By David HowellEditor SYLVA RENA – Quick work by Yalobusha deputies led to the arrest of a man who allegedly broke into a residence on Hwy. 32 West last Friday afternoon.     Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported that a homeowner came home around 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon and found Johnny Lee Holcomb, 31, in the residence.…

By Jack GurnerReporter UPDATE – Police have charged Marcus Telford, 25, of Water Valley with murder in the shooting death of Cornelius Obrien “Shawty” Wells. Telford was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and is being held in the Yalobusha County Jail, according to Police Chief Mike King. WATER VALLEY…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Kim Chrestman has been named superintendent of the Water Valley School District and will assume his duties on July 1. Chrestman, 55, was formally introduced by current Superintendent Dr. Deborah Moran during the regular third Monday of the month meeting of the school board Monday night. “On behalf of…

Water Valley School District New Release: WATER VALLEY – The Board of Trustees of the Water Valley Consolidated School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kim Chrestman as Superintendent of Schools for the Water Valley School District. Mr. Chrestman has broad experience in all aspects of school administration and a proven track…

Johnny Lee Holcomb of Oakland has been charged with burglary and possession of burglary tools after being arrested Friday, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys. Holcomb was inside a residence in the 15000 block of Hwy. 32 West about three miles west of Water Valley when the homeowner returned Friday around 3:30 p.m. He fled westbound…

JACKSON – In response to Executive Order 1053 issued by Gov. Haley Barbour, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is closing all boating activity in counties affected by the recent flooding. These counties include:  Adams, Bolivar, Claiborne, Coahoma, DeSoto, Jefferson, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson, and Yazoo. The area can be…

    The Yalobusha County Economic District was founded in late 2007 and is managed by 10 board members appointed by county supervisors and the mayor’s of the county’s three municipalities.         The district employs a director, Bob Tyler, who was appointed in December, 2007. The mission of the Yalobusha County Economic Development District Board…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The school district will receive about $46,000 less from the state for the upcoming school year in spite of claims of “level funding” from state officials. District trustees were told at their regular first of the month meeting Monday, May 2, that the total amount of money from the…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Electric bills are going up $1.50 to help defray the cost of installing new smart meters. The additional cost will be added to the $12.25 customer service charge already being assessed to each electric customer, Mayor Larry Hart told Aldermen during their regular first Tuesday meeting May 3. “April…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A Lafayette County man charged with armed robbery after robbing a Water Valley bank last October received a 12 year sentence in Circuit Court Monday afternoon.     Circuit Judge Jimmy McClure handed down the sentence to Christopher Cooper, 40, after District Attorney John Champion recommended 12 years in exchange…