City of Water ValleyAdopted 2008-2009 BudgetTax Millage Rate Remainsthe same at 37.00 mills GENERAL FUND REVENUES        BUDGET AMOUNTSLICENSE AND PERMITS                $10,000FEDERAL PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAX        $15,630STATE SHARED REVENUE            $485,000GRANTS FROM LOCAL REVENUE        $34,000CHARGE FOR SERVICE                $302,500FRANCHISE                    $55,000FINES AND FORFEITURES   …

RE:  IN THE MATTER OF THE LEVYING OF COUNTY AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2008-2009,         INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICT, ROAD DISTRICT AND OTHER TAXING DISTRICTS     There came on for hearing and determination by the Board of Supervisors of Yalobusha County on this 15th day of September, 2008, the matter of levying ad valorem…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha Supervisors adopted a budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year Monday morning following a public hearing in at the Coffeeville Courthouse.     The county’s new budget, which begins October 1, has a  slight millage increase in the county’s general fund, .39 mills, which will be offset by a decrease…

Water Valley Police investigated an aggravated assault with a vehicle that occurred in the early afternoon Thursday on Lee St. The female victim (top photo) was taken from the scene by ambulance. Officer S. Crenshaw (with clipboard in top photo) and Capt. Roger Thomas examined the vehicle (bottom photo) used in the alleged assault. Police…

The Water Valley Main Street Association is asking everyone to fill out their Consumer Survey (included here as a PDF file which can be printed) and mail it in or drop it by the office.

Mayor Bill Norris was in his office at City Hall Thursday to sign checks and “get out of the house.” Norris suffered a heart attack August 23 and had heart surgery last Friday, Sept 5. “I am still a little sore,” he acknowledged. “All questions go to Lance,” Norris said with a grin, referring to…

Mississippi Man Caught After Being On The Run By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – A former resident of the area wanted in connection with the stabbing death of an Ohio man has been captured in Nebraska. John Matthew Hughes of Oxford was arrested after a traffic stop near the York, Nebraska Interstate – 80/U.S. Highway…

Sylva Rena fireman Frank Hyde, who is also Yalobusha County Fire Coordinator (top photo), sprays water on a car hauler that caught fire on I-55 Tuesday afternoon on the northbound side of I-55 near Tillatoba. Four brand new Nissan vehicles were destroyed in the fire.  Wrecker crews are shown in the middle photo removing burned…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Voters in Yalobusha County’s District Three will determine on November 4 the fate of a general obligation road and bridge bond. The bond issue was pushed to an election after 489 people signed a petition asking for a vote.     Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney told supervisors during a recessed…

By Jack Gurner Reporter CLEAR SPRINGS- A Yalobusha County fire truck was wrecked and a fireman injured when the truck rolled over responding to a fire Thursday, Sept 4. Billy Brooks, 29, of the Clear Springs community, was bruised in the crash but his injuries aren’t serious, according to Yalobusha County Fire Coordinator Frank Hyde.…