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Enid Lake Gears Up for Labor Day, Summer Visiting Is Winding Down

By Editor | August 29, 2018 |

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…

New Faces, New Projects: YHS Is Forging Ahead

By Editor | August 23, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha Health Services  (YHS) is proud to announce additions to the leadership team as the county-owned healthcare system forges ahead with plans to renovate and add a second floor to the hospital that will house a Geri-Psych unit as well as other big projects in the community.  YHS…

Tickets Sales Underway For September’s ‘I Am So Water Valley’ Event

By Editor | August 23, 2018 |

Organizers of the I’m So Water Valley Event,” scheduled Sept. 22 from noon to 11 p.m. at Baker Street Park are selling $5 tickets until Sept. 15. Tickets purchased after Sept. 15 or at the event will be $7. The tickets allow participants to enjoy an exciting lineup that includes games, bouncers, face painting, balloons…

FUMC Will Present Musical Program Sunday

By Editor | August 23, 2018 |

A musical program of sacred and classical songs will be presented at 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 26 at First United Methodist sanctuary by Minister of Music Sergio Vergara and students at the University of Mississippi. Refreshments will follow in the Fellowship Hall.  Joining Vergara will be Caitlin Richardson, soprano, and others. “The event is…

Qualifying Deadline Looms For School Slots

By Editor | August 23, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Just over two weeks remain in the qualifying period for school trustee positions scheduled for the November 6 General Election and no candidates have qualified at presstime Tuesday. In Water Valley two of the five slots for the school board will be on the ballot – a special…

Deputies Make Arrests

By Editor | August 23, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – After dodging law enforcement for several months, Rasheed Money was arrested at a safety checkpoint on Hwy. 7 near Coffeeville for several warrants. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Money, 25, was taken into custody on August 11 and was wanted by both the sheriff’s department and Water Valley Police Department…

Sheriff Will Raise Funds To By K-9

By Editor | August 16, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department has launched a fundraiser to raise $20,000 to add a new crime fighter to their roster, a police dog. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported his department has mailed letters to businesses across the county seeking financial support to purchase a cross-trained police dog, preferably…

City Is Moving Forward With Cleanup

By Editor | August 16, 2018 |

WATER VALLEY – The cleanup of burned-out, abandoned and dilapidated properties in the City of Water Valley will continue with the demolition of a house at 105 Bell Street after aldermen deemed it to be a threat to the public health, safety and welfare of the community during a hearing held in the August 7…

Supervisors Approve Housing State Inmates For County’s Work Program

By Editor | August 16, 2018 |

Sheriff Lance Humphreys received the nod from supervisors to house seven to eight state inmates to boost the sheriff department’s work program that started back in the summer. Speaking in the August 6 supervisor meeting, the sheriff explained that he is currently using inmates housed in the county jail to help with trash pickup and…

Carnival Report: There Was More Of Everything

By Editor | August 7, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Another carnival is in the books and by all accounts it was bigger and better than previous years, a familiar trend that continues to raise the bar for the city’s signature event. “There were more booths, more vendors, more barbecue teams, even the fireworks were longer and better,”…

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  1. Cynthia Smith on March 29, 2023 at 9:53 am

    Is there a hearing for Billy Brooks concerning Ashley Henley’s death?

    • Margaret Tapper on June 11, 2024 at 12:08 pm

      Can any one give me the phone number to call for the law suit against Coltec for the TCE.

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