By William Browning Reporter WATER VALLEY – All five of the current Yalobusha County supervisors were voted into four more years of service Tuesday night.     No runoffs will be needed, as the five incumbents each garnered over 50 percent of the votes needed in the August 7 Democratic Primary.     In the most interesting…

By William Browning OAKLAND – With citizens telling Mayor Riley Swearengen and his board of aldermen that dogs are being reared in the small town of Oakland (pop. 586) for the sole purpose of dog-fighting, city leaders there are looking into ways to confront the problem.     The dogs in question are pit bulls and…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Absentee voters can cast their ballots until Saturday at noon at both courthouses in the county for the Democratic Primary Election on August 7.    Polls will open Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. for the election at 11 precincts across Yalobusha. A day prior to the election, on…

By David HowellEditor       WATER VALLEY – Tri-Lake Fairground Association will sponsor “Scoreboard” at the City Park in Water Valley Tuesday night, August 7.  County-wide election returns will be posted by precinct for all county offices – as each precinct is counted on election night.  Blackboards, containing all candidates for all county offices, will be…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man was killed last Tuesday, July 24, in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 315 North in Lafayette County.    Edward Bryan Johnson, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene by Lafayette County Coroner Lonnie Weaver. Massive multiple traumas were the cause of death, according to Weaver.    …

Staff Reports WATER VALLEY – A public hearing will be held on Monday, August 6, at 9 a.m. at the Water Valley Courthouse and Wednesday, August 8, at the Coffeeville Courthouse. The hearing allows citizen input on personal and real property assessments prior to supervisors accepting the tax rolls.     A notice published in the…

Staff Reports WATER VALLEY – It’s Watermelon Carnival time in Water Valley. That means a music festival, a large collectibles/crafts fair, a fantastic variety of food, amusements rides, a street dance, an art show, a 3 mile walk/run, a car show, class reunions, live entertainment, free watermelon slices, and plenty of watermelon games to round…

By William Browning Reporter WATER VALLEY – It’s official. Direct democracy is flourishing in Yalobusha county – at least when it comes to the sale of alcohol.     With a group of Yalobushians aggressively circulating a beer petition in hopes of legalizing beer in the county, another group has launched a petition aiming to see…

    “I was sick and you cared for me… In as much as you have done unto one of the least of these, you have done it unto Me.”     Matthew 25: 39-40      By David Howell Editor        A concept that first emerged locally in Oxford in 2000 has gone from…

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Make a spot in the ‘frig and call them relatives in – in under two weeks time, Water Valley will once again strut her stuff in the form of the 2007 Watermelon Carnival.     Months of planning will culminate Aug. 2 in the Civic Auditorium at 7 p.m. when the…