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It’s been a great week at Mt Liberty. I hope everyone is staying warm on these cold nights and mornings. The days are nice but the mornings have been a bit rough. I enjoyed seeing all the pictures taken of the comet. I wasn’t going outside while it was cold to see it. I think…

David talked to Roger Kendall Sunday and he said his daughter, Bridget Bailey, was in intensive care in Jackson with COPD. Your writer has COPD and I’m here to tell you it is a scary feeling. I am on oxygen full time now. I had an appointment Monday afternoon in Oxford to see my doctor.…

WATER VALLEY – The Rotary Club of Water Valley welcomed Rotary District Governor Dave Rhylander during the October 15 meeting. The local Rotary Club is part of Rotary 6800 in Zone 31 and is part of the global organization called Rotary International and touts 1.2 million members worldwide. Rhylander, who was visiting from Collierville, has…

Students were back on the high school campus last week after a much needed fall break! Even though our fall sports are starting to die down, we still have so much going on around school. From the start of powerlifting and basketball, to a busy season full of college visits, we have a jam packed…

Staff Report MARKS – The Water Valley Blue Devils grinded out a Region 2-2A Victory over the homesteading Dragons of M.S. Palmer in Mark on Friday, October 18, to the tune of 27 to 12. The Blue Devils, winners of four of the last five contests against Palmer, set themselves up to play for the…

Staff Report BRUCE – The three junior Blue Devil teams traveled to Bruce to face the border rival Trojans on October 14 in the final games of the season. The junior high game was a combined game that saw the eighth grade team win 22 to 0 and achieve perfection with a 7-0 record in…

GRENADA – The Water Valley High School band received an All-Superior ratings in the 2024 MHSAA Marching Evaluations in Grenada Saturday. The performance marks the first time in decades the band has earned superior ratings, the highest a band can receive, in all four categories – drum major, color guard, percussion and overall. Band director…

WATER VALLEY – Sometimes a lesson learned the hard way is not soon forgotten and this could be the case for four juveniles who were nabbed by the Water Valley Police Department last Tuesday night, October 8, for stealing political signs from yards in the city. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported the juveniles,…

WATER VALLEY– The Water Valley Main Street Association proudly announces the 16th annual Water Valley Art Crawl is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, October 19. The immersive event is a culmination and celebration of all things art; featuring story tellers, sculptors, quilters, painters, ceramicists, photographers, fiber artists, musicians and more. With host…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County supervisors are a step closer to replacing the 20-plus year-old heating and cooling systems in the Water Valley and Coffeeville courthouses following a unanimous vote to approve a $1.9 million dollar proposal from Upchurch Services, LLC. The vote to adopt the $1,902,410 proposal came during the October 7 meeting and…