WATER VALLEY – A new Watermelon Queen and her court will be selected Saturday night during the 27th Annual Watermelon Pageant. The event, sponsored by the Junior Auxiliary of Water Valley, begins at 6 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium. Queen contestants will be judged solely on stage personality, according to Hope Stovall, pageant chairman. Jessica…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – After a push in the community last year to implement a school uniform policy failed, students’ attire is back in the limelight following a committee’s recommendation to strengthen the current dress code.     The recommendations came during Monday’s school board meeting with a presentation by seventh grade English teacher…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – The investigation continues into a pair of break-ins at the Yalobusha County Multipurpose building that occurred during the early morning hours of Sunday and Tuesday of last week. Thieves broke several door handles to gain entrance to the Yalobusha County Extension Service offices, said Coffeeville Police Chief Mark Martin. “They…

By David HowellEditor A warrant has been issued and an arrest expected in a shooting altercation Sunday night on County Road 211 that ended in a two-vehicle accident around midnight.     The dispute began at a private club, the Night Owl, also located on County Road 211, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys. According to reports,…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – To say that operation Home Team scored a homerun in their fundraising efforts to restore cuts made to the Water Valley School District’s athletic programs would be an understatement.     Junior high baseball, volleyball and track programs were slated to be eliminated in the 2009-2010 school year, after state…

WATER VALLEY – Police arrested Orlando Hall, 24, of Water Valley for possession of a controlled substance, according to Lt. Rick McCuan. The arrest was made on Edgefield Street Monday, March 9, around 8 p.m. Lt. McCuan reported the following additional law enforcement activity within the Water Valley City limits during the past two weeks:…

The Blue Devils were in action Thursday, playing the Lafayette Commodores at 4:30 p.m. and the Oxford Charges 7 p.m. The Blue Devils were able to run-rule the Commodores, 15 – 5, but the tide changed in the second game as the Chargers run-ruled the Blue Devils, 13 – 3.

By Jack GurnerReporter JACKSON – Shaniqua Wesley from Water Valley High School was the winner of the state finals of the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. Wesley, a 17-year-old senior and National Merit Science Scholar, performed “It was not death, for I stood up” by Emily Dickinson in the final round of the competition…

By EMILY LE COZNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Miss-issippi ranks last once again.     A recent national survey found that while many states put basic public records on the Internet, Mississippi still requires people to request most documents by mail or in person, and sometimes the state requires people to pay for…

Staff Report     The City of Water Valley’s most recent check for sales taxes increased just over one percent over the check received last January. Sales tax figures in other municipalities in Yalobusha were down, with Coffeeville recording an three percent decrease while Oakland recorded a 14 percent decrease         The state returns approximately…