Congratulations to both Ole Miss and Mississippi State on their wins this past Saturday. They have now both landed a spot in the AP Top 25 poll. Ole Miss moved to No. 4 and State jumped onto the list at No. 24. Prior to this week, the last time they shared a spot in the…

Saturday was a special time and a great time for little Waylon Dukes Jr. (Dub) to celebrate his second birthday with family and friends. The theme was construction equipment and workers, and it said, “Stop the traffic coming through, Dub is turning two!” All the children were wearing yellow hard hats. I saw a couple…

Hello everyone. I pray everyone had a good week and you found yourself in the Lord’s favor. The message Bro. Grant Coffey brought us this week was titled “Stamped for Glory.” Our Bible verse of focus was Ephesians 1:11-14. In this section of Scripture, Paul is writing to a group of people in Ephesus. In…

WATER VALLEY — What began as a shared interest among three college friends has grown into a new business on the Water Valley business scene. Toad’s Tobacco, owned by Joey Nelson, Morgan Dignowity and Joshua Baker, celebrated its grand opening with a Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Sept. 5. The three…

WATER VALLEY — A love of fashion that stretches back to her grandmother’s thrift store in West Point has found a home on South Main Street in Water Valley. Cattywampus Vintage, owned by Jen Barker, celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting Friday, Sept. 11, at its shop at 16 S. Main St. Barker has…

WATER VALLEY – An Alabama physician flying to Water Valley for Saturday’s Ole Miss-LSU football game was critically injured when his small plane crashed near the airport runway. Dr. Harry “Lee” Richardson Jr. survived but was badly injured and trapped inside the mangled Cessna, where he remained until his son-in-law discovered the wreckage and emergency…

WATER VALLEY — The Water Valley Board of Aldermen will meet tonight, Sept. 17, with advertising for an animal control officer among the items on the agenda following two reported dog attacks in the city this week. The board will meet at 5 p.m. at City Hall. A woman was bitten by a dog Tuesday…

WATER VALLEY — Two part-time Yalobusha County jailers were arrested and charged with having sex with inmates following an investigation that began with a tip from inside the county jail, according to Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch. Wade Myles of Carroll County and Garrett Alston of Lafayette County were arrested during the first week of September following…

WATER VALLEY — Yalobusha County voters who qualify to cast an absentee ballot can begin voting in person Monday, Sept. 21, ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney said voters may cast absentee ballots at the circuit clerk’s offices in Water Valley and Coffeeville. Mississippi does not offer no-excuse early voting.…

WATER VALLEY — After nearly 37 years at Water Valley City Hall, Vivian Sanders Snider can sum up what it takes to serve her community in five words. “You’ve got to love people.” Snider has. She has loved them when they walked into City Hall happy and when they came in hurting. She has helped…