…
Read MoreScoring A Touchdown At The Bingo Hall
Congratulations to Adam Chambers and Jacque Dickie on their marriage October 22. May you have many wonderful years to share your love for each other. Congratulations also to Cheyanne Anderson and Legend Croy on their recent marriage. May you have a lifetime of happiness! Christian love and sympathy go out to the family of Billy…
Read MoreOakland News
BREAKING NEWS on Monday morning as I submit this column—Huntington Bank has purchased Cadence Bank. We are all greatly relieved to read in the announcement that they plan to close no branches and invest in growth. This will make them the largest bank in Mississippi. Open an account in Oakland and get large-bank offerings with…
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