By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – A Coffeeville man was charged with capital murder Friday afternoon following the Monday death of his seven month-old nephew.     Yalobusha County Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported that Tommy Boyd was charged with the death of Braylon Uecker just before 3 p.m. Friday.     Shortly afterwards, in an initial appearance held…

View two videos from this event on YouTube By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Poet Dessie Caulfield received the Ed Shearer The Third Memorial Award for Artistic Achievement Friday night during a special reading of her work at Bozarts Gallery. Ramona Bernard, Pati D’Amico, and Bill Warren of the Water Valley Arts Council presented the…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – At presstime Tuesday, a Senate committee has rejected the House’s redistricting proposal.     Last Friday the House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 1, which spells out new district lines in the state’s 122 House districts following the release of the 2010 Census.     Under the House proposal, all…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Dr. Deborah Moran has resigned as Superintendent of Schools for the Water Valley School District. The resignation was announced Monday night after an hour-long executive session following the regular monthly meeting of the District Board of Trustees. The Board released a brief statement: “The WVSD reluctantly accepted Dr. Moran’s…

COFFEEVILLE – Aldermen voted Feb. 1 to decline a grant through the Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Grant Program and instead apply for a FEMA grant. The original grant resolution was passed at the April 2010 meeting. In other business at the regular February meeting, Aldermen: • Amended the Town’s current leave policy. • Voted to…

By David HowellEditor ENID – An Enid couple face multiple drug charges after a real-time pseudoephedrine tracking system alerted the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department that they had allegedly purchased pills in Memphis last Wednesday.     Timothy D. Keel, 41, and Cherlyn K. Smith, 51, were each charged with possession of pseudoephedrine, a misdemeanor, and possession…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Sooner or later residents are going to pay more for some basic city services. It’ll be sooner for garbage collection and later for electricity after aldermen voted to raise sanitation rates and amend the current contract with TVA at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Mar. 1. The rising cost…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The curtain goes up at 7 p.m. this Thursday night, March 3, on the Water Valley High School Drama Club production of “Almost, Maine.” The romantic comedy by John Cariani will be presented at the Civic Auditorium on North Main Street. Admission is $5 at the door. The play…

Staff Report COFFEEVILLE – Y-Fest 2011 is here! The Yalobusha Baptist Association will be hosting the 9th annual Y-Fest Mar. 4, beginning at 7 p.m., and Mar. 5, beginning at 6:15 p.m. This event will be held in the Yalobusha Multi-Purpose Building, located on Hwy. 7 South, Coffeeville.     “Every year promises to be the…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The lack of cell phone service in some parts of Yalobusha County was the topic of a meeting at the Yalobusha County Court House Tuesday, Feb. 22. Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley hosted the session as part of his “Connecting Rural North Mississippi” tour aimed at improving…