By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – The number of keyholders and renter’s policy for the county-owned Multi-purpose Building in Coffeeville resurfaced in Tuesday’s Board of Supervisor meeting. Retired MSU County Extension Director Steve Cummings was first on the agenda to address the matter. “I am here today not as the retired extension agent but as…

By David HowellEditor OAKLAND – A Coffeeville woman was killed in an early morning accident Saturday after the vehicle in which she was riding in collided with an ambulance. The accident occurred on County Road 211 near Oakland.     Viola Farmer, 46, was killed in the two-vehicle accident that occurred between 3:30 a.m. and 4…

Water Valley lost to Calhoun City, 10-7.

CANCELED WATER VALLEY – The Music in the Park performance this Friday evening with country and gospel singer Wade Cottonfield of Southaven has been canceled, according to Chamber of Commerce officials. Music begins at 7 p.m. at the Railroad Park pavilion and the Lions Club will be offering hamburgers, according to Chamber officials. Cottonfield, who…

 By Joel McNeese, Calhoun County Journal, Rita Howell, The Panolian, and Jack Gurner, North Mississippi Herald An 18-year-old foster child led authorities on a high speed chase that ultimately ended in Calhoun County Thursday morning after she lost control of the stolen car she was driving on Hwy. 9 just south of Pittsboro. Ariel Collins…

  Lunch menus for the Water Valley School District for the week of September 6-10 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Holiday;   Tuesday: American Sub Sandwich, Chicken Salad, Apple Slices in a Bag, Raw Veggies with Dip, Oatmeal Cookies, Variety of Milks, Assorted Fruit Juice;   Wednesday: Chicken Fajitas, Chef Salad, Corn…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The Mayor and Aldermen beat by ten seconds their old record for the shortest City Board meeting Tuesday morning. The special called 8 a.m. meeting was just shy of 50 seconds long. But, that was all the time needed to pass a resolution allowing the City to apply for…

Police Use ‘High Tech’ Tool In Child Search By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Police used the high-tech “A Child Is Missing” telephone alert system Saturday to aid in the search for a missing 11-year-old. Telephone customers in Water Valley began receiving calls early Saturday morning that began with the message, “A Child Is Missing:…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate has seesawed the past few months going up in July by almost a point and a half over June. The July 2010 rate of 16.2 percent is lower than the July 2009 rate of 16.9 percent. However, the average rate for July during the preceding four…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A Wood Street resident was assessed over $1000 in City Court Monday afternoon after pleading guilty to violating the City Dog Ordinance. Angela Cobb of 414 Wood St. was fined $300 plus $96 in state assessments for allowing a dog to roam at large, a violation of section six…