By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors split votes on a request from a justice court clerk for mileage expenses occurred while traveling from the office to the courthouses.     Carol Wilbourn submitted a $52 claim for mileage for traveling from the justice court office in Water Valley to the Coffeeville Court-house and Water Valley…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The school’s calendar will have to be changed again after last week’s snow closed schools for yet another day. At their regular first of the month meeting on Monday, Feb 7, District School Board Trustees voted for the latest version of the calendar prepared by Superintendent Dr. Deborah Moran…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY –  State Representative Tommy Reynolds has vowed to work to keep Yalobusha County in the First Congressional District following the release of  the 2010 Census figures that show the district’s size will have to be reduced.     The 2010 Census figures, released earlier this month, show the First Congressional District,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Multi-million dollar lottery winner Jim McCullar and his wife, Carolyn, are planning to visit the city this summer. McCullar told the Herald that he is looking forward to Watermelon Carnival and the class reunions in August. The former resident made international headlines when he won half of the second-largest…

We will resume school on Friday.  Teachers will report at 9:15 and class will start at 9:45.  Students will be dismissed at the regular time, according to Superintendent Dr. Deborah Moran.

I don’t like snow. It’s disruptive and dangerous. No adult should be happy to see snow falling. But, I find myself going out and taking pictures of the winterscapes it creates. It is pretty and peacefull once it stops falling, especially at night. It covers the dinginess of the real world with a blanket of…

Hear Nunnelee’s comments on YouTube. By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – First District Congressman Alan Nunnelee visited Yalobusha County last week after returning from Washington from his first month in office. Nunnelee visited with area residents for about an hour last Wednesday afternoon in the community room at Mechanics Bank. He said it was the…

COFFEEVILLE – Aldermen voted to purchase a new police vehicle during their regular January monthly meeting. The unanimous vote came after an appearance before the board by Coffeeville Police Chief Mark Martin. The chief requested that Aldermen consider purchasing a new vehicle; paying officers for vacation time; hiring a new full-time police officer; paying officers…

By David HowellEditor     This week has brought two more candidates qualifying to run in county elections this year.     Columbus Buford, Jr. and William Beard Sr. qualified to run for sheriff, both as Democrats. This pushes the field of candidates to five for sheriff, with incumbent Lance Humphreys, Jamie Caldwell and Luther Folson also…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors denied separate requests to relinquish a hold placed on car tags stemming from unpaid garbage bills.     Jamie McCammon and James Campbell made similar pleas, telling county officials that unpaid garbage bills were not connected to them during the “first Monday” meeting in Water Valley.     McCammon spoke…