WATER VALLEY – The town got a good spring cleaning Saturday morning thanks to the Town and Country Garden Club and a group of volunteers.     The effort got underway at 8 a.m. at City Hall. The City of Water Valley provided a garbage truck for litter and trash removal.     The project was coordinated…

Staff Report PINE VALLEY – Bright colored posters are popping up in windows in storefronts all across the county as the anticipated Pine Valley Music and Art Fest approaches. The festival will be held at the Pine Valley School.     Scheduled for May 31, almost a dozen bands and 30 artists have committed to the…

Introduce A Kid To The Outdoors At Fishing Rodeo ENID LAKE – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ (MDWFP) Visitor Education Center (VEC) adjacent to Enid Lake will host a youth fishing rodeo on Saturday, May 17. The fishing rodeo is open to youth ages 15 and under; registration begins at 7 a.m.…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s new extension agent has hit the ground running in her new job and is already involved in economic development projects in the city. Allyson Coleman, Extension Service Community Resource Development Agent, was introduced to aldermen at their first-Tuesday meeting last week by Mickey Howley, director of…

By David Howell Editor SCOBEY – Deputies arrested three people Monday night after taking down a meth lab on Highway 51 near Scobey.     Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Anthony Mosconi, 34, of Grenada and brothers Bryan Winter, 36,  and William Winter, 42, both of Tillatoba, were charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Justin Carl Walls has been charged with a  Southaven murder after local authorities arrested him in Water Valley last week.     Walls, 23, of Southaven, was taken into custody Wednesday in the Sayle Oil parking lot just outside the city limits around 7 p.m. by Sheriff Lance Humphreys…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The WVHS Class of 2014 will don the blue caps and gowns and walk across the platform at Tad Smith Coliseum Tuesday night. The North Mississippi Herald and the Water Valley business and professional community honor the graduates with a special section inside this week’s newspaper and also…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Dorris Massie was injured during a brutal robbery Friday night, May 2, as she left the liquor store on Blackmur Drive. Police Chief Mike King said that Massie was closing the 315 Package Store at 226 Blackmur Drive just after 10 p.m. when an unknown black male rushed…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The town is scheduled to get a good spring cleaning Saturday morning as the Town and Country Garden Club is sponsoring a cleanup that includes every street in the municipal limits.     The effort gets underway at 8 a.m. in the parking lot at City Hall with a…

Staff Report VICKSBURG – Starting Friday, the U.S. Corps of Engineers will begin enforcement for helmet use at  Enid Lake for both operators and passengers riding all terrain and utility vehicles on lake property. The helmets must be DOT approved.     Signs have been erected in many locations to inform the public of the new…