By Jack GurnerReporter Volunteers from all over Yalobusha County are needed for a Red Cross disaster assistance team to be formed in the county. The team will be trained to provide emergency as well as routine assistance in the event of a disaster, according to Joe Black, Yalobusha County Liaison Officer for the American Red…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – Police Chief Mark Martin addressed the town board during their regular monthly meeting March 3 regarding the number of employees in the police department. Martin explained to aldermen that Officer Paul Thomas had submitted his resignation and the department was left with only four officers, three full-time and one part-time.…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Supervisors sorted through more than a dozen items during a short recessed meeting held Monday at the Water Valley Courthouse. Items discussed include:     • Accepted a bid from Carothers Construction to purchase a phone system from the county. The system was located in the building donated by Carothers…

By Rupert HowellContributing Writer BATESVILLE – Several hundred well wishers and family members joined together last Monday, April 13, waving flags while buses and vehicles of the local National Guard unit headed south for training at Camp Shelby before being sent to Iraq.     Delta Company 2-198 soldiers and family members were treated to breakfast…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – It’s been 25 years since a pair of killers cut the heart out of the city. Twin tornados roared through Water Valley on April 21, 1984, leaving seven people dead and around 75 injured. Along with the human toll, property damage was estimated as high as $24 million. Killed…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha authorities are asking for the public’s help in the apprehension of two men  who have outstanding warrants. The men, Winfred Earl Logan, 26, and Steve Johnson, 32, also could have information about several burglaries in the county, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys     Logan has an outstanding misdemeanor…

WATER VALLEY – The Primary Election is less than two weeks away and political activity is reaching a peak. There will be at least three new faces on the Water Valley Board of Aldermen after the upcoming municipal elections.    The Primary Election will be held May 5 and the General Election on June 2.…

A two-car crash sent emergency responders to the Hwy. 7 bypass at Coffeeville. The incident occurred just after 3 p.m. Friday. The original call was for multiple injuries with at least one person trapped in a vehicle. But, responders arriving on the scene found only minor injuries and no one was transported by ambulance. The…

By John HowellContributing Writer ENID LAKE – The long anticipated grand opening last week of the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery and Visitor Education Center left more people standing than seated as public officials and interested citizens from at least three counties responded en masse to the event’s invitations. Though the hatchery has been raising fish…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Upgrades in city utilities were the major topic of discussion at the regular “first Tuesday” meeting of the board of aldermen April 7. However, the first order of business was welcoming Alderman Betty Ruth Swearengen to her first board meeting. “It’s a great honor to have Mrs. Betty Swearengen…