Water Valley grew up around the old Illinois Central rail shops, and a lot of the housing stock downtown dates back to that era, with big old shade trees planted along Main Street and the residential blocks nearby that are now mature enough to need real attention.
South toward the Yocona River and out toward the county line, properties open up into farmland and timber, so we handle everything from a single dying pecan behind a Main Street storefront to full-scale storm cleanup after a line of severe weather moves through Yalobusha County.
- Main Street Water Valley
- Old Rail Depot
- Yalobusha County Courthouse
- Water Valley High School
- Blackmur Drive
- Skuna River nearby
- Crawford Street
- Water oak
- Pecan
- Southern red oak
- Loblolly pine
- Sweetgum
Downtown Main Street properties
Storefronts and homes near Main Street have narrow lots and older pecan and oak trees that have outgrown their space, dropping limbs on roofs and awnings. We work carefully around parked cars and foot traffic in the historic district when doing removals here.
Storm and soil patterns
Yalobusha County sits in a corridor that catches a lot of the same spring storm systems that hit Oxford, and the rolling hills around Water Valley mean water collects in low spots along Blackmur Drive and near the rail yard, softening root systems on older oaks.
Utilities and access
Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association and the city's own utility department both have infrastructure through town depending on the block, and we coordinate line clearance differently for downtown versus the outlying county roads.