Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Long Time Coming, an art exhibition commemorating the Civil Rights Act of March 1964, opens this Friday, March 5, with a reception from 6 – 9 p.m. at Bozarts Gallery on Main Street. The show features many images and themes related to and inspired by civil rights struggles in the…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Just last week volunteer firefighters were training in auto extrication. Saturday night it appeared they were going to have to use those skills when a car ran off South Main Street at the bridge near Crawford Sports Complex. City Fire Department Rescue was “toned out” at 7:22 p.m. for…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Longtime County MSU Extension Service Director Steve Cummings announced at the “first Monday” supervisor meeting that he would be retiring after serving in Yalobusha County for three decades.     “Thirty years ago in May I came to work in Yalobusha County as the county director and it looks like June…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – District School Board members voted 3-2 Monday night to accept budget cuts for the 2011 school year recommended by Superintendent Sammy Higdon except for five items involving athletics. After about 25 minutes of discussion, Board member Taylor Trusty made the motion, “that we accept the cuts except for seventh…

Lunch menus for schools in the Water Valley School District for the week of March 8-12 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Chef Salad, Green Peas, Chilled Pear Slices, Variety of Milks;   Tuesday: Sliced Turkey with Brown Gravy, Chef Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Chilled Peach Slices, Yeast Roll, Variety of…

An auto going south on Main Street ran off the road at the bridge near the Crawford Sports Complex Saturday night. The crash was first thought to be a rollover and rescue units were called to the scene around 7:22 p.m. for possible entrapment. However, the vehicle was upright and the driver was removed by…

Parents, coaches, ex-players, and a few random volunteers made up the old peoples’ team that took on the WVHS Blue Devil softball team Saturday at the new field west of the high school. In this photo, Briana Thompson is keeping a close watch on her father, Steve, who managed to make it to first. She…

By David HowellEditor NEW ORLEANS – A federal lawsuit seeking to resolve ownership of a county road may have hit a final roadblock after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans affirmed an earlier ruling in U.S. District Court favoring Yalobusha County.     The lawsuit, filed by Fletcher Fly in January, 2008,  alleged…

  Lunch menus for schools in the Water Valley School District for the week of March 1-5 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Beef Pot Roast, Chef Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas, Chilled Peach Slices, Yeast Roll, Variety of Milks;   Tuesday: Chicken Spaghetti, Chef Salad, Whole Kernel Corn, Chilled Pear Slices, Yeast…

By David HowellEditor     A man wanted by the FBI is behind bars after law officers with the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department and the Coffeeville Police Department made an arrest Friday morning.     Harvey L. Allbritton was arrested around 10:30 a.m. after local authorities received a tip that he was in the area. Officers stopped…