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Holiday Shopping Starts Saturday
Holiday Shopping Starts Saturday Staff Report WATER VALLEY – It may be hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner and downtown merchants are kicking off the festive season with an open house celebration this Saturday scheduled from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. An annual event, the Water Valley Chamber of Commerce sponsors…
Read MoreIdea Pitched For Use Of Old Jail
Idea Pitched For Use Of Old Jail By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – American Legion Post #37 Comman-der Mickell Dunn made a second pitch to supervisors to utilize the old jail as a homeless shelter for veterans during the “first Monday” supervisor meeting on Nov. 2. Dunn first approached supervisors earlier in the year, asking…
Read MoreAldermen Handle Routine Business
Aldermen Handle Routine Business By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – City officials breezed through a brief agenda during the monthly meeting held Nov. 3. First on the agenda was Main Street Manager Mickey Howley, who updated city official on various events including the recently held pumpkin illumination. Howley reported the opening for Forced Move,…
Read MoreSheriff Joins Hunt For Men Cashing Bogus Checks
Sheriff Joins Hunt For Men Cashing Bogus Checks By David Howell Editor GUM’S CROSSING – The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department is working with multiple agencies across the state to help track down two men wanted for cashing forged payroll checks. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported two checks were cashed at TNT Steakhouse on Hwy. 330 at…
Read MoreRotary Seeks Participants For Chili Cookoff
WATER VALLEY – The Rotary Club of Water Valley will hold a chili cook-off on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Pocket Park on Main Street. This event will co-inside with the annual downtown businesses’ Open House and Rotarians are urging chili cookers to sign up. Anyone with a great…
Read MoreWarren Says ‘No-Go’ On Main Street Eatery
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Plans for an upscale restaurant in the Wagner buildings on Main Street have been terminated by developer Terry Warren. The Water Valley native purchased the buildings earlier this year and had planned to capitalize on the success of Water Valley’s Main Street with a destination-style business, citing an…
Read MoreSheriff Hopes Grant Will Boost Aging Fleet
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Grant talk was a leading topic in a two-hour Board of Supervisor meeting held Monday at the Coffeeville Courthouse. County officials hammered out details for a pair of grants as part of an anticipated expansion for Ajinomoto Windsor in Oakland that includes a $200,000 ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) and…
Read MoreFacade Work Will Start At Herald
WATER VALLEY – Construction is scheduled to start next week on the renovation of the North Mississippi Herald newspaper building at 416 North Main Street. The plans include a new façade and work will start with the demolition of the front of the building. Architectural designer Leigh Ann Black has worked on the project for…
Read MoreAlmost 100 Pumpkins Illuminated Pocket Park
Over 200 Water Vallians created almost 100 pumpkins to generate a community art installation in the Pocket Park. Groups and individuals walked through the installation viewing and conversing about the pumpkins as if they were on display in a contemporary arts museum. Many personal stories surrounded these pumpkins. Company logo pumpkins from True Value,…
Read MoreAttendance, Discipline Discussed At School Meeting
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Atten-dance, discipline and academic performance were among top topics at the Water Valley School District board meeting held Monday, Oct. 26. High school interim principal Drew Pitcock and DES principal Brad Parker addressed these issues, starting with attendance incentives to meet or exceed the 95.6 percent attendance goal…
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