The Water Valley Casey Jones Railroad Museum is asking for help to refurbish the caboose and refrigerator car on display at the south side of the museum building.  Because the cars are visible from Main Street, museum officials want them to look as good as other recent improvements to the downtown area. The project, which…

WATER VALLEY – The news that electricity would be off for an entire day in Water Valley on Saturday, Nov. 3, spread fast last week after city officials authorized the requested outage from Tennessee Valley Authority for much-needed maintenance work.  First to clear up any confusion, the outage only affects customers who receive power from…

COFFEEVILLE – A Neshoba County man allegedly responsible for a mini crime wave in Yalobusha County over the weekend before apparently leaving the county Sunday morning and continuing the havoc in Columbus and Monroe County. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Mark Townsend, age 40, faces multiple charges in Yalobusha County including stealing a pickup and two…

WATER VALLEY – Aldermen voted unanimously at their monthly meeting on Oct. 2 to approve the city’s Planning Commission’s recommendation to authorize the development of a new 13.75 acre subdivision on Market Street that will create 27 single-family lots for homes.  Mayor Donald Gray explained that the Water Valley Planning Commission had reviewed the plans…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha Health Services and Yalobusha Medical Foundation are hosting a Community Health Fair on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Water Valley High School Multi-Purpose Building. Admission is free and the health fair includes eight educational seminars scheduled at 30-minute intervals from 9:30 to 1. The action also includes…

The Friends Of Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department have raised over $7,000 to purchase a K-9 for the department. Fundraisers include raffles to win a new hunting rifle and a guided crappie fishing trip.  Tickets cost $5 each or five for $20 in each of the raffles. The first raffle is for a Browning 6.5 Creedmoor…

WATER VALLEY It’s time for the Water Valley Arts Council’s famous – and award winning – Art Crawl. If you’ve wondered what the big deal is about Water Valley, now is the perfect time to find out.  The 10th Annual Art Crawl is happening Saturday, October 6th, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.  The disco ball…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Mayor Donald Gray inked the paperwork Monday morning terminating the lease with the Mississippi Army National Guard for the city-owned building used as the armory for the last 63 years. The 14,000 square feet building located on Wise Street had housed a detachment of the 289th Engineer Company,…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – It’s been a long journey since Renee Taylor graduated as salutatorian of the Class of 2007 at Coffeeville High School.  In June, Dr. Taylor will complete her final year of residency with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and enter the work force as a Family Medicine…

OAKLAND – The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce recently selected Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., as a recipient of their Business Spotlight Award.  The company is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Yalobusha County and has supported the Chamber and Yalobusha County in a variety of ways, especially through their Chamber membership, sponsorships, as well…