By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County deputies have been pulling long hours and increased patrols after five churches in the county have been targeted by thieves.     Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported the churches in the county are part of a multi-county operation.     Neighboring Calhoun County has logged three church break-ins, while nearby…

    The nation’s largest football program for youth may be coming to town after the Water Valley School Trustees authorized the use of the high school football field for the league.     Bobby Hervey and Ralph Horton appeared before school trustees, asking for use of  the football field in conjunction with the formation of two…

JACKSON – About 80 Mississippi high school students – including 23 from Water Valley – were presented Duke of Edinburgh Award medals Friday at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Water Valley was one of three Mississippi schools participating in the program this year along with Oxford and Lafayette High Schools. The awards program, which promotes…

Water Valley High School Valedictorian Steffi River (top photo) addressed the graduation night crowd at the Tad Smith Coliseum last Thursday. Seven students graduated with honors from the 67 members of the 2008 senior class. They are (left to right) Steffi River, Terrance Carr, Marshall Gardner, Josh Lowery, Jessica Leigh Smith and Salutatorian Victoria Kilpatrick. …

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Memorial Day was observed Monday by VFW Post 4100 at the monument in Railroad Park. About 75 people gathered on Main Street at 11 a.m. to honor the memory of those who have given their lives in the service of their country. Post Commander Joe Gross opened the ceremonies…

Austin Brooke Mills will represent Water Valley in the Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant, August 1 and 2 at the Saenger Theater in downtown  Hattiesburg. Mills is the 18-year-old daughter of Tim and Lisa Mills and is a graduate at Water Valley High School. Her grandparents are Lola and Harold Jaudon and Eva and Bob Williams,…

(Official U. S. Army News Release) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2008                                     FORT BRAGG SOLDIER DIES WHILE ATTEMPTING RESCUE FORT BRAGG, N.C. – A Soldier from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, died attempting to rescue swimmers caught in a riptide Saturday. Private First Class Pierre Emmanuel Allen, 21, was…

 VFW POST 4100 will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at the monument in Railroad Park at Water Valley Today at 11 a.m. “Everyone is invited to attend,” said Commander Joe C. Gross.

Now that summer is here, what are your plans? Will you take a trip or will gas prices keep you at home? Are you considering exploring closer to home? Do you even have time for vacation with so much to do these days? Tell us what summer means to you this year.

The Main Street Farmers Market begins its second year under the magnolia trees in downtown Railroad Park, according to Main Street Manager Jessie Gurner. “Stop by to pick up locally grown produce and plants – not to mention handground grits, cured meats, baked goods and more,” she said. The market will be open from 7…