Co-chairwomen Zandra Walker and Jonnie Mayo report a big line-up of great talent appearing in the July 30, Watermelon Music Festival. Music by the Sharecroppers will begin at 7 p.m, with the other acts following, beginning at 7:30. The festival will be held in City Auditorium Thursday night, July 30, and is sponsored by Town…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Incoming Mayor Larry Hart challenged citizens to be a part of the development of the community during his comments Monday at the installation ceremony for city officials. “It’s our community and if it is going to get done it is going to take us to do it,” Hart said…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors voted to hire Frank Hyde as director of the county’s civil defense in a move that was described as a cost saving measure for the county.     Hyde was previously appointed as interim director of the agency after supervisors voted to terminate former director Cecil Harrison last month.…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – President Barack Obama’s energy bill squeaked through the House last week, but without the help of First District Congressman Travis Childers. Childers spoke of his objections to the bill at a “Coffee with the Congressman” gathering at the Coffeeville Courthouse during a swing through the district Thursday. “I thought it…

The market will be meeting as usual downtown, 8am-11am, according to Alexe van Beuren, Market Manager. “Come by for all kinds of homegrown produce, preserves, baked goods, fresh eggs, crafts, and more! See you there.”

By David HowellEditor SCOBEY – A sprawling meth-amphetamine investigation has led to two arrests, a fugitive hunt and the recovery of two stolen four-wheelers.     The hunt began for Yalobusha deputies on June 17, after a call came in to the Grenada County Sheriff’s Department reporting a strong odor commonly associated with an active meth…

Sellers Calls Yalobusha Home Staff Report OXFORD- Calvin Sellers, chief of police at the University of Mississippi and a former Yalobusha County resident, has been named president of the Mississippi Campus Law Enforcement Officers Association. Sellers, a member of the association for more than 20 years, said he’s seen the good MCLEOA does in helping…

White Is Convicted Of Violating Ordinance He Helped Pass In 2003 By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Ward Two Alderman Fred White was found guilty in City Court last Thursday of violating the “junk ordinance” and was fined $500 and given 90 days in jail. Municipal Judge Trent Howell told White that he would suspend…

Staff Report OXFORD – Ray Hawkins of Water Valley, assistant chief of police at the University of Mississippi, has been named Officer of the Year by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Association. Hawkins joined the UM’s Department of Police and Campus Safety in December 1996 after serving with the Water Valley Police Department for over…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment reached 16.4 percent in May, the highest rate in 22 years.     In late 1986, unemployment in the county topped out at 21.1 percent before dropping to 7.5 percent by the end of 1987.     The current rate is double that of a year ago when unemployment for May…