Twinkle Lights on a Festive Night” will kick off Oakland’s Christmas activities this year, offering a full evening of children’s events, music, and the annual ...

A free Thanksgiving hot meal will be served from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Nov. 24, at 600 Railroad Avenue in Water Valley. The event is sponsored by Vanessa Patterson Person and Monique Townes, who ...

The National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is set for Nov. 17–24, and area churches are once again serving as official drop-off sites for gift-filled shoeboxes. The drop-off location ...

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 — More than a week after losing their home in a devastating fire, Water Valley Police Chief Jason Mangrum and his family say the outpouring of support from Water Valley and beyond has ...

The problem, he said, was two-step authentication, the security system that now requires a code texted to your phone or sent through an app before you can access most online accounts. “When every ...

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 ...

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Electric Commission is seeking applications for a new department manager following the resignation of longtime manager Crystal Floyd last week. Commissioners moved to ...

WATER VALLEY – A disturbance call on North Main Street Monday night set off a chain of arrests that capped an already eventful week for Water Valley police — a week that also included a fake $100 ...

TILLATOBA – A Tillatoba couple was arrested on drug charges Friday, July 18, following a multi-agency investigation. Yalobusha County Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch reported that Vernon Brower, 72, and ...

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 ...