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Magnolia Square Farmers’ Market to celebrate first responders

The Water Valley Magnolia Farmers’ Market will honor first responders at its market day on Saturday. The “Salute ...

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Former state rep shot to death in Water Valley Boat Landing community

Former state Rep. Ashley Henley of DeSoto County was shot and killed while mowing the grass outside the ...

Crime

Water Valley man charged with Grand Larceny

A Water Valley man is facing a felony charge after allegedly stealing a couple of items, including a ...

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100 Years later: The Lynching of Adolphus Ross 

North Mississippi recently marked the 100th anniversary of a gruesome lynching in Yalobusha County, as reported in the ...

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Oxford High School juniors top Mississippi ACT composite scores

Juniors at Oxford High School and Lafayette High School paced Mississippi with some of the highest ACT scores, ...

Obituaries

Mildred Tidwell Jarrett Obituary

Mildred Tidwell Jarrett, 92, died Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley, Miss.  ...

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Water Valley man succumbs to injuries from one-vehicle accident on CR 376

Deputies of the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department were called out to County Road 376 for a one-vehicle accident ...

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Double murder-suicide in Yalobusha County leaves three people dead

The names of the three people who died in a weekend double murder-suicide in Yalobusha County have been ...

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Yalobusha County woman dies of COVID-19 in Oxford hospital

A woman from Yalobusha County was reported to have died from complications due to COVID-19 at Baptist Memorial ...

Only in Oxford

Oxford Film Festival doubling up with Water Valley drive-in

The Oxford Film Festival is providing double the fun with its summer drive-in experience, starting this week. After ...

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Coronavirus Heroes Part 10: Webb serves as Doctor of the Day at Mississippi State Capitol

This is the final installation in the EAGLE’s 10-part Coronavirus Heroes series. This week’s Coronavirus Hero is Dr. ...

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Water Valley officially sets new watermelon eating contest world record

The City of Water Valley is officially the king of watermelons. Word recently came down from the Guinness ...

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Water Valley announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Historian

Water Valley High School announced the valedictorian, salutatorian and historian for the 2019-2020 graduating class this week. Coulter ...

Education

Water Valley High School Seniors 2020

Crime

Water Valley woman arrested on commercial burglary charges

A Water Valley woman is facing multiple counts of commercial burglary. On May 1, investigators with the Lafayette ...

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Lafayette and Oxford School Districts considered top in the state per study

Recently, a study was conducted by BackgroundChecks.org to determine the top school districts in each state. In Mississippi, ...

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Amended lawsuit filed by Water Valley man now asking for $5 million

After filing a lawsuit asking for an unspecified amount in damages, a Water Valley man who claims he ...

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Lawsuit filed by Water Valley man claimed to have been “brutally beaten” by authorities

A Water Valley man who claimed to have been “brutally beaten” by law enforcement officers last July is ...

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Water Valley’s Base Camp Coding Academy joining Everest Innovation Hub

After spending its first years above B.T.C. Grocery, Water Valley’s Base Camp Coding Academy is moving down the ...

Lifestyle

Water Valley resident’s quilts to be exhibited in South Carolina

Coulter Fussell is a painter first, but adding quilting to her skillset has paid off as she prepares ...

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Year in Review: July – September

Editor’s Note: This is the third of our four-part series, taking a look back at some of the ...

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Fatal Highway 328 wreck being investigated

A single-car wreck on Highway 328 is under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol. At approximately 4:23 p.m. ...

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