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GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar General is excited to announce the recent completion of a remodel of its store at 1006 Central St. in Water Valley.  With an updated layout and design, the store now offers a selection of frozen refrigerated food offerings in addition to the same categories, brands and products customers trust Dollar General…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The electric outage scheduled by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on Nov. 3 is part of a $1.5 million project to replace wooden poles with steel poles on the transmission line from Coffeeville and Batesville that includes service to Water Valley. During the outage, TVA will be replacing wooden…

By Abby Vance and  Pierce Morrison WATER VALLEY – On October 6 Water Valley welcomed its newest business, The Humble Bee Cafe, to Main Street. The Humble Bee Cafe serves a variety of coffees, teas, pastries and fresh-to-order beignets. Sarah Stone and Maggie Richardson opened the cafe as mother/daughter partners and are hopeful the community…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A resident of the Boat Landing area west of Water Valley was taken into custody Sunday morning just after 7 a.m. without incident after allegedly going on a shooting spree in his neighborhood earlier that morning. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Tim Tucker, 49, faces at least seven charges …

The Water Valley Casey Jones Railroad Museum is asking for help to refurbish the caboose and refrigerator car on display at the south side of the museum building.  Because the cars are visible from Main Street, museum officials want them to look as good as other recent improvements to the downtown area. The project, which…

The Friends Of Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department have raised over $7,000 to purchase a K-9 for the department. Fundraisers include raffles to win a new hunting rifle and a guided crappie fishing trip.  Tickets cost $5 each or five for $20 in each of the raffles. The first raffle is for a Browning 6.5 Creedmoor…

WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha Health Services and Yalobusha Medical Foundation are hosting a Community Health Fair on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Water Valley High School Multi-Purpose Building. Admission is free and the health fair includes eight educational seminars scheduled at 30-minute intervals from 9:30 to 1. The action also includes…

WATER VALLEY – Aldermen voted unanimously at their monthly meeting on Oct. 2 to approve the city’s Planning Commission’s recommendation to authorize the development of a new 13.75 acre subdivision on Market Street that will create 27 single-family lots for homes.  Mayor Donald Gray explained that the Water Valley Planning Commission had reviewed the plans…

COFFEEVILLE – A Neshoba County man allegedly responsible for a mini crime wave in Yalobusha County over the weekend before apparently leaving the county Sunday morning and continuing the havoc in Columbus and Monroe County. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Mark Townsend, age 40, faces multiple charges in Yalobusha County including stealing a pickup and two…