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County Will Clean Up Property At Boat Landing

By Editor | July 5, 2017 |

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…

Unemployment Rate Eases Up In May

By Editor | July 5, 2017 |

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…

Mission Team Shares God’s Love In Nicaragua

By Editor | July 5, 2017 |

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,…

School Will Have Tax Hike

By Editor | July 5, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Tax-payers in the Water Valley School District will see a seven percent increase in the local tax levy to fund the 2017-2018 school year according to the budget that was presented during a public hearing on June 22 and will be finalized this month. The budget reflects more…

Search Is Underway For New County Purchasing Clerk

By Editor | July 5, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – After a lengthy discussion in executive session supervisors voted 4-1 to dismiss the county’s purchasing clerk during the June 22 meeting. District 5 Supervisor Gaylon Gray cast the sole dissenting vote in a meeting that extended to mid-afternoon and was the longest in 2017. While the details of the…

Police Search For Leads In Armed Robbery

By Editor | July 5, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – At press-time Friday police were continuing to search for leads in an armed robbery reported on West Lee Street Wednesday afternoon. Water Valley Police Chief A.J. Hernandez reported that multiple suspects pulled into the victim’s yard around 3:30 p.m. They got out and approached the victim, who was…

Indictments Served From June 8 Grand Jury Hearings In C’ville And Water Valley

By Editor | June 28, 2017 |

WATER VALLEY – Law enforcement officers have almost completed serving paperwork on a lengthy list of people indicted by grand juries in the First and Second judicial districts in Yalobusha County held June 8. A few indictments have not been served and remained sealed. As with all cases, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven…

Jimbo Thompson – Living Life To The Fullest

By Editor | June 28, 2017 |

By Bryan W. Ward On May 26, 2012, this little town lost a really big man. Not only big as measured by his physical stature, but by heart. Jimbo Thompson had one of the biggest, kindest hearts I’ve ever rubbed up against. Jimbo was a serial entertainer, always happy… never down. However, and tragically, in…

City Officials Will Be Sworn In Monday

By Editor | June 28, 2017 |

The official swearing-in ceremony for newly elected Water Valley municipal officials will be held at City Hall on July 3rd at 10 am. The first board meeting for the incoming officials is scheduled on Wednesday, July 5th, at 6:30 p.m. due to the first Tuesday of the month being a state holiday.

Supervisors Could Tweak Beer Laws

By Editor | June 28, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A potential change in the county’s 2007 beer ordinance could come next month after supervisors have discussed the possibility of allowing convenience stores in the county to sell cold beer to-go. The matter first surfaced during the June 5 supervisor meeting when Tillatoba Truck Store owner Tommy Griffis…