By Jack Gurner Reporter ENID DAM – Just about the time I think I have seen it all, something new will come along. Last Wednesday I watched the run for the fish in the outlet channel at Enid Dam. It was a first for me. The event coincides with the five-year periodic inspection of the…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A petition circulating in District Three in Yalobusha County landed in the hands of supervisors Tuesday morning. By Wednesday afternoon, three people had asked that their names be removed, according to Chancery Clerk Amy McMinn.     Former District Three Supervisor Bailey Walker presented the petition asking for a general…

Larry O’Briant AMORY – Larry Paul “Loco Larry” O’Briant, 60, died Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory. He was born March 1, 1948, in Greenville to Ellis Wayne and Erma Fay Sterns O’Briant. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Amory. He was a graduate of Delta State…

Mark Willey (left) of Batesville was on his way to Grenada Lake Friday morning when his boat went airborne and struck the guardrail on the Otoucalofa River bridge on the Highway 7 bypass. No one was injured, but the boat was heavily damaged. Friends Janice Jackson (right), Dana Jackson, and Tommy Webb helped get the…

Governor urges residents to prepare now for potential impact of storm (JACKSON, Mississippi)—Today Governor Haley Barbour issued a State ofEmergency for the State of Mississippi due to the threat posed by Hurricane Gustav, which has demonstrated potential to severely impact the entire state according to current predictions by the NationalWeather Service and National Hurricane Center.…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Mayor Bill Norris often calls City Hall to check on how things are going. Tuesday morning he did it from a hospital bed. Norris was admitted to the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford Saturday after an apparent heart attack earlier in the day “He’s doing really well,” said his…

By David Howell Editor OAKLAND – With jobs on the decline across the country, the hiring of almost 200 people in the coming months to staff Windsor Foods’ new plant in Oakland on the western edge of Yalobusha County comes as good news.     Operations are expected to begin in November with on-the-job training, according…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Electric power customers in Yalobusha County will be paying more starting in October because of an increase in the wholesale cost of electricity. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will increase wholesale power rates 20 percent on Oct. 1 to cover increased fuel costs and related expenses. While amounts will vary,…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – If you are thinking about drinking and driving over the holiday weekend, it may be a good time to reconsider.     Actually stepped-up enforcement began last Friday night after agents with the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) made three arrests for sale of beer to minors in Yalobusha County.…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The Planning Commission met briefly on Monday night, August 18, with two agenda items. One was the perplexing matter of whether or not part of a building could be rezoned. Barron Caulfield, Executive Director of the Water Housing Authority, told the commissioners that the authority moved to a…