By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County emergency responders will have a vehicle capable of carry multiple victims in the event of a mass casualty incident thanks to help from the local school district. School board trustees agreed Sept. 8 to sell a surplus school bus to the Yalobusha Emergency Management Agency after…

By David Howell Editor   ENID LAKE – When it comes to fishing, some things don’t change. Fred Bright’s five-pound, three-ounce white crappie caught at Enid Lake in 1957 is one example – over five decades and still the biggest in the world.     But lakes do change and Bright’s world record came at the…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha supervisors adopted a $7,701,309 budget for the coming fiscal year that included a slight tax decrease, but taxpayers will see an overall higher tax rate after both school districts in the county requested more money.     Supervisors noted that much of the budget increase coming from the…

    Plans for the First Annual “I’m Soo Water Valley Event” are being finalized for this coming Saturday, September 20.     The committee members are in the process of polishing all loose ends and plans on making this event a great success. If you have not purchased your tickets, it is very important that you…

Sixth Crawl Showcases Creativity Staff Report WATER VALLEY – There will be a lot of familiar faces at the Art Crawl this Saturday evening. But, there will also be a few not-so-familiar folks bringing their creativity to town for the 6th annual event. At 302 Wagner Street, one of the 14 stops along the artsy…

WATER VALLEY – Along with nearly 40 local artists there will be a number of musicians participating in the 6th annual Water Valley Art Crawl on Saturday, Sept. 20. Among the musical talent will be Susannah Furr, Jesse McCraw, Steve Thompson, Grant Thompson and Jacob King. Finishing off the night’s activities will be the Zediker…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – A Yalobusha woman requested help for her road before cold, wet weather sets in this winter.     Speaking at last Monday’s supervisor meeting, Mamie Fisk told county officials that she did not want to go through what happened last year, when her muddy road was not passable at…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – District school board trustees are for the Common Core State Standards, but are not happy with the implementation or the testing mechanism. That was among the comments made as trustees answered questions on the Mississippi School Board Association 2015 legislative survey. The survey was distributed to the state’s…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – City officials have declared as surplus a little less than three acres of land that once was the site of one of the area’s largest employers. The 2.7 acre plot was home to the Illinois Central Railroad shop yard beginning in the middle of the 19th Century until…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – Citing the death of three dead calves and a prized coon dog, a Yalobusha woman strongly criticized the sheriff’s department for not enforcing the county’s vicious dog ordinance.     Nell Camp said the killings started on June 12, with another on June 29. The third calf was killed…