Despite a looming storm, spirits were high as community members gathered on Saturday, June 7, to celebrate the official grand ...

The self-proclaimed biggest and best class to graduate from Water Valley High School will celebrate their 40-year reunion ...

WATER VALLEY – Xyla Daevy Baker, a cherished daughter of Aijah Turner and Ladarrious Baker, was born on April 9, 2025, in Oxford. On May 20, Xyla’s journey on earth came to an end at NMMC Women’s ...

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WATER VALLEY – Local students and young adults have a chance to spend the day with one of Mississippi’s premier filmmakers, Dr. Wilma E. Mosley Clopton. The day-long Digital Magic Workshop on June 7th ...

SARDIS – Harlan Dean Boyles passed away on May 15, 2025, at the age of 78. Harlan was born on April 13, 1947, in Batesville and he spent his early years running track at North Panola High School.

It’s a Wagner Week! Here we have a letter from Jessie Wagner to her little brother, George, who is off at Cornell for college in Ithaca, New York. This letter includes many small mentions of my ...

WATER VALLEY – Sandra Catherine Hurley Beyer died May 24, 2025. She was born December 29, 1937 in Manhattan, New York, New York to Ethel Roberta Fisher Gintling Hurley and Edward Jerome Hurley. Sandra ...

OAKLAND – A severe thunderstorm with strong wind brought down trees across Yalobusha County late Sunday afternoon, causing widespread power outages and damage. Yalobusha County EMA Director Stewart ...

I think we have all said it more than once while complaining about the wet spring, at least I know I have heard some version of this dozens of times. It goes something like this, “When it stops, we ...

WATER VALLEY – James Epsie “Lightning” Adams was called home by the Lord on May 7, 2025. He was born February 20, 1941 in Panola County, Mississippi, to Epsie James (Major) Adams and Ruth Mae ...

In a place like Water Valley, it’s hard to separate the past and present. The streets know our stories. The trees have watched us grow. The church bells at the Presbyterian Church ring out along Main ...