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,”…

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Emergency responders used a rope to pull Eric Davis from the bridge construction site on Hwy. 32 east just before 11 p.m. Friday night. Water Valley firefighters, emergency medical responders, Sheriff’s deputies, and the Highway Patrol had to slog through the mud to pull the apparently uninjured Davis from the pit after his pickup truck…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Town Creek is now “in the banks” according to the latest flood plain map. The new map is a revised version of the one presented at the public hearing held in Coffeeville on Aug. 27 which placed a number of additional homes and businesses in the flood plain, particularly…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors accepted bids to replace a bridge on County Road 2 during a recessed meeting held last Friday in Water Valley. The bridge has been closed since January, after the Office of State Aid Road Inspection 2009 report cited numerous safety deficiencies with the structure. The bridge is located…

 Yalobusha County Health Department will hold a special seasonal flu clinic on Tuesday, October 20, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Yalobusha County Health Department. During this time, health department staff will focus solely on providing seasonal flu vaccinations so that all residents can complete the process quickly and efficiently.   Seasonal flu…