By Jack Gurner Reporter OXFORD – Oakland native Carol Ross is among seven alumni who will receive the Ole Miss Alumni Association’s highest annual honors as part of Homecoming 2013. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame along with Ross (BAEd 82), head coach of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, are: Haley Barbour (JD 73)…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY–Supervisors agreed to lightly tap reserves to keep from increasing the county’s millage rate for the 2013-14 fiscal year that gets underway in October.     Working in a budget meeting Monday, county officials learned that the county’s general fund would be short $57,733 without a tax increase.           …

By David Howell Editor NEW ALBANY–For the fourth consecutive season, the Water Valley Blue Devils (1-0) opened their campaign with a resounding win.  This year it came with a solid early-season performances on both sides of the ball as coach Brad Embry’s boys cruised to a 38-13 victory over the larger 4A class New Albany…

Arrests Push ‘Hotel’ Over Capacity By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY–The head count at the Yalobusha County hotel swelled to 33 this weekend.     That’s inmates at the Yalobusha County jail after deputies had a successful haul during weekend traffic stops and driver’s license checkpoints, along with the normal arrests and guests.     The weekend…

The Coffeeville Chamber of Commerce will host the Fifth Celebrate Coffeeville and North Mississippi Wildlife Exhibit/Show on Saturday, October 5. Chamber members have been busy working to put together a fun day on Front Street in Coffeeville, for the public to enjoy. Front Street will be filled with arts and crafts booths, as well as…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – New safety procedures are in effect at Davidson Elementary School that includes a security window and safety doors. Superintendent Kim Chrestman told school board trustees at their meeting Monday night that DES officials had received a lot of positive feedback from parents and community members about the procedures.…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY–The longest-serving school trustee in the Water Valley School district plans to qualify to seek another five-year term.     District 2 trustee Lamar Burgess has served more than a dozen years and plans to qualify prior to the Sept. 5 deadline. Burgess currently serves as chairman of the board.   …

By  David Howell Editor NEW ALBANY– The Blue Devils will face New Albany in the sixth game in the two schools’ history as the 2013 campaign gets underway Friday night at Kitchen Field in New Albany.     The Blue Devils actually opened up the 2013 season and the sixth year under direction of Coach Brad…

   A Water Valley man was airlifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis after sustaining injuries in a one-vehicle accident on County Road 107. Johnny Tidwell was injured after his vehicle left the road and struck a tree just after 8:30 p.m. He was first transported to the airport, where an ambulance could land…

By David Howell Editor     Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Thursday that his office has implemented a new smart phone application that will allow victims to track the status of the offender, receive alerts from the sheriff’s department, search for jail inmates or report crime tips.     The new product, Mobile Patrol, is a free app…