By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Paintings by Jayne Clark are currently on display as the latest installment of the rotating show by local artists from the Water Valley Arts Council. The art is being exhibited in the lobby of Renasant Bank on Central Street, a sponsor of the show along with the Arts Council.…

The Water Valley Main Street Association held its annual open house and general meeting last Thursday and presented this year’s awards.

Local businessman Casey Washington, a member of the Water Valley District School Board, made a lot of teachers happy with his donation of a copy machine to the Davidson Elementary School. Washington is shown with Pamela Harris, 5th grade assistant, who reported the new copier saves valuable instructional time.            – Photo by Jack Gurner

JACKSON – The Air Division of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will begin the installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts for Coffeeville  School District buses this week.       The Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOCs) will help protect students’ health by reducing tailpipe emissions.  DOCs reduce particulate matter by 40 percent, hydrocarbons by 70 percent,…

WATER VALLEY – Police have charged Arnold Wayne Folson, 38, of Water Valley with felony shoplifting. Folson was arrested last Wednesday, Oct. 14, on Main Street following an incident at Factory Connection. Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following additional law enforcement activity within the Water Valley City limits during the past week: • Made two…

The last of what were believed to be the original oak trees in City Park was felled last Friday by city workers. The tree, estimated at around 150 years old, was hollow and considered a danger to park goers. Before the 1984 tornado, the park was shaded by a number of oaks that were planted…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY –  Although a contract has not been inked to hire an architect for the proposed new county jail, supervisors are taking steps to begin construction following a 5-0 vote to begin site preparation work.     The decision allowed the employment  of Hill, Lewis and Wrenn, LLC, to perform the site…

By Jack GurnerReporter YALOBUSHA – The sun came out this weekend and county farmers hit the fields trying to save what’s left of their 2009 crop. “They’re trying to get as much out as possible by working as many hours as they can and as hard as they can before this next rain comes in,”…

Here are photos of the students at Davidson Elementary who received the Star Student Award for September.

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