WATER VALLEY – Police are seeking help from the public to solve a malicious mischief that occurred in the 1300 block of Jones Street. Three tires on a 2003 Nissan Altima were stabbed or cut during the late evening Monday, Oct. 27, or early morning Tuesday, Oct. 28, according to Lt. Rick McCuan. Anyone with…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Sixty-eight percent of the 9,966 registered voters in Yalobusha County voted in the general election casting 6,778 ballots, according to figures from Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney.     “We had a record turnout,” Burney said as he hustled up the courthouse stairs headed for the courtroom to handle the final details of…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – A federal court order, following a late-September jail inspection by attorney Ron Welch, opened the topic of housing state inmates at the Yalobusha County Jail for the second consecutive “first Monday” board meeting in Coffeeville.     Welch, who represents Mississippi prisoners in a variety of class action federal court cases…

By Jack GurnerReporter OAKLAND – Employees began training this week at the new Windsor Foods plant and start-up is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 17. Windsor’s executive management team made the announcement to state and local officials during a gathering at the plant last week on the western edge of Yalobusha County. The company will have…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – When Yalobusha voters go to the polls next Tuesday, they will be part of what is predicted to be a historic turnout statewide. “We think this will be the largest election Yalobusha County has ever had,” said Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney. “We’re electing all of our congressmen and some…

An early morning crash claimed the life of a 20-year-old Water Valley lady. Brittany S. Simmons was killed when her 2006 Toyota Tacoma ran off the road and overturned, according to Sgt. Leslie White with the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol (MHSP). The accident occurred on Hwy. 32 East of Water Valley, near the intersection of…

By David Howell  Editor WATER VALLEY – Very generous and very anonymous described a donor who contributed $2,200 to the Water Valley High School to help fund an attendance incentive program for junior high and high school students.     Just over half of the money is earmarked to fund $50 drawings, for students, grades seventh…

 The Yalobusha County Health Department will hold a special flu shot clinic on Monday, November 3, in the Yalobusha County Health Department from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. During this time, health department staff will focus on providing flu vaccinations so that all residents can complete the process quickly and efficiently.   Adult flu vaccinations…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate for September fell half a percentage point from August but rose 2.2 percent from September of last year, according to the latest figures released by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The September figure of 9.3 percent unemployment is 1.5 percent higher than the average…

WATER VALLEY – Police are seeking help from the public to solve a daytime burglary that occurred on Boyd Street Sunday. Taken was a pearl white drum set and jewelry, according to Lt. Rick McCuan. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the police department at 473-2933 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-933-TIPS or…