By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Republican Donald Trump carried Yalobusha County, receiving 55 percent of the 6,000-plus votes in the county in heavy turnout. Trump polled 3,376 votes over Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 2,582 votes in last Tuesday’s contest. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 70 votes. The remaining four candidates split 49 votes, according to…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – After a close election for the District 5 position in the Coffeeville School District and an estimated 50 voters in two precincts not receiving the right ballot and unable to vote in last Tuesday’s school race, incumbent Todd Hughes and challenger Mitchell Steen have agreed to redo…

Joe Brown of Memphis, formerly of Water Valley, was recently honored for driving five million plus miles accident free for YRC Freight. He is married to Bernice (Tappy) Brown and has five children, Ruby McGee, Terry and Jerry Brown, Tammy Brown, and Marsha Stanford, 12 grandchildren, and one special nephew he is raising as a…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Construction is in the fifth week to convert an unused county building to the new sheriff’s department as part of a cost-savings plan implemented by supervisors earlier in the year.   The new building was constructed in 2014 on Hwy. 32 adjacent to the new county jail to…

WATER VALLEY – Fall has finally arrived and the holiday season is officially underway in the Valley following last Saturday’s Holiday Open House as merchants across town opened their doors for the city’s pre-Christmas shopping days.  Sponsored by the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, many happy folks (see winners, Page 14) walked away with…

WATER VALLEY – After days of suspense, the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce has released winners of the fall decorating contest. The U.S. Post Office was awarded first place and a $100 prize. Mechanics Bank won second place and a $75 prize. Sonic earned a third place finish and a $50 prize. Black &…

The Rotary Club of Water Valley will hold its annual “chili cook off” on Saturday, November 12, at the Pocket Park (at the corner of Main and Wagner Streets) from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.  This fund-raising activity is held in conjunction with the Water Valley Chamber of Commerce downtown businesses’ open house.  Twenty-nine participants have…

OXFORD –  Long-time Water Valley resident Ernest P. “Ernie” Aune was one of six Mississippi veterans residing in Brookdale (formerly Azalea Gardens) in Oxford selected for an airplane ride by Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation last month.   Ernie was an air traffic controller during World War II, serving at Keesler Field Biloxi, then in Louisiana, and…

SENATOBIA –- L.J. Hawkins completed his final regular season game as a member of the Northeast Mississippi Community College football program in a familiar spot. Hawkins was the Tigers’ top receiver for the seventh time this year, but his efforts were not enough in a 48-6 loss to Northwest Mississippi Community College in a top…