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WATER VALLEY — Five additional environmental lawsuits filed April 9 in Yalobusha County Circuit Court have doubled the number of active cases tied to trichloroethylene contamination at the former Holley Automotive plant, bringing the total to 10. The latest filings add more than 140 plaintiffs and include wrongful death claims on behalf of nine deceased…

WATER VALLEY – A machine inside Solero Technologies on South Main Street caught fire early Monday morning, prompting a quick response from the Water Valley Fire Department. Fire Chief Mark McGavock said the department received the call at 5:55 a.m., with dispatch reporting a fire in the building that houses on the county’s largest employers.…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Utilities Commission is hosting the inaugural “Rally for a Clean Water Valley” Litter Pick-Up Day on Saturday, May 2, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. It’s a chance for folks all over town to come together and help take care of the place we all call home. Registration is from…

OAKLAND — Volunteers in Oakland have been preparing for the 5th Yalo-Ribbon Festival by cleaning Swearengen Park and hanging yellow ribbons to welcome visitors. With headliner Danica Hart, formerly of Chapel Hart, and growing awareness of the event, organizers have moved this year’s festival to the larger James Riley Swearengen Walking Track and Park at…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday, April 21, to require public notice signs on properties being considered for rezoning or zoning variances. The measure, presented by City Attorney Daniel Martin, was adopted unanimously following a brief discussion. Under the amendment, applicants seeking a zoning change or variance must install a…

It’s a Wagner Week! I spent way too long trying to find y’all answers to the unsolved mysteries in this letter. Our own Eugene Wagner is off at Princeton in New Jersey and writing to his brother, George, who is off at Cornell in New York. The first mystery is the identities of the two…

It’s me, Sweetie. There has been a noticeable improvement in porch conditions, and I feel it is important to acknowledge that. The porch itself is not new. The lounge chairs have been here this whole time. I have seen them, considered them, and made a very deliberate decision to ignore them. This was not personal.…

20 Years—April 27, 2006 – The Water Valley Blue Devils baseball team was headed to the quarterfinals. Pictured were seniors, B. J. Phillips and Antonio Johnson, who each had nine RBIs in the match up, as they celebrated the win. The Devils defeated Booneville to advance and would meet the Houston Hilltoppers in the next…

Congratulations to our students from Oakland who are graduating high school this year! Marquavius “Qua” Bland, Malaysia Harden, and Timmarion Booker are the names I have so far. Let me know if you have names of others. Feel free to include all professional school, college and community college grads or trade schools. We are proud…

The annual Hartley Bass Tournament is coming up Saturday, May 2, at the Hartley Farm. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the fun, fellowship and fishing. Tracy Pegram, Tray Pegram’s father, is scheduled to have open-heart surgery Monday morning. Please add Tracy to your prayer list. Deborah and Tommy McCool went to church Sunday…