Halloween memories and the newspaper date back many years and this year the Herald continues a long tradition of publishing pictures of kids dressed in costume. Parents and photographers are invited to submit their pictures for publication in the North Mississippi Herald.     Pictures must be emailed to heraldads@bellsouth.net and the newspaper staff cannot…

From WVMSA Director Mickey Howley: “Just a reminder the WVMSA Annual General Meeting is tonight starting at 6:30 PM in the Main Street Office. The social part starts at 6:30 and the meeting part begins at 7:00.”

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Beware – if you have an outstanding garbage bill of more than 90 days owed to the county, your name will appear in the newspaper if it is not paid before Dec. 1. And if you have outstanding justice or circuit court fines, you will also face county-wide…

—————————————————– Who Are They? Commentary by Jack Gurner The question has been asked: who are the people in the photograph above? Who they are is simple. They are Yalobusha County emergency responders. They are the men and women who have saved many lives over the years and will save many more in the future. They…

By Jack Gurner Reporter WATER VALLEY – Have you ever wanted to reach up inside a giant nose in search of a prize? You can do just that this Friday and it’s snot as gross as it sounds. The giant nose pick is just one of many games that can be found at the annual…

WATER VALLEY – Police arrested a man last week on multiple drug charges, according to Sgt. A. J. Hernandez in the weekly law enforcement report. The local man was charged with possession of cocaine; possession of a schedule II controlled substance; possession of a schedule III controlled substance; and possession of drug paraphernalia. The incident…

By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – After notifying the county back in April, Avery Outdoors officially vacated the county-owned building in Coffeeville last Friday. The company had operated for a dozen years in Coffeeville and is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of waterfowl hunting accessories.     Yalobusha County Eco-nomic Development District Bob Tyler updated…

By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – A Coffeeville man charged with the death of his 16 month-old nephew was sentenced to serve six years, followed by five years on supervised probation and a year of non-supervised probation. The sentence was handed down by Circuit Judge Smith Murphey in Water Valley last Friday.     Tommy…

A Wednesday night fire gutted a home at 237 County Road 87 about 4 miles north of Coffeeville. Firefighters from Velma and Coffeeville were toned-out at 7:45 p.m. and were joined by additional county units from Pine Valley and Tillatoba. The first arriving units reported that the structure was well involved. Most of the firefighters…