By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Super-visors accepted a seven proposals from architects competing to design the new county jail. The proposals were opened during the “first Monday” Board of Supervisors’ meeting in Coffeeville and a final selection could be made during a recessed meeting scheduled Friday.     County officials have identified two primary criteria …

Staff Report OAKLAND – Windsor Foods will be taking applications in Water Valley  next week. Company officials will be at the Casey Jones Railroad Museum from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on March 14.     Windsor Human Re-sources Manager Terry McMinn said that applicants should have at least one year of experience working in a production…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A grand jury indicted Jermaine Crump in the Nov. 2 shooting of his sister-in-law. Crump was indicted for murder by deliberate design in the First District (Coffeeville), one of 19 counts handed down during the Feb. 14 session.     Authorities allege that Jermaine Crump shot Crystal Redmon Crump six…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors granted Ahmed Omar a permit to sell cold beer for on-premises consumption at the Double L Depot, a county-line store that has been in the news in recent months.     Last month Omar was granted a permit to sell hot beer for off-premises consumption, but the permit for…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Two six-grade students who had a non-operating gun on the Davidson Elementary School campus will spend the remainder of the year in the alternative school program. District school board trustees agreed Monday night to allow the students to attend the alternative school “with the stipulation that upon the…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – School board trustees praised the security agreement with the Yalobusha Sheriff’s Department that provides a resource officer to the district. “That has been one of the best relationships we’ve done,” Superintendent Kim Chrestman said during the Feb. 18 school board meeting. He added that Deputy Regis Mister’s professionalism…

By David Howell Editor OAKLAND – Authorities seized five bags of marijuana and cash during a driver’s safety checkpoint Sunday night.     Curtis Lee Johnson and Jeffrey Jones, both of Colorado, were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys.     Both men had medical marijuana cards…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – How would you like to wake one morning to see a big purple tire on your front lawn?       Well, it just might happen!        Relay For Life Teams will be “adorning” various Yalobusha County yards with this purple tire to help raise money  for the annual Yalobusha…