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…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A new restaurant could be in the offing for downtown, planning commissioners were told during their regular monthly meeting Monday night.     David L. Buford presented a 10-page business plan outlining the operation of the Diamond Bar and Grille, a sports theme restaurant. Buford hopes to open around the…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Some hunters travel the world to find exotic game. But, not local farmer Mike Williamson who has a great hunting story from close to home. His adventure involves the capture of a Marmota monax (aka ground hog or woodchuck) from a cotton field in neighboring Lafayette County. The hunt…

By Jack GurnerReporter YALOBUSHA – It will be illegal to sell children in Mississippi under a provision of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act that is awaiting the signature of Gov. Haley Barbour. The amendment to the bill that covers buying and selling children was prompted by an incident last August near Enid Lake in…

 YALOBUSHA COUNTY DELINQUENT TAX LISTING – APRIL SALEFor Taxes Due February 1, 2009I, Linda Rae Shuffield, Assessor-Tax Collector, Yalobusha County, State of Mississippi, pursuant to the provisions of Section 27-41-55, Code of 1972, Annotated, will on the First Monday and the 6th day of April, 2009, at the South Door of the Courthouse in the…

A local farmer found this vicious beast in one of his cotton fields in adjacent Lafayette County. More details in next week’s Herald.

    Less than a month after being released from a Florida prison and returning home to Yalobusha County, a Scobey man is back behind bars.     Charles Cameron, of 99 County Road 3, has been charged with two counts of burglary and two counts of grand larceny after two houses near Tillatoba were broken into…

By Jack GurnerReporter YALOBUSHA – 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. New aldermen will fill positions in both Ward Three and Ward Four and also…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Bidding was intense on a small bridge project on County Road 436 with 14 companies competing for the work. Bids were opened during a recessed meeting held last Friday, March 6.         Johnson Construction of Batesville was awarded the low bid at $66,992 during a second recessed meeting held…