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By Cinnamon Foster Water Valley Lions Club WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Lion’s Club celebrated with the year-end with a banquet and officer installation ceremony led by guest Lion Ron Kitchens and his wife, Lorraine. The food was catered in by Six Peas Catering. We enjoyed the fellowship and loved seeing so many guests…

Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation awarded scholarships during their annual signings on May 31 at the Northwest Senatobia campus. The Foundation currently monitors 411 named scholarship endowments and awarded $569,050 in scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Recipients include (from left) Matthew Sims of Oakland, The Graeber Foundation Endowed Scholarship; Kaileigh Kellum of Houlka, The…

WATER VALLEY – The Rotary Club of Water Valley held their end of year meeting and officer installation ceremony June 20 at Hometown Pizza. Club members celebrated the outgoing officers and installed incoming officers and enjoyed pizza and salad. Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most…

WATER VALLEY – A family with Water Valley roots that date back over a century visited the Casey Jones Railroad Museum and Oak Ridge Cemetery last month. James O. “Jim” Goodwin shared that it has been over 70 years since he and his sister had visited Water Valley. His great grandfather, James H. Goodwin, moved…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley School Board voted 3 -1 to discontinue use “The Perks Of Being A Wallflower” in school curricula following a second plea from a parent in Monday night’s school board meeting. Mickell Dunn first appeared before the board on May 22 to object to the book being used in Water…

WATER VALLEY – A string of vehicle burglaries in the city are under investigation by the Water Valley Police Department. Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported his office has received 12 reports from vehicle owners this month as unlocked vehicles are checked for valuables during the night hours. The burglaries have been reported on multiple streets…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Absentee voting is underway for the August Primary election, marking the start of the 2023 election cycle. Voters will choose either a Republican or Democratic ballot in the August 8 primary elections. On the Democratic ticket, District Two Supervisor Kenneth Rogers faces two opponents – John Edward Perkins…

It’s not often that we get to honor someone by naming a facility after them while they are still with us, but we here in Yalobusha County are about to witness just that. On Saturday, July 1, the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery will become the Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries…

• 15 years ago, July 10, 2008 – Yalobusha County recorded a modest two percent growth in assessed value, according to Tax Collector/Assessor Linda Shuffield. Emergency responders in Yalobusha County were busy over the July 4th holiday period starting with a crash on I-55 that left one man seriously injured and a fire in Oakland…

If the weather gets too hot in Yalobusha this week then I suggest we all just leave town. I’m currently writing this column from Fayetteville, Ark., where it’s about 10 degrees cooler. Despite their annoying high-pitched screaming at football games and oddly indescribable red when it comes to a collegiate color choice, I decided that…