By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Three important ingredients were absent from the “first Tuesday” Board of Aldermen meeting held Nov. 6. Two aldermen were not present, but more conspicuously absent was any comment on the purposed sale of 2.7 acres of city-owned land behind the Big Yank building.     Aldermen Tommy Swearengen and Charlie…

By David HowellEditor     Yalobusha Sheriff Lance Humphreys received approval to purchase three new patrol cars after meeting with county supervisors during the “first Monday” board meeting in Coffeeville.    The money for the cruisers, which will total around $20,000 each,  will come from $69,000 the sheriff’s department receives annually from the U.S. Corps of Engineers…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – The newly appointed nine-person board representing Yalobusha County’s economic development interests went to work Monday morning following an informal meeting with supervisors.     The diverse group includes five appointments from supervisor representing each beat, an appointment from each municipality in the county and an at-large representative. Following introductions in the “first…

     STAFF REPORT     Yalobusha voters will not have to make as many choices as there will be names on the ballot next Tuesday.    All primary nominees are listed on the November 6 General Election ballot, even those who have no opposition, Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk said. That’s the law and it includes all beat, district…

By Jack GurnerReporter     Police arrested a 29-year-old male subject Sunday afternoon around 4:50 after the man barricaded himself inside a Haynes Street residence and refused repeated orders to come out.  Officers from the Water Valley Police Department, Coffeeville Police Department and the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department had to break down the front door of the…

    An early morning traffic stop Sunday resulted in the arrest of an Oxford man and a Memphis man.     Keven Stingley, 29 and Johnale Smith, 34, were stopped by James Bonds on Hwy. 7 for a traffic violation. Stingley, the driver, faces a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance, to-wit mdma (ecstasy). Smith, the…

 by Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The city makes a fairly good first impression on first time visitors. However, there are definitely some areas in the community that need improvement, according the First Impressions report presented Tuesday night at the Courthouse. Julie Jordan, project manager for the Mississippi State Community Action Team MSCAT), presented the…

Three Attempts And Still No Meeting For Land Deal By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – It took two-and-a-half weeks and several attempts to get a quorum, but the Water Valley Board of Alderman finally met Friday morning at 8 a.m. Well, at least they almost met. The special meeting was called to discuss the sale…

New Zoning Offers More Positives Than Problems By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Colbert Jones says the city’s zoning ordinances aren’t very restrictive. In fact, he said, they are pretty basic. Jones is a long-time planning professional who worked as a consultant for the mayor and board of aldermen to prepare the new laws that…

Herald Will Move To New Location Staff Report WATER VALLEY – After just over four decades of doing business at 500 North Main, the Herald will move several doors down this weekend.     “We plan to open for business Monday morning at 416 North Main Street,” Editor David Howell said about the transition. The new…