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…

         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. The group accepts monetary gifts as well as…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Eighty percent of third grade students at Davidson Elementary School passed the statewide reading assessment under the state’s new Literacy Based Promotion Act.             Results of the assessment released last Friday show that 19 students out of the 95 tested at DES failed to make higher than the…

By David Howell Editor PINE VALLEY – A lengthy lineup of talented artists are locked and loaded for this week’s Pine Valley Music and Art Festival and organizer John Forysth has released the schedule for the day-long event.             This action starts at 10 a.m. on dual stages as musicians from near and far perform…

By David Howell Editor OAKLAND – Multiple drug arrests were made by the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department during a driver’s license checkpoint near the Yalobusha-Tallahatchie county line Saturday night.             Sheriff Lance Humphreys reports a male and female face a barrage of drug charges after being stopped at the checkpoint when the driver did not…

 City Meeting By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – City officials and the Second Chance Animal Alliance are working on an agreement that will allow the group access to the city pound in an effort to upgrade conditions at the facility.             The agreement, which has been in the process for several weeks, was the…