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…

    A Water Valley man was charged with manufacturing marijuana on May 22.     Tyler Houston Dickey was charged after deputies discovered eight plants ranging from four inches to 18 inches tall at a residence, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys.     Humphreys said his deputies were following up on a theft investigation that occurred on…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY –  Yalobusha supervisors approved three applications from Yalobusha County businesses for 10-year industrial tax exemptions during their monthly meeting Monday.     The companies and the real value from which the exemptions will be calculated include: Valley Tool, Inc., $1,220,504; Windsor Food Company, LTD, $5,500,000; and Yalobusha Brewing Company, $246,870.…

WATER VALLEY – A 28-year-old man was seriously injured last Thursday afternoon when he fell from the bed of a moving pick-up truck.

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A county-owned zero-turn commercial lawnmower will be utilized to mow the five-acre Yalobusha County 4-H Shooting Range in Coffeeville.         The request made by Tony Carmichael, lead volunteer for the county’s 4-H shooting sports, was among 16 items on the agenda for the “first Monday” meeting that…

It was a big success, according to planners of the Pine Valley Arts and Music Fest held Saturday.

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s April unemployment rate of 8 percent was a drop of more than a point from the March rate of 9.3 percent. But, the latest figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security show that Yalobusha County is still well above the April state average unemployment of…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Highway 315 from Water Valley to Highway 6 will be overlaid, probably beginning next month. Mayor Larry Hart made the announcement during a special called meeting of the board of aldermen last week. The mayor said that he had talked with Northern District Highway Commissioner Mike Tagert who…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – James A. Kelso was one of many young men from Yalobusha County who were killed during World War II. But, it was his story that fellow veteran and classmate, Dr. Rayford Edgar chose to tell during the Memorial Day observance Monday at the veterans’ monument in Railroad Park.…

By Andi Bedsworth Columnist This weekend will be an arts extravaganza with openings at Main Street galleries on Friday, May 30, and a music and arts festival on Saturday, May 31, in Pine Valley. So let’s get down to details so you can plan your course of action. My hope is that you will be…