Lunch menus for schools in the Water Valley School District for the week of September 27-October 1 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Taco Pie with Salad Topping, Chef Salad, Rice, Whole Kernel Corn, Banana Berry Blend, Variety of Milks, Assorted Fruit Juice;   Tuesday: Corn Dog Nuggets, Chef Salad, Peas and…

COFFEEVILLE – The town budget for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2011 was presented at the regular August meeting of the Board of Aldermen. Revenue from all sources is projected at $576,339. The millage rate will remain at 40.257, with no tax increase anticipated, according to the minutes of the Aug. 3 meeting. Expenditures…

 By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The $2,640,150 City budget for the upcoming fiscal year was approved during a special called meeting of the Board of Aldermen Tuesday morning, Sept. 14. The new budget is just $116,250 above the current year. Revenue from all sources is projected at $2,851,489.00. There’ll be no increase in…

ENID LAKE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Enid Lake invites the public to the annual “Hunting and Fishing Day.” The anticipated annual event is scheduled Saturday, Sept. 25 at Riverview Recreation Area, located below the dam at Enid Lake. Activities will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.     …

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – School District finances are back on track, according to the financial report presented to the Board at their meeting Monday night. District Business Manager Randy Goodwin said that the District Maintenance Fund had an ending cash balance of $416,872.39 as of Aug. 31 and the fund balance was $475,912.19.…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha supervisors approved their budget for the new fiscal year following a public hearing in Coffeeville last Wednesday, Sept. 15. The new fiscal year starts October 1, and and with no time to spare supervisors approved the new budget that included a 2.59 mill tax increase, bringing the millage rate…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A stray bullet from a late Sunday gunfight grazed an Oxford man on the neck. Kevin Braziel, 35, was sitting on a couch in his girlfriend’s apartment on Davidson Street at Edgefield when the bullet – believed to be from a 9mm automatic – came through the window around…

Rep. Reynolds Works To Reverse Decision By David HowellEditor OAKLAND – George Payne Cossar State Park will be closed October 31, employees learned in a meeting Friday. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) announced the decision Friday, after its request for a reduction in force was approved Thursday by the Mississippi State…

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    Volunteers with the Pine Valley Community School, Inc. will host the annual homecoming celebration with former students and community citizens, and their families, on Sept. 18, starting at 10 a.m.      The public is invited to come out and celebrate this joyous occasion. Bring a covered dish, and enjoy the fellowship and reminiscing along with…