Staff Report JACKSON – Mississippi deer hunters will see expanded opportunities this year after the season structure was finalized last Tuesday, August 3, at a special meeting of the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP).   An 11-day primitive weapon has been added in early November, from Nov. 8 – 19, for antlerless…

  Steffi River, 2010 Watermelon Queen, and her court will be presented tonight during opening ceremonies at 6 p.m. at the gazebo in City Park.   Steffi is the daughter of Keith and Jayne River. Her grandparents are Dr. Rayford and Teresia Edgar of Water Valley and Henry River of Pinckneyville, Illinois. She is a sophomore…

August 4 marks the first day to qualify to run for school board races in both the Water Valley School District and Coffeeville School District. Each district has a five-member board, and this year Position 4 will be on the ballot, according to Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney. The five-year terms in both districts are staggered,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The sign on the teacher’s locker reads, “Welcome to 2nd Grade!” It was put up for the students, but it could apply equally to Kelsey Edwards and Perryn Tyler. The two new teachers are beginning their careers at Water Valley Elementary School. The second graders won’t start school for…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha County families can receive a smoke alarm and free installation thanks to the county’s volunteer fire departments. Some 58,000 smoke alarms are being distributed statewide under the State Fire Marshall’s Fire Free Smoke Alarm Installation Program. Installation is being provided at no charge by local volunteer firefighters, according to…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Deputies were scrambling Monday afternoon after receiving back-to-back calls in different areas of the county. The calls, all unrelated, involved a marital dispute, an attempted suicide and a pedestrian who had passed out on the side of Hwy. 32. The first call, reported just after 4 p.m. Monday afternoon,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Representatives of the softball booster club appeared before the School Board Monday night seeking permission to build a concession stand at the Lady Devil Softball Field. Chad Kimzey and Lane True of the Fans of Fast Pitch brought drawings of the field and the new facility to reinforce their…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – The good news of the week is the 100-plus temperatures should have passed by the start of the 41st Annual Watermelon Carnival on Thursday evening. The bad news is hot weather remains in the forecast during the weekend – 97 degrees with scattered showers Friday and 96 degrees on…

 By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Poor attendance is one of the areas of concern Dr. Deborah Moran plans to address as new Superintendent of the Water Valley School District. Moran, who took over the position July 1, presented a statement of her vision and goals to the District School Board on Monday, July 19.…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Weather related power outages occurred all over Yalobusha County Monday and into Tuesday morning as thunderstorms brought heavy rain and high wind to the area. Power was out for almost an hour in Water Valley Monday afternoon after rain caused a short-circuit at the 161 kV main substation on…