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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…

Lunch menus for schools in the Water Valley School District for the week of April 18-22 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Ham and Cheese on Bun, Vegetable Soup and Sandwich, Corn on the Cob, Baked Sweet Potato, Chilled Peach Slices, Chilled Pear Slices, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Variety of Milks;   Tuesday: Chicken…

By Jack GurnerReporter The first shots of the Civil War were fired 150 years ago this week when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina. The Sesquicentennial of this pivotal point in America’s story will be observed all across the county and Yalobusha County definitely has a place in the pages of its…

COFFEEVILLE – Aldermen accepted a $3200 bid to lease 68 acres of farmland owned by the Town at the regular March meeting of the Mayor and Board. The high bid for the three-year lease came from James Edwards, according to the minutes of the March 1 session. In other actions, the Aldermen: • Allowed Court…