By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Congressman Travis W. Childers will be speaker for the annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet this Thursday beginning at 6:30 in the Multi Purpose Building at Water Valley High School. The slate of events also includes presentation of the annual Braswell Hatcher Service Award, introduction of the new Miss Hospitality,…

The Junior Auxiliary of Water Valley Easter egg hunt was held last Saturday in City Park. The event is for youngsters pre-kindergarten through fourth grade.                     – Photos by Jack Gurner

CITY OF WATER VALLEY BOARD MEETING for April 7, 2009  6:30 pm AGENDA       ************************************** 1. Call Meeting to Order2. Approval of Agenda3. Approval of Minutes4. James Woodard – Pool Hall on 595 Wise Street5. Approval of Electric Dept Service Policy6. Acceptance of Certification of Vivian Snider – Municipal Court Clerk Spring Seminar Mandatory…

There will be an Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 4, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at City Park on North Main Street sponsored by the Junior Auxiliary of Water Valley. The event is for youngsters pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. Prizes will be awarded to the boy and girl in each age group who finds the most…

WATER VALLEY – A project to erect warning signs in alligator infested areas of Yalobusha County has begun thanks to a grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Dr. David Livingstone, a certified associate in biological sciences, has received $3.7 million in federal economic stimulus funds for his signage project that he expects to…

    The Water Valley High School Drama Club is preparing for their spring play, ‘And Then There Was One,” a comedic spoof of the Agatha Christi novel, “And Then There Were None.” The club is in need of a few pieces and are asking for donations of several furniture items such as: a couch; floor…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Just about the time Animal Control Officer William Beard thinks he’s seen it all, something new will come up. Beard, whose main job is supervisor of the Cemeteries and Parks Department, was called to the police station on North Main Street Tuesday, March 24, around 5 p.m. The dispatcher…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The Main Street Fest scheduled for May 9 is one of several upcoming projects of the Water Valley Main Street Association, Mickey Howley told Rotary Club members last week. Howley, Director of the WVMSA, was speaker at the group’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday, March 24, at the Yalobusha County…

Coffeeville Man Charged In Altercation By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Three Jackson men could be facing counterfeit charges are sheriff’s deputies stopped them on I-55 Monday night, seizing almost 30 camcorders and three digital music players.     The stop came after a report from authorities in Grenada alerted the sheriff’s department that the three…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate eased down slightly in February, according to latest numbers from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The February rate was 13 percent compared to the revised figure of 14.7 in January. However, Yalobusha County was still higher than the five surrounding counties by at least…