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…

Sheriff Lance Humphreys responded to recent rumors that his department had closed Sylva Rena Grocery and Bait for violating the county¹s beer ordinance.     Humphreys said he cited store owner John Crawford for violating the new ordinance.     The sheriff said he received numerous complaints Friday before making the visit. The county¹s new ordinance spells…

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This beautiful tree is part of Water Valley’s downtown Railroad Park decorations provided by the Town and Country Garden Club. Photo by Jack Gurner

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – When Gene Dunn says he is going to open a family restaurant, you can take it either of two ways. “It can be either the Dunn “Family Steak House” or the “Dunn Family” Steak House, he jokes. “You are liable to run into just about any member of our…

    For the past six weeks, members of the Water Valley Main Street Association have been conducting surveys of the downtown business owners.     “We want to know what is on the minds of our Main Street merchants, so that we can work on those issues that are important to business owners – as well…

By Jack Gurner and David Howell Supervisors met Wednesday morning and Water Valley Aldermen met Tuesday night – each sharing a common item on the meeting agenda.     How to regulate beer sales in the city and county?     This topic follows last Tuesday’s vote in which Yalobushians favored, by a two-to-one margin, legalizing beer…

WATER VALLEY – The first beer legally sold in Yalobusha County since it was voted out in 1937 came from the Water Valley Sprint Mart on Main Street. The store was the first to have distributors unloading early Wednesday morning. The first six-pack was purchased by the North Mississippi Herald and the dated receipt will…

RE:    ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF YALOBUSHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, ADOPTING PROPER RULES AND REGULATION AS TO THE TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, POSSESSION, AND/OR RECEIPT OF WINE AND BEER OF AN ALCOHOLIC CONTENT OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE PER CENT (5%)  BY WEIGHT IN THE TERRITORY OF YALOBUSHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, OUTSIDE OF MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED…