By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Democrat Travis Childers won a decisive victory over Republican Greg Davis in the May 13 runoff election that drew national attention to Mississippi and Yalobusha County. The runoff vote total of 2,262 in Yalobusha County was more than twice that of the of the April 22 special election when…

Calvary Rodeo Productions will bring a unique entertainment combination to Yalobusha County this weekend, bull ridin’ and wrestlin’.     Gates open at 6 p.m. with sheep riding for the kids, and the rodeo begins at 7 p.m. at the Multi-purpose Building in Coffeeville. The area will be divided into two areas, with one half featuring…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Sixty-seven Water Valley seniors are candidates for diplomas in Thursday night’s graduation ceremony.     The commencement will begin at 7 p.m., May 22, at the Tad Smith Coliseum.     Ceremonies will begin with a call to order by Assistant High School Principal Ricky Babb, followed by the procession of…

    All City of Water Valley offices and departments will be closed Monday, May 26, for a state holiday.     Monday’s garbage route will be picked up with Tuesday’s garbage route. Tuesday, May 27, will be a day of grace for paying utility bills.

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A new doctor’s office could allow the Yalobusha General Hospital to offer state-of-art medical facilities for Yalobusha patients.     Hospital administrator Terry Varner told supervisors Monday morning, during a recessed meeting held in Coffeeville, hospital trustees are ready to spend an estimated $2 million to build a 13,000 square…

By Jack GurnerReporter COFFEEVILLE – Fire investigators looked over the debris Monday of the Mt. Moriah Union District Missionary and Educational Association building that was severely damaged by an early Friday morning blaze. The investigation, which was being conducted by the State Fire Marshal’s office and former Yalobusha County Fire Investigator Cecil Harrison, is a…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors appointed Frank Hyde as the county’s arson investigator during a recessed meeting Monday in Coffeeville. Hyde will replace Cecil Harrison, who had held the position since 1998.    Harrison will retain his job as Civil Defense Director, but was told he could no longer serve as fire investigator because the…

By Jack GurnerReporter VELMA – Yalobusha County’s emergency services are looking for a few good volunteers. Monday night there were ten people present at a meeting of the Velma Volunteer Fire Department and only one was a new, young recruit about to start his training. It’s about the same at all the stations, according to…

By David HowellEditor     A string of church burglaries have county law enforcement officials scrambling and the sheriff asking for the public’s help.     Sheriff Lance Humphreys said six churches in the county, all located in rural areas, have been the target of break-ins in the last three weeks.     “They are hitting us hard,”…

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