Staff Report ENID LAKE – Do you have a fish recipe that blows the competition out of the water? Show off you cooking skill by entering the Catch of the Day freshwater fish cooking challenge and tasting buffet. The event will be held on Thursday, May 20 at 6 p.m. at the North Mississippi Fish…

By Jack GurnerReporter MAIN STREET – Mickey Howley has become a keen observer of cloud patterns and other weather indicators after Mother Nature rained on his festival last year. Howley, Director of the Water Valley Main Street Association, said that the long-range forecast looks great for this Saturday’s Main Street Market Fest. “I don’t want…

The weekend storm that caused flooding in many areas dumped from 4 to 6 inches on Yalobusha County, according to estimates from the National Weather Service. The strong system spawned tornados in some areas.Four people have been killed by the storms in Mississippi. One of those lived in Abbeville in neighboring Lafayette County. In this…

The full moon came up Wednesday night at 9:24. This photo was taken about 30 minutes later when it was high enough in the sky to be seen behind the Railroad Park clock. This may be the last chance to see the nearly full moon this time around because clouds are predicted to move into…

The report from Mission: Readiness showing that investing in high-quality early education would reduce dropout rates and arrest rates and increase the pool of candidates qualified for the U.S. military and Mississippi National Guard. This report is in the Adobe Acrobat format.

Staff Report     The Yalobusha Sheriff’s Department arrested a Tallahatchie County man Monday afternoon, charging him with manufacture of methamphetamine.     Tommy Franklin was charged at a residence on County Road 3, in the south west portion of the county, after authorities discovered a bag containing multiple ingredients used to make methamphetamine, according to Sheriff…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – At their regular meeting Monday night, April 19, School Board members approved a credit recovery program that replaces traditional summer school. The purpose of the program is to help students recover credit for courses they did not compete during the regular school year, according to Dr. Glen Kitchens, Principal…

Staff Report JACKSON – Retired Army Generals Augustus L. Collins and Roger L. Shields held a news conference last week at the State Capitol to call for greater investments in early childhood education to ensure America’s national security for the future. “We have the best ships, tanks, planes, and all this equipment is technical.  It…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Two county-owned sewage aerators originally intended for use in wastewater treatment at Mississippi Beef Processors, LLC, will be loaned to the City of Water Valley.  The aerators have been sitting unused in the sewage treatment plant on county-owned property near Oakland.     Supervisors agreed to loan the aerators to…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate is continuing to drop for the year going from 17.1 percent in February to 15.4 percent in March. Unemployment in the county is still the highest it has been for March in the past five years, topping the March 2006 rate by almost 9 percentage points.…