By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man has survived a gun shot to the head while his wife and son have been charged in connection with the shooting that occurred last Tuesday night.     Yalobusha Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported that Joe Davis is recovering in the Regional Medical Center in Memphis after…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY – A Yalobusha woman is awaiting extradition from Tennessee after being charged with shooting her husband on County Road  107 near the airport.     Yalobusha Sheriff Lance Humphreys told the Herald that Beverly Davis, 40, was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly shooting her husband Tuesday night at their residence.…

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By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – City Officials have granted BorgWarner an ad valorem tax exemption on property valued at $772,000. Mayor Larry Hart told aldermen at their June “first Tuesday” meeting that the exemption was related to the manufacturing company’s recent expansion that includes a clean room facility and the addition of several jobs.…

By Jack GurnerReporter WATER VALLEY – School Board Trustees addressed the continuing issue of balancing maintenance and budget at their June meeting. Casey Washington questioned if there was any repairs that needed to be done before school started in August. “I want to make sure we are within our budget constraints,” he said. “But, I…

By David HowellEditor COFFEEVILLE – A $1.2 million building project  that will soon get underway by the Coffeeville School District will replace the school’s gym and administration building.     Coffeeville School Superintendent Eddie Anderson updated supervisors at the “first Monday” meeting held June 6 in Coffeeville, before requesting gravel and fill dirt from the county.…

Water Valley’s downtown was buzzing last Friday night as a pair of events brought visitors to Main Street. The new Yalo Studio had an opening reception for an exhibit of the work of Southern eccentric artist John Henry Toney. Just across the street, the Sharecroppers were performing for Music in the Park.  – Photos by…

COFFEEVILLE – Ballard Lawn Service has been hired by Aldermen to cut grass in the town cemetery. Bids for upkeep on the cemetery lawn were opened at the May “first Tuesday” meeting of the Board of Aldermen and Zane Ballard’s low bid of $600 per cut was among four submitted. Among other actions at the…

By David HowellEditor     Yalobusha supervisors heard from Democratic governor candidate and Yalobusha resident Guy Dale Shaw during the “first Monday” meeting held June 6.     Shaw,  who was not on the meeting agenda, attempted to give the county a check for $194. The money was payment from the county for right-of-way land acquired by…

By David HowellEditor WATER VALLEY –  Yalobusha County Farm Bureau has created a new scholarship in honor of former Farm Bureau board member Brad Brooks.     Brooks was a member of the Yalobusha Farm Bureau board of directors and was instrumental in establishing the scholarship before he got sick last year.     “This is a…