Effective May 17, garbage route pickup days will change. While these changes will not affect all customers, some customers will have different pickup days. This map shows what days your garbage will be picked up.

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Some customers in Yalobusha County will see their garbage pickup day change, beginning next Monday, May 17, after the company that provides curbside garbage pickup in the county will put an additional garbage truck to work.     Resourceful Environ-mental Services (R.E.S.) will shift  to a four-day garbage route, from…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – The Yalobusha Crimestoppers have earmarked $5,000 for tips leading to the arrest or arrests of any unsolved murders in the county. The decision was made Monday night at a Crimestoppers meeting, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys. “We have several unsolved murders in recent years, both in Water Valley and…

(Full text of a press release from the Water Valley School District) WATER VALLEY – The Board of Trustees of the Water Valley Consolidated School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Deborah Moran as Superintendent of Schools for the Water Valley School District. Dr. Moran has broad experience in all aspects of…

 Lunch menus for schools in the Water Valley School District for Thursday, May 6- Friday, May 14 will be as follows: Davidson School   Thursday: Hot Dog, Chef Salad, Baked Beans, Oven Fries, Applesauce, Variety of Milks;   Friday: Ham and Cheese on Bun,  Chef Salad, Chips Variety, Desserts Variety, Variety of Milks, Assorted Fruit…

WATER VALLEY –Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following law enforcement activity within the Water Valley City limits during the past week: • Made three arrests for driving under suspension; • Made two arrests for no drivers license; • Made an arrest for DUI, second offense; • Made an arrest for public drunk; • Made an…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A contract the county awarded for a bridge replacement project in District 4 on County Road 428 will be rescinded following a vote taken last Wednesday in an emergency meeting.     The meeting was called last Wednesday, April 28, after supervisors discovered the Local System Bridge Program (L.S.B.P.) funding…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – School District personnel will be furloughed for up to three days for each of the next two years under a plan approved by the School Board Monday night. “Those three-day furloughs would save the District $80,000…$160,000 over two years,” Superintendent Sammy Higdon explained as he presented the provisions of…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Library hours could be reduced in Coffeeville and Oakland as the Yalobusha County Public Library System struggles to deal with state funding cuts.     Yalobusha Public Library System Librarian Patty Bailey attended the “first Monday” supervisor meeting in Coffeeville on May 3, explaining the repercussions of  13.27 percent cut…

By Billy Davis The Panolian     The current political race for a circuit judge seat includes a new candidate, Assistant District Attorney Rhonda Amis.       Amis, 38, confirmed last week that she is seeking the seat of retiring judge Andrew C. Baker. She has yet to qualify to run.     When Amis qualifies, the…