Students Return To The Classroom Thursday By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Students will return to the classroom Thursday following an intense two-month preparation this summer as a new superintendent, several key administrators and numerous new teachers and support staff were hired to fill vacancies for the 2015-16 school year.              Dr. Michael McInnis…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors agreed to move the county’s E-911 office from Center Street in  Coffee-ville to the Yalobusha County Complex south of Water Valley on County Road 436 as a cost-cutting measure. The move was effective August 1 and followed discussion in the July 6 meeting when Board President Tommy Vaughn recommended…

Washington Wins District 1 Primary By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – District 1 Justice Court Judge Gary Tippit was defeated in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary Election and three other incumbents face runoffs according to the unofficial vote count Tuesday night. Tippit trailed Janet Ross-Caulder by almost a 100 votes, with Caulder polling 1,162 and Tippit…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY –Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies executed a search warrant and arrested a drug dealer in Water Valley Friday afternoon. Glen Johnson, age 57, was taken into custody by the Yalobusha Sheriff’s Depart-ment just prior to the execution of a search warrant at his residence at 412 North Court…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY –  Thousands of people will be in Water Valley this weekend to celebrate the area’s watermelon-growing heritage in the 46th Annual Watermelon Carnival.             The action-packed weekend kicks off with the Watermelon Carnival Music Festival, sponsored by the Town and Country Garden Club, on Thur-sday, July 30, at the…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Months of politicking will culminate in Tuesday’s Primary Election as the polls open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at 11 precincts across the county. Only four incumbents in the county are unopposed and the retirement of three long-time supervisors helped push the total list of candidates competing…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – After some ups and downs earlier in the year, unemployment held steady over the month of June going down only one-tenth of a percent in Yalobusha County             The jobless figure for the county is down from 7.8 percent in May to 7.7 percent for June, according to…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – An Oxford man is behind bars and authorities are searching for two more suspects wanted in connection to a residential burglary reported Sunday morning on County Road 224, just north of Water Valley.             Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported the Water Valley Police Department arrested Jameron Conway Monday night…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – An eight year quest by Melvin Gary to purchase a dilapidated school building in Oakland came to an end July 17 when supervisors agreed not to sell or lease the building or property. The decision followed a closed door session during a meeting held July 16 at the Coffeeville…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – An anonymous tipster is responsible for getting the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to begin an investigation into a spill and subsequent burial of an undetermined amount of chicken parts at the Water Valley Poultry plant.             According to the official report, which was received by the Herald…