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City Faces Cash Crunch
WATER VALLEY – City aldermen voted last week to seek bank proposals for a loan of up to $450,000 to help meet financial obligations until property tax collections begin arriving later this year. The action came in the Oct. 6 meeting that included reports from accountant Joe Black and Water Valley Utilities Commission Chairman Brandon…
Read MoreStill Packing A Punch At 73
WATER VALLEY – At 73, Ida Hervey never imagined she would have to rely on boxing lessons from her childhood to defend herself against an attacking dog. But that’s exactly what happened Sept. 15 when two dogs charged toward Hervey and her companion, Puppy, during their regular morning walk on Martin Street. One dog grabbed…
Read MoreSupervisors Weigh Dispatch Move
WATER VALLEY – A longstanding arrangement that requires Yalobusha County dispatchers to perform dual responsibilities inside the jail is drawing renewed scrutiny as county supervisors weigh the costs of separating the county’s 911 communications center from the detention facility. The issue surfaced during two meetings last week, a closed-door session Monday, Oct. 5, and a…
Read MoreBig Game, Small-Town Tailgate
There’s nothing quite like a fall Saturday in Mississippi, especially when football is involved! Add some good food, a few lawn chairs, plenty of friends and neighbors, and you’ve got the makings of a wonderful day in Water Valley. Fischer Properties Team of REMAX and the Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce are bringing…
Read MoreYoung Anglers Invited To Annual Fish Rodeo
ENID LAKE – Young anglers will get their shot at the big one when the annual Youth Fish Rodeo returns Saturday, May 16, at the Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Visitor Education Center. The free event hosted by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) is open to children ages 15 and younger, with…
Read MoreSchool Board Contemplates Budget Increase
WATER VALLEY – Rising property values in Yalobusha County could lead to a lower millage rate for local school taxes, even as the Water Valley School District will likely request more funding for the upcoming year. That tradeoff—more funding a lower millage rate—was the focus of the June 23 school board meeting, as members began…
Read MoreCity Website Is In Development
WATER VALLEY – City officials authorized a tech-savvy volunteer to research options for the creation of a new city website that could serve as an information hub and provide option for residents to handle routine business including paying utility bills or fines. The unanimous vote to allow Robert Maze to move forward with the project…
Read MorePolice Make Quick Arrest In Tuesday’s Drive-By Shooting On Blackmur Drive
WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man was charged with one count of drive-by shooting following an incident on Blackmur Drive Tuesday afternoon. Water Valley Chief Jason Mangrum reported Christopher Schneider, 18, was in custody within two hours of the shooting. The chief added that additional arrests are likely. The victim was walking on Blackmur…
Read MoreScott Pleads Guilty In 2020 Double Murder
WATER VALLEY – A Tallahatchie County man entered a guilty plea to two counts of manslaughter in the brutal 2020 double homicide that claimed the lives of Jennifer Nault and Richard Dicken. Kendrick M. Scott, 38, entered the plea in Yalobusha County Circuit Court on Aug. 16 as part of a negotiated plea agreement in…
Read MoreWater Valley’s Grapefruit Celebrates A Year Of Color
By Ben Fugler Reporter WATER VALLEY – Macon Humphries and Graham Hamaker have spent the last year at the top of the North Mississippi street fashion scene. Humphries began hand-dying overall bibs from his Water Valley home as a solution to the dull and drab color palette displayed in the traditional catalogs. When he first…
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