Staff Report WATER VALLEY – While the the national economy continues to show signs of improvement, the local area has hit a plateau, considering recent sales tax collections.     All three municipalities in Yalobusha have recorded a decrease in sales collections during the first 10 months of the fiscal year.     Since July 1, 2012,…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Unemployment in Mississippi and Yalobusha County continues to drop after the state’s economy generated 2700 more jobs statewide in April than in March. In Yalobusha County, the unemployment rate for April is 8.3 percent. That’s down from 9 percent in March, according to the most recent figures from…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY–Roll up your sleeve next Tuesday, June 4, for a community blood drive at Yalobusha General Hospital and you could win a brand new Jeep Wrangler.     The Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) donor coach will roll up at the hospital from noon to 5 p.m. and donors will automatically be registered in…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – A local soldier with two combat deployments said Monday that it is time to bring our men and women home. Staff Sergeant Tommy Turner, a member of the Water Valley detachment of the 289th Vertical Construction Com-pany, was the guest speaker at the Memorial Day observance sponsored by…

Sixty-plus graduates said farewell during the commencement ceremony last Thursday at the Tad Smith Coliseum.

WATER VALLEY – The members of Post 4100 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a Memorial Day observance at the Veterans Monument in Railroad Park beginning at 11 a.m. Monday. One of the highlights will be a ceremonial Fallen Soldier’s Table presented by the Post 4100 Ladies’ Auxiliary. Each element of the table…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Quick action by Police averted a near disaster Saturday night when utility lines fell across the Hwy. 7 Bypass between North Main and Central Streets. An oak tree located on the utility right-of-way just south of the bypass fell just before 11 p.m. pulling down a pole on…

    One of the country’s leading retail experts returns to Mississippi to work in three north Mississippi cities on June 3, 4 and 5.          Margie Johnson of ShopTalk will present a seminar on “Trends Reshaping Small Busi-nesses” in Tupelo on June 3, Water Valley on June 4 and Grenada on June 5.…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Law enforcement officers wrote eight D.U.I.s and numerous traffic tickets during a five-hour operation Saturday night.     Sheriff Lance Humphreys said the operation stemmed from complaints about a private party at The Grand Palace, a nightclub on County Road 436     Deputies, assisted by troopers with the Mississippi…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The WVHS Class of 2013 is going to be remembered as non-traditional. At least, that’s how their principal, Dr. Glenn Kitchens, fondly recalled his time with the class. Dr. Kitchens said that three things come to mind when he thinks about the graduates. “One, I don’t know that…