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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 ...

July 9, 2020

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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 ...

July 9, 2020

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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. ...

June 25, 2020

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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 ...

June 24, 2020

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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 ...

May 22, 2020

Education

Water Valley High School Seniors 2020

May 16, 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 ...

May 1, 2020

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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, ...

March 11, 2020

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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 ...

February 20, 2020

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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 ...

February 14, 2020

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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 ...

January 23, 2020

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 ...

January 11, 2020

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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 ...

December 28, 2019

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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. ...

October 9, 2019

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Oxford Toys for Tots campaign set to begin in October

The calendar turned to October on Tuesday, and with that comes the beginning of the annual Toys for ...

October 2, 2019

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Water Valley man arrested on drug, weapon charges following traffic stop

A Water Valley man is facing drug charges following a traffic stop. On Sept. 15, an Oxford Police ...

September 23, 2019

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Water Valley man arrested in connection to shots fired at Oxford apartment complex

A Water Valley man is facing multiple charges in relation to a report of shots fired at an ...

September 23, 2019

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Oxford and Lafayette rated among the state’s best school districts

The 2018-19 accountability results for Mississippi’s school districts were released by the Mississippi Department of Education on Tuesday ...

September 19, 2019

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Oxford man still missing as family continues search

The family of an Oxford man who went missing over the weekend is still looking, while previous search ...

August 29, 2019

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Driver License Stations closed statewide

Mississippi residents in need of renewing or getting a new driver’s license will have to wait until at ...

August 14, 2019

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Rally held for man allegedly beaten by law enforcement in Water Valley

David Logan, the 28-year-old Water Valley man who sustained injuries during an altercation with law enforcement officers on ...

August 6, 2019

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Water Valley sets watermelon world record

Water Valley held the 50th Watermelon Carnival this past weekend, and to commemorate the milestone, etched the town’s ...

August 6, 2019