WATER VALLEY – Budget time is approaching for county officials and supervisors heard their first request for the 2017-18 fiscal year with a dire need for more funding from Yalobusha County Library System Director Patty Bailey.  Bailey requested an additional $14,000 in county funding to offset cuts from state funding that flows through the Mississippi…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced a $7.54 million federal transportation grant to support restoration of Grenada Railroad that extends from Southaven to Desoto County. The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved the North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority (NCMRRA) application for FASTLANE grant funding to undertake a series of…

 Budget talk was the primary topic during a pair of city meetings held during the last week as part of the annual process to adopt a budget for the city’s fiscal year that starts in October.   Mayor Larry Hart provided an overview of the proposed $3.2 million budget during the monthly meeting held August…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – It’s that time of the year again. For the 48th time in the city’s history, the watermelon will be celebrated. Thousands will gather at City Park and all around town to participate in activities that range from a walk/run to class reunions, all set to a musical beat…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – An arrest was made Monday following a string of automobile burglaries in Coffeeville that occurred over the weekend. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Zacharious Turner, age 18, was arrested Monday following a joint operation between the sheriff’s department and the Coffeeville Police Depart-ment. Humphreys said Turner is a suspect in…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A new restaurant is coming to Main Street next spring with the planned opening of Wagner’s Grill House.  Water Valley native and Oxford businessman Terry Warren reported work has resumed on a pair of adjacent Main Street buildings for the interior build-out for both floors of both buildings.…

It’s been a little over a year since the Old School Theater opened on Main Street as a new music and event venue.  The theater, located inside the Melonvine Marketplace on the south side of Water Valley (817 South Main Street), is a revitalized 250-seat school auditorium with a new stage, lights and sound. Foster…