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…

By David HowellEditor OAKLAND – Two Oxford men remain behind bars for their alleged role in burning an antique mall in Oakland valued at more than $2 million – an amount that includes contents from 51 vendors renting space at the mall.     Yalobusha County Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported that Larry Loftis, 62, and his…

By David HowellEditor  WATER VALLEY – There are some things in life you just can’t buy.     Last July, John Tolbert learned that a heart is one of them. Instead Tolbert, a Baptist minister, had his faith – the same faith he taught from the pulpit for years – put to the test.     After…

A wind-driven brush fire on County Road 212 between County Roads 220 and 94 threatened to spread into the woods mid-afternoon Thursday. County volunteer firefighters using equipment from the Pine Valley and Velma fire departments were able to bring the blaze under control quickly. With the warm temps and fair weather expected over the next…

WTVA in Tupelo is reporting that Larry Loftis and James Flemon, both of Oxford, are charged with second degree arson, burglary of a commercial building and two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime.  Sheriff Lance Humphreys says Loftis confessed to starting the March 1 fire and agreed to pay Flemon for his help. According…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate for the first month of 2011 is up just one-tenth of a percentage point from December. There were 740 Yalobusha County residents without jobs during January for a 13.5 percent unemployment rate, according to the latest figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. That’s…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The School Board has approved up to $105,000 for the purchase of two used school buses to supplement the Dis-trict’s immediate transportation needs. There has been a shortage of buses in recent weeks with as many as four buses from the District’s fleet out of service at one time.…