WATER VALLEY – Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following law enforcement activity within the Water Valley City limits during the past two weeks: • Made four arrests for shoplifting, first offense; • Made four arrests for driving under suspension; • Made two arrests for possession of marijuana; • Made two arrests for malicious mischief; •…

Budget Will Be Approved In July WATER VALLEY – The School District’s $10 million budget for the next school year was put before citizens at a public hearing Monday night. And, even though it will cost taxpayers more, no members of the public were there to hear it. District Business Manager Randy Goodwin opened the…

Emilee Moser (right, 11) is helping her friend Elaina Rone (9) find good homes from some recent additions to the Rone household. The pair was standing along South Main in front of Emilee’s home last Friday. It seems that Pumpkin presented the family with a batch of kittens. “She’s definitely making a trip to the…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – After working three decades for the Mississippi State University Extension Service in Yalobusha County, Steve Cummings has no regrets. Cummings, a native of Pontotoc, came to the county  as the 4-H agent in 1970 after graduating from Mississippi State University. At the end of the month, he is retiring as…

A two-car crash Friday around 10 p.m. on Hwy. 32 west near County Road 225 injured three people, not seriously. Emergency responders from Water Valley and Silva Rena were called initially for a possible entrapment rescue. However, the first units to arrive determined that none of the victims were trapped. The most severely damaged vehicle,…

Regular maintenance by the Water Valley Electric Department helps prevent limbs from falling across the lines causing power outages and costly repairs. Among the other crew members working  at Yalobusha General Hospital were Andy Hall, Brandon Richardson, Robert Walker, and Dakendrick Gooch.

By David HowellEditor Yalobusha County’s gross retail sales has decreased 1.86 percent during the current fiscal year while Mississippi’s gross retail sales dropped 5.83 percent during the same period according to figures of the Mississippi State Tax Commission     The two-year comparison shows Yalobusha’s gross retail sales decreased from $61,497,953 during the first 11 months…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Another section of Hwy. 32 East is about to be closed as construction continues on a $3,184,900 bridge replacement project. An additional 2,000 feet will be blocked off June 28 beginning just east of County Road 223, according to Johnny Francis of Glasgow Construction Company. Residents living in the…

For the first time in five years, the Northwest Mississippi Community College Board of Trustees gave approval for an increase in tuition and some fees. The increase, which will take effect for the fall 2010 semester, was approved unanimously by the board during its regular meeting June 10 in the Haraway Center on the Senatobia…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – Town Hall is undergoing a facelift thanks to a $50,000 grant administered by the Mississippi Development Authority. Mayor Mack Burns announced the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Grant during the March meeting of the Town Board. Work began Monday, June 7, and is expected to take about a month. Meanwhile,…