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Federal Court Asked to Order New Alderman Election WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley city employee has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming its four aldermanic wards are unconstitutionally divided and asking a judge to order new ward boundaries and an immediate election for the city’s four ward aldermen. Deborah Jackson, an employee…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, to decide several contested federal and judicial races, with Saturday marking the final opportunity to cast an absentee ballot in person. Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney said his offices at the Water Valley and Coffeeville courthouses will be open from 8 a.m.…

WATER VALLEY – Water Valley’s new city clerk has identified a series of problems with the city’s financial recordkeeping, including checks dating back several years that were never deposited, incomplete bank reconciliation records, unprocessed tax-sale transactions and more than 40 bank accounts that complicate the management of city funds. Joy Welch, who began work Oct.…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County supervisors voted Monday to spend more than $1 million from the county’s general fund reserves in an effort to release millions of dollars in federal reimbursements for cleanup expenses from Winter Storm Fern. The action came during the board’s Oct. 19 meeting after Board President Cayce Washington reported that approximately…

For nearly two years, a pack of aggressive dogs has roamed portions of Water Valley, killing pets, threatening residents and creating a dangerous situation that should concern every one of us. Last Thursday morning, our newly hired animal control officer, Justin Smith, came face to face with that danger. He was attacked by two dogs…

It’s a Wagner Week coming at you from San Antonio, Texas, where I am on a work trip. San Antonio has an incredible stone River Walk that’s nearly 100 years old. Water Valley should get one of our own for Town Creek. I’ll be sure to bring this up at our next Main Street Association meeting.…

20 Years—November 3, 2006 – In the first round of playoffs, Water Valley was scheduled to face Nettleton on the road. They had ended regular season play with a 6-4 overall and a 4-2 division standing. The Blue Devils lost their final game of the regular season, 15-12, to West Bolivar at Rosedale. Mrs. Corrine…

STRAYHORN – Whatever Water Valley coach Clint Faust told his Blue Devils at halftime Thursday night, it worked. Trailing 14-8 after a frustrating first half, Water Valley erupted for 36 points in less than nine minutes of the third quarter, turning a six-point deficit into a commanding 44-20 lead on the way to a 52-20…

I made it home from my international travels safe and sound and very tired! Then, I turned around and headed to New Orleans with my 9-year-old granddaughter to see the Broadway touring production of “The Lion King” at the historic Saenger Theatre. My sister Martha brought her oldest granddaughter up from Florida and we had…

The Tillman family reunion was held Sunday, Oct. 25, in the fellowship hall at Tillatoba Baptist Church. It was hosted by my granddaughter, Francesca Garriipoli Holliday, and my great-niece, Maci McClendon Scott. We had a nice crowd attending, with lots of good food and, of course, plenty of love floating around. Our attendance wasn’t quite…