WATER VALLEY – Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following law enforcement activity within the Water Valley City limits during the past week: • Made four arrests for driving without a license; • Made three arrests for driving under suspension; • Made three arrests for shoplifting; • Made two arrests for simple domestic assault; • Made…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – It is back to the drawing board for formulating a dress code for teachers in the Water Valley School District after school board members rejected a proposal from elementary school teachers during a May 18 meeting..     The rejection came after Board President Ray Hawkins initially balked at several…

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…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – It’s been six months since BorgWarner Plant Manager Hans Werner first predicted that things might get ugly at the local plant. “I think we are through the ugly,” Werner said Friday following a round of layoffs that he believes are the last significant cuts for this year. The latest…

Here is the WVHS Graduation section in PDF format.