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Christmas Fun Returns To The Valley This Weekend

By Editor | November 28, 2018 |

By Linda Evans White Chamber of Commerce Water Valley’s next big event “Christmas in the Valley,” is this Friday night, Nov. 30, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.  With a chance of rain looming, Chamber officials are keeping a close check on the weather and any updates will be shared on the Chamber of Commerce Facebook…

McGavock Hired As City’s New Fire Chief

By Editor | November 28, 2018 |

WATER VALLEY – After working 27 years as a fire fighter and first responder, Mark McGavock plans to end his career at the Water Valley Fire Department after he was hired as fire chief last week. “This will be where I finish up,” McGavock told the Herald Monday after visiting the department to meet the…

Turnage: Guardian Of Your Health Since 1905

By Editor | November 20, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The Water Valley Area Chamber of Commerce selected Turnage Drug Store as the recipient of their Business Spotlight Award. Located on Main Street, the business has been a guardian of your health since 1905 when Wade Smith Turnage, a pharmacy graduate from Kosiusko, got off the train in…

Hunters Can Help Manage CWD

By Editor | November 20, 2018 |

By Bill Hamrick MSU Extension Service STARKVILLE – Hunters play a large role in helping to manage Mississippi’s deer population. Hunters not only help control deer numbers but also provide statewide harvest data that gives biologists insight into deer numbers, health and conditioning.  As we enter the first deer hunting season since the confirmation of…

Base Camp Adds Silicon Valley Talent, Expands Leadership

By Editor | November 20, 2018 |

WATER VALLEY – Base Camp Coding Academy (BCCA) is expanding leadership team preparing for growth following the success of its three year pilot.    The non-profit charity, which provides under-advantaged youth with fast-paced, focused vocational training in computer programming to support the technology needs of local and regional employers, announced last week that John Terenzio…

City, Poultry Plant Work Together

By Editor | November 20, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – After months of work, aldermen voted unanimously to move forward with a plan to resolve lingering environmental issues at Water Valley Poultry, LLC, that jeopardize the future of the plant. The vote came in the Nov. 6 city meeting and authorized the mayor to negotiate a new agreement…

Hospital Expansion Could Be A No-Go

By Editor | November 14, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A five million dollar hospital renovation and expansion project that has been in the planning phases for years and has gone out for bids twice could be shelved again. The problem stems from a complex financing package, complicated by environmental issues along with the big bucks involved. Yalobusha…

Runoff Election Could Be Tight

By Editor | November 14, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Voters in Yalobusha County and across the state will return to the polls on Nov. 27 to vote in the special election runoff for U.S. Senate and if last Tuesday’s General Election results are an indicator, it could be a close one. Cindy Hyde-Smith narrowly carried the state…

Expansion Brings More Jobs To Ajinomoto

By Editor | November 14, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor OAKLAND – State and local officials joined executives with Ajinomoto Foods North American last Friday to announce a $22 million expansion at the Oakland plant that will include a 60,000 square foot warehouse and the addition of 76 new jobs over four years.  Governor Phil Byrant announced the expansion, traveling to…

No Glitches During Historic Power Outage

By Editor | November 7, 2018 |

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The massive job to simultaneously replace ten 100-foot poles on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) transmission line and another half-dozen poles on the city grid was completed an hour and 16 minutes ahead of schedule Saturday. The power outage, scheduled by TVA from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.,…

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  1. Cynthia Smith on March 29, 2023 at 9:53 am

    Is there a hearing for Billy Brooks concerning Ashley Henley’s death?

    • Margaret Tapper on June 11, 2024 at 12:08 pm

      Can any one give me the phone number to call for the law suit against Coltec for the TCE.

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