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…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A potential loophole allowing D.U.I. citations to be kicked out of justice court was addressed during a recessed supervisors’ meeting Monday morning.     The matter surfaced, as explained to supervisors by Chancery Clerk Amy McMinn, after a D.U.I. was dismissed from justice court several weeks ago when a lawyer…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Taxes will edge upward in Yalobusha County, as the county and both school districts will ask for a millage increase. The millage rate will increase 2.59 mills for the county, combined with an 8.23 mill increase for the Water Valley School District and a 3.86 mill increase for the…

Come out for an evening of poetry and music with featured reader Danielle Sellers reading new work as well as from her debut collection, Bone Key Elegies; musical guest singer/songwriter Dave Hardin performing music from his upcoming disc, Miles of Nowhere; and of course, you — the poets who make each open mic a unique and surprising event!  Don’t be Square. Escape to the…

An 11-year-old is back at home after having been reported missing Friday. Police confirm that the juvenile returned home Saturday. Some Water Valley residents received an automated telephone alert about the missing youngster beginning early Saturday morning.