By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – When Dr. Dominika Jegen and her husband, James Jegen moved to Water Valley last month they already had an inkling of what small-town living would be like in rural Mississippi. When they got here it was better than they envisioned. “We expected it to be nice and charming…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A 15-year with Asperger’s Syndrome was found safe Thursday morning following an all-night search after he wandered away from his home on County Road 121 in Yalobusha County. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported the teenager was spotted by a Lafayette County deputy  around 9 a.m. following an intense search…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Voters in Water Valley will go to the polls on December 19 to elect a new mayor. Aldermen set the date for the election during the Nov. 7 city meeting after first declaring the position vacant. All candidates will run as independents in the non-partisan special election. If…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Aldermen addressed multiple recommendations at last Tuesday’s city board meeting for potential changes to Water Valley’s beer and sound ordinances following input from a committee that met last month.  The recommendations were made by an eight-person committee with input from the public during a public meeting held October…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Building codes, zoning, land use regulations – how far to go is the next step for supervisors as work continues on developing a long-range comprehensive plan to guide future growth in the county.  Supervisors heard an update from Bob Barber on the plan, Stewardship Yalobusha, during the “first Monday”…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A rotten utility pole was the culprit in a 38-minute outage last Thursday morning and a 31-minute outage Friday morning. Water Valley Electric Department Manager Andy Hall reported that his crew initially repaired the pole Thursday but when problems persisted Friday morning the pole had to be replaced. …

WATER VALLEY – It may be hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner and downtown merchants are kicking off the festive season with a Holiday Open House this Saturday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. An annual event, the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors the open house allowing hundreds of…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – October 26, 2017, will go down in history for Water Valley’s rich railroad heritage after Chip Odom, the last local engineer, retired following a 41-year career. It’s the end of an era that started before the Civil War and continued through the golden age of steam railroading from…