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Friends of Cossar are hosting a Fall Festival on Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. at Cossar State Park. The public is invited to come experience the park in all of its fall wonder. There will be fun for all ages including a cake walk, corn hole, two liter toss, face painting, pumpkin painting and more.…

WATER VALLEY — Hundreds of Yalobusha County residents are on a mission to make a lasting impact on children in need. They are looking beyond their own wish lists and packing shoeboxes for boys and girls around the world—for many of the children, it will be the first gift they have ever received. From Nov. 12…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Owners of a junkyard in northwest Yalobusha County have been ordered to comply with the county’s junkyard ordinance. The five–acre tract of property is located between Hwy. 51 and County Road 29 and has been a topic in multiple county meetings this year after supervisors requested owners James Davis…

WATER VALLEY – A century has passed since world leaders signed the Armistice ending World War I on Nov. 11, 1918, an occasion that will be marked Sunday at the VFW Post 4100 at the same time with a Veteran’s Recognition Day. The community is invited to attend the service at 11 a.m. at the…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The massive job to simultaneously replace ten 100-foot poles on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) transmission line and another half-dozen poles on the city grid was completed an hour and 16 minutes ahead of schedule Saturday. The power outage, scheduled by TVA from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.,…

This month, First Baptist Church in Water Valley will serve as a drop-off location for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child, joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collecting gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world. During the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 12 – 19, Yalobusha County residents will transform empty shoeboxes into…

The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Christmas Decorating Contest for all downtown businesses this year.  Three category winners will reap cash prizes including $50 for Best Door, $50 for Best Window, and $100 for Best Overall Decorations.  Decorations must be up no later than Tuesday, Nov. 27, in order to be…

All chili chefs are invited to sign up for the fourth annual Rotary Club of Water Valley’s Chili cookoff. The annual event is held in conjunction with the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Holiday Open House. The cook-off will be held in the Pocket Park from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – When Mark Townsend was last seen in Yalobusha County he was headed south on Hwy. 7 on October 7 at the Yalobusha/Grenada County Line driving a stolen truck with deputies hot on his trail. On Monday afternoon he arrived back in the county, this time handcuffed and in…