The Lions Club of Water Valley hosted Hope Fest last Saturday as a fundraiser for the Branch of Hope. The activities included live music, children’s activities, an auction and those delicious Lions Club hamburgers. (top photo)  A thunderstorm shortened the event, but organizers reported a successful event. The Branch of Hope is a Christian sober…

By Rita Howell The Panolian BATESVILLE – “If we build it, they will come.”             The North Mississippi Job Fair, happening Thursday, has been “built” and 46 companies, businesses and agencies are set to meet with potential employees from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Batesville Civic Center.             Job opportunities range from nursing…

By David Howell Editor Grand juries in the First and Second Judicial Districts returned 29 true bills during separate hearings at each courthouse on June 11. The indictments remain sealed until served by law enforcement.             In the Second Judicial District the grand jury returned 16 true bills including:             • 1 Count, possession of…

By David Howell Editor SCOBEY – An alleged drug dealer supplying methamphetamine and other illegal narcotics to the Tillatoba area is behind bars after a weekend traffic stop. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Shuntez Clay of Grenada faces multiple drug charges and driving violations after deputies discovered an estimated half-ounce of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Lack of enforcement of portions of the city’s zoning ordinance concerning blight prompted a long-time citizen’s request to appear before the mayor and board of aldermen at their June meeting.             Eckford Street resident Lilly Loyce Horan, a life-long Water Vallian, said that she had come before the…

By David Howell Editor OXFORD – Jerry Wayne Hill, Edwin Earl Hill and Thomas Franklin Hill accepted the Silver Star posthumously awarded to their brother, Alfred Bennett Hill, Jr. Friday during a ceremony held in Sen. Thad Cochran’s field office in the Federal Building in Oxford Friday morning. The medal was presented by Cochran’s state…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Tommy Edwards threw out the last pitch of the 2015 season for the Magnolia Youth League during the closing ceremony held June 2. His pitch marked the end of a decade of service as director of the league as Jacob Edwards took over in April for the start…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – School board trustees went over final construction details Monday for the dome-style shelter to be built at Davidson Elementary School.             Representatives of JBHM Architects and Broaddus and Associates were asked to attend the June school board meeting to provide additional information and answer questions about the project,…

By David Howell Editor  WATER VALLEY – The Main Street Wellness Clinic is scheduled to open Monday in Water Valley and will house chiropractor Dr. G.R. Orndorff and registered dietician Alice Anne Lee as well as a new e-clinic. The clinic is owned by Yalobusha Health Services (YHS), formerly Yalobusha General Hospital and Nursing Home.…

Art by husband and wife, Fred Asbury and Patty Simon, is currently on display at Renasant Bank. Patty’s work is colored pencil and watercolor and Fred’s work is fine art photography, acrylic painting and ebony pencil drawing. The couple are currently residents of Bartlett, Tenn., but they are soon to complete a new studio and residence…