VICKSBURG – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Enid Lake Field Office has scheduled a public meeting regarding the update of the Project Master Plan.             The meeting will be held March 18, 1-3 p.m. at the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Visitor and Education Center located…

By Lucia Holloway Special To The Herald WATER VALLEY – A Mardi Gras themed benefit dinner and silent auction for Second Chance Animal Alliance was held last week at Between Friends. The purpose of the new organization is to upgrade services of the Water Valley dog pound, in co-operation with William Beard, dog catcher; and Larry Hart,…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Volunteers for Waste Management would like to remind everyone of Enid Lake’s annual Clean Up Day scheduled Saturday, March 7, beginning at 7 a.m. Volunteers may meet at one of the following locations the morning of the event: Enid Lake Field Office, Chickasaw Hill Boat Ramp or Dunn’s…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Four new candidates qualified to run for county offices before the courthouse closed Friday at 5 p.m., marking the end of the qualifying period.             The new candidates include Michael Stevens, who pulled out of the District 1 Supervisor race and switched to Circuit Clerk. He will face…

WATER VALLEY – Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley will hold a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, March 10 at the Yalobusha County Courthouse in Water Valley from 6 to 7 p.m. This meeting is free, and the public is invited to attend.             “I want to give the people in Water Valley the…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Winter Storm Remus dumped as much as a foot of wet snow in some areas as it pushed through the south and up the mid-Atlantic last week. Locally the storm dropped almost half a foot of snow in the county.             Yalobusha EMA Director Frank Hyde reported power…

     Northern District Public Service Commissioner Bran-don Presley will hold a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, March 10, at the Yalobusha County Courthouse located at 201 Blackmur Drive in Water Valley from 6 to 7 p.m. This meeting is free, and the public is invited to attend.             “I want to give the people in…

By David Howell Editor TILLATOBA –More than a dozen wrecks on I-55 between the Tillatoba exit and the county line at the Enid exit made for an almost surreal scene for Yalobusha County deputies Monday night and into Tuesday morning.             “I have never seen anything like it,” reported Sheriff Lance Humphreys, who responded along…

By David Howell Editor TILLATOBA – A faulty alternator and quick thinking by a Tillatoba Truck Stop employee helped authorities nab a dangerous fugitive wanted out of Texas and recover a stolen truck.              Yalobusha Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Aubrey Floyd Hart, 55, was arrested Friday morning after the mechanic on duty at the truck…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The frigid weather did not deter dozens of people celebrating the ribbon cutting and open house at Blu-Buck Mercantile, four Main Street buildings that encompass almost an entire block of Main Street that were renovated by historic preservation enthusiast Kagan Coughlin.             Mayor Larry Hart cut the ribbon…