By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Melissa Ondrovcik isn’t afraid of a little hard work. In fact, she isn’t afraid of a lot of hard work or even the creepy crawlies that sometimes show up under the plants out on her Mudline Farms. Ondrovcik, who describes herself as an instructor of German/ farmer, is…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Things got a little hectic for law enforcement and emergency medical responders over the weekend. But, only the superstitious would believe it had anything to do with the Friday the 13th full moon. According to the experts, there is no evidence that Friday the 13th is unlucky or…

WATER VALLEY – Andrew “Cadillac Funk” Yurkow has released his self-titled funk blues album, Cadillac Funk. Yurkow, who lives in Water Valley with his wife, Haley, and young son, Lewis, said the album is “authentic, original Mississippi home-grown funky blues.” The album is currently available both digitally and physically it is on iTunes as well…

WATER VALLEY – As part of her “Read Across Mississippi” education initiative, First Lady Deborah Bryant will be reading to children attending the Blackmur Memorial Library’s Sum-mer Reading Program kick-off event in Water Valley, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18.     Presented by local Friends of the Library volunteers, the program’s mission is closely…

Cochran Narrowly Carries Yalobusha By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY –  Incumbent Senator Thad Cochran narrowly carried Yalobusha County with just under a quarter of the county’s registered voters participating in last Tuesday’s Primary Election.     Cochran garnered 582 votes, 35 more votes than Tea Party challenger Chris McDaniel. The extremely close results in the…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The recycling program begun by BorgWarner is about to be expanded to include more businesses downtown. The program got underway last month with 18 businesses in the center of downtown and another 10 to 15 are expected to join this week, according to Mickey Howley, director of the…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The city’s creative economy got another boost with the announcement that the Main Street Association was awarded a Strategic Investment Pilot Program grant from the Mississippi Development Authority. Main Street Director Mickey Howley told aldermen at their first Tuesday meeting last week that the WVMSA put in an…

WATER VALLEY – Davidson Elementary School is getting a new principal and assistant principal for the coming school year. Brad Parker is the new principal and Sharron Lipsey is the new assistant principal, Superintendent Kim Chrestman announced to school board members at their first of the month meeting Monday night. Parker comes to DES with…

    New Orleans guitarist Jimmy Robinson will perform at The Loft On Main next Thursday, June 12.     Robinson has toured internationally with festivals in Germany, Italy, the U.K. and Mexico. He has performed at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival over 25 times and has opened shows for Adrian Belew, Jeff Beck, Allen…

Staff Report BATESVILLE – A Panola County jury returned a guilty verdict for the James Willie, known as the Roadside Killer, late Tuesday afternoon after a day and a half of testimony and several hours of deliberation. The trial was held at the Batesville courthouse.     Willie was being tried for the murder of Thomas…