By Courtney Hudspeth UM Journalism Student WATER VALLEY–Under a black and white striped awning on historic Main Street in Water Valley is a New Orleans-style bakery, Le Mojo’s, which is gaining popularity among the city’s residents since opening last October.     The smell of sugar and King Cake comes through the black wrought-iron door and…

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering has released an in-depth study of Mississippi’s publicly owned, rural hospitals’ financial health. Public finances and the efficiency and effectiveness of their use are areas frequently studied by the Office of the State Auditor.     The report will give both state and local policymakers a better understanding of where the…

By Jonece Dunigan University of Mississippi Journalism Student WATER VALLLEY – On a Friday afternoon in early spring, 34-year-old Justin Showah, owner of the Crawdad Hole Jr., stands above a bubbling, frothing pot of crawfish. The propane roars beneath 80-quart kettles of water as he stirs what amounts to a witch’s brew of flavor, along…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – The world’s largest public corporation and the biggest private employer with over two million employees plans to bring their “save money, live better” brand of retail to a little two-acre plot on South Main Street. The Herald has worked since last Wednesday attempting to determine the identity of…

By David Howell Editor OAKLAND – A lingering issue over water service in Oakland boiled over last Tuesday after a business owner asked town officials tough questions.     Michael Gray told Oakland aldermen that the town’s water department  was not treating him the same as another neighboring business owner, Larry Joe Lindley.     Gray told…

WATER VALLEY–The annual Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce banquet is scheduled April 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at the First Baptist Church.     Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) Director of Tourism Malcolm White will be the speaker this year. As director of MDA Tourism, White is responsible for the overall management, development…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The county made history this month when Mississippi State University’s Extension Service hired their first Community Resource Development agent to work here.     Allyson Coleman will serve Yalobusha County and is the “first of the first,” according to Sumner Davis, Director of the MSU Center for Community Develop-ment.…

Guest Commentary By Bob Tyler The outstanding support of the recent North Mississippi Archery Tournament in Coffeeville was another example of the countywide teamwork that we are witnessing in connection with practically all of our economic development and tourism projects.   We had 1,611 boys and girls from across North Mississippi shooting in the competition,…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – While weather is delaying the start of jail construction, county officials have planned a budget meeting Friday to get a grasp of the increased operating expense for the facility once it is constructed and becomes operational.     The current jail budget is $304,117 annually, an expense that is…