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…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – While many surrounding counties are already well underway in redistricting county beat lines, Yalobusha officials delved into the matter at the “first Monday” meeting in Water Valley.     The topic comes after the 2010 Census figures were released in February and  indicated the population of Yalobusha’s five supervisor districts…

Menus for cafeterias in the Water Valley School System for April 7-April 15 will be: Davidson Elementary   Thursday: Baked Sea-soned Chicken, Chef Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas, Pineapple Tidbits, Whole Wheat Roll, Strawberry Cake, Milk Varieties;   Friday: Ham and Cheese on bun, Chef Salad, California Veggies, Tossed Salad w/Dressing, Glazed Carrots, Rosey Applesauce,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Police investigated the burglary of a commercial building last week, according to Officer A. J. Hernandez. Officers were called Thursday, Mar. 31, at 2:05 p.m. to the Other Other Place on South Main Street to take a report on the incident. Officer Hernandez reported the following additional  law enforcement…

WATER VALLEY – The annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be held Thursday, April 14, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose building at the high school. Water Valley native Derrick Surrette, Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors, will be speaker for the evening. The Sharecroppers, often called the house band for Yalobusha…

Brittany Arendale (center) was crowned 2011 Watermelon Queen.

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate for February 2011 is down by four-tenths of a percentage point from January. While that seems like only a small decrease in unemployment, the latest figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security show that there are currently 5290 people working in the county as…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – County workers began cleaning out the old Yalobusha County Jail last week as a step toward making sure the historic building is preserved. Workers moved several truckloads of county property from the 100-plus year old structure on Blackmur Drive to the county owned building just south of Water Valley…

WATER VALLEY – The creature known as the Town Creek Monster has reappeared after not having been seen since the late 1990’s. He was spotted after midnight Friday on Duncan Street rummaging through the garbage behind the new Rounders Pizza, according to a witness who was being driven home by a friend. “He was really…