Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County is one of 19 Mississippi counties that have exceeded their 2000 Census mail participation rate by 10 percentage points or more. Sixty-seven percent of Yalobusha County households have returned their 2010 Census questionnaires, a rate that matches the statewide mail-back rate and is 16 percent higher that the…

By Jack and Jessie Gurner Friday’s observance of the 110th anniversary of the Casey Jones wreck at Vaughan is a reminder of the important role that railroads played in American history. Water Valley’s railroad heritage and the Casey Jones story are inextricably tied together. In the middle of that knot of stories, tales, fables, antidotes,…

If you would like to know more about the Casey Jones story, visit the Water Valley Casey Jones Museum website. By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – On the eve of the 110th anniversary of the fabled Casey Jones wreck, the last reminders of the railroad’s 130-year presence in this city are rapidly disappearing. Just last…

Orders Mississippi flag to be lowered in victims’ honor  JACKSON – Governor Haley Barbour proclaimed April 27 as a Day of Prayer to remember Mississippians who suffered losses in Saturday’s severe weather and for those families who lost loved ones in last week’s oil rig accident. “The past few days have been tough for many…

JACKSON — When a disaster strikes, heroes emerge. The storms that struck Saturday, April 24, have left devastation and heartache in their wake. At least 27 of those injured were rushed to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, some in critical condition. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are…

WATERFALLS, WILDFLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with Robert F. Poore, ASLA, and learn how to establish a native habitat garden. This much anticipated presentation will be Saturday, April 24 at 1:30 p.m. at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery’s Visitor and Education Center. Because native plants thrive in their own…

Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. While climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, it also presents the greatest opportunity – an unprecedented opportunity to build a healthy, prosperous, clean energy economy now and for the future. Earth Day 2010 can be a turning…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Teams from all over Yalobusha County will be cooking, raffling, and selling at the annual Relay For Life beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday and continuing through the night at the Crawford Sports Complex. Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back is the theme for the 2010 American Cancer Society’s national campaign, according…

Police Seeks Tips After Boat Is Stolen WATER VALLEY – Police are investigating the theft of a boat from a residence on Stephens Street last Wednesday, April 14. Missing is a silver Sears 12-foot aluminum v-hull. It was reportedly taken by two black males driving a blue 1980’s Chevrolet pick-up truck, according to Lt. Rick…

The Water Valley Community Band will present their Spring Concert this Sunday, April 25, beginning at 2:30 p.m., in the Water Valley Civic Auditorium on North Main Street.   Selections will include “Highlights from ‘My Fair Lady’,”  “Bugler’s Holiday,” and “The Golden Age of Broadway,” featuring the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein II. Admission is…