By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The county made history this month when Mississippi State University’s Extension Service hired their first Community Resource Development agent to work here.     Allyson Coleman will serve Yalobusha County and is the “first of the first,” according to Sumner Davis, Director of the MSU Center for Community Develop-ment.…

Guest Commentary By Bob Tyler The outstanding support of the recent North Mississippi Archery Tournament in Coffeeville was another example of the countywide teamwork that we are witnessing in connection with practically all of our economic development and tourism projects.   We had 1,611 boys and girls from across North Mississippi shooting in the competition,…

The deadline to order a 2014 Relay For Life T-Shirt is April 11. The t-shirts display this year’s theme “Give Cancer the Boot.” T-shirts can be ordered in children and adult sizes and are $12 each. Place your order now with any RFL Team Member to show your support for this worthy cause.

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Unemployment is still on the rise in Yalobusha County, going from 9.3 percent in January to 9.4 percent in February. The latest figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security show that the revised figures for January are pretty much the same as the unrevised figures released last…

By David Howell Editor TILLATOBA–As March came to an end Monday, Yalobusha County deputies recovered a stolen vehicle, closing a routine month for the department.     Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported the vehicle was recovered near Tillatoba after his department received a tip about the suspicious vehicle. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Tennessee…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY–It’s been 50 years since the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce was chartered, a milestone that will be commemorated during the annual banquet on April 24.     Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) Director of Tourism Malcolm White will be the speaker at the event, which gets underway at 6:30 p.m.…

Michael Scroggins (center photo), Street Department supervisor, and his crew revealed a bit of old Water Valley Monday as they prepared to pour sidewalk on South Main Street. They uncovered a section of the old brick walk that had been laid in a herringbone pattern (bottom photo) using Kent Brick Works pavers. Although regular Kent…

By John Howell and David Howell JACKSON – An omnibus bonding bill in the Mississippi legislature was amended late Saturday night to include $30 million to finance the purchase of the 187-mile railroad link from Southaven to Canton.     Representative Tommy Reynolds   said that the bill made it out of conference just minutes before the…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The school district has been approved for a $25,000 dropout prevention grant aimed at lowering the dropout rate that hit 21 percent for the 2012-2013 school year. The funds are for “improving and supporting effective, sustainable and coordinated dropout prevention and re-entry programs in the school district,” Superintendent…