Director Stanley Crow puts the Community Band through its paces as they prepare for their Christmas Concert. The annual holiday treat is set for Monday, Nov. 28, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Civic Auditorium. Admission is $5.  Among the selections will be “Nutcracker,” “Home for Christmas,” “Christmas Canon,” “Merry Christmas Everyone,” and more.                                  –…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Thanksgiving will be celebrated a long way from home this year for many men and women from North Mississippi, said Representative Alan Nunnelee at a town hall meeting Monday night in the Yalobusha County Courthouse. “It’ll be in a foreign county, in a desert, on an island,” he…

Volunteer Austin McCluskey (front left) deposits the year’s first donation of the season to the Salvation Army in the bucket held by Gabe Edwards. Looking on are volunteers (from left) Bob Singleton, Wilbur Herring, and Donna Ragon. The familiar red buckets will be at Piggly Wiggly and one other location this year. Last year local…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Good character was the theme of a special program held at Davidson Elementary School last Friday. The program, “Thankful for Good Character,” was presented by the students to a large gathering of parents and others from the community. It was under the direction of music teacher Mary Freeman…

By Carroll Crenshaw Special To The Herald An annual tradition, Compassion Ministries has coordinated the Commun-ity Thanksgiving service on Wednesday evening, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. This year’s service will be held at Bethel Baptist Church.     Rev. Raymond Aven will moderate the event and the sermon will be delivered by Rev. Phillip S. Dearman,…

The Cotton Candy Kids were out on Main Street spreading a little Thanksgiving Holiday Cheer Wednesday. They were dressed as Pilgrams, Native Americans, and Turkeys and singing to to top of their lungs. Go to our YouTube site and sing along with them. The words are below. Sung to: “Jingle Bells” Dashing through our food,…

WATER VALLEY – Police are trying to reunite a bicycle with its owner after the two-wheeler was found abandoned last week. Sgt. A. J. Hernandez reports that he discovered the bike while on patrol near the main branch of Mechanics Bank. Sgt. Hernandez ran the serial number and description and no report of it missing.…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – City officials have suspended an employee of the water and sewer department after an incident last Wednesday during which a city truck rolled over on Boyd Street. Mayor Larry Hart said the unnamed employee was suspended for violating city policy. The action was taking during a called meeting…

Congressman Alan Nunnelee will host a town hall meeting tonight beginning at 6 p.m. in the Yalobusha County Courthouse.

The song “I Count My Blessings” was part of the Thankful for Good Character program held at Davidson Elementary School on Friday in the school gymnasium. A variety of songs, recitations, essay contest winners, all focusing on good character, were presented by the students. The song was sung by A. J. Hughes, Grayce Hughes, and…