WATER VALLEY –  Police are asking for help from the public to solve a burglary which occurred early Tuesday morning at Rasputan’s Sandwich Shop on Central Street. Lt. Rick McCuan reported that thieves broke into a storage room at the business and took meat, seven cases of soft drinks, and assorted other items. Anyone with…

By Jack Gurner Reporter COFFEEVILLE – Yalobusha County prepared for hurricane Gustav by opening the disaster relief distribution center in the Multi-Purpose building on Sunday. “We have been able to help several local families who are housing friends and family from the coast and Louisiana, said Missy Burney, vice-chairman of the Yalobusha Disaster Relief Committee.…

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 –  Lt. Rick McCuan reported the following law enforcement activity within the Water Valley City limits during the past week: • Made four arrests for driving under suspension; • Made two arrests for simple domestic assault; • Made an arrest for simple assault; • Made an arrest for possession of…

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…