By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A pair of shows in February and a costume party fundraiser in March will heat up the local art scene for the cold winter weeks ahead. Bozarts on Main Street is currently showing new paintings by Aynslee Moon and David Race, and new gourd sculptures and art dolls by…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The City’s Water and Wastewater Department has completed another step into the future with the recent installation of a $118,000 SCADA system. The SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system will monitor chlorine levels in the water as required by the EPA, according to Morris Surrette, Superintendent of the…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Voters in Yalobusha and 32 other counties across north Mississippi will return to the polls Tuesday to elect the Northern District Transportation Commissioner.     John Caldwell of Nesbit and Mike Tagert of Starkville advanced to the Feb. 1 runoff after both candidates received almost 21 percent of the vote…

WATER VALLEY – Officer A. J. Hernandez reported the following law enforcement activity within the Water Valley City limits during the past two weeks: • Made two arrests for driving under suspension; • Made an arrest for public drunk and violation of the open container law; • Made an arrest for possession of marijuana in…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Water Valley attorney Daniel Martin was one of three runners-up in the national Farm Bureau Discussion meeting held at the national convention in Atlanta on Jan. 9 and 10.     His finish marked the first time in more than two decades that a Mississippi contestant advanced to the final round…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley School District has exceeded their goal of 96.5 percent average daily attendance (ADA). The ADA for the fourth month of the school year has been verified at 96.78 percent by the Mississippi Student Information System, according to Superintendent Dr. Deborah Moran. Water Valley High School jumped…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors appointed Larry Tritt to fill the unexpired term of District One Constable Charles Calder.  Calder was first elected constable in 1992 and passed away on Jan. 4. The appointment came during a recessed meeting held Jan. 24 in Coffeeville.     The recommendation came from District Five Supervisor Frank “Bubba”…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE –  Supervisors voted to purchase a new pickup for the Yalobusha Emergency Management Agency (EMA) after a 2005 Dodge pickup used by the department has been diagnosed with engine trouble.     The vote came during the first meeting of the year, Jan. 4, in Coffeeville. Last month EMA director Frank Hyde…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The Yalobusha County Jail will make its movie debut portraying the Noxubee County Jail in the documentary film “Mississippi Innocence.” The film, produced by the Media and Documentary Projects Center at Ole Miss, tells the story of two men released from prison after spending a combined 30 years behind…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY –  Two new candidates have joined the race for District 2 Justice Court Judge, pushing the field to three with just over six weeks remaining to qualify for the 2011 election.     Water Valley attorney Trent Howell qualified as an independent and retired business owner Larry Lawler qualified as a…