By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – City officials heard an offer from the Mississippi Army National Guard to relinquish the lease on the city-owned armory located on Wise Street as part of plans to reduce the number of armories in the state from 73 to 55. Speaking at the city board meeting on Tuesday,…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Voters will return to the polls to elect Water Valley’s next mayor in less than two weeks and had an opportunity to hear from the four candidates in a Mayoral Candidates Forum last Thursday.  Candidates Donald Gray, Mickey Howley, Terry Rockette and Herbie Rogers shared time at the…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors have launched an anti-litter campaign with an initial appropriation of $10,000 to combat the longstanding littering problem in the county.  Using the slogan, Yalobusha Clean, the goal is to promote the campaign with social and print media, road signs and other marketing material.  The unanimous vote to fund…

By Judith Jones Family Consumer  Science Teacher The Family, Career, Community, Leaders of America (FCCLA) at Water Valley High School thank the community for donating funds to attend their Capitol Leadership and National Cluster meeting in Washington D.C.  It was a huge success. We got a chance to meet our Senator, Roger Wicker and Representative…

Bozarts Gallery is opening the Annual Holiday Miniatures Show from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1.  As every year, Bozarts Gallery presents a large selection of small works by many artists, several of them new to the gallery such as Lee Harper, Jonathan Kent Adams, Zoe Fitch, Katelyn Dillard, and Will Brocks.  Participating artists also…

The forecast looks perfect for this weekend’s Christmas in the Valley as a variety of activities are scheduled to promote local businesses and provide holiday cheer. The action gets underway Friday night as a pair of horse drawn carriages will start picking up passengers in front of the Chamber office on Main Street, starting at…