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VFW Plans Weekend Events

By Editor | January 18, 2017 |

Bingo will be played at VFW Post 4100’s Post Home, located at 11535 Highway 315, west of Water Valley, on Friday night, January 20. Play will begin at 7 p.m. and the door open at 6. The regular Saturday night dance will be held on January 21 in the Post Home. Providing music for dancing…

Candidate List Grows To Seven In Water Valley

By Editor | January 18, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – One new candidate has surfaced in Water Valley after Hubert “Herbie” Rogers qualified to run for mayor late last week. Rogers is a longtime volunteer fire fighter, previously serving as chief at Velma Fire Department. He also serves as the county’s deputy EMA director. He works at Windsor…

Habitat Day, Cleanup Day Approach At Enid Lake

By Editor | January 18, 2017 |

Enid Lake News By Enid Lake Park Rangers Enid Lake’s Annual Habitat Day is scheduled for Saturday, February 4, with activities beginning at 7 a.m. at the Enid Lake Field Office. This year Habitat Day volunteers will be working at Midway, Chickasaw Hill, and Long Branch. Work will include dragging cedar trees with ATVs, tying…

Aldermen Handle Routine Business

By Editor | January 11, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The city’s bank accounts will earn .66 percent interest in 2017, up slightly from half of a percent last year after city aldermen accepted the bid from Mechanics Bank to serve as the depository during the first meeting of the new year. The bid from Mechanics was higher…

Candidates Qualify For City Positions

By Editor | January 11, 2017 |

 By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Two contested races in Water Valley have already emerged a week into the two-month qualifying period for this summer’s municipal elections. Incumbent Donald Gray and Amos Harvey have qualified for the Alderman-at-Large position and incumbent Bobby Cox and Kagan Coughlin have qualified for Ward One Aldermen. Incumbent Ward…

Deputies Make Drug Arrests

By Editor | January 11, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Four  people in the county face drug-related charges from arrests made during the last week according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys.  Alex McGee, age 23, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, improper equipment and failure to dim headlights during a traffic stop on Hwy. 330 near County…

Habitat Day, Cleanup Approach At Enid

By Editor | January 11, 2017 |

Staff Report ENID LAKE – Enid Lake’s annual Habitat Day is less than a month away and organizers have scheduled a planning meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, at the Enid Lake Field Office. The planning meeting is scheduled to coordinate the annual Habitat Day on February 4, when volunteers place cedar trees…

Scheduling Conflict At County Building Addressed At Meeting

By Editor | January 11, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A scheduling conflict last month at the Multi-purpose Building was addressed at last week’s Board of Supervisor meeting after William Shelton explained to supervisors that the distribution of food from the Mississippi Food Bank was disrupted by the county’s Christmas party.    “We are normally warned about stuff like…

Deputies Recover Stolen Four-Wheeler

By Editor | January 4, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE  – A 2016 four-wheeler stolen in Union County was recovered on Hwy. 330 outside of Coffeeville on New Year’s Day in a joint operation between the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department and Union County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies made the recovery after receiving a call Sunday morning reporting that the stolen ATV…

Sheriff Makes Plea For Vehicle

By Editor | January 4, 2017 |

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Sheriff Lance Humphreys made a request that turned into a plea to purchase a new police car to replace one of two aging cruisers that have over a quarter-million miles on the odometer currently in use in his department. The request was made at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisor meeting…

2 Comments

  1. Cynthia Smith on March 29, 2023 at 9:53 am

    Is there a hearing for Billy Brooks concerning Ashley Henley’s death?

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    • Margaret Tapper on June 11, 2024 at 12:08 pm

      Can any one give me the phone number to call for the law suit against Coltec for the TCE.

      Reply

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