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Bozarts Gallery is opening the Annual Holiday Miniatures Show from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1.  As every year, Bozarts Gallery presents a large selection of small works by many artists, several of them new to the gallery such as Lee Harper, Jonathan Kent Adams, Zoe Fitch, Katelyn Dillard, and Will Brocks.  Participating artists also…

By Judith Jones Family Consumer  Science Teacher The Family, Career, Community, Leaders of America (FCCLA) at Water Valley High School thank the community for donating funds to attend their Capitol Leadership and National Cluster meeting in Washington D.C.  It was a huge success. We got a chance to meet our Senator, Roger Wicker and Representative…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors have launched an anti-litter campaign with an initial appropriation of $10,000 to combat the longstanding littering problem in the county.  Using the slogan, Yalobusha Clean, the goal is to promote the campaign with social and print media, road signs and other marketing material.  The unanimous vote to fund…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Voters in Water Valley will go to the polls on December 19 to elect a new mayor. Aldermen set the date for the election during the Nov. 7 city meeting after first declaring the position vacant. All candidates will run as independents in the non-partisan special election. If…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A 15-year with Asperger’s Syndrome was found safe Thursday morning following an all-night search after he wandered away from his home on County Road 121 in Yalobusha County. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported the teenager was spotted by a Lafayette County deputy  around 9 a.m. following an intense search…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – When Dr. Dominika Jegen and her husband, James Jegen moved to Water Valley last month they already had an inkling of what small-town living would be like in rural Mississippi. When they got here it was better than they envisioned. “We expected it to be nice and charming…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Building codes, zoning, land use regulations – how far to go is the next step for supervisors as work continues on developing a long-range comprehensive plan to guide future growth in the county.  Supervisors heard an update from Bob Barber on the plan, Stewardship Yalobusha, during the “first Monday”…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Aldermen addressed multiple recommendations at last Tuesday’s city board meeting for potential changes to Water Valley’s beer and sound ordinances following input from a committee that met last month.  The recommendations were made by an eight-person committee with input from the public during a public meeting held October…