Lunch menus for cafeterias in the Water Valley School District for the week of February 8-12 will be as follows: Davidson Elementary   Monday: Cheesy Chicken, Chef Salad, Whole Kernel Corn, Applesauce, Yeast Roll, Milk;   Tuesday: Turkey w/Gravy, Chef Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Chilled Peaches, Roll, Yellow Cake, Milk;   Wednesday: Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes,…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The first completed building project in the state funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was dedicated last Friday in the Rolling Hills community. The Lawrence Turner Community Building, originally to be built using a 2009 Capital Fund Grant, was completed sooner than planned thanks to the…

Water Valley gained a new landmark Tuesday morning when the Railroad Park clock was installed at the north end of the downtown park. Mrs. Dorris Crawford donated the Howard four-dial post clock to the City through the Town and Country Garden Club in honor of her late husband Brownie Crawford.                                         – Photos by Jack Gurner…

Superintendent Sammy Higdon sent a letter home with Water Valley School students regarding the Herald’s article which included quotes from officials of the Mississippi Department of Education. We are including the letter, article, and report. The original posting of the story complete with comments is located in our archives at: Cafeteria Story.   January 29,…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate is on the rise again going from 12.6 percent in November to 14.1 in December. Unemployment in the county is the highest it has been for December in the past five years topping the December 2008 rate by two percentage points, according to the latest numbers released by…

Click on the report above to download the Adobe Acrobat file to your computer for viewing. Water Valley Technical Assistance Visit as Requested by District – January 11-13,2010 by Gary May and Lenora Phillips At the request of Suzanne Carter, MDE Consultant for Water Valley, a Technical Assistance visit was made to evaluate was to…

WATER VALLEY – Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following law enforcement activity within the Water Valley City limits during the past two weeks: • Made four arrests for disorderly conduct; • Made three arrests for driving under suspension; • Made three arrests for possession of marijuana; • Made two arrests for DUI; • Made an…

WATER VALLEY – The girls’ softball field under construction on Market Street will be well lit thanks to an agreement between Mayor Larry Hart and Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson. Aldermen approved the agreement last Thursday at a special called meeting. “Oxford has some surplus ball field lights that they are willing to let us have,”…

Staff Report     Sales tax collections in Yalobusha municipalities remain steady, bucking a state-wide seven percent decline during the first six months of the current fiscal year which started July 1, 2009.     In Water Valley,  the Mississippi State Tax Commission has diverted $241,773.93 from July to December. This amount is down two percent from…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The School Board is expected to tighten policies at the school cafeterias after a report showed some students are having pizza and fast food delivered for lunch. Also, a lot of food and milk are being wasted, according to the report that was generated after a technical assistance visit…