By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – School board trustees approved a 30-page revised version of the district’s dropout prevention plan during a special called meeting of the board Monday at noon. Superintendent Kim Chrestman told board members that all districts with graduation rates below 80 percent are required to get a revised plan approved.…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE–Yalobusha supervisors executed a five-year lease with West Yalobusha Community Action Agency, Inc. for use of the old Oakland school, located on Hwy. 51. The lease renewal was approved during the “first Monday” meeting Jan. 6 after competing groups expressed interest in the facility in recent months.     Although their earlier…

By David Howell Editor OAKLAND–Authorities are searching for three men wanted in connection with  an early morning armed robbery at the Shell Station in Oakland Monday.     Oakland Police Chief Russ Smith reported two males entered the business at 1:09 Monday morning, guns drawn, and took cash and other items from the business. Two customers…

Frigid air from the North Pole invaded the area dropping temperatures into the single-digits and making an ice sculpture out of the fountain at the home of Pat and Eddie Ray on Panola Street. Warmer weather is expected by the weekend. – Photo by Jack Gurner

Firefighters were called to the Minor residence in the 200 block of Cook Street at 9:17 a.m. Monday to battle a blaze that was already well involved. Volunteers helped pull hose so that Water Valley Fire Chief Sherman Gooch could get water on the fire. – Photo by Jack Gurner

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Unemployment dropped a just a little over the month of November, going from 8.7 percent in October to 8.5 percent. The most recent figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security show that 5,180 people were employed in November with 480 out of work as compared to 490…

    • In January the Yalobusha  Nursing Home touted a Four Star rating based on the health inspections, staffings and quality ratings performed by the Mississippi Department of Health;        • The monthly garbage bill in the county increased a dollar to $13 in April;     • Also in April, youth baseball opened for its…

Commentary by David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – As each new year gets underway, we like to highlight topics in the county that will garner plenty of ink in the coming editions of the Herald.  Admittedly some of the most talked about issues seem to change little in recent years– garbage, jail and taxes–and 2014…

Staff Report     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 just a phone call away,     This help…

Staff Report     An account has been set up at Renasant Bank for Shawn Davis, who was injured in a vehicle accident last Wednesday.     Davis was air-lifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis after the concrete truck he was driving left Hwy. 32 West and the concrete drum dislodged and crushed the cab…