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Mores Races Coming With June Ballot
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The election results from last Tuesday’s Democratic Primary Runoff were certified Monday with incumbent Mayor Larry Hart receiving 488 votes and Terry Rockette receiving 422 votes. The vote count remained the same following the Tuesday night tally after 17 affidavit ballots that were examined Thursday by the city’s…
Read MoreLibraries Are Important To Communities
By Patty Bailey Herald Contributor Have you ever thought about getting a college degree online? That’s exactly what Coffeeville Public Library user Josephine Torrance did using library resources and public computers in the library. Josephine has been a regular computer user at Coffeeville for many years. Last November, she completed coursework and received a BS…
Read MoreCity Police Report
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The case of the missing Blue Devil sculpture that was removed from Main Street last week has been resolved. The wood sculpture was placed in the Pocket Park before last year’s Art Crawl in October. It was removed Wednesday morning by city workers and taken to the police…
Read MoreMultiple Arrests Made In Saturation
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A county-wide law enforcement saturation last Thursday culminated with 15 arrests, 36 citations and numerous warnings as more than 30 officers from multiple agencies targeted drugs, impaired drivers and other illegal activities. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) helped coordinate Operation Satu-ration with input from Sheriff…
Read MoreBait Fish Regulation Approved For local Spillways
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) Fisheries Bureau announced a new rule regarding the handling and storage of bait fish captured in dam spillway areas. Anglers using dip or landing nets, cast nets, boat mounted scoops, wire bas- kets, minnow seines, and minnow traps in dam spill- way areas to capture minnows,…
Read MoreInsurance Proposal Could Save The County Money
COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors are contemplating an unusual mid-year health insurance switch for county employees that could save the county almost $2,000 a month. The proposal came during a recessed meeting on May 11 as Ecru-based Affordable Employee Benefits representative Andrew Nowlin told supervisors his company could reduce the county’s monthly cost to insure 60-plus employees…
Read MoreMDWFP Invites Youth To Fishing Rodeo
JACKSON -Youth 15 years and younger are invited to a fishing rodeo on Saturday, May 20 at the Visitor Education Center (VEC) at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery in Enid. The event begins at 7 a.m. The VEC is located east of I-55 at exit 223 in Enid. Call the VEC office at (662) 563-8688…
Read MorePanola Authorities Nab Naked WV Man After High Speed Chase
Here he comes! (Boogity, boogity) There he goes! (Boogity, boogity!) And he ain’t wearin’ no clothes! Oh, yes; they call him The Streak! — Ray Stevens, 1974 By John Howell The Panolian BATESVILLE Panola County deputies may have rediscovered The Streak early Wednesday when they spotted a naked man…
Read MorePlanner Outlines Steps To Implement Land Regs
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – The four-step process to implement a long-range comprehensive plan for the county that will likely include land use regulations and zoning was outlined by planner Bob Barber at last Thursday’s Board of Supervisor meeting at the Coffeeville courthouse. Barber is employed as a planner with Orion Planning+Design, the company…
Read MoreSearch Underway After Yalobusha Man Skips Court
WATER VALLEY – Authorities are continuing to search for a Yalobusha County man who did not show up for court last week. John Parks was scheduled to appear in Yalobusha County Circuit Court last Wednesday and plead guilty for possession of firearm by a felon, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys. Parks was arrested by the…
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