By David Howell Editor JACKSON – Discussion about the 2017-18 school test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education earlier in the month was included on Monday night’s school board meeting agenda as Superintendent Dr. Michael McInnis updated board members on the data. As reported in last week’s Herald, McInnis explained that both the…

JACKSON – Today there are reports of one new human case of West Nile virus (WNV), bringing the states total to 43 so far for 2018. The reported case is in Yalobusha County. So far this year human cases have been reported in Adams (2), Attala, Calhoun (3), Copiah, Forrest (2), Harrison (4), Hinds (16), Itawamba,…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The electric outage scheduled by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on Nov. 3 is part of a $1.5 million project to replace wooden poles with steel poles on the transmission line from Coffeeville and Batesville that includes service to Water Valley. During the outage, TVA will be replacing wooden…

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar General is excited to announce the recent completion of a remodel of its store at 1006 Central St. in Water Valley.  With an updated layout and design, the store now offers a selection of frozen refrigerated food offerings in addition to the same categories, brands and products customers trust Dollar General…

JACKSON – Pediatric flu shots are now available at all Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) county clinics.  Seasonal flu vaccination is recommended for anyone aged six months and older as a way to prevent the spread of flu, and more importantly, save lives. Adult flu shots are also available. Only adults who are under-insured…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A resident of the Boat Landing area west of Water Valley was taken into custody Sunday morning just after 7 a.m. without incident after allegedly going on a shooting spree in his neighborhood earlier that morning. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Tim Tucker, 49, faces at least seven charges …

By Abby Vance and  Pierce Morrison WATER VALLEY – On October 6 Water Valley welcomed its newest business, The Humble Bee Cafe, to Main Street. The Humble Bee Cafe serves a variety of coffees, teas, pastries and fresh-to-order beignets. Sarah Stone and Maggie Richardson opened the cafe as mother/daughter partners and are hopeful the community…