By Jack Gurner Reporter NETTLETON – Brandon Presley, Northern District Public Service Commissioner, has scheduled a “Ratepayers’ Forum” Thursday night, Feb. 12, at the Yalobusha County Courthouse in Water Valley.  The event is free, and the public is invited to attend. This town-hall type meeting will be held from from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m…

Suspect Arrested After Shots Hit House By David HowellEditor     A 23-year old Yalobusha man is facing felony charges after allegedly firing four shots at a house located on County Road 25 last Friday morning, Jan. 23.     Brandon Williams was arrested several hours after the shooting and charged with shooting into a dwelling.   …

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – A bridge on County Road 2 near Tillatoba was ordered closed after the Office of State Aid Road Inspection 2009 inspection report cited numerous safety  deficiencies with the structure. The report was presented during a recessed meeting held Monday in Coffeeville, after supervisors reviewed their annual bridge inspection report.   …

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Mayor Bill Norris has vetoed an amendment to an amendment to the Water Resources Management Ordinance that would have lowered water and sewer rates for industrial customers. The amendment would have returned the rates for just the industrial classification to the level they were before a increase aldermen approved…

By David HowellEditor JACKSON –  Water Valley was one of 14 school districts identified statewide that would be operating in the red following a 3.23 percent cut in state funding, according to an announcement made last week by State Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds.     “We are preparing for the worst,” Water Valley Superintendent Sammy…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Arts Council has been established, to nurture, advocate, and celebrate the arts in the Water Valley area, according to Susan Hart, Program Director for the Water Valley Main Street Association. The Council will be affiliated with the WVMSA and will serve as a link between artists, local…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The dog may be man’s best friend. But in Water Valley, the dog’s best friend may be William Beard. Beard, who is supervisor of the Cemeteries and Parks Department, also serves as the city’s animal control officer. It’s his job to deal with the dozen’s of calls received monthly…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Investigators spent Friday morning digging through the rubble of a fire that consumed three mobile homes and burned several acres on Hwy. 32, several miles east of Oakland. A fourth home was damaged as the wind helped spread the blaze before firefighters arrived on the scene.     Firefighters from…

By Jack GurnerReporter YALOBUSHA – With only five weeks left to qualify for municipal elections in the county you can still count on one hand the number of candidates who have officially filed to run. In Water Valley, only incumbent Mayor Bill Norris and Ward One Alderman Charlie Harris have filed their paperwork. Waymond White…

Stories have been circulating in the Valley about major cuts in the Water Valley School System. The stories apparently were the result of this news out of the Department of Education in Jackson: The Department of Education has identified the following 14 school districts that will be in the red by June 30. Some of…