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…

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…

  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…

By Jeannie ClementRFL Publicity Chairman As part of this year’s annual Yalobusha County’s Relay For Life, citizens will have the opportunity to remember loved ones who have lost their battle with cancer and to honor those loved ones who are now battling cancer or who have won their fight against cancer by purchasing luminarias in…

Staff Report The Yalobusha County Soil and Water Conservation District will provide seedlings to the public at no cost. Trees will be given out on first come first serve basis. The seedlings will be given away on Wednesday, March 3, starting at 9 a.m. at the USDA Service Center on Front Street in Coffeeville. Trees…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – District School Board members voted 3-2 Monday night to reject over a million dollars in budget cuts recommended by Superintendent Sammy Higdon for the 2010-2011 school year. Board member Dr. Steve Edwards made the motion “that we don’t accept this proposal at this time.” Edwards, Casey Washington, and Pierce…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The School District got an apology and a new financial advisor from the State Department of Education as a result of the resignation of School Finance Officer Suzanne Carter. Todd Ivey, Director, Office of Policy and School Financial Services for the Mississippi Department of Education, delivered the apology to…

Almost $840,000 Owed In Outstanding Fines And Assessments By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The City is turning up the heat on lawbreakers who owe Municipal Court fines and that could mean jail time for those who don’t pay up. According to the latest figures available, there is approximately $840,000 in outstanding fines and assessments…