By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – City Officials have granted BorgWarner an ad valorem tax exemption on property valued at $772,000. Mayor Larry Hart told aldermen at their June “first Tuesday” meeting that the exemption was related to the manufacturing company’s recent expansion that includes a clean room facility and the addition of several jobs.…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – School Board Trustees addressed the continuing issue of balancing maintenance and budget at their June meeting. Casey Washington questioned if there was any repairs that needed to be done before school started in August. “I want to make sure we are within our budget constraints,” he said. “But, I…

A turkey flew into the windshield of a southbound Dodge Ram pickup truck on Hwy 7 about three miles north of Coffeeville just after 3 p.m. Friday. Driver Pamela Mister and two passengers received cuts and bruises and were covered with glass. They apparently were not seriously injured, but were transported by ambulance to the…

Paul Fischer of Water Valley was injured when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a westbound pickup on Frostland Drive Wednesday night just after 9 p.m. The truck turned into the service station just east of the Hwy 7 bypass, crossing the eastbound lane. Police took the female driver of the pickup into custody…

WATER VALLEY – Sgt. A. J. Hernandez reported the following law enforcement activity in Water Valley since May 30: • Made two arrests for public drunk; • Made an arrest for driving with a suspended license; • Made an arrest for possession of marijuana; • Took four reports of malicious mischief; • Took three reports…

August Election will not reflect new Beat lines By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Working in a four-hour session in the Coffeeville courthouse last Wednesday, Yalobusha supervisors worked to balance the number of people living in each of the five county beats.     Redistricting typically comes after each census if the population has shifted. Department of…

Special To The Herald ENID LAKE – Mike Robinson, the Supervisory Ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Enid Lake, will present a program on the history of Enid Lake at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery this Saturday, June 11, at 2 p.m. Robinson has been employed by the Corps since 1972 and…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – What started out as a simple project to create a calendar for the 2011-2012 school year, became rather complex before being settled Monday night at the June meeting of the District Board of Trustees. Superintendent Dr. Deborah Moran told Trustees that a lot of teaching time was lost after…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A  new resident of Yalobusha County hashed out concerns about County Road 57 during the “first Monday” supervisor meeting.     Frank Brooks was on the agenda and introduced his new neighbor, Allen Rogers, who moved to the Sylva Rena community in February with his wife, Martha.     Rogers cited…

Yalobusha County’s Relay For Life last Friday raised $31,733.47 for the American Cancer Society. A “wrap up” meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 9, at the Mechanics Bank Commmunity Room.