It’s early Monday morning and the sky is overcast. I have seen no rain and next-to-none is in the forecast. What does it take to get a thunderstorm around here? What unsavory deal do we have to make for a single shower? October is only two weeks away and popular culture has moved on to…

10 Years – September 17, 2015 – Drew Pitcock was named principal at Water Valley High School following a leadership change. Pitcock was hired by the district at the start of the school year and comes from the Grenada School District. Pitcock previously served in the military and in law enforcement before transitioning into education.…

Bobette Wolesensky, manager of the Salvation Army Oxford, which serves Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, and Yalobusha counties, spoke at the Sept. 9, 2025, meeting of the Water Valley Chamber Ambassadors. In her presentation, Wolesensky shared information about the services and programs currently in place through the Oxford location, and addressed the “wish list” of services, programs,…

Deborah McCool said the anniversary is over and they are starting another year. She shared that she didn’t do much Sunday besides working in the yard after church. Saturday evening they grilled out, and daughter Kimberly, Jason, and Caitlyn came to eat with them. “It was good,” Deborah said. “I cooked shrimp with bell peppers,…

COFFEEVILLE – For the first time since 2018, the Railroad Classic was back on the schedule last Friday night, and for the first few minutes it felt like Coffeeville might make it a fight. The Pirates struck first, hitting on a tipped pass that turned into an improbable 85-yard touchdown and a quick 6–0 lead.…

Hello and welcome back to Inside the Blue and White! I’m so happy you’re back reading this week’s news at Water Valley High School. There are a lot of exciting happenings. Golf hit it off this week! They played their first 18-hole match at Mallard Pointe Golf Course in Sardis. The Devil boys team lagged…

COFFEEVILLE – A ribbon cutting was held Monday morning to mark the grand opening of Yalobusha Kiln, a new lumber mill and kiln operation located in the former cotton gin building on Oak Street. The business is owned by Water Valley residents Ryan Pierce and Andrew Chiles, who teamed up after months of planning. The…

WATER VALLEY – The monthly meeting of the Water Valley Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, Sept. 2, at City Hall with all alderpersons present. The meeting spanned almost three hours, and among the reports was a detailed update from Water Valley Electric Commission Chairman Brandon Presley. Presley thanked City Clerk Vivian Snider, Kristi Tatum…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen narrowly approved adding the city’s 2022-2023 municipal compliance questionnaire to the minutes on Sept. 5, with Mayor Tommy Reynolds casting the tie-breaking vote. The questionnaire, which is part of the city’s overdue annual audit, must be signed by the mayor and city clerk and entered into…