By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Tax disbursements for municipalities derived from a percentage of sales tax paid in August have been issued to municipalities with Water Valley, Oakland and Coffeeville all receiving a slight bump from the corresponding month in 2013.     The City of Water Valley received $41,833.75 as its share. During…

Staff Report   JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will release school district letter grades for the 2013-14 school year following Friday’s Board of Education meeting in Jackson.     This year’s letter grades are based on Mississippi’s new accountability model, which will show how schools and districts performed after implementing the state’s new,…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – City utility workers were relieved when a line of severe thunderstorms moved through the area Monday afternoon around 4:30 without damaging the electrical system. But, their relief was short-lived. Around 7:15 – after the last lightning flashes disappeared to the east – a Coffeeville man in a brown…

WHEN, WHERE:  Friday, 7 p.m.  Bobby Clark Field RECORDS: WV  4-4 (1-1) – North Panola  6-2 (1-1)   SERIES: WV leads 24-11-0 FIRST MEETING: 1952 Sardis won 14-7 LAST MEETING: 2013 WV won  28-12 LAST WEEK: WV over Holly Springs 61-33,  North Panola beat Palmer 58-16 TV: Cable Channel 97 (Delay) starting 11 a.m. Saturday…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – As concern mounts for a possible outbreak of Ebola, dispatchers in Yalobusha County are now asking a few simple questions when people call the 911 dispatch center with a medical emergency. The questions asked are about any recent travel to a county where an Ebola outbreak is occurring…

iPads Help Motivate Students To Learn By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – New technology is already making a difference for students at Davidson Elementary School, according to kindergarten through second grade teachers who made a presentation to the school board Monday. The teachers are among the first at DES to receive iPad tablet computers…

WATER VALLEY – Public forums on Yalobusha County’s economic trends will be held Oct. 13 in Coffeeville and Oct. 14 in Water Valley to help residents better understand their local economies.     “Taking a close look at a community’s economy can lead to new ideas, reveal trends, and identify beneficial changes for the community,” said…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – Over three decades of records in the county’s tax offices, chancery clerk offices and circuit clerk offices will be digitally preserved after supervisors authorized a contract with an Alabama firm Monday.     The work will take almost a year and will cost $59,500, money that will be…

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there are several reminders including a brand new mammogram machine that was unveiled at  Sunday’s “Tickled Pink” party at Odom Rural Health Care. And, the Water Valley Post Office is prettied up with pink to mark the important observance.

• WHEN, WHERE: Friday,  7 p.m., Holly Springs Field • RECORDS: WV  3-4 (0-1), Holly Springs 4-3 (0-1) • SERIES: WV leads 31-12-2 • FIRST MEETING: 1942 WV won 21-0 • LAST MEETING: 2013 WV won 56-0 • LAST WEEK: WV lost to Charleston 40-17, Holly Springs fell to North  Panola 50-7 • TV: Cable…