On September 15, 2010, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced disaster aid would be made available to producers in specified counties whose rice, upland cotton, soybean, and sweet potato production was affected by excessive moisture and related conditions that occurred in 2009.       USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) identified 953 counties (disaster counties) in…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Although the most publicized races on the Nov. 2 General Election ballot have already been determined, voters in five north Mississippi counties including Yalobusha will return to the polls for the Nov. 23 runoff.     Gerald Chatham Sr.  and Stan Little advanced to the runoff in the three-way race…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month more than a hundred people gathered at the Veterans Monument in Railroad Park to honor those who have served our country. Veterans Day is a special time to remember all veterans, both the living and the dead,…

Oakland Man Faces Charges In Crime Spree By David HowellEditor OAKLAND – An Oakland man faces misdemeanor and felony charges after his alleged involvement in the theft of almost a dozen heavy duty batteries. The batteries were stolen from three different rural locations in the county in the late night or early morning hours on…

By Jack Gurner Reporter Ashley Phillips began playing softball while in the third grade. Next year, after a decade of honing her skills, she’ll be playing for Mississippi State. Phillips, the 17-year-old daughter of Darlene and Rodney Phillips, signed a letter of intent Monday afternoon to play for MSU. The Lady Blue Devil shortstop said…

A young Water Valley man was killed early Sunday morning when his vehicle crashed near the old bridge on Hwy. 32 about a mile and a half east of the city limits. Jeremy Michael Barber, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene by Yalobusha Coroner Ronnie Stark. The incident is under investigation by the Mississippi…

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COFFEEVILLE – Aldermen want the Yalobusha General Hospital to transfer ownership of the old ambulance service building on Front Street to the Town. Research shows that the property belongs to the town, but the building belongs to the hospital, Town Attorney Larry Maxey told Board members during their regular meeting Oct. 5. Among other actions…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Attorney Larry Little of Oxford was appointed Municipal Judge Pro-Tem during the November “first Tuesday” meeting of the City Board. “Days gone by we have always had a Judge Pro-Tem appointed for cases our City Judge Trent Howell had to recuse himself on. Larry Little, the Municipal Judge at…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Police responded to a robbery in progress call Nov. 2 after a worried mom called 911 and reported that the Mechanics Bank was being held up. In turned out that she was right about the robbery, she just had the wrong town. The Mechanics Bank branch at 1508…