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…

Staff Report OAKLAND –  Last Friday Oakland Police Chief Russ Smith and officer Jason Irby arrested Orlando Lyons, Jr. of Charleston on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to sell and resisting arrest. The arrest was made during a routine safety check point on Hwy. 32, inside the city limits of Oakland. Smith reported…

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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…

Charles Pittman, Staff Assistant to Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, appeared at the Yalobusha Historical Society meeting Thursday, Sept. 16 in Coffeeville. Pittman spoke to the group about his Yalobusha County ancestors. He also sang several songs including “Roll On Yalobusha” which he adapted from Charlie Pride’s “Roll On Mississippi.” View the video of his song…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY –  A Huntsville, Ala., firm was hired by Yalobusha County to update the county’s aerial tax maps at a cost of $28,000.     The Alabama company, Spatial Net, sent Kirk Neill to the August 30 board meeting that coincided with tense budget deliberations as supervisors planned for a tight upcoming…

 Lunch menus for schools in the Water Valley School District for the week of September 20-24 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Stromboli, Seasoned Lima Beans, Peas and Carrots, Sugar Cookies, Chef Salad, Assorted Fruit Juice, Variety of Milks, Fruit Cocktail;   Tuesday: Beef-a-Roni, Chef Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Peach Slices, Chocolate…

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