The “Winter Scenes” show by Davidson Elementary School first through fourth grade students will be on display in the lobby of Renasant Bank through the first part of March.

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE– Supervisors worked efficiently through a lengthy agenda in the first meeting in 2014 that included mostly routine matters.     Mechanics Bank was selected as the county’s depository, after bidding a half-percent interest rate for banking the county’s funds in 2014. The bid was opened during the Monday meeting, Jan. 6.…

Staff Report ENID LAKE– Enid Lake’s annual Habitat Day is less than a month away and organizers have scheduled an organizational day at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Enid Lake Field Office. The planning meeting is scheduled to coordinate the annual Habitat Day on February 1, when volunteers place cedar trees in the barren lake…

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 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…