School Board Flip Flops On Dress Code By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley School Board flip-flopped on the district’s dress code, voting to return to the recommendations made by Superintendent Sammy Higdon in May. The vote came Monday night at the Board’s regular monthly meeting that was moved to the high school…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MDH) is reporting the first suspected case of H1N1 swine influenza in Yalobusha County after a 15 year-old patient was admitted to Yalobusha General Hospital on Monday with flu-like symptoms. While this is the first reported case in the county, the MDH is…

City Court Moved To Monday Beginning On August 31 By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – City Court has been moved to Mondays at 4 p.m. starting on Aug. 31 by order of City Judge Trent Howell. The move is for an indefinite period, according to Lt. Rick McCuan of the Water Valley Police Department. Lt.…

By Leann McCoyThe Daily Star TILLATOBA – A deer caused a one-vehicle accident Monday morning on Interstate 55 northbound, one mile from the Grenada County line, according to the driver involved.     “A deer ran out in front of me, and I hit the bridge rail. The truck caught fire,” said driver Arthur Wade. Tillatoba…

Staff Report COFFEEVILLE – Aldermen denied a request by Eric Nicholson to rezone his property known as Nick’s Place on Kennedy Street from residential to commercial after a public hearing at the July 7 Board meeting. Aldermen Michael Ayers, Joe Bourn, and Bryan McCullough were against granting the request, according to minutes from the meeting.…

Art works by Anissa Wilkinson are currently on display in the lobby of Renasant Bank on Central Street. The exhibit is the latest installment of a rotating show by local artists sponsored by the bank and the Water Valley Arts Council. Fifteen of Wilkinson’s creations are included in the show, which runs through the end…

WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Main Street Association has been awarded $40,000 in grants from Renasant Bank, Mechanics Bank, and the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Dallas. The grants were provided through the FHLB’s Partnership Grant Program that was developed to provide funding for community-based organizations – nonprofits involved in community development or…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – School started this week and officials say things have gone well. “It probably went as smooth for the first day as it ever has,” said Chester Drewery, Principal of Davidson Elementary, where there are about 760 students. The Principal said he doesn’t expect any big changes at Davidson this…

ENID – On Saturday, Aug. 15, the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery and Visitor Education Center will present “Close to Nature,” with award-winning wildlife photographer Joe Mac Hudspeth, Jr. The program will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the event room at the Visitor Education Center. A native Mississippian, Hudspeth’s work has been published over 900 times…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A teenager illegally soliciting money for  for St. Jude prompted multiple complaints to the sheriff’s department and culminated with an arrest for a home burglary.     Yalobusha Sheriff Lance Humphreys said he was responding to the initial call when several additional callers from the Water Valley Boat Landing area…