By Jack GurnerReporter PINE FLAT – The scent of pinesap was heavy in the air Monday morning along Hwy. 9W as cleanup continued from last Wednesday’s storm. Dozens of houses were damaged or destroyed along that stretch of highway in Lafayette County and the network of county roads that crisscross the area just a few…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Working in back-to-back meetings, supervisors agreed to move forward with the next step in redistricting with the hiring of the John C. Stennis Institute of Government to redraw the district lines. The action came after a heated debate during the “first Monday” meeting held in Coffeeville (see related story below)…

By Jack GurnerReporter YALOBUSHA – There’s something fishy going on this week. Actually there are two somethings fishy going on: the Catch of the Day cooking challenge and tasting buffet is Thursday night and the World’s Largest Crappie Festival is Saturday. The Catch of the Day event begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at the North…

By Jack GurnerReporter TILLATOBA – A mobile home on County Road 9 that was destroyed by falling trees may have been the worse damage in the county from a series of powerful storms last Wednesday. The same storm in the early morning hours of April 27 tore the front porch off a home on County…

By David HowellEditor  COFFEEVILLE –  A side issue that surfaced during the redistricting debate created much of the tension at Monday’s supervisors meeting when District 3 Supervisor M.H. “Butch”  Surrette told supervisors that changing the district lines could affect the amount of money each beat receives from the bridge tax levy.     He was referring…

Our neighbors to the north in the Pine Flat community in Lafayette County need help getting back to normal after this week’s devastating tornado. Pastor Gene Bramlett of the Pine Flat United Methodist Church said Friday that they could use all the help they can get for the clean up and recovery effort. If you…

TUPELO – On the heals of an already slow Easter weekend for blood donations, the tornados and severe storms in NE Mississippi and NW Alabama have left United Blood Services’ shelves bare. Blood drives cancelled in anticipation of severe weather and schools scheduled to host blood drives next week have been crippled from high winds…

Road Sign – City utility workers found this ominous greeting last week at the intersection of Hill and Ridge Streets about a block north of Wood Street. It looked a lot like a warning from a horror movie, one commented. The deer head was removed and the sign is scheduled for repainting.                             – Photo Submitted

Jason Mooney (upper right) lost control of his pick-up Monday night as he pulled a lawn mower on a trailer southbound on Hwy. 315 east of the city. Mooney, who had his seatbelt fastened, was not injured when the vehicle left the road just before 7:30 p.m.  – Photo by Jack Gurner

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Mississippi has the highest percentage of people without a checking or savings account, according to a new report on the state’s financial well-being. About 16 percent of Mississippians are “unbanked” as opposed to 7.7 percent nationwide. And, the average Mississippi family’s net worth is lower than 44 of the…