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School Board Meeting Scheduled January 23
A Water Valley School Board Meeting will be held Monday, January 23, in the Water Valley Central Office. The meeting will begin a 6:30 p.m. and is a public meeting open to everyone.
Read More2017 Season Starts Saturday At The Old School Theater
On Saturday, Jan. 21, Foster Music & Arts will kick off its 2017 season at the Old School Theater in the Melonvine Marketplace with another of its FMA Showcases. These musical variety shows produced by Kevin Guyer and the FMA crew bring together some of the area’s finest musicians. Each show features guest artists and…
Read MoreSupport Has Been A Huge Factor In Kayla’s Recovery
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – It’s been two and a half weeks since Kayla Thomas was critically injured in a vehicle accident on New Year’s Eve and her fight, first for survival and now for recovery, has been on the hearts and minds of countless family members, friends and even strangers. “I have…
Read MoreOxford Investors Plan To Expand Trailer Park
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A group of Oxford men have purchased a mobile home park in Water Valley and plan to expand on adjacent property into a much larger park. Several neighbors in the Blount Street area first learned last week of the proposed development on a 20-acre tract of property adjacent…
Read MoreTwo Arrested In Armed Robbery
Store Employee Shot During Holdup By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A store employee at Rascals in Coffeeville was seriously injured Monday night after he was shot during a robbery. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Donnie Dotson, a former police officer, was air lifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis where he remains in critical…
Read MoreScheduling Conflict At County Building Addressed At Meeting
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A scheduling conflict last month at the Multi-purpose Building was addressed at last week’s Board of Supervisor meeting after William Shelton explained to supervisors that the distribution of food from the Mississippi Food Bank was disrupted by the county’s Christmas party. “We are normally warned about stuff like…
Read MoreHabitat Day, Cleanup Approach At Enid
Staff Report ENID LAKE – Enid Lake’s annual Habitat Day is less than a month away and organizers have scheduled a planning meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, at the Enid Lake Field Office. The planning meeting is scheduled to coordinate the annual Habitat Day on February 4, when volunteers place cedar trees…
Read MoreDeputies Make Drug Arrests
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Four people in the county face drug-related charges from arrests made during the last week according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys. Alex McGee, age 23, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, improper equipment and failure to dim headlights during a traffic stop on Hwy. 330 near County…
Read MoreCandidates Qualify For City Positions
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Two contested races in Water Valley have already emerged a week into the two-month qualifying period for this summer’s municipal elections. Incumbent Donald Gray and Amos Harvey have qualified for the Alderman-at-Large position and incumbent Bobby Cox and Kagan Coughlin have qualified for Ward One Aldermen. Incumbent Ward…
Read MoreAldermen Handle Routine Business
By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The city’s bank accounts will earn .66 percent interest in 2017, up slightly from half of a percent last year after city aldermen accepted the bid from Mechanics Bank to serve as the depository during the first meeting of the new year. The bid from Mechanics was higher…
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