Staff Report     The Mississippi Ethics Commission dismissed a Complaint filed by the North Mississippi Herald against the Water Valley Board of Aldermen after a July 7, 2009 meeting.     The complaint was filed after city officials entered executive session to discuss the hiring of John Crow as the board attorney on July 7, 2009.…

The two First District Congressional candidates Alan Nunelee and Travis Childers were in Yalobusha County yesterday. Both are running hard in what is being called a very tight race.

Artists’ Book Show Opens At Bozarts Staff Report WATER VALLEY – The artists’ book show “Stories and Other Configurations” opens this Friday at Bozarts Gallery. The show will feature contemporary artists’ books in various media and will include examples of both original handmade books and altered books, according to the exhibit’s organizers and curators, Pati…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Local property owners who are doing substantial renovations could get tax credits of up to 45 percent by being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. And, being listed to the National Register does not diminish a property owners rights, according to Michelle Jones, Northern Director for the…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Manufacturing operations will begin during the first quarter of next year in a new 7500-square-foot cleanroom at the local BorgWarner plant. The facility, described by company officials as “cleaner than a hospital operating room,” will house production equipment for a new transmission solenoid being launched for General Motors. The…

A costume contest and pumpkin painting competition will be held at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Education Center on today beginning at 2 p.m.  The costume contest is open to all costumes, but a special award will be presented for best “Nature Costume.” Pumpkins must reflect an outdoor theme, with a special ribbon going to…

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This afternoon starting at 2:30, City Park will be filled with the sounds of Water Valley citizens singing together. Books of lyrics will be handed out to help those who usually mumble along to beloved hymns and old favorite popular songs. A music exchange bulletin board will offer a place for music teachers, hopeful music…

Vertigo, a true classic movie, “older than me and most of the population with the exception of the morning coffee club at Turnages,” said Mickey Howley, Main Street Director.  Jimmy Stewart stars with Kim Novak, Alfred Hitchcock directs. This film is the last of Movie On Main’s 2010 season. The MOM Crew has worked pretty…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A Lafayette County man accused of being the city’s first bank robber in memory was in City Court Monday afternoon and waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Christopher Eric Cooper, 39, of 06 County Road 204 between Oxford and Abbeville, is alleged to have robbed the Regions Bank…