A Water Valley Prayer Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6. The Conference is hosted by Along The Way Ministries, Inc. and will be led by Pastor Harold Stanley and Minister Leticia Wright, both from Texas.     The Conference will be held in Glory! Glory! Hallelajah Church, 110 South Main…

Here are some photos of Water Valley folks exercising their right to vote on Tuesday.

Yalobusha voters turned out in the rain Tuesday to vote in an election dominated by the Congressional race. Out of 8797 registered voters, 48 percent (4223) turned out. There is a .PDF file with the local numbers available above.

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate went up in September to 12.6 percent. That is up 1.7 percent from August’s rate of 11.9 percent, according to the latest numbers from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The September report shows that there were 40 more people working last month (4400) than…

 By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The new flood plain ordinance and map were the topic of discussion by Planning Commissioners at their October meeting. The new map, which went into effect Sept. 17, takes much of the City out of the flood plain, according to Billy Humphreys who serves on the Commission and…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha supervisors set a fee for a developer’s permit that will be charged for any new home, mobile home, garage outbuilding, commercial building or home addition proposed in the county.     The $25 fee is part of the county’s new flood ordinance adopted in July to  bring the county into…

The City of Water Valley will close all departments on Thursday, Nov. 11, for Veteran’s day. Thursday’s garbage route will run with Wednesday’s garbage route. Friday, Nov. 12, the commercial garbage route will run as usual.

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – The Casey Jones Railroad Museum is adding a replica of an Illinois Central handcar storage shed to its exhibits. The 16 by 20 foot building will be erected on the parking lot east of the main museum, according to Ernie Aune of the Lions Club Museum Committee. The shed will…

WATER VALLEY – Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following law enforcement activity within the Water Valley City limits during the past two week period: • Made five arrests for domestic simple assault; • Made two arrests for possession of marijuana; • Made two arrests for driving under suspension; • Made an arrest for simple assault;…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – This is the tale of a little dog lost. It’s also the story of the people who went out of their way to help the little dog get home again. It began last Wednesday morning around 8:30 when a concerned Market Street resident called police about a little white…