COFFEEVILLE – County officials reviewed the response to a 911 call following an incident Friday when a District 5 county road department employee was injured after falling from a backhoe bucket that ...

The safe room must be located on land owned and occupied by the applicant. Renters, landlords, and non-residential properties are not eligible. Residents with questions can contact the MEMA Call ...

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 ...

OXFORD – Janie Grace “Aunt Grace” Mize, 90, of Oxford, passed away October 26, 2025. She was born June 8, 1935, in Oxford to the late Wayne and Invie Mize. A graduate of Yocona High School, where she ...

WATER VALLEY – The 17th annual Water Valley Art Crawl will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, October 4. An after party will be from 9 to 11 p.m. at Lamar Block (the old Magnolia Furniture Company ...

WATER VALLEY — Police Chief Jason Mangrum reported that the fire that destroyed his family’s home early Saturday morning moved so fast that from the first crackle to escape was “only a couple of ...

WATER VALLEY – If you wander down behind Allen Rogers’ house, you’ll find Elvira. She’s not a neighbor, a dog or cat, or even a cow. Elvira is a watermelon. A great big watermelon. Big enough that ...

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen narrowly approved adding the city’s 2022-2023 municipal compliance questionnaire to the minutes on Sept. 5, with Mayor Tommy Reynolds casting the ...

OAKLAND – Residents in Oakland are getting new water meters. The project is funded through the Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022. These funds were made available ...

Yalobusha County Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch said the camper was hidden deep in the woods on private land bordering the Holly Springs National Forest near Tillatoba. It had been pulled several hundred ...

WATER VALLEY – A 57-year-old man was fatally attacked by two dogs Friday afternoon at Second Chance Animal Alliance, an animal shelter located on Highway 315 just outside of Water Valley. Yalobusha ...

WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man faces drug trafficking charges after officers discovered 140 pills of alleged ecstasy in his vehicle following a traffic stop on July 3. Water Valley Police Chief ...