Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Trent  L. Howell, PLLC has been selected by the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce as the recipient of the Business Spotlight Award. On Friday, March 16, chamber officials presented a certificate to Trent and Shelley Howell honoring the couple for their commitment to the community for 38 years since…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Aldermen approved a $23,515 change order on the city’s sewage project to fix a box culvert that runs in front of the curb at the post office after it was damaged during the replacement of the city’s main sewer line. The request came after aldermen initially balked at…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Adopting land development standards in the county is a step closer after a draft proposal was presented to supervisors during a recessed meeting Monday in Coffeeville.  The proposal follows almost a year of work that started last April when supervisors hired Orion Planning Plus Design to implement a long-range,…

WATER VALLEY – School officials are forging ahead with plans to make much-needed improvements at the elementary and junior high/high school buildings. Tentative plans are to utilize a three-mill note to address imminent needs this summer and issue general obligation bonds in 2019 for a broader scope of work that could include the addition of…

WATER VALLEY – Volunteers with the Second Chance Animal Alliance (SCAA) appear to be inching toward inking a new contract with the City of Water Valley and negotiating a contract with the county to help the organization provide for animals under their care. SCAA, a donor supported, non-profit organization, was founded in 2014 with a…

WATER VALLEY – This is it. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, voters in Water Valley will go to the polls one more time Tuesday in what should be the last city election until 2021. Tuesday’s runoff for alderman-at-large between Taylor Trusty and Herbert Rogers marks the seventh time in less than a year for voters go…

WATER VALLEY – Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) has scheduled a community blood drive with Larson’s Cash Saver in Water Valley on Friday, March 16, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be set up in the grocery store parking lot. Donors will receive a limited edition green T-shirt (while supplies last).…

A parlor reading by Baltimore author and screenwriter Rafael Alvarez sharing stories from his new book, “Basilio Boullosa Stars in the Fountain of Highland-town,’ is scheduled Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m. Alvarez is a former staff writer for the HBO drama “The Wire” and the author of four books of literary fiction. He will…