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Art Crawl Is Free Family Friendly Event
It’s almost time! Mark your calendars for a FREE family friendly event! The 9th Annual Water Valley Art Crawl & Showcase of Historic Homes & Galleries is scheduled Saturday, September 23, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The famous After Party follows at Yalobusha Brewery from 9 to 11 p.m. And this year the Water Valley…
Read MorePolicies Prompt Dialogue In Monthly Aldermen Meeting
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – City officials continued work on policy matters in addition to handling routine business during a 90-minute meeting last Tuesday night. Sept. 5. Discussion on two policies, one for public records and another for the agenda, generated the most interesting and lengthy dialogue in the monthly meeting. The public…
Read MoreMore New Cars Will Beef Up Sheriff’s Fleet
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – For the first time in more than a decade the sheriff’s department will have an up-to-date fleet after the county was awarded a Rural Development Grant that will fund 55 percent of the cost for two new cruisers. Supervisors approved spending just over $22,000 from the county’s general fund…
Read MoreFMA All Stars Will Take The Stage Saturday
Foster Music & Arts will present another of its FMA Showcases at the Old School Theater on Saturday, September 16. These musical variety shows are hosted by the house band The FMA All Stars, which regularly features saxophonist Casey Lipe, Steve McGregory, on organ and piano, Amy Fisher on bass, and Jon McLeod and Kevin…
Read MoreCounty Awards Bid For Hospital Work
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Super-visors awarded a $4.628 million bid for work at the county’s 55 year-old hospital that will include interior and exterior renovations, plus the addition of a second floor on the front of the building that will house a geropsych unit. The bid is the first phase of an…
Read MoreDenley Arrested Following Traffic Stop On Hwy. 51
Gary Denley was arrested by the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department after drugs were discovered during a traffic stop. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Denley was stopped on Hwy. 51 after his vehicle did not have a tag displayed. An eighth of an ounce of alleged methamphetamine was found inside a container on the seat along with…
Read MoreStewardship Yalobusha: Planning For The Future
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Officials from Mississippi State University’s Stennis Institute of Government provided a basic overview of community planning during a visit to Water Valley last Tuesday. Stennis officials Joe Fratesi and Jeremy Murdock shared time at the podium during the hour-long public meeting following an introduction from Bob Barber, head…
Read MoreBudget Adopted For The County
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors adopted the proposed $8 million county budget and set the millage rate for the 2017-18 fiscal year following a public hearing Tuesday morning in the Coffeeville courthouse. The budget includes a $271,000 increase in local ad valorem taxes that will be collected in the coming fiscal year that…
Read MoreMississippi Blood Services Will Have Blood Drive On Sept. 8
WATER VALLEY — Mississippi Blood Services will be holding a community blood drive in Water Valley on Friday, September 8, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be at Dollar General. Donors will receive a T-shirt and a gift card (while supplies last). Donors can now check their overall cholesterol levels…
Read MoreCarraco Is Headed To New York’s Fashion Week
By Lucia Holloway Herald Contributor Singing in front of an audience was not part of Javier Carraco’s ambition in life. Fact is, he never sang at all—not even in the shower. By chance, three years ago he hired Bobby Hood and Sandra Martin to provide the evening’s entertainment at his Bruce Veracruz Mexican Restaurant. As…
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