New Building Will Be Dedicated In June 5 Service By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Just over a year after Mt. Moriah Union District Missionary and Educational Association’s building was gutted in a fire, association members will dedicate a new, bigger building in a June 5 service scheduled at 7 p.m.     This latest chapter in…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said that the number of absentee ballots cast during the recent city election was higher than it should be and the voter turnout was disappointingly low. Hosemann made his comments during a brief stop in Yalobusha County last Thursday. He said in some Mississippi…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – At times the sun shown brightly; other times raindrops fell. The weather was reminiscent of Europe 65 years, commented one World War II veteran who participated in the Memorial Day observance Monday at the monument in Railroad Park. About 50 people gathered on Main Street at 11 a.m. to…

By Jack GurnerReporter OAKLAND – Emergency responders had to deal with several incidents in the west side of Yalobusha County over the Memorial Day holiday period. On Friday at 3:48 p.m. a three-car crash at the Oakland exit of I-55 sent one person to the Grenada Lake Medical Center. A vehicle exiting the Interstate collided…

NETTLETON – Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley issued a consumer alert today regarding a new phone scam targeting Mississippians.  His office has received several complaints from citizens in the Northern District over the past week of the same scam involving a company from Jamaica with false claims of a lottery win mostly targeting…

Click here to view a video of the Farmer’s Market.   Though once again rain is in the forecast, we will still be meeting under the magnolia trees downtown from 8am – 11am. Product predictions include: -farm-fresh eggs-Mississippi wild shrimp -Delta Grind products-baked goods-seedling plants (tomatoes, peppers, herbs, sunflowers, and more!)-onions, garlic, greens, and broccoli…

Staff Report COFFEEVILLE – Kerrie Staten appeared before the Mayor and Board of Aldermen during the regular monthly meeting April 7 and requested that the stop sign in front of her home be moved up the street. According to the minutes from the meeting, Staten complained that she experienced loud noises, squealing tires, and trash…

TILLATOBA – Two people were killed in a weekend crash on I-55 in Yalobusha County, just about a half mile south of Tillatoba.     Helen White, age 38, of Forrest City, Arkansas, was killed when her vehicle, a Lexus, struck an 18-wheeler, according to Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark. She was pronounced dead at the…

Phillip Tallant defeated Rubye Carr for the Ward Three Alderman’s seat in the city’s Democratic Primary Election runoff Tuesday. Tallant received 108 votes and Carr received 93.

Staff Report YALOBUSHA – County residents are already seeing activity by workers for the 2010 Census almost a year before the count is scheduled to begin. Census forms are scheduled to be mailed during March of 2010 with the actual count to begin after Census Day on April 1. Currently Census workers are performing address…