Community Invited To Grand Opening Of Yalobusha Greenway
WATER VALLEY – The Yalobusha Greenways Alliance invites the community to celebrate National Trails Day with a special hike and picnic, along with the official opening of the Yalobusha Greenway rail trail on Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Water Valley. This free, family-friendly event will take place at the open…
Read MoreCity Officials Extend Local Emergency For Power Grid
WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen extended the local emergency for the city’s power grid for another 30 days. The declaration for a local state of emergency was first approved in November, 2024, and has been extended each month since after the Board of Aldermen determined that ongoing problems with the city’s…
Read MoreDeputies Assist Grenada During Bridge Closure
WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County deputies will assist the Grenada County Sheriff’s Department answer calls in an isolated area in the neighboring county after the bridge that spans the Yalobusha River was closed on May 14. The Graysport Crossing bridge was closed last month following an inspection and the closure isolates a portion of Grenada…
Read MoreObituaries 06/05/2025
Xyla Daevy Baker WATER VALLEY – Xyla Daevy Baker, a cherished daughter of Aijah Turner and Ladarrious Baker, was born on April 9, 2025, in Oxford. On May 20, Xyla’s journey on earth came to an end at NMMC Women’s Hospital in Tupelo. Though her time was brief, her memory will forever be held dear…
Read MoreMr. Hal’s Tomatoes Will Be Missed
I’m helping spread the word, Hal Vaughn is not growing tomatoes this year. Hal has been battling chronic back problems for a while, and is recuperating from a recent surgery that hopefully will give him some relief. Last year he said he almost had to crawl in the garden to pick tomatoes and would not…
Read MoreWe Deserve This Mild-So-Far June
The weather has been absolutely glorious for the past couple of days and, after all the meteorological trauma we’ve been through lately, we Water Villains deserve this mild-so-far June. Now, as is typical, I’m sure tomorrow’s temps will reach 100 degrees with a 250 percent humidity. I swear, the weather reads my column and switches…
Read MoreThe Old Rails Will Tell No Tales
Some recent land clearing south of Highway 6 across from Heafner Motors in Batesville gave passing motorists a better view of a section of raised roadbed of the old Batesville & Southwestern Railroad, most commonly known as “The Dummyline.” The work also turned up a few pieces of bent and pitted rail sections that had…
Read MoreVets Enjoyed Cold Beer And Stew At 1935 Gathering
The American Legion hosted a get-together at the Curtis E. Pass Post, inviting all World War, Spanish-American and Confederate veterans as guests on Greener’s Hill. During the day it rained and the boys changed the meeting place to the old car shop to the I.C. Yards where all was in the dry. Tables 110 feet…
Read MoreMt. Liberty
I hope everyone had a great week, things have been good in our little community. Bro. Grant and Leigh Anne Coffey are back from their trip to Texas to see their niece graduate. We sure missed them. We had a great weekend at Bro Grant’s and Leigh Anne’s house. We had a birthday party for…
Read MoreTillatoba News
Do you ever feel like your body is drained That’s the way I’ve felt lately. I lost my last two brothers-in-laws within a week’s time, last week. Please pray for the Tommy Hudson family of Grenada and the Willie Deck family of Marble Hill, Missouri. Your writer got to visit with my niece, Nan Robertson…
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