State’s First Duck Season Gets Underway Friday JACKSON – Mississippi’s regular duck hunting season opens November 27. Many waterfowl hunters are anxiously awaiting the season opener due to record breeding duck population estimates last spring. How-ever, hunters should remember that winter severity in the northern United States and Canada, combined with local habitat quality and availability, also…

Saving Local Rail Was ‘Right Thing To Do’ By John Howell The Panolian SENATOBIA – A notice of rail abandonment filed in 2011 by Grenada Railway, LLC with the U. S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) pushed to fruition the creation of the North Central Mississippi Rail Road Authority (NCMRRA). Calling for the abandonment of the…

PARCC Tests Scores From 2014-15 Show Positives By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY– The Water Valley School District trustees recognized a high school student for achieving a perfect score on the English II PARCC testing. Jacob Stone scored a perfect 850 during testing in the 2014-15 school year on a test designed to measure college…

Supervisors Contemplate Reducing Voting Precincts By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – Only weeks remain before four supervisors will step down at the end of the year, but it appears the group could tackle at least one more contentious issue after discussion surfaced at a recessed meeting Monday to reduce the number of voting precincts in…

Arrest Made In Fire Department Theft By David Howell Editor CLEAR SPRINGS – A surveillance camera, tattoos and Facebook helped authorities link a Water Valley man to a burglary at Clear Springs Fire Department in southeastern Yalobusha County last week. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Darrel Kyle Dean, 34, was charged with burglary of a commercial…

Open House Winners The Water Valley Holiday Open House was held Saturday, Nov. 14. Prizes were awarded by each participating store and the grand prize, a 40-inch TV, was presented by the Water Valley Chamber of Com-merce, sponsor of the event. Winners were: Grand Prize, Shelley Howell; B.T.C. Old Fashion Grocery, Earl McMinn (Autographed Cook-book…

Drop-off Schedule Released For Operation Christmas Child Water Valley in Yalobusha County will is a local drop-off point for the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child, during National Collection Week, Nov. 16-23. The location will collect shoeboxes—packed with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement—from generous Yalobusha County donors…

Annual Thanksgiving Service Will Be Held Next Wednesday By Carroll Crenshaw Publicity Chairman for Compassion Ministry WATER VALLEY –  As a demonstration of unity, of commitment to service, Christian brotherhood, and thankfulness the churches and other supporters of Compassion Ministry will unite in one location to worship and thank God for His many blessings and the…

The work is part of a facelift at the Herald office, and is expected to last a month.  Contractor James Ledford is in charge of the job. Herald customers are reminded to use the back door to enter the building. 

State’s Deer Season Opens Saturday Morning JACKSON – Mississippi’s 2015 – 2016 white-tailed deer gun season opens November 21 and closes December 1.  Hunting with dogs is allowed where legal during this season. Legal deer include legal bucks and antlerless deer on private lands and only legal bucks  on open public lands.  The antlered buck bag…