By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The City has received a $100,000 grant from the Mississippi Development Authority to help pay for equipment to monitor the water system and wastewater treatment plant. The SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system is estimated to cost about $140,000, according to Mayor Larry Hart. The SCADA will monitor…

Water Valley School District board member Pierce Epes served at his first school board meeting Monday night. Epes replaces former board member Ray Hawkins, who did not seek relection. During the 15-minute meeting, Lamar Burgess was elected as board president, replacing Hawkins, who had served as the board’s leader.

Police and fire officials across Yalobusha County had to deal with fireworks related calls over the holiday period. Water Valley firefighters were called to Rolling Hills around 1:40 New Years Day to put out a grass fire that residents say was set by youths playing with fireworks. There was no damage to any of the…

WASHINGTON – Yalobusha County has been awarded $11,690 by the Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program. The money is part of $468,297 awarded to Mississippi’s First Congressional District, according to an announcement Tuesday by Congressman Travis Childers. The EFS Program is a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management…

According the blood bank officials the upcoming bad weather has the potential to put blood supplies at major deficits. “We have mobile blood drives and in-center hours scheduled throughout the week, but with the potential of severe winter weather we are taking steps now and preparing for potential blood drive cancellations, especially at some of…

Staff Report YALOBUSHA – Baby, it’s cold outside. And, it’s expected to get colder before the end of the week, according to the National Weather Service. Snow is in the forecast for Wednesday night through Thursday with scattered flurries Friday. Temperatures are expected to fall to 7 degrees overnight Friday in the area. “With  the…

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Jackson – The average cost per claim – about $15,000 – related to water damage from frozen pipes increased 33 percent between 2007 and 2008, State Farm reports. As Old Man Winter makes his way across the country it’s important to take a few minutes to assess pipe vulnerability. Freezing temperatures could cause pipes to…

It happens every 19 years. Once in a blue moon there is a blue moon on New Year’s Eve. The last one was in 1990. You can see one tonight if the clouds don’t obscure it. For more information click on blue moon.

Staff Report     The year started out as a promising one for Yalobusha County Farmers. But, three times the normal amount of rain in September and October turned it into a major disaster at harvest time. Crop loss estimates run as high as $5 million in Yalobusha, according to Gary Crafton, County Director for the…