Staff Report SYLVA RENA – Seventeen starving horses were seized Tuesday morning and the owner could face criminal charges for neglect. A neighbor reported the malnourished horses to the sheriff’s department almost three weeks ago and the case was turned over to In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization that is able…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY–The local Sonic is ramping back up the work force in preparation of a mid-March opening after a fire gutted the building last August.     “It has taken longer than we anticipated,” reported Frank Hernandez, supervisor for the Westerfield Franchise that operates five Sonics including Batesville, Sardis, Bruce and Saltillo.…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Police aided Pontotoc County officials with the arrest of a burglary suspect here. James Larry Dean Winters, 25, was arrested Feb. 15 after a traffic stop by Water Valley Police, according to Captain Roger Thomas. Winters was wanted for a burglary in Pontotoc County that occurred in 2013.…

Roof Repair, Spring Break, Finances Discussed By School Board Trustees By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The school district will save taxpayers about $12,000 on roof repairs at Davidson Elementary School by doing the whole project at one time. “We have two options,” Superintendent Kim Chrestman explained to district trustees at their meeting Monday…

COFFEEVILLE – The Yalobusha County Soil and Water Conservation District will provide seedlings to the public at no cost on Wednesday, Feb. 26, starting at 9 a.m. at the USDA Service Center on Front Street in Coffeeville.     Trees will be given out on first-come, first-served basis. There will be hardwood seedlings available. Seedlings are…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – It’s not every day that a local business makes the centerfold of a trade publication. But for Valley Tool, Inc. owner Cayce Washington the recent article in Competitive Production, a trade publication published by Makino, represents the latest national recognition for his precision machine job shop.     In…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Nice weather and great art promise to make for a memorable Friday night experience downtown on Main Street. The Valley’s three art galleries will be open late featuring new work in everything from ceramics to paintings to photographs. In alphabetical order, Bozarts is presenting two accomplished artists in…

One man was injured Wednesday just after 12:30 p.m. when his van collided with equipment moving a mobile home on Hwy. 315 North. The man was northbound when he passed a flagman and apparently struck a platypus being used to move the mobile home by Simmons Mobile Home Service of New Albany. The accident occurred…

Alderman Recommends Changing Traffic Signals By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Alderman Larry Bell wants to change the way the city’s signal lights control traffic. The ward four alderman said at the Feb. 4 meeting that everybody complains about the north end light located at the intersection of Central and North Court Streets. “The…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Police have made a series of arrests in an ongoing drug enforcement operation that began more than a year ago. Captain Roger Thomas of the Water Valley Police Department said that drug buys began in December of 2012 in a joint operation with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics…