A review of occurrences in Yalobusha during 2007 would not be complete without summarizing the events leading up to beer election held on December 11. The December election was the first time in 31 years that beer had landed on a ballot in the county. The issue first appeared in the Herald pages in mid-summer,…

Jobs are always big news, and  after almost two years of delays approximately 122 jobs were created as Water Valley Poultry, LLC began processing chickens on September 13. The plant opened in a 50-year-old facility on Lafayette Street in Water Valley that has housed a string of previous companies who processed poultry. Production has continued…

    The economy was the big story at the beginning of 2007 with higher than normal unemployment and lower than normal sales tax collections. Unemployment at the end of 2006 was about 8.8 percent, according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. Sales tax collections were down about half-a-percent, according to the State Tax Commission.…

    Board members of the Yalobusha County Economic Development District (YCEDD) officially elected Bob Tyler as director of the district during a Wednesday, December 19 meeting. Tyler had initially served as chairman of the nine-person board – and was later appointed interium director earlier in the month as the fledgling entity gets up to speed.…

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING PROPER RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND LIGHT WINE OF AN ALCOHOLIC CONTENT OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE PER CENTUM BY WEIGHT WHEREAS, the State of Mississippi has granted to the State Tax Commission extensive regulatory powers and responsibilities over the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages, beer, and…

Crime Of The Week Crime Stoppers has designated several recent incidents of vandalism to Water Valley city property as “Crime of the Week,” according to Deputy Sheriff Eddie Foster, coordinator for the Yalobusha Crime Stoppers program. “Your help is needed in locating the person or persons responsible for the damage to public property,” Deputy Foster…

Nobody wants to get rid of a regional prison. Nobody. – Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps referring to the 11 County/Regional Jails currently operating in Mississippi. By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution during a recessed Wednesday meeting to approve Yalobusha County as the location of a regional…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – It was hard not to notice the numerous beer trucks in the Valley, beginning early Wednesday morning as the first delivery truck stopped at Sprint Mart to stock the shelves.     And it was easy to see motorists taking a second, and perhaps third, look at the long Bud…

By David Howelland Jack Gurner WATER VALLEY – The Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday, Dec. 19, to place additional restrictions on the sale of beer and light wine in the county beyond those imposed by the state.     The discussion was part of a lengthy meeting held in Water Valley     The…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The Board of Aldermen met at a hastily called meeting Tuesday, Dec.18, night at City Hall to discuss a proposed ordinance to regulate the sale of beer and light wine in the city.     The meeting was called amid concerns that businesses in the town could begin sales using…