By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Unemployment in Yalobusha County was 7.9 percent for the month of February.             However, just as January’s figure was artificially high at 9.2 percent, the February figure may be artificially low because of the new methods being used to create the latest estimates.             According to the Mississippi…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Students in the Water Valley School District will get the Good Friday holiday after state officials approved a revised school calendar late last week.             But, school will be in session on Monday, April 6, to make up one of five days missed due to snow and ice…

Judge Sets Trial Date In 2012 Shooting Death Staff Report COFFEEVILLE – After multiple continuances the trial date is set for April 13 in the 2012 homicide in which Jermaine Crump is accused of gunning down his sister-in-law. Circuit Judge Smith Murphey set the April date during the March term of Circuit Court in Coffeeville…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The list of visitors touring Yalobusha Brewing Company last Saturday was lengthy, making the day one of the busiest in the 15-month history of the brewery’s operation. More than 40 visitors registered, representing a half-dozen different states.             “The tours have been a phenomenal success for us. We…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Students in the local school district may be off the hook for some of the missed “snow days” if a plan submitted to the State Department of Education is approved.             But, there is no guarantee that the plan will be accepted. And that could mean students will…

            Water Valley has experienced a lot of change for the better over the last few years; however, one of the remaining gaps in our town and county has been the lack of a system or mechanism for proper care of our local homeless, lost, neglected, and abused animals.  Second Chance Animal Alliance (SCAA), a…

Pastel chalk, oil and acrylic works by Sara Nell Champion are on display at Renasant Bank in Water Valley. The show is part of a rotating series sponsored by the bank and the Water Valley Arts Council.

By Sim Ramirez Special To The Herald STARKVILLE – Water Valley School District walked away with some impressive hardware to adorn the hallowed halls of our schools at the Mississippi Scholastic Chess Association State Team Championships this past weekend at Mississippi State University.  Of the four divisions entered, Water Valley returned with three awards for…

By David Howell Editor ENID LAKE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting public input for new master plans to map out long-range use for the four North Mississippi flood control lakes – Arkabutla, Enid, Sardis and Grenada.             Enid Lake Resource Manager Billy Samuels moderated a public hearing last Wednesday, March 18,…

By David Howell Editor OXFORD – A Water Valley man has been charged in a shooting Monday. Daniel Murrell, 63, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly shooting another man in a dispute in Lafayette County, according to a report in the Oxford Eagle.             The victim, who was not identified…