A vehicle crashed into the Miles Memorial CME Church at Blackmur Drive and Simmons Street Saturday morning around 11:45. An elderly Water Valley man apparently lost control of his vehicle on Simmons Street and hit on the left side of the entrance to the church. Witnesses say the car’s engine continued to rev up after…

Country and gospel singer Wade Cottonfield of Southaven will perform for Music in the Park this Friday evening. The music begins at 7 p.m. at the Railroad Park pavilion, according to Chamber of Commerce officials. Cottonfield, who is described as sounding like Charlie Pride, will be singing selections from his album, “Angel On My Shoulder.”…

By David HowellEditor TILLATOBA – With the primary election just over a month away, political candidates lined up to speak in the first public forum last Saturday at Tillatoba Fire Department’s political rally.     The candidates represented ranged from the Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Dennis to almost every local race on the ballot. Most of…

Storms that rolled through the area Tuesday caused wind damage in the Pine Valley community and may have been responsible for a crash on I-55.

Staff Report WATER VALLEY – The North Mississippi Herald will have early deadlines next week due to the Fourth of July holiday on Monday. The deadline for advertising for next week’s edition is this Friday, July 1, at 5 p.m. The deadline for news, including coming events, church activities, birth announcements will be Monday, July…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY –– The Internal Revenue Service has revoked the tax-exempt status of 12 Yalobusha County organizations because they did not file legally required annual reports for three consecutive years. Water Valley groups listed by the IRS include Bethel Baptist Cemetery Maintenance, Everdale Development Corporation, Salem Memorial Associa-tion, Inc., and Yalobusha Economic…

    The Tri-Lakes Fair-grounds Association will host the anticipated political rally on Saturday, July 16.     “We are looking forward to having an old-fashioned rally with hand shaking, back-slapping and baby kissing as candidates take the podium,” reported Bobby Murphree.     Local and state candidates have been invited to the event, which will be held…

BILOXI – The North Mississippi Herald won five awards, including a first place in the Mississippi Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The awards, for work published during 2010, were announced Saturday at the MPA annual convention. Herald reporter Jack Gurner earned the top award for best feature photograph with a picture of an ice-covered facet…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – The School District has gone over the much-feared “funding cliff” and not only survived, but is not raising taxes or cutting teachers for the upcoming school year. At a public hearing on the purposed 2011-2012 school budget last Thursday night, District Business Manager Randy Goodwin explained that the “funding…

By Jack GurnerReporter JACKSON – The Water Valley Main Street Association was honored Tuesday by the Mississippi Main Street Association with three top awards in design, organization, and promotion. In the Design category, WVMSA won for Best Adaptive Re-Use with their entry describing the work done on the BTC Old Fashioned Grocery Store. This award…