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First Baptist Preschool Is Taking Applications For 2017-18
First Baptist Church Water Valley Preschool is now accepting applications for the 2017-18 school year’s Pre-K program. They are offering a class for children who are four years old by September 1, 2017. Class will be held each week, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. A registration fee of $100, along with a…
Read MoreZoning Ordinance Among Topics At City Meeting
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – City officials fielded questions about a proposed trailer park expansion as well as zoning ordinances regulating development in Water Valley during the monthly Board of Alderman meeting held May 2 at city hall. Water Valley resident Lauren Stokes spoke at the meeting, first noting there has been a…
Read MoreCounty Officials Search For Solutions To Combat Litter Problems Along Roadways
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – County officials revisited the discussion about using inmate labor to combat litter on state highways and county roads during the “first Monday” meeting held May 1 at the Coffeeville courthouse. The topic surfaced last month and supervisors agreed to extend an invitation to the justice court judges to determine…
Read MoreIDA Offers Reward For Info Leading To Arrest Of Dog Poisoning Suspect
COFFEEVILLE – In Defense of Animals, the international animal protection organization that runs the Winona, Mississippi-based Justice for Animals Campaign, has announced a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Johnathan Perrigin, wanted by the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department since September of 2016 for the alleged poisoning of at least three…
Read MoreMechanics Bank Employees Participate In ‘Jeans For Justice Day’
Mechanics Bank participated in this years “Jeans for Justice Day,” a fund raiser for Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi to raise awareness and help fight to stop sexual violence. “Jeans for Justice Day” helps raise awareness of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, was held Thursday, April 27. An overturned 1998 rape conviction in Italy sparked this…
Read MoreNational Day Of Prayer Is Thursday
WATER VALLEY – A local community observance of the National Day of Prayer will be held at noon on Thursday, May 4, at the flagpole in the Crawford Sports Complex at Water Valley. The 2017 theme is: For Your Great Name’s Sake! Hear Us…Forgive Us…Heal Us! Taken from Daniel 9:19, which says, O Lord Listen!…
Read MoreState Cuts Threaten County Libraries
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – The already reduced operating hours at libraries in Coffeeville and Oakland could be cut again unless funding is increased at the local level. Yalobusha County Library System Director Patty Bailey reported during the “first Monday” supervisor meeting that by July 1, the local library system will be cut more…
Read MoreProperty Owners Granted Extension For Cleanup
COFFEEVILLE – Hearings were held in Monday’s supervisor meeting to address a pair of petitions filed in the Chancery Clerk’s office back in March requesting the county to clean up private property straddling the entrance of Pine Ridge Circle in the Water Valley Boat Landing Community. Property owner Carol Holland attended the hearing as county…
Read MoreWater Valley Voters Unseat One Alderman, Hart and Rockette in a runoff
Water Valley voters unseat one alderman, another alderman race to close to call. Larry Hart and Terry Rockette appear to be in a runoff Mayor Larry Hart – 306 Terry Rockette – 249 Herbert Rogers – 238 Cynthia Harmon – 20 Alderman at Large – Donald Gray – 509 Amos Harvey – 307 Ward 1 …
Read MoreEntire Base Camp Class Have Job Offers
By Kagan Coughlin Special To The Herald WATER VALLEY – Base Camp Coding Academy (BCCA) has successfully placed all 11 members of its inaugural graduating class in information technology-related jobs. The non-profit charity, which provides under-advantaged youth with fast-paced, focused vocational training in computer programming to support the technology needs of local and regional employers,…
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