By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – County officials hammered out details with the Blauer Manufacturing Company for a 12-month lease for the county-owned Avery Building in Coffeeville during the “first Monday” meeting at the Coffeeville courthouse on Nov. 3. If the agreement is inked, Blauer will pay $1,000 per month, plus pay all utilities…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – Senator Russell Jolly did not shy away from the state’s hot-button political issues – funding education, Com-mon Core, how to increase Mississippi Department of Transportation’s budget, or even the failed beef plant – when speaking to Water Valley Rotarians last month.     Jolly, who represents District 8,…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – City aldermen have adopted the amended water resource ordinance that will increase rates by five percent beginning in December. The original ordinance was adopted in August of 2005 and amended in 2008 and again in 2009. The new amendment will increase water rates in the city five percent…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – On Veterans Day Tuesday, the sacrifices of America’s military members and their families were recognized across the country and at ceremonies in Water Valley. Mayor Larry Hart shared a personal story about the sacrifice of one veteran and his family during the Veterans Day observance at the Veterans…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Three building-level administrators from Davidson Elementary School appeared before school board trustees Monday night to present a “plan of action” to address test scores and the third grade reading gate. DES Principal Brad Parker and Assistant Principals Sharron Lipsey and Grace Dickerson met with the board in executive…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – School uniforms appear to be less popular today than they were six years ago, according to a current survey of students, teachers and parents in the local district. The figures show that that only 39.1 percent of high school/elementary parents are for students wearing uniforms as opposed to…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – The county will soon have a new 911 PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) to outfit the dispatch center at the new jail. The new piece of equipment comes with a price tag of $180,000 and will replace an aging predecessor that the county’s EMA director, Frank Hyde, described…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – It may be hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner and downtown merchants are kicking off the festive season with an open house celebration this Saturday. Cool temps and mostly sunny skies are expected to make for a perfect day of downtown shopping with about…

WHEN, WHERE: Friday, 7 p.m.  Bobby Clark Field RECORDS: 7-4 (4-1),  Kemper County 8-3 (3-2) SERIES: First meeting LAST WEEK: WV beat M S Palmer 44-8,  Kemper County defeated Winona 38-22 TV: Cable Channel 97 (Delay) starting 11 a.m. Saturday thru Sunday RADIO: WTMN 105.5 mhz. 7 p.m. TEAM COMPARISONS: WV averages 30.9 on offense,…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate for September dropped half a point over the August rate.     The latest figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security show that Yalobusha County’s September unemployment rate of 8.1 percent  eight-tenths of a point above the state average of 7.3 percent.     According…