Water Valley firefighters were called to SprintMart around 7:45 Thursday when a light fixture caught fire. A store employee turned off power to the lights which helped put out the blaze. There was some initial concern because the fire was above the store’s gas pumps. Damage was limited to the area around the fixture. View…

See a preview on You Tube. ENID LAKE – An original art show “Outdoor Imagination,” featuring the work of young artists from Imagination Station of Water Valley, opens at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Visitor Education Center at Enid Lake this Saturday, March 20. A reception at 1:30 p.m. kicks off this first day of…

Staff Report     The following defendants were sentenced by Judge Andrew Baker during a plea day held in February.     • Robert Cooper pleaded guilty to one count of auto burglary and was sentenced to seven years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections with no years to serve;     • Robert Cooper pleaded guilty to…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Following an intense 36 hour search, the Yalobusha Sheriff’s Department arrested a Coffeeville man sought in connection with possible arson and alleged burglary of a residence.     James Bardo was arrested March 10, after he had initially evaded authorities during a foot chase in the early morning hours on March …

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate is still on the rise going from 14.1 percent in December to 17.2 in January. Unemployment in the county is the highest it has been for January in the past five years topping the January 2009 rate by 2.5 percentage points. And, it is more than…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A long-anticipated move for the county’s health department became a reality as county workers helped move the facility to its new location on Main Street on Monday.     The clinic was moved from 209 Simmons Street (adjacent to the courthouse) to 645 South Main Street in the medical facility…

OAKLAND – Windsor Foods is recalling approximately 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The contamination is the result of an ingredient, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), manufactured by Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas Nev., which was previously recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food…

Estimated Cost Is $48 Per Person By Jack GurnerReporter One little, two little, three little Water Valley citizens,Four little, five little, six little Coffeeville citizens,Seven little, eight little, nine little Oakland citizens,Ten little Yalobushians counted. Census forms are beginning to arrive in Yalobusha County mailboxes this week as the U. S. Census Bureau begins its…

By Johnny AvantContributing Writer The Water Valley Lady Devils played their home opener and first division game Monday, March 8, against the Independence Lady Wildcats at Crawford Sports Complex. The Lady Devils jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and added two more runs in the fourth.  Leading the way offensively for…

Bozarts Gallery and the Water Valley Arts Council are teaming with the Ole Miss Beginning Poetry Workshop to offer local residents an opportunity to hear new poetry and share their own.  The Bozarts Gallery, 403 N.  Main Street, is the location, and the microphone will be open and available the evenings of March 12 and…