By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A sign erected earlier this summer on Hwy. 7 between Water Valley and Coffeeville dedicates a portion of the road to a Mississippi Highway Patrol captain who was killed in an automobile crash in 1955. Captain Walter Smith was killed on September 22, 1955, after serving 17 years…
By David Howell Editor BATESVILLE – Quinton Tellis will face a second trial in the brutal 2014 murder of Jessica Chambers and the jury will be selected from Oktibeha County according to a ruling from Circuit Court Judge Gerald Chatham, Sr., last month. Tellis is charged with capital murder in the burning death of…
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – In an unusual agreement a landowner in District 4 agreed to partner with the county to share the cost to replace a box culvert on County Road 216 north of Tillatoba. Speaking at last Monday’s recessed Board of Supervisor meeting, Patrice O’Brien explained the culvert allows primary access…
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors approved the purchase of a new tanker fire truck for the county utilizing the state’s Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Program (RFTAAP) fund that will cover well over half of the estimated quarter-million dollar purchase price. EMA Director Frank Hyde reported at last Monday’s recessed meeting that the…
Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3, marks the unofficial end to the summer camping season at Enid Lake. Visitors at Enid Lake are encouraged to observe all safety rules and precautions when camping, swimming, boating or just enjoying the beautiful scenery at Enid Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would like to remind everyone to…
By David Howell Editor ENID LAKE – Yalobusha County will have a hunters’ drop off point to test whitetail deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) during the 2018-19 hunting season as the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks plans to sample 5,000 deer across the state. The sampling follows the first confirmed case of…
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – After more than a year of work supervisors have adopted a county plan as part of a long-range effort to guide future growth in the county. The plan, Stewardship Yalobusha, was approved at Monday’s recessed Board of Supervisor meeting in a 4-1 vote with District 5 Supervisor Gaylon…
Is there a hearing for Billy Brooks concerning Ashley Henley’s death?
Can any one give me the phone number to call for the law suit against Coltec for the TCE.