By Jack Gurner Reporter COFFEEVILLE – Some of the best-known bull riders in the world will tangle with some of the meanest bulls during the Bulls and Barrels Bonanza in the arena of the Yalobusha Multipurpose Building April 6. The event is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Water Valley and will include barrel…

The Green Gala of Yalobusha was held last Saturday night. The event was a “green-themed” fund-raiser for the Water Valley Art Council’s Summer Art Camp.

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – While financing and architect selection are among the biggest hurdles to cross before starting construction on a new county jail, there are other lingering issues regarding the proposed jail site.     Supervisors briefly touched on these issues during a recessed meeting on March 11, when they agreed to…

ENID LAKE – The North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Visitor Education Center  adjacent to Enid Lake will host a Pond Management Workshop on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m.     Pond owners and future pond owners have an excellent opportunity to learn more about managing their ponds at a workshop presented by Mississippi Department of Wildlife,…

Macro photographs by Don McConnell are currently on display in the lobby at Renasant Bank on Central Street as part of a rotating show sponsored by the bank and the Water Valley Arts Council. “Nature never ceases to amaze me,” said McConnell, who plans to move in even closer when he starts the process of…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – With just over a month until the Relay For Life annual event, the fundraising is in high gear with several exciting activities.     Team members will be conducting roadblocks across the county and students at Water Valley High School and Coffeeville school will compete to see who can raise the…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors hired Alan Rone to cruise 100-plus acres of timber on county-owned property adjacent to the landfill on County Road 437.     The county owns 137.5 acres at the site, but a 15-acre lake, a shooting range operated by the sheriff’s department and 10 acres of property dedicated to…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Unemployment appeared to take a big jump for January, but the Mississippi Department of Employment Security says the figures aren’t strictly comparable to any from 2012. The unadjusted unemployment rate for Yalobusha County in January is 11.6 percent, which they say can’t be compared to December’s 9.5 percent.…

Staff Report       Former Water Valley Blue Devil Defensive Coordinator Coach Richard Russo has been tapped by the Independence High School Football Selection Committee as the Wildcats’ new head football coach. The Blue Devil Defense allowed a school record 39.7 points per game in 2007 prior to Russo’s arrival and improved to 23.0 in…

Thursday, March 14, is the 150th anniversary of the birth of legendary railroad engineer John Luther “Casey” Jones, a Water Valley District engineer from 1888 until the wreck in 1900. What have we learned about Jones in the 113 years since his fatal crash? For one thing, there never was a “Cannonball” train. That myth…