By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors voted to post speed limit signs on County Road 211 following a recommendation from District 4 Supervisor Timothy Booker.  Booker recommended that 55 MPH speed limit signs be posted and explained that he had received several complaints after motorists received tickets from state troopers.   “There are…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – While many marijuana smokers across the nation were lighting up on Weed Day observed annually on April 20, a Utah man originally from Water Valley had his weed seized and was arrested after picking up a large shipment Friday morning at the post office in Water Valley. Devin…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – There is good news for parents when school registration gets underway next week at both schools in the Water Valley district, the amount of paperwork has been substantially reduced. Parents will be excited to learn that the new registration form is only one page, front and back, plus…

The Water Valley School District Board of Trustees honored the 2017/18 teachers of the year at the high school and elementary school during their April 9 meeting.  Heather Bynum was named the 2017-18 Water Valley High School Teacher of the year. Bynum was selected by her peers and administrators because she is conscientious and hard-working,…

Cary and Lalania Vaughn from Millington, Tenn. will speak and entertain at the Chamber of Commerce annual spring banquet on Friday, May 4, in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.  Tickets are on sale now at the Chamber office for $20 each. In addition to the speakers, the exciting lineup at the annual banquet includes…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – More than a dozen firefighters from multiple departments in the county battled a large fire for several hours last Thursday afternoon on Hwy. 315, just east of Water Valley. The fire started as a controlled burn before spreading and consuming an unoccupied house and several outbuildings including an…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man was killed and two other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on the Hwy. 7 bypass around 4:30.  Yalobusha Coroner Ronnie Stark reported William Carmichael, 45, died in the emergency room at North Mississippi Regional Center in Tupelo after he was…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The introductions were easy for newly hired Blue Devils girls basketball coach Bernadette Sayles last Thursday when she met with her team for the first time.  Many of the girls already knew her from coaching at Coffeeville or from the community and she had even shared time on…