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Blue Devils Victorious In Home Opener

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Blue Devils earned a 28-14 victory against the Eupora Eagles to notch their first win of the 2023 season and of the Coach Clint Faust era. The Devils faced the seventh-ranked Eagles in Class 2A football field on Bobby Clark Field Friday night and employed a physical brand of…

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Weather Is Perfect For Porch Sitting

Phillip Williams from Shelby, Ala. has been visiting his mother, Jessie Williams, for a few weeks. Phillip is going back Friday and has an appointment with his doctor. Everything is going okay with him and hopefully this will be his last visit with the surgeon. He has also been staying with his sister, Sandra McCulla,…

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Inside 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…

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Teen 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…

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Police 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…

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After 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…

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Electricity 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…

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Dewberry 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…

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Junior 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…

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