By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors continued to wrestle with a decision of whether or not to  move forward with the construction of a new jail in Yalobusha County during a heated session.     The topic surfaced in Monday’s recessed meeting in Water Valley, following a presentation last month by Sheriff Lance Humphreys, outlining…

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…

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…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The sounds of children at play were once again heard at Baker Street Park after it reopened Saturday. The community park has been closed since Oct. 25 of last year for renovations under a $97,779 grant from the Mississippi Development Authority.  Those funds were matched locally with $46,865 in-kind…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Industrial water rates are changing…again. This time rates are going up after Alderman voted to amend the already amended amendment to an amendment to a correction to the Water Resources Management Ordinance of 2005. The action came during the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board on Tuesday, Aug.…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The City will be operating on a tighter budget for the upcoming fiscal year with anticipated revenues down more than $39,000 from last year. “Where we’re going to win in this budget is on the expenditure side,” said Mayor Larry Hart. “We know revenues are going to be soft.”…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A public hearing scheduled Thursday, August 27, will provide provide the public with an opportunity to review the recently completed preliminary Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) that include base flood information and identification of areas subject to flood hazards within the…