By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – Tax time is around the corner and a local CPA is warning to be wary of scams that often surface during the filing season.     Joe Black reported a client in the area had already received a call from someone impersonating an IRS agent and demanding immediate…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – A focus on reading at Davidson Elementary School is helping students improve their reading skills, a fundamental building block for learning.  The results are already in from fall reading assessments indicating substantial growth in reading and reading comprehension for all grade levels at DES.      This is especially important…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The list of political hopefuls continues to swell mid-way through the second week of the two-month qualifying period.     Five new candidates have qualified for supervisor including Republican candidate Mickell L. Dunn for District 1, Democratic candidates Jason C. Sharp for District 2, Timothy A. Booker, Sr. and…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Beer was on the agenda, but business was on the minds of a standing room only crowd of local business people and supporters who filled the city board room Jan. 6.     About 50 people were on hand for the first Tuesday meeting of the mayor and board…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – Windsor Foods in Oakland will remain one of the county’s largest employers after a Japanese company purchased Windsor Quality Holdings LP.     Ajinomoto  Co. Inc., a worldwide leader in high-quality seasonings and foods headquartered in Tokyo, purchased Windsor’s seven production facilities and three distribution centers including the Yalobusha…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – A flurry of first-day filings Monday accounted for many of the incumbents seeking re-election to county offices in Yalobusha. Monday also brought the announcement that three long-time supervisors will not seek re-election.     District 5 supervisor Frank “Bubba” Tillman, District 1 Supervisor Tommy Vaughn and District 2…

Josh Dyer tops off his gas tank as the price of a gallon of gas dipped below the $2 mark in Water Valley Tuesday. Statewide prices have dropped eight cents in the past week, averaging $2.02 statewide on Sunday, according to gasbuddy.com. The lowest price in town Tuesday was $1.97 at Local Express.     – Photo…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Deputies recorded a busy holiday period with DUI arrests topping the sheriff’s report from the holidays,     Heather Cox of Clarksdale was arrested on Dec. 31 after avoiding a checkpoint in Oakland. She was charged with careless driving, driving while her license was suspended, providing false information to…

By Rupert Howell The Panolian COURTLAND – Just because the news media has gone away, don’t think investigators aren’t still diligently working on finding the murderer(s) of Jessica Chambers Panola County Sheriff Dennis Darby reported last week.     Darby said he has seen long, tedious investigations like this before and said he is sure that…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – A 50-yard stretch of a one-lane county road that runs off of County Road 53 near the Water Valley Boat Landing could be abandoned after a family asked supervisors for relief with traffic accessing Corps property.     Speaking at a recessed meeting Dec. 22, Lacy Whitaker told…