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Starnite Talent Show Scheduled April 1 At Civic Auditorium
The Starnite Talent Show will be held this Saturday, April 1, in the Water Valley Civic Auditorium. Doors open at 6:15 and the show starts at 8 p.m. and will conclude at 11 p.m. You can still sign up the night of the show. Lots of people have already signed Trophies will be awarded and…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads To Felony Arrest
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A speeding citation landed a Water Valley man in jail after a Water Valley police officer discovered the driver was a convicted felon and had a gun in the vehicle. Brandon Williams was arrested during the March 16 traffic stop on Stephens Street after he was clocked driving…
Read MoreMunicipal Clerk’s Office Will Be Open Until Noon Saturday For Voter Registration
The municipal clerk’s office in Water Valley will be open Saturday, April 1, from 8 a.m. to noon to allow voter registration. Saturday also marks the deadline to register to vote before the primary election. Tuesday, May 2, is Primary Election Day for city elections across the state and a primary runoff, if needed, is…
Read MorePrincipal Hired At DES
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley School board approved the hiring Ezzard Beane as the new principal at Davidson Elementary School Monday night. Beane, who currently serves as an assistant principal at Grenada High School, will be formally introduced to the faculty on Thursday afternoon at the elementary school cafeteria. His…
Read MoreMississippi Blood Services Plans Blood Drive At High School
WATER VALLEY — Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) will be holding a blood drive at Water Valley High School on Friday, March 31, from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be at the school. Seniors who donate twice during the school year will receive a red cord to wear at graduation. If…
Read MoreFoster’s Work Is On Display In Bank Lobby
Art work by Water Vallian Cinnamon Foster is on display at Renasant Bank as the latest rotating show highlighting local talent. Foster, a nurse practitioner, operates Yalobusha Medical Clinic. “It is relaxing for me to walk down to my basement studio, grab a variety of collected items, and begin to create what I call art…
Read MoreArrests Indicate Increase In Sex Crimes
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Sentencing is expected later this week after Tyrone Horton pled guilty to statutory rape in Circuit Court on Monday. Horton, age 42, was indicted last September by a First Judicial District grand jury in Coffeeville for a crime involving a minor between the age of 14 and 16. The…
Read MorePetitioners Seek Property Cleanup
By David Howell Editor SYLVA RENA – A hearing is scheduled on May 1 in response to a pair of petitions filed with the county requesting the county clean up private property straddling the entrance of Pine Ridge Circle in the Water Valley Boat Landing Community. The petitions were each signed by 16 people who…
Read MoreJobless Rate Is Up In Yalobusha
Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s January unemployment rate of 6.7 percent was an increase of .4 percent over the December figure, 6.3, according to the latest release by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The state’s jobless rate increased, too, from 5.7 percent in December to 6.1 percent in January. The U.S. rate…
Read MoreNew Scholarship Honors Ruby Hall’s Commitment To Education
The Ruby Doris Buggs Hall Memorial Scholarship has been established by Sanders Chapel M.B. Church in recognition of her commitment to education. The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior in Yalobusha County. Applications are available in the counselor’s office at Water Valley High School and Coffeeville High School. Completed applications should be returned…
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