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WATER VALLEY – The conversation turned serious during deer season last winter, when Gunner and Elizabeth Nichols sat in a deer stand on family land near Tillatoba contemplating building a house there and possibly making a future in Yalobusha County. The coaching couple agreed the move would only happen if the right opportunity opened at…
Read MoreThe Real Life Of A Lineman In The Contractor World
– Guest Commentary By Michael Gray, owner, Gray’s Power Supply – Barney was born into the American dream family. His father married his mother and then later came home as a decorated World War II veteran, opened the first grocery store in Sardis, then a clothing store and began raising a family. Through school Barney…
Read MoreMy Storm Cleanup Idea Flopped
A few weeks ago I had a grand idea to try and help the ongoing winter storm debris cleanup in Yalobusha County. As you may recall, the county is responsible for 12.5 percent of the debris removal cost, a project now looking like it could approach $9 million in the county alone. FEMA pays 75…
Read MoreCity’s Darkest Mystery Still Draws Crowds
School is wrapping up and despite the month of May being a very active and exciting time for many families in the Valley, all I want to write about is the status of my yard plants. But, since my column’s readership is already hotly distributed along Wagner Letter lines (Wagner Letters fans versus the surprisingly…
Read MoreYouth Invited To June 10 F.I.S.H. Camp
Young outdoors enthusiasts will have a chance to spend a day fishing, learning and exploring nature during the upcoming F.I.S.H. Camp hosted by the Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery and the National Park Service. The free camp is planned June 10 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Visitor Education Center…
Read MoreSchool’s Out! So It Must Be Summer
We hope you will join us in Oakland on Memorial Day at noon at the James Riley Swearengen Walking Track and Park as our Oakland Area Lions Club kicks off our America250 Mississippi grant with a memory walk recognizing those who have died during military service. Cassaundra Pipkin and the Oakland Area Lions have put…
Read MoreLocal Children Celebrate School Achievements
Haven Rose Dukes and Scottie Little graduated from kindergarten Friday night at North Delta School in Batesville. Joanna Pullen graduated from K4 kindergarten, and her father, Sam Pullen, will also graduate May 22. Sam recently passed his boards and will become a nurse practitioner. He will be working at the clinic in Charleston for Tallahatchie…
Read MoreClement Receives University Of Mississippi’s Highest Academic Honor
Clement, who is majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications, was recognized during ceremonies held April 9, including a dinner at The Inn at Ole Miss followed by an awards ceremony at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The Taylor Medals were established at Ole Miss in 1904 by Dr. William A. Taylor of…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Inside of the Blue and White! School is winding down and awards programs and exams are taking place across campus. Senior Awards Day was held Thursday, with many seniors receiving scholarships and special recognition. Academic honors were also announced, including Madison Bryant as valedictorian, Savannah Vinyard as salutatorian…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Hello and welcome back to another week of Inside the Blue and White! As the school year begins to wind down, things around campus are finally starting to slow down a little, and everyone is counting down the days until summer. The seniors are especially getting impatient as graduation gets closer and closer. With all…
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