WATER VALLEY – A rate hike for water and sewage for the city’s industrial customers will start in October after aldermen voted unanimously for the increase in last week’s city board meeting.  The increase is for customers who use three million or more gallons of water per month and will only affect one of the city’s three industrial customers, Water Valley Poultry, LLC.  The chicken plant uses approximately 12 to 13 million gallons per month, or as much as the rest of the city combined.

WATER VALLEY – The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department has launched a fundraiser to raise $20,000 to add a new crime fighter to their roster, a police dog.