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Chamber’s Holiday Open House Is Nov. 14
Water Valley’s Business Holiday Open House is just around the corner. This annual event, sponsored by the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, November 14, from 9 am. to 4 p.m. Shoppers may register at participating local businesses for a variety of great door prizes. One very lucky entry will…
Read MoreTwo Arrested In Truck Stop Burglary
TILLATOBA – Two Yalobusha County men were charged with burglary and grand larceny after allegedly stealing tires, rims and other truck parts valued at thousands of dollars from the Tillatoba Truck Stop. Sheriff Mark D. Fulco reported Joshua Young, who lives on CR 211 between Coffeeville and Oakland, and Nicholas Duell Hardy, who lives in…
Read MoreSix Peas Offers Delicious Catering For Any Event
WATER VALLEY – Chances are during the last few months you have already heard about Six Peas Catering and the almost weekly pop-up menu as owner Kevin Morris serves customers in Water Valley. Although Morris launched the small catering business over three years ago after moving back home from Texas, he made a hefty investment…
Read MoreOakland Company On The Front Lines Of Storm Work
SULPHUR, La. – A Yalobusha County company is on the front lines of the recovery effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura after hundreds of workers from Oakland-based Grays Power Supply headed to the Gulf Coast last Monday, Aug. 24. The workers arrived in Gulfport that night as hundreds of thousands of residents across Florida,…
Read MoreSecond Thoughts About Distance Learning?
One-Day Registration Scheduled To Allow Students To Switch Learning Options WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley School District has scheduled a special, one-day registration on Friday, Sept. 4, to allow parents to change the learning option selected for students for the first semester of the 2020-21 school year. The special registration was approved by the…
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Deadline To Qualify For School Slots Is Sept. 4
The deadline to qualify for school board slots is just over a week away and at presstime no candidates have submitted paperwork to run according to Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney. Two positions in the Water Valley School District and one position in the Coffeeville School District will be on the November 5 General…
Read MoreResidents Urged To Lock Car Doors
WATER VALLEY – Police Chief Jason Mangrum is urging people in the city to lock their vehicle doors. The chief reported that his department typically receives sporadic reports, but there has been a recent increase in vehicle burglaries scattered across the city. “They are primarily looking for money and guns,” the chief said, adding that…
Read MoreCity Purchases Garbage Cans For Residential Customers
WATER VALLEY – Residential garbage customers in the City of Water Valley will receive garbage cans similar to the ones used in the county in the coming months after aldermen approved a $59,669 bid from Schaefer Systems International to purchase 1,500 cans during the August 4 city meeting. Mayor Donald Gray reported that 1,500 cans…
Read MoreHal Vaughn Retains Title With Largest Melon In 2020 Contest
The weigh-in for Largest Watermelon Contest, sponsored by Mechanics Bank, Valley Lumber and Hardware and Williamson Family Farms, was held at noon on August 1, at the office of the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. The event was streamed live on Facebook. The official weigh-in was conducted by Chamber President Raymond Hawkins and Board…
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