A New Year always makes you think ahead a little. Not in a resolutions and big promises kind of way, but in a quieter way. At the Chamber, when we talk about hopes for 2026, we’re really talking about ...

OXFORD – Mr. Paul McKibben Byars, 84, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford. The funeral service was held Tuesday, December ...

MURPHY, Texas — Joyce Dean Spencer Anthony, age 91, of Murphy, Texas, formerly of Water Valley and Greenville, passed away after a brief illness on December 12, 2025, at her home in Murphy, Texas.

ou may be reading this just before Christmas , or you may have set your newspaper aside for catch-up reading amid all the holiday activities, but we are in the season, for sure! Each December , one of ...

December always feels like the busiest time of the year. So many gatherings and celebrations and parades and ways to come together as a community make this month so very merry and bright. Our Junior ...

What can be said about Sam Goodwin? Lover of all dogs, big or small, avid crappie fisherman, duck, deer, and squirrel hunter, and all things outdoors. Born November 28, 1947, to Jacquline “Jackie” and ...

POINT PLEASANT — Authorities report the investigation into the death of 58-year-old Steven Cebuhar remains active as investigators continue waiting on forensic and digital evidence. Cebuhar’s body was ...

WATER VALLEY – A wide range of updates on downtown development, zoning policy and historic preservation came before Water Valley aldermen on Dec. 2 as commissions delivered detailed reports during the ...