By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The use of all tobacco products in City parks will become illegal after Aldermen amended the parks ordinance at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, April 6. Mayor Larry Hart told Board members that most of the signs in City parks now read “no smoking” or “no tobacco products.” “In…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County is only two percentage points behind the national mail participation rate for the 2010 Census. During the 2000 Census, Yalobusha County was at only 58 percent participation during this same period. Nationally, 64 percent of households have mailed back their Census forms so far, while 62 percent…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A former resident goes on trial in Gwinnett, Ga, this week for allegedly beating an acquaintance to death with a television set in April 2008. Reginald “Reggie” Pulley is charged with killing Darryl Mason, 38, of Norcross, Ga., in Mason’s Meadowood Commons apartment. Pulley, a 1997 graduate of WVHS,…

n 18-month old child and his father were injured last Thursday, April 1, just after 1 p.m. when their auto ran off Hwy. 315 about a mile east of the city limits. The driver, David Lee Taylor, told authorities at the scene that the uneven road over a recently installed culvert caused him to lose…

Lunch menus for schools in the Water Valley School District for the week of April 12-16 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Chicken Spaghetti, Chef Salad, Whole Kernel Corn, Chilled Peach Slices, Yeast Roll, Variety of Milks;   Tuesday: Hot Dog, Chef Salad, Baked Beans, Oven Fries, Applesauce, Variety of Milks, Brownies;  …

WATER VALLEY – Police arrested Robert Anderson of Water Valley, DOB 1983, on a charge of aggravated assault after an incident Friday in Rolling Hills. Anderson is currently free on bond, according to Lt. Rick McCuan. Police made an arrest for driving under suspension and possession of drug paraphernalia after a red glass hookah-style water…

The Honor Roll for students in Water Valley Elementary School for the third six weeks period of the 2009-10 School Year is as follows: Principal’s List   First Grade: Abigail Allen, Jacob Allen, Brittany Fly, Alana McCammon, Haley Walls, Brandon Anderson,Steve Hale, Kade Kuchta, Jackhia Pritchard, Taryn Surrette, Damian Willingham,  India Woodard, Courtney McCammon, Jonastaza…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Early works by Gretchen E. Harris are currently on display in the lobby of Renasant Bank on Central Street. Harris’s art is the latest installment of the rotating show sponsored by the bank and the Water Valley Arts Council. The 20-year-old student is working towards a Fine Arts degree…

The Water Valley Arts Council is delighted to announce the winners of the Easter Coloring Contest. We received dozens of entries from so many talented young artist that it was very difficult to choose one winner in each category. The four judge’s selections are as follows: The winner in the 4 – 7 age group…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Bill McGregor has always liked the looks of the Hendricks Machine Shop building on South Main Street. Now he owns it and is in the process of renovating the historic structure. “I remember the old building from when I was a kid coming to Water Valley,” said McGregor, 44,…