By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate of 7.2 percent for November is down eight-tenths of a percentage point over the October rate. The latest figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security show that Yalobusha County’s November unemployment rate is eight-tenths of a point above the state average of 6.4…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – The Coffeeville Police Department is searching for two men wanted in connection with an armed robbery on Christmas Eve at Rascals Express.     Coffeeville Police Chief Mark Martin reported both men brandished weapons during the robbery that took less than a minute the night of Dec. 24. A…

Jeremy Williams of Cytec Software Systems of Jackson installs a WiFi antenna on the Hometown Pizza building on Main Street. The new system will provide Internet access in the downtown area beginning immediately under the name Water_Valley.

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – Qualifying for county offices gets underway Monday when courthouses open following the New Year’s holiday. Both county and state offices are up for grabs in the 2015 election cycle that starts with the August 4 primary election and culminates with the November 3 general election. The qualifying…

January     Blackmur Memorial Library kicked off the New Year with expanded weekday hours. The library began opening its doors at 8 a.m. and was open until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, including the noon lunch hour.     Record breaking cold temperatures caused problems for the local school district during the week of Jan. 5…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – A dome-style shelter capable of withstanding strong tornadoes will be constructed at Davidson Elementary School.     The school district received a letter of approval for phase one of the “safe room” project, Superinten-dent Kim Chrestman informed school board members at their meeting Dec. 18.     The first phase…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – During a recessed meeting Monday Yalobusha County supervisors formally accepted the Dec. 4 resignation letter from District 1 Constable Brent Anderson and appointed Larry Tritt to fill the remaining year of Anderson’s four-year term.     The appointment came with little discussion after all four supervisors attending the…

Kids singing and the downtown lit up are all part of Christmas in Water Valley.

Staff Report The Herald will have an early deadline next week as the printing schedule will come a day early due to the holiday. The deadline for advertising, submitted news, legal notices and weekly columns will be Monday, Dec. 29, at noon.

County’s Suicide Rate Declines In 2014 Staff Report WATER VALLEY – Although the holidays are supposed to be a time full of joy, good cheer, and optimistic hopes for a new year, many people experience seasonal “blues.”  Whether it’s the seasonal “blues” that’s got you down, or you feel overwhelmed, depressed or agitated, help is…