By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Aldermen met Monday and Tuesday of this week for the longest and the shortest City Board meetings of the year-old administration. On Monday at 10 a.m. Aldermen met for what was supposed to be a quick session to open bids for overlay work at the Municipal Airport. That took…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A downtown building is not in danger of collapsing even though the roof has fallen in, Mayor Larry Hart said. Hart told Aldermen at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, July 6, that Building Inspector Billy Humphreys had examined the structure, located at 428 North Main. “Billy thinks its safe,”…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – A road complaint lodged at last Tuesday’s supervisor meeting meet resistance after the complainant agreed that his supervisor had promptly responded to problems in the past. Robert Taylor, who lives on County Road 159 in District 3, also had to fend off claims that a lawsuit filed by his son…

The Water Valley Arts Council Art Camp for youngsters in grades one through six got underway Monday. Among the instructors were Mari Foster (2nd from bottom photo) who taught T-shirt painting while Leigh Ann Black (bottom photo) showed another group how to work with clay. The kids will be making masks, pipe cleaner sculpture, music,…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – This year’s watermelon carnival will include a new twist, a cooking contest for watermelon dishes as well as ribs,  barbecue, chicken, desserts and sides. The contest will be incorporated into the three-day event, with participating cooking teams required to purchase a booth at an area designated for the event…

Staff Report ENID LAKE – There are prehistoric giants lurking in the waters of the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery. “It’s one of the largest freshwater fish in North America,” Hatchery Man-ager Justin Wilkens said of the alligator gar currently being raised at the facility. “They can grow to over nine feet and 300 pounds. There…

A two-car crash at South Main Street and Frostland Drive injured one of the drivers. Emergency responders were called to the scene at 2:37 p.m. Thursday and the female driver was taken to Baptist Hospital in Oxford with non-critical injuries. Police had the road clear and traffic flowing just after 3 p.m. – Photo by…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – An annual tradition, Yalobusha County Tax Collector/Assessor Linda Shuffield presented the 2010  tax rolls to supervisors during a Tuesday meeting held in Coffeeville on July 6. The meeting was pushed from the regular “first Monday” date to Tuesday after state and county offices were closed Monday.     “I think economics…

Don’t forget the Farmers Market will be open from 3-6 this afternoon.

WATER VALLEY – Except for the noise of fireworks, Police report a quiet holiday weekend in the City. Officers were at the scene of a small brushfire on East Court Street July 4 that is believed to have been set by a youngster playing with fireworks. Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following law enforcement activity…