State inmates from the Yalobusha County Jail are picking up trash in the county three days a week under a MDOC funded program administered by the sheriff’s department. Deputy Paul Phillips tosses a bag into a trailer load of trash picked up along the Hwy. 7 bypass last Friday.                 – Photo by…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate is still dropping for the year going from 15.4 percent in March to 14.5 percent in April. Unemployment in the county is still the highest it has been for April in the past five years, topping the April 2006 rate by almost 8 percentage points. And,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A long range plan for revitalizing the downtown streetscape was presented last Friday morning at the Water Valley Main Street Association office. The presentation was the result of a week-long study sponsored by Mississippi Main Street and conducted by Tom McGilloway and Nathan Scott, landscape architects with Mahan Rykiel…

View the video on YouTube. By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – About 100 people gathered downtown at the Veteran’s monument in Railroad Park for a Memorial Day ceremony honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. After a steady decline in past years, the number of participants at the ceremony is growing. “Maybe it’s because…

Alan Nunnelee won the GOP primary in Mississippi’s First Congressional District and was top vote getter in Yalobusha County with 279 of 526 votes cast. Angela McGlowan got 67 votes and Henry Ross 171, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. The 526 votes cast in the Republican Primary represent about 5 percent of the…

JACKSON – Cam Tyler of Water Valley has been elected to a three-year term on the Mississippi Bankers Association Board of Directors.     Tyler will represent his area of the state on the Board, which governs the 121-year-old association. MBA’s membership includes 100 commercial banks and savings institutions, representing 99 percent of the bank deposits…

Watch the video on YouTube. ENID LAKE – The Catch of the Day freshwater fish cooking challenge and tasting buffet was held on Thursday, May 20 at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery and Visitor Education Center at Enid Lake The event showcased dishes created using local freshwater fish. Prizes were awarded for dishes featuring catfish,…

Sumrall beat Water Valley 11-1 in five innings this morning to claim the Class 3A title.

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Class 3A Baseball Score: Game One – Sumrall 12, Water Valley 2: Game Two of the best-of-three series will be Thursday at 10 a.m.