Water Valley Fire Chief Mark McGavock is encouraging anyone interested in a career with the Water Valley Fire Department to submit an application for a new hiring ...

ERIE, PA – Richard Booker, age 64, passed away on September 11, 2025. He was born on May 24, 1961, in Tillatoba. Richard was a graduate of Academy High School. He had a lifelong passion for gymnastics ...

COFFEEVILLE – A ribbon cutting was held Monday morning to mark the grand opening of Yalobusha Kiln, a new lumber mill and kiln operation located in the former cotton gin building on Oak Street. The ...

Deborah McCool said the anniversary is over and they are starting another year. She shared that she didn’t do much Sunday besides working in the yard after church. Saturday evening they grilled out, ...

I hope everyone has had a great week. We had a very exciting Sunday in our community. Bro. Pat Watts was ordained as a deacon. I want to take this week and give a shout-out to Bro. Pat. We are very ...

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley fire and police departments are inviting the community to join them in a 9/11 Memorial Walk on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. at Crawford Sports Complex. “We invite our ...

OAKLAND – James Aubrey “Sonny” Brown, age 58, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2025 at his residence in Oakland. A memorial gathering to celebrate and remember Sonny’s life was held on Tuesday, ...

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to the next Chamber Power Hour, set for Thursday, September 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at True Blue Boutique & Décor, 102 ...

The Blue Devils will be back on the field Thursday night (Sept. 18), a day early, as they host Eupora at Bobby Clark Field in an early season test. Both teams enter the Thursday night showdown at 3–0, ...

WATER VALLEY – Minister Leodis Benson Jr., 50, died September 12, 2025. He was born August 10, 1975, to Stella and Leodis Benson Sr. in Water Valley. He confessed a hope in Christ at an early age and ...

It’s early Monday morning and the sky is overcast. I have seen no rain and next-to-none is in the forecast. What does it take to get a thunderstorm around here? What unsavory deal do we have to make ...

20 Years—October 13, 2005 — Multiple sclerosis patient William Harris tells about his life in a front-page story written by William Browning. When the story was written, he was 28 years old and had ...