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Lipsey Named Assistant Superintendent By David Howell Editor Water Valley School District Curriculum Director Sharon Lipsey was named as assistant superintendent during a noon school board meeting held Thursday. School board members voted unanimously to approve Superin-endent Dr. Michael McInnis’ recommendation for the hiring.  “This is something we have talked about a long time. We…

Passion Needed To Service Public By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – County officials took a moment to reflect on the past years during the final supervisors meeting of the year, a sentimental meeting held Monday in Water Valley that marked the last for outgoing supervisors Tommy Vaughn, Amos Sims, George Suggs and Frank “Bubba”…

Highway Patrol Steps Up Enforcement For Christmas Holidays The Mississippi Highway Patrol will begin the 2015 Christmas holiday travel enforcement period on Wednes-day, December 23 at 6 p.m. and will conclude Sunday, December 27 at midnight. During this highly traveled period,   Troopers will be conducting multiple safety checkpoints statewide in order to enforce child…

Drug Investigation Leads To Three Locals’ Arrest By David Howell Editor SYLVA RENA – A four month drug investigation culminated last Tuesday night, Dec. 15, with three arrests after deputies executed a search warrant on County Road 277 in the Sylva Rena community. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported James Keel, Sabrina McCammon and Dale Johnson were…

 Work To Help Save The Rail Was A Labor Of Love For Hart By John Howell The Panolian BATESVILLE –  Tickets sales for the Polar Express Train Ride in Batesville had reached 55,000 by last weekend, far exceeding Iowa Pacific’s initial projections of 30,000 to 35,000 when it announced last July that it would bring…

Purchase Of New Voting Machines Still Under Scrutiny By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The possible purchase of new election equipment was revisited in the Dec. 7 supervisor meeting when Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney addressed concerns cited last month when he first approached supervisors about spending $66,600 for 13 new ballot scanners. The DS200…

Bank’s Grand Reopening Is Friday By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The long anticipated grand re-opening and open house is scheduled Friday at Mechanics Bank following more than a year of work renovating five Main Street buildings the bank occupies. The renovation includes interior work and returning the buildings back into five original buildings…

Yalobusha Cattle Farmer Named Farm Bureau Woman Of The Year From The  Coffeeville Courier Cattle farmer and Yalobusha County resident Christine Fielder was named Mississippi Farm Bureau Federal Farm Woman of the Year. She was selected from entries across the state prior to the state convention activities in December. Fielder was presented with the award…