CITY OF WATER VALLEY BOARD MEETING April 1, 2008 6:30 PM AGENDA     ************************************** Call Meeting to Order Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes Proposed Smoking Ordinance – Johnnie Mayo/Lisa Edwards Approval to advertise for 2008 Airport Grant Airport Grant Invoices Approval for a resolution to North Central Planning Development District for Baker Street Park…

COFFEEVILLE – Here are photos from the Wildlife Tasting Buffet held Thursday, March 20, at the Multi-purpose Building in Coffeeville.

By David HowellEditor OXFORD – Three Georgia men were indicted in federal court in Oxford Tuesday for their alleged fraudelent role in the defunct Mississippi Beef Processors located on the western edge of Yalobusha County near Oakland.     A Justice Department news release reported the men charged in the 16-count indictment include Robert L. Moultrie,…

The polls will be open Tuesday, April 1, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. for voting in the Congressional runoff for the house seat in District One, according to Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney. Both courthouses will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for absentee voting on Saturday, March 29. The circuit…

The Water Valley Lady Blue Devils Beat Oxford 14-9 Tuesday afternoon. The win came after the Lady Devils scored all 14 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Ladies take on Hamilton Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Crawford Sports Complex.

Senator Roger Wicker made a brief stop in Water Valley on Wednesday afternoon. The Senator spoke at the Railroad Park Pavilion around 3:30 and said that more cooperation was needed “across the aisle” in Washington. Wicker told a Herald reporter when asked about Tuesday’s indictments in the Mississippi Beef Processors probe, “The state lost an…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Grass and brush fires have been an almost daily occurrence for Yalobusha County firefighters during March. There have been 12 brush fires county-wide since the beginning of the month, according to Velma Fire Chief Herbie Rogers, who keeps fire records for the county. At presstime Tuesday night, county firefighters…

The Blue Devils dropped their second division game to the Ackerman Indians Tuesday night. The loss puts the Blue Devils in third place in the division with an upcoming game against division opponent Eupora Eagles Friday night.

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE –  A Coffeeville man is in trouble with the law again after federal agents seized two firearms during a search warrant execution last Friday morning.     Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported  deputies and Coffeeville police officers assisted agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) after Daryl Necaise allegedly  falsified…

By David HowellEditor ENID – The much anticipated wait for the opening of the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery’s visitor’s center is only weeks away.     The visitors center is located adjacent to the actual operations of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks hatchery.     The hatchery is a one-of-kind facility in Mississippi, integrating…