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…

Farmers Market Saturday from 8 until 11 a.m. at the south end of Railroad Park on Main Street. There’ll be a whole bunch of friendly, helpful people and one old grouch. And, speaking of friendly, helpful people… Here’s the latest from Mickey Howley on the market: The fruit and vegetables are coming in. Eddie Rogers…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – Low interest rates prompted the Yalobusha County Board of Supervisors to refinance the General Obligation bond levied for courthouse renovations.     Chancery Clerk Amy McMinn told supervisors the bond reissue will save the county $103,000 during the remaining 11 year payment schedule.     Initially county officials thought the refinancing…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – School Superintendent Dr. Deborah Moran bid an emotional farewell Monday night quoting both Robert Frost and Rascal Flatt during her last meeting with the District Board of Trustees . In her superintendent’s report, Dr. Moran said that her favorite poem, “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost ends by…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – A grand jury in the First Judicial District handed down an indictment for capital murder on Tommy Boyd following the March 7 death of his nephew, Braylon Uecker.     Boyd was initially charged four days after the death of his seven month old nephew, Braylon Uecker. Yalobusha County Sheriff Lance…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – Yalobusha County’s two state representatives and state senator are running unopposed in the August Primary, but face opposition in the November General Election. In the District 33 race, Representative Tommy Reynolds faces political newcomer Jerrerico Chambers, a Republican from Oakland. Reynolds, a Democrat, has represented District 33 since 1980.…