Staff Report ENID LAKE – An original art show, “Outdoor Imagination 2” opens at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Education Center at Enid Lake this weekend. The show features the work of young artists from Imagination Station in Water Val-ley. An opening reception from 2 to 4 p. m. Saturday kicks off the event showcasing…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The school district is projected to have a fund balance of about $1.2 million dollars as of June 30 of this year. That’s well above the seven percent mandated by the state, District Business Manager Randy Goodwin told Trustees at their meeting Monday night. The Department of Education requires…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Do you have plans to build a new home, set up a mobile home, construct a garage or out building, commercial building or add on to your home?     County officials are issuing a reminder: you must obtain a developer’s permit before starting on any of these projects located outside…

Around 24 youngsters from the First Baptist Church Preschool participated in a Trike-A-Thon last Friday raising over $1000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

WATER VALLEY – Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following law enforcement activity in Water Valley during the past week: • Made five arrests for driving under suspension; • Made two arrests for no drivers license; • Made an arrest for possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle and false ID; • Made an arrest for…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A registered nurse will soon be on duty at the high school after district trustees accepted a school nursing services agreement Monday night from Yalobusha General Hospital. The proposal was first presented to the board at their Feb. 21 meeting by Hospital Administrator Terry Varner. At the time, Varner…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Officer A. J. Hernandez reported that Police made two felony drug arrests within the city limits over the past week. On Mar. 15, Ja’Nicholas Scott, 29, of Water Valley was arrested for felony possession of marijuana during a traffic stop of Hwy. 7. Hernandez said that the officer detected…

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24 OF THE WATER VALLEYSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE DATED SEPTEMBER 10,1985, AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT DATED JUNE 3, 2007 AMENDINGFEES FOR THE COLLECTION AND HANDLING OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL          WHEREAS, on September 10, 1985, the City of Water Valley, Mississippi adopted theWater Valley Solid Waste Management Ordinance;   …

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Super-visors set several requirements for applicants who apply for the Mississippi State University Extension Service county director – they must live in Yalobusha County or agree to move to the county within six months after taking the job,  they must have an agricultural-related degree and they must agree to oversee…

(Feel free to post to our “comments” section with your own captions for any of the above photos. Try to be nice.)  View the video on YouTube. Big Money For Arts, Big Fun For All The Water Valley Arts Council’s Summer Art Camp For Kids got a $1000 plus boost thanks to some really brave…