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vTop Water Valley Teachers Earn Recognition Monday
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The best of the best at the Water Valley School District were honored during Monday night’s school board meeting as Cheryl Harris was named Davidson Elementary School Teacher of the Year, Sim Ramirez was recognized as the Water Valley High School and District Teacher of the Year and…
Read MoreWillie Verdict Reversed
By Rupert Howell A split decision by the Mississippi Supreme Court has reversed and remanded back to Circuit Court a 2014 murder conviction that found James D. Willie guilty of the murder of Thomas Schlender on Interstate 55 near Courtland on May 8, 2012. In the appeal a majority of the justices agreed with Willie…
Read MoreSheriff Warns To Use Caution During Holidays
By David Howell Editor TILLATOBA – A Yalobusha County man remains behind bars after deputies charged him with a burglary reported last month at a Tillatoba business. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Jimmy Joe Putt, 29, was charged with burglary, petty larceny and malicious mischief after allegedly breaking in Kathy’s One Stop in Tillatoba in mid-November.…
Read MoreYear Will Close With Multiple Upper Floor Renovations Underway On Main
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Main Street Manager Mickey Howley reported the year will end with substantial work nearing completion on the upper floors of multiple buildings in the town’s historic district. Speaking at the monthly city meeting on Dec. 6, he pointed to work underway at 16 South Main Street, the building…
Read MoreNorth Pole Visitors Share Holiday Fun
NORTH POLE – Santa and his elves are already making the rounds in the Valley, including a special visit Tuesday morning at the Water Valley Head Start to share Christmas joy to almost 100 students. The special visit marks the eighth year Trey Jordan has donned the red suit as the children line up for…
Read MoreThe Yes Virginias – Doing Up The Holidays In Style
WATER VALLEY – On Friday, December 16, at 7 p.m., Foster Music and Arts’ Old School Theater will present The Yes Virginias Holiday Spectacular, an evening with Oxford’s favorite swingin’ and rockin’ holiday ensemble and their special guest Damein Wash. The Yes Virginias were born on the back of a flatbed truck in 2007 (at…
Read MoreBlood Drive Planned At Larson’s Piggly Wiggly
WATER VALLEY — Larson’s Piggly Wiggly to hold a community blood drive with Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) in Water Valley on Wednesday, December 21, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be at Larson’s Piggly Wiggly, located at 325 Main Street. Donors will receive an MBS T-shirt (while supplies last) and…
Read MoreHughes Wins Election Redo
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Incumbent school board trustee Todd Hughes won last Tuesday’s election for District 5 in the Coffeeville School District. Hughes recorded a 23-vote victory, 221 to 198, according to unofficial election results in the election redo ordered by Yalobusha County election commissioners. Hughes had a six-vote lead in the first…
Read MoreSanta’s Workshop Helps Raise Funds For Cancer Patient
Santa’s Workshop will be held Saturday, December 10, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. and again on Sunday, December 11, from noon to 4 p.m. This event is hosted by Chartre Companies, Ltd., 2330 University Ave. (beside B & B Concrete), Oxford. Everyone is invited to the magical experience which…
Read MoreKerrville Songwriters – Six Winners in One Night
On Saturday, December 17th, at 7 p.m. Foster Music and Arts’ Old School Theater will present an intimate concert evening with not one, but six, award winning singer-songwriters from Texas’s legendary Kerrville Folk Festival. The Kerrville Folk Festival is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. For 18 straight days…
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