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…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Supporters of fast pitch softball would like to see a slow pitch program added to the sports lineup at WVHS next year. Chad Kimzey, President of the Fans of Fast Pitch, told School Board members at their regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 19 that there is a group of girls…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Average daily attendance (ADA) for the Water Valley School District was 95.45 percent during the first month of the school year. That figure is just 1.05 percent below the district goal of 96.5 percent, Superintendent Dr. Deborah Moran reported Monday night at the regular meeting of the School Board.…

Here are some of the little costumed cuties who haunted the Valley on Halloween. We picked out Devin Bailey to demonstrate that some of the neatest costumes can be inexpensive. We hear that his Mommy just painted him with glue and tossed him in a leaf pile. Thanks to local photographer Micah Mitchell for providing…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – About $675,000 dollars has been invested in the City’s downtown since the Water Valley Main Street Association has been active. And another $210,000 of investment is planned during the next year, Bill Taylor, President of the WVMSA said during the group’s annual general membership meeting Thursday, Oct. 21. Taylor,…

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.