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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…

SYLVA RENA – Allen Rogers almost got Jolene to Kentucky. For weeks, the watermelon grower had been nursing his giant melon along, hoping she would hold together long enough to make the trip to the Bluegrass Championship Weigh-Off in Hawesville, Kentucky. Jolene had stopped growing about three weeks ago, but Rogers still hoped the melon…

WATER VALLEY – Water Valley football coach Clint Faust hopes a new addition to this year’s homecoming game could become a Blue Devil tradition. The school will offer reserved tailgating spaces for the Friday, Oct. 2, homecoming game against Bruce, giving fans a chance to bring out the food, gather with friends and watch the…

      WATER VALLEY — Yalobusha Medical Clinic is operating at full staffing again, allowing the longtime Water Valley primary care practice to increase the number of patients it sees each day and offer greater access to same-day and next-day appointments. The locally owned clinic has served Water Valley and surrounding communities since 2012 under the…

20 Years—September 7, 2006 – Yalobusha County Supervisors authorized Hospital Administrator Terry Varner to renovate the county-owned clinic in Coffeeville, formerly owned by Dr. George Armstrong, with the possibility of placing a nurse-practitioner there. Also okayed was the purchase of a new van to transport the elderly. For the second consecutive year both Water Valley…

I could tell from the long face that Allen Rogers had bad news when he stopped by the office Tuesday afternoon. Jolene didn’t make it through the long, hot days of late summer, the tedious span that separates the good ones from the great ones. That is the trick with Carolina Cross melons. While the…

I’m writing this column on Monday morning, about nine hours after the Ole Miss game ended in a victory. Yet, I’m sure my resting heart rate is still well above normal levels. I made the classic Ole Miss fan mistake of feeling secure going into a game, and this has left me with the classic…

My human has accused me of having selective hearing. This is ridiculous. My hearing is excellent. In fact, I would argue that it is one of my more impressive qualities. And no jokes about the size of my ears, please. I’ve heard them all from Snack Dad. Twice. I can hear the refrigerator door open…

I pray everyone had a good week and found themselves in the Lord’s favor. The message Bro. Grant Coffey brought us this week was titled “One Less Sunrise.” Our Bible verse of focus was Psalm 90:12. “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Or in layman’s terms,…

What a nice, refreshing rain we got Sunday afternoon. I know my knee stopped aching after the rain cooled things down for a bit. Our neighbor, Lila Myrick, spent a couple of days in the hospital in Oxford with A-fib. They are going to try to treat Lila with medication. I hope that works for…