By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – A “resident” from the Mississippi Department of Corrections restitution center program walked off the job at Water Valley Poultry Monday prompting a search that culminated with his capture the next day in Clay County. Jimmy Lee Putt, who was convicted in June of grand larceny, didn’t return with…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – Supervisors opted out of a new law adopted during the 2014 Legislative Session requiring Mississippi cities and counties to adopt building codes.     Senate Bill 2378 became law August 1, but counties have 120 days to opt out of the measure, a step supervisors took during the…

Construction is gearing up for the new county jail and county officials had an informal ground breaking last Thursday as the concrete footing was poured for the facility. The group includes (from left) supervisors George Suggs, Tommy Vaughn, Amos Sims, Frank “Bubba” Tillman, Lee McMinn and Sheriff Lance Humphreys.  The new jail will cost around…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – It took a while to get used to it, but most drivers are finally managing to navigate the Main and Central Street intersection after the aged traffic control signal light went kaput last week. But, by the time everyone learns to stop at the three-way stop signs and…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – The county’s department heads brought their annual budget requests to supervisors as the number crunching got underway last week for the 2014-15 fiscal year.     Supervisors offered little feedback during the budget portion of the meeting held August 4, with Board President Tommy Vaughn kicking off the…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – To quote baseball great Yogi Berra, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” The city budget of just under $3 million for next year is basically a repeat of this year and the year before and the year before that. “About the same budget that we operated under…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – One of the county’s largest employers is expected to continue to grow.     The county’s economic director, Bob Tyler, updated supervisors on the plant after Windsor Foods announced the closure of two plants last month, one in Tulsa and another in Los Angeles.  Windsor Foods is a…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Ray Robertson will take the helm of the local Borg-Warner manufacturing facility effective this Friday, August 15. Robertson, who joined BorgWarner in May 2008, holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University and a master’s degree in business from Purdue University. He was the Senior…

    Blue Devil football gets underway Friday night with Meet The Blue Devils starting at 6 p.m. Coach Brad Embry reported members of the football squad, along with band members and cheerleaders from grades 7 – 12 will take the field to meet the fans.     Action continues Satur-day afternoon with a jamboree against Corinth…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – A street “musician” who has tallied a number of disturbance complaints downtown was arrested by police Friday afternoon at the gazebo in City Park during Watermelon Carnival. The man was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace, according to Sgt. A. J. Hernandez…