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Rotary Club Has Exciting Items For Carnival Raffle

By Editor | July 18, 2018 |

Each year Rotarians try to raffle items during the Watermelon Carnival that appeal to young and old, male & female. This year Rotary is offering the latest in TV technology and what everybody wants in a “COOL” watch. Ladies always love the pottery and who can’t use $100 of gasoline? Therefore, the Rotary Club of…

Oakland Man Killed In Crash

By Editor | July 11, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor TILLATOBA – An Oakland man was killed and his wife critically injured in a fiery crash last Thursday, July 5, after their car was struck by an 18-wheeler on Highway 51, just north of the Yalobusha-Grenada county line. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark reported Matthew Daniel Garrison, age 64, was…

Hearings Continue On County Plan

By Editor | July 11, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The first of three public meetings for input on a proposed plan to guide future conservation and development in Yalobusha County was underway at the Coffeeville courthouse at presstime Tuesday night and two more are scheduled in coming weeks. Called Stewardship Yalobusha, recommendations in the proposed plan do…

Aldermen Terminate Lease For Armory

By Editor | July 11, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – After several months of discussion city officials voted unanimously to terminate the lease with the Mississippi Army National Guard for the city-owned building that has housed the armory for decades. The decision follows two visits to city meetings this year from Col. Paul McDonald, who explained that the…

County Records 2.5 Percent Growth

By Editor | July 11, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – An annual tradition, Yalobusha County Tax Collector/Assessor Linda Shuffield presented the 2018 tax rolls to supervisors during the “first Monday” meeting held in Coffeeville on July 2. The real and personal rolls consist of all houses, acres, businesses and industries in Yalobusha County. With Shuffield’s presentation, supervisors learned the…

Water Valley Man Charged In Auto Burglary In Oxford

By Editor | July 11, 2018 |

A Water Valley man was arrested Friday in Oxford for auto theft. Sammie Gross, age 39, was arrested Friday afternoon, July 6, according to WTVA. The arrest came after a report of a burglary of an automobile at Three Way Grocery at North Lamar Boulevard in Oxford. Officers reviewed security footage and identified the suspect,…

25th Annual Watermelon Carnival Music Festival Features Talented Lineup

By Editor | July 11, 2018 |

The 25th Annual Watermelon Carnival Music Festival sponsored by the Town and Country Garden Club will be held on Thursday, August 2nd at the Civic Auditorium beginning with the Water Valley Community Band at 6:30 p.m. A line up of talented guests and our own stage band “The Sharecroppers” will take the stage at 7…

Supervisors Hear Plea For Help With Property Erosion

By Editor | July 3, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A property owner on County Road 35 near Enid Lake pleaded for help from supervisors to fix an erosion problem fueled by road drainage problems. “My yard is going into Interstate 55, one rain at a time,” Venita Pretti said at Monday’s Board of Supervisor meeting in Coffeeville as…

Multi-Million Dollar Improvements Planned At School

By Editor | July 3, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Work has already started at the Water Valley School District on a lengthy improvement list that ranges from renovations at the district’s two schools and security upgrades to the possible addition of a middle school. The multi-million dollar investment will be funded in a two-step plan that started…

School Registration Continues In July

By Editor | July 3, 2018 |

Officials in the Water Valley School District are urging parents who have not registered their children for the 2018-19 school year to get it done this month. Registration at the high school and junior high continues in July from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Thursday and there are approximately 140 students remaining who…