Main Street Director Mickey Howley touted the success of the Water Valley Main Street Association during the last decade as the organization will mark 10 years next month.  Speaking at the July 5 city board meeting, Howley shared statistics that include $10 million in private investment on Main Street during the last decade which has…

City officials tabled a request for a special exemption from John Burnett to utilize a Main Street building for a veterinarian’s office. The property is currently zoned central business commercial, which does not allow a vet’s office. The matter surfaced during the monthly Board of Aldermen meeting held July 5 after planning commissioners discussed the…

By David Howell Editor A third property owner in the Water Valley Boat Landing Community has been ordered to clean up his property or the county will do it for him. The order came during the June 22 board meeting after supervisors deemed that property located at 33 Pat Drive owned by Wade Stewart was…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – After the county’s unemployment rate dipped to a 22-year low in April at 4.3 percent, the monthly rate climbed back up in May to 5.7 percent.  The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) reported there were 290 jobless people in the county out of a total workforce of…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A medical missionary team of 50 people spent a week in the mountains of Nicaragua last month. Led by Raymond Aven, the team roster included many people from area churches and was under the direction of Baptist Medical Missions International.  Speaking at a recent Water Valley Rotary meeting,…

By Linda Evans White Watermelon Carnival Publicity Chairman Water Valley is gearing up for the city’s First-Week-end-in-August Watermelon Carnival. Sponsored by the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, this year marks the 48th annual carnival on August 4-5th; and it promises to be an exciting event!  Plans are already in the works for family and class…

The Mississippi Highway Patrol will begin the 2017 Fourth of July Holiday Enforcement Period on Friday, June 30, at 6 p.m. and conclude Tuesday, July 4, at midnight.  With the anticipation of heavy traffic flow throughout the state, all available troopers will be assigned saturation patrols in an effort to maximize visibility and reduce traffic…