By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Residents got a not-so-nostalgic trip into the non-electric past Wednesday after a J. R. Dukes Trucking Company dump truck knocked down the north feeder line coming out of the main electrical substation. About 95 percent of the city went without power for just over seven hours after the truck…

Art Aficionados Take To Streets By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The city’s emerging art scene will take center stage Friday evening with a photography show at Bozarts Gallery and a studio crawl featuring the area’s artists. The event, sponsored by the Water Valley Art’s Council, will begin at 6 p.m. with a reception at…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met briefly by window light on Wednesday, Sept. 9, to adopt the 2009-2010 budget. The two-and-a-half minute meeting took place in the Mayor’s office because of the power outage that had put City Hall and the windowless boardroom in the dark. Mayor Hart…

    Yalobusha voters will not have to go to the polls to vote this November as there are no contested races on the ballot.     There are two school board elections, one in the Water Valley School District and one in the Coffeeville School District, but only one candidate qualified in each of the slots.…

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Water Valley Police need to talk with a man who assisted a young woman who was injured during an aggravated assault Thursday night around 8:30. Being sought for questioning only is a black male in a white car who drove the woman back to her vehicle at Martin and Railroad Streets. Capt. Roger Thomas of…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – What would a birthday be without a celebration and the folks in Coffeeville are planning a doozy on Oct. 3 for the town’s 175th birthday. “We looking for it to be a major event,” said Tyler Wortham, Director of the Coffeeville Chamber of Commerce. “Not just for us, but for…

Staff Report COFFEEVILLE – Mayor Mack Burns presented the Town’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year at the regular monthly meeting of the board on Aug. 4. The budget is basically the same as last years and does not include a tax increase, according to minutes from the meeting. The Mayor and Board were scheduled…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – A man charged with armed robbery in the city has also been charged with a similar crime in the county. Gary Caldwell, 24, allegedly entered the home of Gerald Harmon on County Road 101 and demanded money at gunpoint around 5 a.m. Sunday, August 15, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys.…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The City’s $2,708,434 budget for the upcoming fiscal year was the topic of a public hearing at the beginning of the regular monthly meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Anticipated revenues for the next budget year are expected to be down more…