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Staff Report COFFEEVILLE – Aldermen tackled two issue involving beer sales at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 1. Tyler Wortham, Director of the Chamber of Commerce requested that the Board make an exception to the beer ordinance to allow beer sales on Front Street for the Town’s 175th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 3. According…

City Law Enforcement Report WATER VALLEY – Police have charged Simone White of Rolling Hills, Water Valley, with aggravated assault in connection with an alleged stabbing incident, according to Lt. Rick McCuan. Police and emergency medical responders were called to Perkins Cove in Rolling Hills Thursday night, Oct. 8, around 8:30 after receiving reports that…

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…

By Jack GurnerReporter It looked like old times as around 300 people gathered for a dedication ceremony last Thursday at the recently constructed Ford’s Well Recreation Area and Spyglass Hill Trail. The new facility is located on the original site of the historic Ford’s Well. It includes a wrangler campground with 12 sites, gazebo, picnic…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A milestone was celebrated last Monday, Oct. 5, as Compassion Ministries’ decade of service providing food to Yalobushians was honored during a luncheon at the First Baptist Church in Water Valley.     Ministry founder and pastor Raymond Aven helped organize the celebration, inviting board members, former board members,…

The Yalobusha County Homemakers will hold their second annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 7.