By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – When 13 year-old KyJuan “Ky” Hervey stopped by the Herald office last week to share his story about adversity, he was wearing a pink shirt to support his mom, a four-year breast cancer survivor.     The seventh grader understands adversity, he stood by his mom’s side as…

iPads Help Motivate Students To Learn By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – New technology is already making a difference for students at Davidson Elementary School, according to kindergarten through second grade teachers who made a presentation to the school board Monday. The teachers are among the first at DES to receive iPad tablet computers…

WATER VALLEY – Public forums on Yalobusha County’s economic trends will be held Oct. 13 in Coffeeville and Oct. 14 in Water Valley to help residents better understand their local economies.     “Taking a close look at a community’s economy can lead to new ideas, reveal trends, and identify beneficial changes for the community,” said…

By David Howell Editor   WATER VALLEY – Over three decades of records in the county’s tax offices, chancery clerk offices and circuit clerk offices will be digitally preserved after supervisors authorized a contract with an Alabama firm Monday.     The work will take almost a year and will cost $59,500, money that will be…

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there are several reminders including a brand new mammogram machine that was unveiled at  Sunday’s “Tickled Pink” party at Odom Rural Health Care. And, the Water Valley Post Office is prettied up with pink to mark the important observance.

COFFEEVILLE – Wore out patrol cars and an overflow of prisoners were identified as problems as county officials closed out the 2013-14 fiscal year on Tuesday.     The county’s new fiscal year gets underway on October 1, and supervisors annually make final amendments a day before the new year gets underway.     Sheriff Lance Humphreys…

By David Howell Editor   COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors agreed to allow an oil exploration company to run a cable across three county roads in Yalobusha as part of a seismic test for oil and gas after an agreement is signed between the parties.     Speaking at a mid-September meeting, Mike Bunnell said his company, Kingfisher…

By David Howell Editor   A Water Valley man convicted on 19 animal cruelty charges in justice court on April 15 was able to plead to guilty to a single count in an appeal in circuit court last month.     Ollie Judson received a suspended 30-day jail sentence, a $100 fine and was ordered to…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s unemployment rate for August dropped 1.3 points over the July rate. The latest figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security show that Yalobusha County’s August unemployment rate of 8.7 percent is also 1.3 points above the state average of 7.4 percent. According to MDES, 4,950…

WATER VALLEY – Public forums on Yalobusha County’s economic trends will be held Oct. 13 in Coffeeville and Oct. 14 in Water Valley to help residents better understand their local economies.     “Taking a close look at a community’s economy can lead to new ideas, reveal trends, and identify beneficial changes for the community,” said…