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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Oakland has been quiet this past week as organizations and groups are all getting ready for their big Halloween or fall events on Oct. 25. We have events in the Oakland area beginning at 9 a.m. and ...

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 ...

It’s always impressive to see the rapid response and strong teamwork whenever there is an emergency in the city. A house fire last Thursday morning on Blackmur Drive last week is a great example. The ...

• 15 years ago, June 4, 2009 – Kent Tobin took over as plant manager at Borg- Warner, the seventh plant manager in less than a decade. Yalobusha’s unemployment rate continued to rise, hit- ting 13.7 ...

Casey Jones Railroad Museum Curator Grant Thompson (right) holds one of two brass whistles similar to the whistles used on steam locomotives. The whistles were loaned to the museum by Dr. Lee and ...

COFFEEVILLE – Being an employee at Yalobusha Health Services (YHS) for 14 years has allowed Jessica Richardson to fulfill goals she identified early in life. She wanted to work in her hometown in ...

Who knows—if it hadn’t derailed, the City of New Orleans might have made a run or two through the county. That would have been something to see. Nostalgia aside, Yalobusha County EMA Director Stewart ...

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 ...