By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY–Weather permitting, the Christmas season will get in high gear Friday night with Christmas in the Valley.     Sponsored by the Water Valley Main Street Association and Chamber of Commerce, the event will be a fun, family holiday activity that boasts Christmas music, carriage rides, shopping and art show openings.…

County Will Save Big Bucks With Insurance Change In 2014 By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY–A change in the county’s healthcare provider for 60-plus employees will save tax payers over $100,000 in 2014.     Three insurance agents quoted different plans to best meet the needs of county employees and Leslie Smith and Associates won the…

City Commits To Support Minority/Women Businesses By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Alder-men made a commitment to support minority/women business enterprise at the December meeting of the mayor and board. The commitment was in the form of a resolution suggested by North Central Planning and Development District officials that has to be made part…

TVA, City Celebrate 75 Years By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The city electric department and the Tennessee Valley Authority are celebrating a 75-year partnership that began just five years after the creation of TVA in 1933. Saturday night at a banquet held here honoring the anniversary, John Malone, General Manager of the TVA…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY–A check in the amount of $50,968.29  from the Yalobusha Economic Development Foundation, Inc.  (EDF) liquidated the money in the non-active foundation’s account.     The check was written in June and comes after a request from Water Valley Chamber of Commerce Director Daniel Martin to put the money to use.…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Mayor Larry Hart has been appointed as the city’s representative on a new foundation to promote jobs and industry. Attorney Daniel Martin and banker Tyler Hill, current president of the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, appeared before aldermen Tuesday night, Dec. 3 to inform city officials about…

Staff Report     A man and woman were arrested after Constable Brent Anderson made a routine traffic stop early Sunday morning.     The traffic stop was made at the intersection of Frostland Drive and Main Street in Water Valley, according to an incident report filed at the sheriff’s department.          Both attempted to…

    The Coffeeville Women’s League invites the public to participate in this year’s annual Christmas parade, scheduled Saturday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. in downtown Coffeeville.     The League encourages all businesses, churches and organizations to participate.Entries including floats (decorated trailer of any size), antique cars, walking units (band, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, church carolers),…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Unemployment dropped a little over the month of October, going from 9 percent in September to 8.7 percent. The most recent figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security show that 5,200 people were employed in October with 490 out of work as compared to 520 in September.…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Cooks all over town cried “fowl” Thanksgiving morning when the electricity went off as they prepared what for many is the biggest meal of the year. A primary line on Lafayette Street burned and fell, knocking out power in the city around 6:55 a.m. “Revenge of the turkey,”…