By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Taxpayers in the local school district won’t be seeing a tax increase for the upcoming school year. And, that is despite the decrease in the amount of ad valorem taxes collected for schools, from $1,792,195 for this school year to $1,742,701 for the next. That is a $49,494…

COFFEEVILLE – Two people have been charged in what authorities are describing as a tough scene involving abandoned pets inside a home on County Road 82, west of Coffeeville, earlier this month.

There was a drum circle at the Farmers Market in Railroad Park Saturday morning to help welcome summer and in honor of the super moon. The term “Drum Circle” originated in the United State during the late 1960s and early 1970s for any group of people who gather (informally) to play music together. – Photo…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Barron Caulfield is retiring as Executive Director of the Water Valley Housing Authority after 26 years of service. The announcement, which was made Friday by James E. Moody, chairman of the authority’s board of commissioners, included the promotion of Ray Brasher to Executive Director. Brasher, who has been…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Clear polycarbonate panels have been installed to provide a second means of egress for students in the school district. Superintendent Kim Chrestman told school board trustees at their meeting Monday that the Lexan® panels replace one set of windows to allow quick escape in the event of an…

By David Howell Editor OAKLAND – Windsor Foods will soon be producing 1.6  million pounds of egg rolls shells annually at its Oakland plant. The news came in a press conference Monday with final details about the long-anticipated bakery expansion at the facility. The company will spend $3 million to fund the expansion, which marks…

By David Howell Editor VELMA – A pair traveling from Texas to Oxford face drug charges after they were arrested Sunday afternoon only 20 miles from their destination.     Alejandro Arriola was arrested and charged with following to close, careless driving, no driver’s license, simple possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine following a routine…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors fielded requests from two businesses seeking permits to sell beer during a recessed meeting Friday.     Tommy Griffis, requested permission to sell cold beer for off-premises consumption at Griffis Truck Stop at I-55 Tillatoba exit.     “I’ve got competition north of me and south of me,” Griffis…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Signs will soon be posted on courthouse doors in Water Valley and Coffeeville restricting firearms inside.     The policy comes after new legislation  intended to clarify the state’s concealed weapon permit law takes effect July 1 and allows guns to be carried openly in public places without a…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Late-night activities at commercially-oriented parties in the county could be curtailed after Sheriff Lance Humphreys requested help from supervisors.     His plea comes after repeated problems at the Grand Palace, a private club located outside Coffeeville on County Road 436.       Most recently Hum-phreys said his deputies…