By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Police are seeking a man who rolled his car on Boyd Street and then ran from the scene after being helped out of the vehicle. According to police, the 1997 Pontiac left the road in the 1400 block of Boyd Street around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, and…
By Leah Barbour MSU Newswriter STARKVILLE — The more we get together, the happier we’ll be. Just ask the community development teams from Water Valley, Mississippi State University and the Appalachian Regional Commission. The small-town Missis-sippi community’s effort to make the most out of partnerships with MSU and ARC is generating national headlines for the…
By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – In order for learning to take place, inappropriate behavior must be dealt with. That was one of the points made by the Davidson Elementary School Interventionist Patricia Treloar as she explained her role to school district trustees during their meeting Nov. 5. She said that most people think…
By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner is less locally than the national average, according to figures provided by the American Farm Bureau Federation. A check of prices at Larson’s Piggly Wiggly, the B.T.C. Old-Fashioned Gro-cery and some discount stores revealed that prices for similar items to those…
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – The new county jail will be constructed in Water Valley at the Yalobusha County Complex on County Road 436 following a split vote in a supervisors’ meeting Tuesday. The vote came after months of calculations and negotiations, with supervisors Lee McMinn, Tommy Vaughn and Amos Sims in favor…
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A vicious dog ordinance in the county will go into effect December 22, following a unanimous vote by supervisors in a recessed meeting Tuesday. The ordinance was adopted after numerous complaints and was described as “light” by Board Attorney John Crow. Crow drafted the ordinance with input…
By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The tradition of honoring America’s veterans began after 116,000 members of our fighting forces died in World War I, known then as the war to end all wars. “In 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as Armistice Day. His intention was to honor the valiant forces who…
By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The complexity of interpreting and enforcing the high school dress code was brought home to the district board of trustees because of jeans with holes. WVHS Principal Dr. Glen Kitchens told board members at their regular meeting Nov. 5 that he was speaking on behalf of a parent…
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – The man accused of brutally murdering his sister-in-law on Nov. 2 is no stranger to the legal system. Jermaine Crump, 30, was taken into custody minutes after allegedly shooting Crystal Redmon Crump in what Sheriff Lance Humphreys is describing as a brutal crime. The victim was struck six…
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.