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Bradford, Receivers Lift Devils Past Cougars
PONTOTOC – For almost three hours Friday night, it was small-town football at its best. The Water Valley Blue Devils battled to contain South Pontotoc’s option attack, but behind senior quarterback Zae Bradford’s arm and the playmaking of receivers Derion Gale and Shaddai Freeman, the Devils held on for a 29–23 victory on the road.…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Hello and welcome back to Inside the Blue and White! It’s another great week on the campus of Water Valley High School! This week was busy for all of the students. Volleyball had a hard week, taking on Grenada last Tuesday. We played well but ended up coming up short, as Grenada won against us…
Read MoreTeen Critically Injured In Coffeeville Shooting
By John Beshears Coffeeville Courier COFFEEVILLE – The calm of Sunday afternoon was shattered in Coffeeville as residents reported multiple gunshots fired near 10164 Kennedy Street at approximately 4 p.m. An unidentified seventeen-year-old male was shot at least four times. Residents from neighboring homes confirmed to The Coffeeville Courier that individuals were seen firing “dozens…
Read MoreCounty Supervisors Back Steps For Skuna Rail Revitalization
COFFEEVILLE – The Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors gave the green light Tuesday to begin exploring the possibility of restoring the long-abandoned Mississippi & Skuna Valley Railroad, a 21-mile line that once linked Coffeeville to Bruce. Board Attorney Shannon Crow told supervisors that outside parties are interesting in moving forward with the rail revitalization. “The…
Read MoreCrow, Bland Unopposed In School Slots
WATER VALLEY – Qualifying closed Thursday, Aug. 21, for school board elections in Yalobusha County, with only one candidate filing in each of the two positions up for election. In the Water Valley School District, Shannon Crow submitted qualifying papers for the Position Four seat. In the Coffeeville School District, incumbent Linda Bland qualified for…
Read MoreOakland Upgrading Water Meters With Grant Funds
OAKLAND – Residents in Oakland are getting new water meters. The project is funded through the Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022. These funds were made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and awarded to the State of Mississippi by the U.S. Department of Treasury. The Mississippi…
Read MoreMt. Liberty News
I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday. We had a good weekend. Kylan turned five last week, so we had his birthday party. He had a wonderful time. A lot of people showed up, and it was great to see the kids playing and having a good time. Sunday morning we had Communion at Mt. Liberty…
Read MoreInside The Blue And White
Hey y’all, and welcome back to my column, Inside the Blue and White! It was a great week on the campus of Water Valley High School. I’m so glad you’re back reading and enjoying it! Let me tell you all the exciting news and things that have happened! Golf’s tournament got cancelled this Thursday because…
Read MoreBlue Devils Open Season With 19–7 Win Over Independence
INDEPENDENCE – Water Valley opened the 2025 season in convincing fashion Friday night, defeating Independence 19–7 on the road. The victory snapped a three-year losing streak to the Wildcats and marked head coach Clint Faust’s first win over the Wildcats since taking over the program in 2023. Independence struck first on the third play from…
Read MoreRolling Dice, Building Friendships: Four Decades Of Monthly Bunco
WATER VALLEY – Bunco is a dice game with no real strategy and a whole lot of noise. The rules are easy: roll some dice, count your points, yell ‘Bunco!’ when you get lucky. But for more than forty years for Terry McMinn, Brenda Holloway, and Patsy Humphreys, it’s been less about the dice and…
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