By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Summer months find many college students involved in a number of activities, working, traveling or just taking it easy. For Northwest Mississippi Community College cowboy Ross Burney of Coffeeville, his summer looks a little different. Burney, 23,  will pursue his passion on the back of bucking bulls, eight seconds at…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The squadrons of mosquitoes that normally fill the summer air will be facing a formidable enemy this year, a new mosquito sprayer. Aldermen approved purchase of the $7500 Model 800 unit at their regular monthly meeting on June 3. The new sprayer replaces a decades old unit that…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – How would you like to get up every morning knowing that your job would be in the most dangerous place in America? Many Water Valley utility workers face that challenge daily when they have to work on the city’s streets. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, America’s roads…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Declines in U.S. auto sales, including hefty declines by GM and Ford, have contributed to recent layoff at BorgWarner Air/Fluid Systems, Yalobusha County’s largest private employer. “Unfortunately we are laying off approximately 40 employees,” said Bill Liacone, plant manager. “It is related to recent announcements of volume reductions…

By David Howell     One man is behind bars after a series of burglaries in Coffeeville and as many as four others could face charges according to Coffeeville Police Chief Mark Martin.     James Kisner, 43, faces three burglary counts after allegedly breaking into a shop, and two houses. Kisner had an Oxford address, but…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Board of Aldermen met for three hours on Tuesday, June 3. The portion of the meeting open to the public lasted 68 minutes. The closed executive session lasted for an hour and 45 minutes. This has been the pattern over past months when the board…

    Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney is anticipated a large voter registration this summer as the November General Election approaches.     Burney reported his office will visit different spots in the county this summer to register potential voters. Burney also urges anyone who has moved to let his office know.     “I expect a…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate for April dropped seven-tenths of a percent from March but is identical to April of last year, according to the latest figures released by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The April figure of 7.2 percent unemployment is almost three-tenths percent lower than the average for the month…

Pierre Allen     “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man would lay down his life for his friends.”                                                                                                    – John 15: 12-14   FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Private First Class Pierre Emmanuel Allen…

    According to MDOT District Engineer Richard Allen, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin performing bridge replacements on Highway 315 from Highway 7 to the Calhoun County line in Yalobusha County. (Actually the Lafayette County line as pointed out by our readers. The original news release (click on) is on the second…