Nature provided a beautiful spring weekend and this field of clover on Highway 315 North just west of the city provided a reminder of what the countryside looks like when it isn’t raining. More pretty weather is predicted for later this week.  – Photo by Jack Gurner

  The Water Valley Community Band will present its Spring Concert Sunday, May 1, beginning at 2:30 p.m., in the Civic Auditorium.   The program will include: “Holy, Holy, Holy” arranged by James Curnow; “Marche Des Parachutistes Belges” by Leemans/arranged by Charles A. Wiley; “Purple Heart Faces of Bravery”, David Shaffer (In honor of the…

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

    Water Valley Police responded to a shots fired call on Lee Street near the Fly Street intersection Friday just before 11 p.m. One man was transported by ambulance from the scene. His condition is unknown. It is unclear if he was hit by the gunfire or if he was injured in a fight that preceded…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – A former educator requested use of county-owned property to plant a community garden that could help keep kids out of trouble.     Rev. John Keeler told supervisors during a recessed meeting held last Friday that property located behind Avery Outdoors in Coffeeville would be suitable for the garden. He also…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A traffic fatality, drug arrests and several burglaries kept the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s department busy during the last week.     Yalobusha Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported that Joyce Bardo, age 50, was killed in an one-vehicle accident on County Road 220 last Thursday afternoon.     “This was a very unfortunate…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Long-time resident Ernest P. Aune was presented the Braswell Hatcher Service Award at the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet last Thursday. Outgoing Chamber President Bennett Hill welcomed the crowd and introduced Water Valley’s new Miss Hospitality Jillian Harris, who was the first speaker of the evening. Harris,…

Below are the Legal/Public Notices which appear in the most recent issue of the North Mississippi Herald.  These notices are also available on-line along with those from participating Mississippi newspapers at the Mississippi Press Association website: http://publicnoticeads.com/MS/ Here, in one place, you now have access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to statewide…

EUPORA, Miss. (WTVA) — Everyone at Eupora High School knows the name Daulton Newman, a high school junior that exemplifies a grade “A” student. For the rest of the story about Daulton, son of Mark and Charlotte Newman and the grandson of the late Russell and Mary Newman all of Water Valley, go to the…

Lunch menus for schools in the Water Valley School District for the week of April 25-29 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary     Monday: Hamburger, Chicken Salad, Oven Fries, Cheesy Broccoli, Mixed Fruit, Fruit Cocktail, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Variety of Milks;     Tuesday: BBQ Rib Sandwich, Chef Salad, Baked Beans, Confetti Coleslaw, Steamed Carrots, Chilled…