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Cleanup Is Slow In The City
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Local realtor and county supervisor Lee McMinn urged city officials to step up efforts to clean up property in Water Valley during the July 3 city board meeting, marking his third appearance at the city meeting since last October with the same request. Last October McMinn presented pictures…
Read MoreYour Input Is Vital For County Plan
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Your input at Thursday’s public meeting on a proposed county plan to guide future conservation and development could have a big impact on the future of Yalobusha County. The meeting at 6 p.m. in the courtroom at the Water Valley courthouse is the second of three public meetings…
Read More25th Annual Watermelon Carnival Music Festival Features Talented Lineup
The 25th Annual Watermelon Carnival Music Festival sponsored by the Town and Country Garden Club will be held on Thursday, August 2nd at the Civic Auditorium beginning with the Water Valley Community Band at 6:30 p.m. A line up of talented guests and our own stage band “The Sharecroppers” will take the stage at 7…
Read MoreWater Valley Man Charged In Auto Burglary In Oxford
A Water Valley man was arrested Friday in Oxford for auto theft. Sammie Gross, age 39, was arrested Friday afternoon, July 6, according to WTVA. The arrest came after a report of a burglary of an automobile at Three Way Grocery at North Lamar Boulevard in Oxford. Officers reviewed security footage and identified the suspect,…
Read MoreCounty Records 2.5 Percent Growth
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – An annual tradition, Yalobusha County Tax Collector/Assessor Linda Shuffield presented the 2018 tax rolls to supervisors during the “first Monday” meeting held in Coffeeville on July 2. The real and personal rolls consist of all houses, acres, businesses and industries in Yalobusha County. With Shuffield’s presentation, supervisors learned the…
Read MoreAldermen Terminate Lease For Armory
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – After several months of discussion city officials voted unanimously to terminate the lease with the Mississippi Army National Guard for the city-owned building that has housed the armory for decades. The decision follows two visits to city meetings this year from Col. Paul McDonald, who explained that the…
Read MoreHearings Continue On County Plan
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The first of three public meetings for input on a proposed plan to guide future conservation and development in Yalobusha County was underway at the Coffeeville courthouse at presstime Tuesday night and two more are scheduled in coming weeks. Called Stewardship Yalobusha, recommendations in the proposed plan do…
Read MoreOakland Man Killed In Crash
By David Howell Editor TILLATOBA – An Oakland man was killed and his wife critically injured in a fiery crash last Thursday, July 5, after their car was struck by an 18-wheeler on Highway 51, just north of the Yalobusha-Grenada county line. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark reported Matthew Daniel Garrison, age 64, was…
Read MoreRotary Club Has Exciting Items For Raffle
Each year Rotarians try to raffle items during the Watermelon Carnival that appeal to young and old, male & female. This year Rotary is offering the latest in TV technology and what everybody wants in a “COOL” watch. Ladies always love the pottery and who can’t use $100 of gasoline? Therefore, the Rotary Club of…
Read MoreZediker Will Perform At Panola Street Venue
Blues with Matthew Zediker is scheduled Saturday, July 7, at 6:30 p.m. at 200 Panola Street. Matthew is a writer for the North Mississippi Herald and a talented musician. Zediker is a multi-instrumentalist, playing various guitars, saxophone, clarinet, cordinair, sitar and piano. He also writes and composes music and is a full-time math student at…
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