By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – County inmates should have a new address next month as supervisors identified late June as the move-in date for the new jail if weather cooperates. Details of the move were briefly discussed during a recessed supervisors meeting on May 20. The new jail is located on Hwy. 32…

By David Howell Editor  COFFEEVILLE – Blauer Manufacturing, Inc. has agreed to provide 20 jobs at a county-owned building in Coffeeville after signing a 20-year lease-purchase agreement with supervisors last week.             The company first leased the 86,600 square-foot building in mid-2014, and negotiations had been underway in recent months for a long-term deal as…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Input from impromptu speaker and World War II veteran Wallace Crumby was the highlight of Monday’s Memorial Day service at  VFW Post 4100. Crumby addressed the crowd in the waning moments of the service, following Mayor Larry Hart and Representative Tommy Reynolds as speakers for the annual event.…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – After years of planning and months of construction the move-in date will be next month for the new county jail with the exception of the E-911 dispatch center. Supervisors agreed to delay switching the 911 center from the Water Valley Police Department to the new jail until the…

            SCAA is a donor-supported, non-profit organization founded in November 2014 that works to provide food, shelter, veterinary care, spay/neutering, and ultimately permanent homes for the dogs captured by Water Valley’s animal control.              SCAA relies solely on donations and community involvement, so your support is critical. We accept monetary gifts as well as supplies.…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – School board trustees agreed to changes in the alternative school handbook during their second meeting of the month May 18.             Most of the changes were corrections, but one significant change was the removal of the GED option, which is being replaced with another program called “Success Bound.”…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Cool, wet weather in early spring has delayed the opening of the Water Valley Farmers Market, according to Mickey Howley, director of the Water Valley Main Street Association.             During his report to aldermen Tuesday night, May 5, Howley said that the market would not open until Saturday,…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – The trial has been delayed for one suspect charged in a brutal liquor store robbery and the second suspect had charges remanded to the file following a recommendation by Assistant District Attorney Steven Jubera, citing new evidence. The cases were heard on plea day on April 30.             Nicholas Hall…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Members of the WVHS Class of 2015 will receive their diplomas at the Tad Smith Coliseum at the University of Mississippi at 7 p.m. Thursday night. It’s a class described as one of the most resilient in the dozen years Dr. Glenn Kitchens has served as principal at the high…

ENID LAKE – Children 15 years and younger are invited to a youth fishing rodeo at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Visitor Education Center (VEC) beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 16.  The free event is hosted by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP).             The VEC is located off County Road…