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Exhibit Featuring Paintings By Maxwell Opens Saturday At The Gallery In The Green Room
An opening for an exhibit of paintings by artist Michael Maxwell is scheduled in the Gallery in the Green Room on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. Maxwell was born in Mobile, Ala. also spent childhood years in Jacksonville, Fla. and Atlanta, Ga. He has lived in Mississippi since he was 11 years…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Water Valley High is kicking off with some of the best activities of the year yet! The sports and clubs are taking off and increasing their productivity each day. It’s been an exciting week inside the walls of Water Valley High School; continue reading to discover all of the action! The senior class not only…
Read MoreTeen Charged In Thursday’s Homicide
WATER VALLEY – A 17 year-old Water Valley resident has been charged with first degree murder following a fatal shooting in the city on Sept. 14. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported Ja’Quin Telford surrendered to authorities Monday night. Officers had been searching for the suspect after an arrest warrant was issued after the…
Read MorePolice Investigate Thursday Homicide
The Water Valley Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting on Stephens Street Thursday night. Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported officers were dispatched to a residence in the 900 block of Stephens Street at 11:26 p.m. The chief said that responding officers found the victim inside the house deceased. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie…
Read MoreAfter Years On ‘The Hill,’ Smith See Patients At Arrington Clinic
COFFEEVILLE – There is never a routine day at a rural health clinic, one reason why Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Katherine Smith enjoys greeting her patients at Arrington Medical Clinic in Coffeeville each day. A Clarksdale native, Smith’s first job after earning a Master’s of Science in Nursing was at Dr. Paul Odom’s clinic in…
Read MoreElectricity Cost Will Increase 4.5 Percent
WATER VALLEY – Starting next month the city’s electric department customers will pay more for electricity following a 4.5 percent rate hike from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The rate increase was announced by TVA late last month as the entity plans to invest $15 billion over the next three years to build additional generation and…
Read MoreDewberry Sentenced To Life Plus 40 Years
WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man was sentenced to life in prison plus 40 years after a jury convicted him of sexual battery of a child under 14, fondling a child and child pornography possession. Circuit Judge Smith Murphey told Timothy Aaron Dewberry, 42, that his days of freedom were over as he handed…
Read MoreJunior Blue Devils Off To A Hot Start
WATER VALLEY – – The Water Valley Junior High Blue Devils football teams are off to a hot start in 2023. The eighth grade team has started (2-0) with back-to-back shutout victories over Charleston, 14 – 0, and Pope, 14 -0. In the Charleston game on Tuesday, August 29, the game was knotted up at…
Read MoreTremendous Heart, Effort Not Enough To Overcome Bearcats
BALDYWN – On Friday, September 9 the Water Valley Blue Devils traveled to Lee County to take on the homestanding Baldwyn Bearcats. The Bearcats are picked by many media pundits to make it to the MHSAA State Championships in Class 1A this season. The Blue Devils overcame an early 14 to zero deficit to take…
Read MoreSeptember, School Days And Coming Back Home
It is September, and schools across the country are back in session now. Fifty-five Septembers ago, I left my rural farmland to attend college at the University of Mississippi. In terms of the seasons of the year, that was early autumn. In terms of the seasons of my life, it was early summer. You see,…
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